PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - July 1
Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on July 1.
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JAKARTA POST
- INDONESIA, JAPAN TO IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP DEALS
Indonesia and Japan will launch an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on July 1 by forming a joint committee to erase thousands of import duties and sending Indonesian nurses to Japan, Japan's ambassador to Indonesia Kojiro Shiojiri said.
- GOVERNMENTS ACCUSED OF DELAYING EAST TIMOR REPORT
Human rights activists have accused the governments of Indonesia and East Timor of deliberately delaying the publication of a final truth commission report looking into the violence in the tiny nation's 1999 independence vote for political reasons.
- GOVERNMENT TO LIMIT REIMBURSEMENT FOR OIL AND GAS CONTRACTORS
The government is finalising a new regulation to eliminate 17 expenses related to exploration activities that are reimbursable by oil and gas contractors in a bid to increase transparency in the sector, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.
- PERTAMINA RAISES INDUSTRIAL, HIGH-OCTANE FUEL PRICES
State oil and gas firm, PT Pertamina, has raised the price of non-subsidised fuels for industries by an average of 3.33 percent, partly due to the weakening of the rupiah currency against the dollar.
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KOMPAS
- ANTI-GRAFT BODY ARRESTS PARLIAMENTARIAN
The Corruption Eradication Commission, known as KPK, has arrested a legislator suspected of bribery who was found with $60,000, a senior KPK official said.
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INVESTOR DAILY
- INDONESIA PLANS TO EXPORT 6 MILLION TONNES OF RICE IN 2009
Indonesia is aiming to export 6 million tonnes of rice starting 2009 and is preparing more land for rice cultivation in Merauke, Papua, funded by consortium from Saudi Arabia, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said.
- MITRA RAJASA PLANS $75 MILLION RIGHTS ISSUE
Indonesian transportation company PT Mitra Rajasa Tbk (MIRA.JK) said it is planning to raise up to $75 million rupiah via a rights issue by the end of 2008 partly to fund the acquisition of PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk APEX.JK.
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