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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General news - March 31

Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:14pm EDT

Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on March 31. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- JAPAN TO GIVE $593 MLN LOAN FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROJECTS

The Japanese government announced it will give $593 million in loans for five projects related to Indonesia's socio-economic development.

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KOMPAS

- AIRPORT CUSTOMS ARREST DRUG SMUGGLERS

Customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport caught three Malaysians trying to smuggle 9.39 kilogram of narcotics worth 15 billion rupiah ($1.63 million) to Indonesia.

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