PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Newspapers - April 13
Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 13.
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INVESTOR DAILY
- BANK BUKOPIN TO APPOINT UNDERWRITER FOR RIGHTS ISSUE
Indonesian lender PT Bank Bukopin is in the process of selecting an underwriter for its planned rights issue in the middle of this year, chief director Glen Glenardi said.
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JAKARTA POST
- GENERAL ELECTION LEGITIMACY QUESTIONED
Some political parties said they would file a lawsuit against the General Election Commission (KPU) for omitting many eligible voters from the electoral lists, and some activists urged the KPU and the government to organise another round of voting for those who were left off the lists.
- STATE-OWNED MINING FIRMS ASKED TO BUY NEWMONT STAKES
The state enterprises ministry may ask some state mining firms -- including PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM.JK), PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA.JK), and PT Timah (TINS.JK) -- to form a consortium to buy a 17 percent stake in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, a copper and gold mining unit of the U.S. firm Newmont Mining Corp (NEM.N), Said Didu, secretary to the minister, said.
- INDONESIA'S WORKERS PUT ON HOLD FOR OVERSEAS JOBS
Indonesians waiting to go abroad to work have been put on hold as destination countries are limiting the numbers of foreign workers in order to give priority to their own citizens amid the global financial slowdown, said Jumhur Hidayat, the head of a state agency in charge of migrant workers.
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