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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Business News - April 3

Wed Apr 2, 2008 8:54pm EDT

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Following are the leading business stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 3.

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JAKARTA POST

- KIMIA FARMA TO BUILD $100 MILLION PLANT

Indonesian pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma Tbk (KAEF.JK) said it plans to build a $100 million plant this year to help reduce its dependency on imported raw material.

- LION TO OPEN MANADO-TOKYO ROUTE

Indonesia's largest budget airlines, Lion Air, is planning to open a new route serving passangers between Tokyo and Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, known as an attractive tourist destination.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- PARLIAMENT TO SPEED UP APPOINTMENT OF NEW C.BANK GOV

Indonesia's parliament plans to speed up the process of appointing chief economic minister Boediono as the new central bank governor.

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