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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - June 26

Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:58pm EDT
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on June 26.

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JAKARTA POST

- MINISTERS RECOMMEND CLOSURE OF U.S. LAB NAMRU-2

Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari and Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono told a Parliament hearing on Wednesday that they recommended shutting down the U.S. Naval Medical Lab Unit, NAMRU-2, in Jakarta.

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KORAN TEMPO

- POLICE SEARCH FOR ORGANISERS OF VIOLENT RALLY

A Jakarta police official said that a search is on for the main organisers of a student rally on Tuesday that turned violent.

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KOMPAS

- PRESIDENT URGES CALM AHEAD OF ELECTIONS

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday urged Indonesians to avoid vandalism and violence for political gains ahead of 2009 elections.

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