PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General news - April 7

Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 7. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- KPU FACES TOUGH TIME PREPARING FOR 2009 ELECTIONS

The General Elections Commission (KPU) faces tough challenges in the run-up to elections next year because many of its members at the provincial and local government level still have to be selected, the chairman said.

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KOMPAS

- BIRD FLU EXPERT SAYS GOVERNMENT POLICIES NOT EFFECTIVE

The government has failed to enforce steps to prevent the spread of bird flu, such as a ban on keeping poultry in densely populated areas, with the result that Indonesia suffers from the largest number of human cases of bird flu, a member of National Committee Panel Expert on Bird Flu Control said.

- HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP DEMANDS REVIEW OF EAST TIMOR CASES

A coordinator for human rights group Kontras said the government needs to review the process and result of gross human rights violations in East Timor after all defendants were cleared of charges.

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