PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General news - April 24

Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:12pm EDT
 
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Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 24. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIA OFFERS US LAB OFFICIALS IMMUNITY

A foreign ministry official said Indonesia has agreed to grant diplomatic immunity to two senior officials of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 (NAMRU-2) lab in Jakarta but has asked for transparency in the lab's operations.

- INDONESIA TO BE MALARIA-FREE BY 2030, GOVERNMENT SAYS

The government plans to launch a national campaign against malaria, aiming to rid the country of the disease by 2030, a health ministry official said.

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