PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian general news - Feb 28

Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Feb. 28. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- TWO DEATHS IN MENTAWAI ISLAND QUAKE

Two people died and many buildings were toppled after an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia's Mentawai Islands off Sumatra at the start of this week.

- INDONESIA AND GERMANY COOPERATE ON ENERGY SOURCES

Indonesia and Germany will cooperate to provide cleaner and renewable sources of energy to reduce global warming, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

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KOMPAS

- GOVERNMENT COMPENSATES MUDFLOW VICTIMS

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government would compensate new victims of a mud volcano in Sidoarjo regency in East Java without funds from PT Lapindo Brantas, a company which has been accused of triggering the mudflow through oil drilling.

- POLICE SEIZED 600,000 ECSTASY PILLS

Jakarta police arrested six men of different nationalities and seized 600,000 ecstasy pills, estimated to be worth 60 billion rupiah ($6.63 million).

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