PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General news - March 14

Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on March 14. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- LAWMAKERS REFUSE TO ENDORSE FOREST HAZE BILL

Lawmakers in Indonesia's House of Representatives refused to endorse a bill that would see the country ratify a treaty among Southeast Asian nations aimed at eradicating polluting transboundary smoke from forest fires.

- POLICE WARNS OF JEMAAH ISLAMIAH MEMBERS IN BORDER AREAS

After reports that members of militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah could return from training in the southern Philippines, Indonesia's National Police chief Sutanto appealed to residents in the Kalimantan border area to look out for suspicious activities.

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KOMPAS

- JAKARTA BRACES FOR FLOODS

Residents in Jakarta were bracing for possible floods in coming days as the country's meteorology agency warned of the prospect of heavy rains around the capital.

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