PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - June 25

Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:44pm EDT
 
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Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on June 25.

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JAKARTA POST

- YUDHOYONO SPREADS ANTI-VIOLENCE MESSAGE

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday opened a three-day World Peace Forum in Jakarta, where world leaders were due to discuss religious violence.

- HOUSE VOTES TO REVIEW GOVERNMENT'S FUEL POLICY

Indonesia's House of Representatives voted in favour of conducting a review of the government's unpopular fuel policy on Tuesday.

- INMATES RIOT AT MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON

Inmates at a maximum security prison on Nusakambangan island, in Central Java, rioted and set fire to the facilities on Monday, following news that two foreigners on death row would be executed soon.

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KOMPAS

- STUDENT PROTESTS IN JAKARTA TURN VIOLENT

Jakarta police arrested 16 people for agitation and destruction during a demonstration at the House of Representatives building and at University Atma Jaya in Jakarta on Tuesday.

- PRESIDENT INSTRUCTED SPY AGENCY TO COOPERATE WITH POLICE

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono instructed the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to cooperate with the police in their investigation into the murder of rights activist Munir, a president's aide said on Tuesday.

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