PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - July 11

Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on July 11.

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JAKARTA POST

- ROYALTIES FROM COAL FIRMS TO BE PAID IN KIND-MINISTER

Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has proposed that coal producers should pay their royalties to the government in coal instead of rupiah in a bid to secure the country's coal supplies.

- GOVT SHOULD IMPOSE KITE-FLYING BAN NEAR AIRPORT

The government should impose a kite flying ban near the runways of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following complaints from a foreign airline, a spokesperson of the airport operator said.

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KOMPAS

- CENTRAL SULAWESI FLOOD DESTROYS BRIDGES AND HOUSES

Five bridges and 15 houses were swept away by floods that hit several regencies in Central Sulawesi province and paralysed the region.

- FIFTY-ONE REGENCIES TO BUILD BIOGAS REACTOR THIS YEAR

Fifty-one regencies are aiming to build a biogas reactor to produce methane gas for household gas consumption partly to help weather the energy crisis, an agriculture ministry official said.

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