PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - July 8

Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on July 8.

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JAKARTA POST

- FIVE YEARS JAIL TERM SOUGHT FOR BUSINESSWOMAN

Indonesian prosecutors demanded a five-year jail term for businesswoman if she is found guilty of bribing a state prosecutor.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- TIMAH'S H1 SALES INCREASE SLIGHTLY

Sales revenue of state-owned tin miner PT Timah Tbk (TINS.JK) in the first half rose by 3.44 percent to $456 million, thanks to higher metal prices despite falling sales volumes, its president director said.

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KOMPAS

- TWO INDONESIAN EMBASSY STAFF INJURED IN KABUL BLAST

Two staff members from the Indonesian embassy were injured when a suicide car bomb hit the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, which is located next to the Indonesian embassy in Kabul, a foreign ministry official said.

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