PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Business News - June 13

Following are the leading business stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on June 13.

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JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIA'S ANTAM ASKS FOR MORE TIME ON HERALD BID

Indonesian state-miner, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM.JK), has asked for the deadline to make a final bid for Australian-listed herald Resources Ltd (HER.AX) to be extended to June 24 from June 19 after rival Indonesian coal producer PT Bumi Tbk (BUMI.JK) trumped its bid, Anam chief Dedi Aditya Sumanegara said.

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- BISNIS INDONESIA

INDONESIA'S PLN SIGNS 2.31 TRLN RPH COAL PLANT PROJECTS

Indonesian power firm, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), has signed deals for seven coal-fired power plant projects outside Java island, worth 2.31 trillion rupiah ($247.8 million) and with a total capacity of 201.2 megawatts, PLN chief Fahmi Mochtar said.

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INVESTOR DAILY

- INDONESIA'S JABABEKA GETS $146 MLN WORTH OF SYNDICATED LOANS

Indonesian industrial park developer, PT Jababeka Tbk, has got $146 million worth of syndicated loans to finance power plant projects with a total capacity of 130 megawatts in the suburbs of the capital Jakarta, director Setiasa Kusuma said.

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