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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - May 8
08 May 2007 01:30:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on May 8. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- MINISTERS DITCHED IN CABINET RESHUFFLE

After weeks of anticipation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced Monday a new cabinet line up that saw a number of ministers being shown the door.

- HOUSE SLAMS GOVERNMENT ON MUNIR, MUDFLOW CASES

Indonesia's House of Representative urged the government to resolve the murder case of human right activist Munir Thalib and finalise the financial compensation for mudflow victims in East Java.

- THOUSANDS IN CENTRAL SULAWESI TAKE REFUGE FROM FLOODS

A flash flood that struck Parigi Moutong regency in Central Sulawesi on Sunday dumped up to a metre of mud in residential areas, preventing people from returning to their homes, local officials said.

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KOMPAS

- UNITED NATIONS CALL FOR PEACEFUL ELECTION IN EAST TIMOR

United Nations urged East Timorese to have peaceful presidential elections on Wednesday.

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