Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Feb. 27. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial +62-21-384-6364; Fax: +62-21-344-8404. Help Desk +62-21-344-8406; Fax: +62-21-381-0862. - - - - JAKARTA POST - TEN DIE OF DENGUE IN EAST KALIMANTAN The health office in East Kalimantan has alerted people in the province to take precautions to avoid dengue fever after ten deaths from the fever in the last two months. - - - - KOMPAS - SUHARTO'S SON REFUSED TO APPOINT LAWYER Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of the late former president Suharto, refused to appoint a lawyer to represent him in court over a civil suit against the former president, disputing whether Suharto's heirs should have to defend the case. - - - -
An aerial view of a fire at a farm in Dumai in Indonesia's Riau province February 26, 2008. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said recent forest fires in Sumatra Island ...