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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - Aug 14
14 Aug 2007 01:26:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
Following are the leading business stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Aug. 14. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial: +62-21-384-6364. Fax: +62-21-344-8404 or Help Desk: +803-061-2124 (toll free).

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JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIA TO HELP RESOLVE CONFLICT IN SOUTHERN THAI

Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, has agreed to help Thailand find a solution to violence plaguing the Muslim-majority provinces in southern Thailand, a government official said.

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KOMPAS

- SAWN OFF TRACK BLAMED FOR TRAIN DERAILMENT

A sawn off track was blamed for a train derailment that injured six people on Sunday, a spokesman for state run rail company PT Kereta Api Indonesia said. The train that serves Surabaya-Jakarta route was carrying 660 passengers. - - - -

REPUBLIKA

- POLICE DEMAND STRONG PUNISHMENT FOR FISH BOMB MAKER

Indonesian police have urged a judge to give a heavy punishment to the maker of fish bombs, which caused a blast that ripped through several houses in Pasuruan in East Java province last week killing two people, its spokesman said. - - - -


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