Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on March 13. 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). - - - - JAKARTA POST - NEW TAX OFFICE FOR WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS A new tax office will be built in Central Jakarta to tackle income tax evasion by Indonesia's richest individuals, the tax office chief said. - GRENADE BLAST IN ACEH POLITICIAN'S CAFE Five people were injured on Wednesday when a grenade was thrown into a cafe owned by an official of the Aceh Party in the northernmost province of Sumatra, a police official said, following weeks of pre-election tension and violence. - BANKS CUT BACK LENDING Banks are cutting back on lending and turning to short-term central bank certificates, according to new data from Bank Indonesia. - - - - BISNIS INDONESIA - INDONESIA EXPECTS 70 TRLN RPH PROFIT FROM STATE ENTERPRISES Indonesia is targeting a total of 70 trillion rupiah ($5.84 billion) in net profit from state enterprises this year, less than its previous target of 75 trillion rupiah, due to falling commodity and oil prices, secretary at the state enterprises ministry Said Didu said. - TEXTILE INDUSTRIES TO CUT PRICE OF EXPORTED PRODUCTS Indonesia's textile industries plan to cut the price of exported products by as much as 50 percent following a sharp decline in overseas sales, director of Eksekutif Indotextiles, Redma Gita Wirawasta said. - - - - INVESTOR DAILY - BAHANA AIMS TO UNDERWRITE 4 BONDS WORTH 4 TRLN RPH Indonesia's PT Bahana Securities aims to underwrite four corporate bond issue this year worth 4 trillion rupiah ($334 million) in total, investment banking director Eko Yuliantoro said. - - - - ($1 = 11,980 rupiah)
Villagers pan for gold in a traditional gold mining area in Bombana district of the Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province March 12,2009. About 60,000 people set up temporary settlements to pan for ...
