Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Feb. 4. 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. THE JAKARTA POST - POLICEMAN KILLED, SIX INJURED IN KUPANG CLASH Two groups of residents clashed in a land dispute in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, leaving one policeman dead and six residents severely wounded. - - - - KOMPAS - AMPHIBIOUS TANK SINKED, SIX DEAD Six marines were killed and one was missing after an amphibious tank sank offshore Banongan beach in East Java during a training exercise. - - - - BISNIS INDONESIA - GOVERNMENT TO SPEED UP JAKARTA'S EAST CANAL PROJECT The government may force residents to sell their land to speed up the construction of a canal project in east Jakarta after the capital was crippled by floods last week, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said.
A passenger sleeps near his belongings while waiting at Sukarno Hatta International airport after flooding led to flight delays in West Jakarta February 3, 2008. Heavy rains and high tides have ...
