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THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Jakarta, June 19 (ANTARA) - The following are the headlines of major newspapers published here on Thursday.

The Jakarta Post
KEMAS ADMITS TO FREQUENT CONTACT WITH ARTALYTA

Former deputy attorney for special crimes Kemas Yahya Rahman has denied he had a "close relationship" with bribery suspect Artalyta Suryani, despite saying the two were in frequent contact. Kemas was questioned on Wednesday by an investigation team led by Deputy Attorney General for Internal Affairs MS Rahardjo in connection with a "friendly" phone conversation between him and Artalyta ahead of her arrest.

Kompas
AGO ACTION UNCOMMON

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) action to arrest bribery suspect Artalyta Suryatni was uncommon because it knew the case was being handled by the Corruption Eradicatoin Commission (KPK).

Media Indonesia
SIX SMS OPERATORS CAUSES CONSUMERS RP 2.8 TRILLION IN LOSSES

Six mobile communications operators were found guilty of cartel-like price fixing for text message services (SMS) which caused the consumers some Rp2.827 trillion in losses.

Republika
AGO ASKS TO INVESTIGATE ARTALYTA

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has asked permission from the Corruption Court to investigate Artalyta Suryani, who was charged with bribing state prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan.

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