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HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY

Jakarta, Dec. 5 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers on Friday.

The Jakarta Post
MUDFLOW VICTIMS JADED OVER 'LYING' LAPINDO, GOVT

Despite a compensation agreement in Jakarta on Wednesday, thousands of mudlfow victims staged a massive rally along the Porong highway on Thursday, paralyzing the main road between Surabaya and Malang.


Media Indonesia
KPU INCAPABLE OF MANAGING LOGISTICS BUDGET OF RP3.69 TRILLION

The procurement of logistics for the 2009 general elections is problematic. Because members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) are incapable of absorbing funds amounting to Rp3.69 trillion for logistics allocated in the 2008 budget.


Kompas
BANDUNG DISTRICT INUNDATED

Because the hike in Cipariuk River collapsed, on Wednesday evening (Dec. 3), at least 2,200 houses in Bumi Harapan housing complex, Cileunyi Sub district, and Bumi Penyileukan, Panyileukan sub district, Bandung District, were inundated since Thursday (Dec. 4) at dawn.

Republika
INTEREST RATE DROPS

Bank Indonesia, BI (the country's central bank), finally reduced its key rate of BI by 25 basis points to 9.25 percent. The interest rate cut was the first time in 2008.

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