Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 21.

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

- VOTE TABULATION CENTRE CLOSES WITH MILLIONS LEFT UNCOUNTED

The General Election Commission (KPU) closed its electronic vote tabulation centre with only 13 million out of around 170 million votes tabulated, promising to count the remainder at its office. Officials blamed vote scanning technology for the slow rate of counting and said a computer virus had corrupted files from at least one regional KPU office.

- ADB AND ASEAN TO FORM NEW CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FACILITY

The private sector will be able to access bond funds more cheaply from a new credit enhancement facility to be created by ASEAN plus 3 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Credit Guarantee Investment Mechanism will be managed by the ADB and will have a preliminary capital of $500 million, a finance ministry official said.

- CRUCIAL BILLS UNLIKELY TO BE PASSED: MP

Indonesia’s parliament is unlikely to meet a September deadline to vote on 39 important bills, including a proposal to extend the life of the corruption court, said a senior lawmaker from the PDI-P party.

- PAYRISE PROMISED FOR POLICE, MILITARY AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

Indonesia’s police, military and public servants will get a pay rise in 2010, National Development Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said on Monday. Low pay is seen as a factor behind corruption in Indonesia’s civil and security services.

- ECONOMIC WOES FUEL DIVORCE RATE

Central Java’s religious court has experienced a 70 percent increase in the number of divorces since this time last year, said a court official, who blamed the economic crisis and widespread job losses for creating worsening marital discord.

- A MILLION HECTARES OF LAND SET ASIDE FOR SEAWEED PLANTATION

The South Sulawesi administration has set aside a million hectares of land along the coastline of Tomini and Tolo bays for a South Korean-funded seaweed plantation project.

- MITRA RAJASA MAY SHARE APEXINDO

Indonesia’s PT Mitra Rajasa Tbk (MIRA.JK) is negotiating with four unnamed companies – three from Europe and one Indonesian – about the possibility of sharing ownership of oil and gas company Apexindo Pratama Duta, which Mitra acquired last year.

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JAKARTA GLOBE

- SURVEY FINDS 87 PERCENT VOTERS BACK PRESIDENT

A new survey by Indonesia’s Strategic centre for Development and Policy Review, Puskaptis, found that 87 per cent of voters said they would support incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the upcoming presidential election.

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KORAN TEMPO

- PARLIAMENT APPROVES BTN’S IPO PLAN

The House of Representatives approved PT Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) privatisation plan this year and the bank is expected to gain up to 2 trillion rupiah ($186.7 million) funds from its initial public offering (IPO), chief director Iqbal Lantaro said.

- INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FORECAST TO SLOW – MINISTRY

Indonesia’s industrial output growth this year is forecast to slow to between 2.5-3.4 percent amid the global financial downturn, general secretary at the Industry Ministry Agus Tjahajana said.

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INVESTOR DAILY – BUKIT ASAM EYES 100 PCT INCREASE PROFIT IN Q1

Indonesian coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA.JK) expects net profit to jump by up to 100 percent in the first quarter to around 286.3 billion rupiah ($26.73 million) due to increasing sales volume and coal prices, corporate secretary Eko Budhiwijayanto said.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- INDONESIA’S CEPU BLOCK TO RESUME IN JULY

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said it expects to resume production at its Cepu block, one of Indonesia’s biggest oil finds in a decade, in July.

- TRADA MARITIME SEEKS 280 BILLION RUPIAH LOAN

Indonesian shipping firm PT Trada Maritime Tbk (TRAM.JK) plans to seek loans up to 280 billion rupiah ($26.14 million) to help fund the purchase of six tankers and dry bulk carriers worth 400 billion rupiah, Finance Director Danny De Mitta said.

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Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 21.

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

- VOTE TABULATION CENTRE CLOSES WITH MILLIONS LEFT UNCOUNTED

The General Election Commission (KPU) closed its electronic vote tabulation centre with only 13 million out of around 170 million votes tabulated, promising to count the remainder at its office. Officials blamed vote scanning technology for the slow rate of counting and said a computer virus had corrupted files from at least one regional KPU office.

- ADB AND ASEAN TO FORM NEW CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FACILITY

The private sector will be able to access bond funds more cheaply from a new credit enhancement facility to be created by ASEAN plus 3 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Credit Guarantee Investment Mechanism will be managed by the ADB and will have a preliminary capital of $500 million, a finance ministry official said.

- CRUCIAL BILLS UNLIKELY TO BE PASSED: MP

Indonesia’s parliament is unlikely to meet a September deadline to vote on 39 important bills, including a proposal to extend the life of the corruption court, said a senior lawmaker from the PDI-P party.

- PAYRISE PROMISED FOR POLICE, MILITARY AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

Indonesia’s police, military and public servants will get a pay rise in 2010, National Development Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said on Monday. Low pay is seen as a factor behind corruption in Indonesia’s civil and security services.

- ECONOMIC WOES FUEL DIVORCE RATE

Central Java’s religious court has experienced a 70 percent increase in the number of divorces since this time last year, said a court official, who blamed the economic crisis and widespread job losses for creating worsening marital discord.

- A MILLION HECTARES OF LAND SET ASIDE FOR SEAWEED PLANTATION

The South Sulawesi administration has set aside a million hectares of land along the coastline of Tomini and Tolo bays for a South Korean-funded seaweed plantation project.

- MITRA RAJASA MAY SHARE APEXINDO

Indonesia’s PT Mitra Rajasa Tbk (MIRA.JK) is negotiating with four unnamed companies – three from Europe and one Indonesian – about the possibility of sharing ownership of oil and gas company Apexindo Pratama Duta, which Mitra acquired last year.

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JAKARTA GLOBE

- SURVEY FINDS 87 PERCENT VOTERS BACK PRESIDENT

A new survey by Indonesia’s Strategic centre for Development and Policy Review, Puskaptis, found that 87 per cent of voters said they would support incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the upcoming presidential election.

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KORAN TEMPO

- PARLIAMENT APPROVES BTN’S IPO PLAN

The House of Representatives approved PT Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) privatisation plan this year and the bank is expected to gain up to 2 trillion rupiah ($186.7 million) funds from its initial public offering (IPO), chief director Iqbal Lantaro said.

- INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FORECAST TO SLOW – MINISTRY

Indonesia’s industrial output growth this year is forecast to slow to between 2.5-3.4 percent amid the global financial downturn, general secretary at the Industry Ministry Agus Tjahajana said.

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INVESTOR DAILY – BUKIT ASAM EYES 100 PCT INCREASE PROFIT IN Q1

Indonesian coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA.JK) expects net profit to jump by up to 100 percent in the first quarter to around 286.3 billion rupiah ($26.73 million) due to increasing sales volume and coal prices, corporate secretary Eko Budhiwijayanto said.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- INDONESIA’S CEPU BLOCK TO RESUME IN JULY

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said it expects to resume production at its Cepu block, one of Indonesia’s biggest oil finds in a decade, in July.

- TRADA MARITIME SEEKS 280 BILLION RUPIAH LOAN

Indonesian shipping firm PT Trada Maritime Tbk (TRAM.JK) plans to seek loans up to 280 billion rupiah ($26.14 million) to help fund the purchase of six tankers and dry bulk carriers worth 400 billion rupiah, Finance Director Danny De Mitta said.

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