Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Nov 4.

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KOMPAS

- BALI TO SUBMIT JUDICIAL REVIEW ON ANTI-SMUT LAW

Bali's provincial government plans to submit a judicial review on the controversial anti-pornography law after the law is officially signed by the president.

- SUBSIDISED FUEL PRICES WILL NOT RETURN TO PRICES BEFORE HIKE

Prices of subsidised fuel will not return to levels before an average 27.5 percent price hike in May, Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said.

- FLOOD HIT PARTS OF JAKARTA

Five districts in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, have been hit by floods caused by heavy rain, killing one person and temporarily disrupt the commuter train system.

- THE NUMBER OF HIV/AIDS CASES IN JAKARTA DOUBLES

Efforts need to be stepped up to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the capital after the number of reported cases up until October rose to 3,607, more than double the 1,500 cases at the end of 2005, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said.

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JAKARTA POST

- PAPUA REJECTS HEAVY MILITARY PRESENCE

Around 100 protesters from the International Parliament for West Papua, an organisation founded in London to push for a new referendum on Papua's inclusion in Indonesia, held a protest accusing authorities of increasing military personnel in Papua.

- GOVERNMENT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST INDOVER

The government has pledged to take necessary legal action against the central bank's Netherlands-based unit, Indonesische Overzeese Bank NV (Indover), for implicating the government in the bank's contract for several syndicated loans.

- ANTI-GRAFT BODY QUESTIONS EX-DEPUTY GOVERNOR POHAN

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned former central bank deputy governor Aulia Pohan, whose daughter is married to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's son, and three other former deputy governor as suspects in a central bank bribery scandal.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- CIMB NIAGA EYES MOTORWAY LOANS

PT Bank CIMB Niaga, formed by themerger of two Indonesian banks PT Bank Niaga Tbk and PT Bank Lippo Tbk, is in the process of channeling loans for two motorway toll projects in Jakarta, with 2 trillion rupiah ($183.5 million) investment each.

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