PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - Feb 6
Source: Reuters
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Feb 6. 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). - - - - MEDIA INDONESIA - ROADS STILL FLOODED, JAKARTA STILL CRIPPLED Floods that have hit Jakarta and its surroundings since Friday continued to paralyse some parts of the capital with many roads inaccessible. - - - - THE JAKARTA POST - FLOODS MAY INCREASE PRICES, DAMPEN HOPES OF RATE CUT The flooding in the capital is taking a toll on the economy and is likely to cause a spike in this month's inflation, - GOVT TO RELOCATE JAKARTA RIVERBANK DWELLERS Blaming them for intensifying floods to the capital, the government plans to relocate thousands of slum-dwellers on the banks of Jakarta's main Ciliwung River. - - - - KOMPAS - DISEASE SPECTRE HAUNT FLOOD-DISPLACED RESIDENTS Jakarta residents displaced by this year's floods may face threats from diseases such as flu, fever, diarrhoea and skin irritations due to lack of sanitation and clean water. The elderly and children are particularly vulnerable to these health problems. - FLOODS MAY SPREAD BIRD FLU VIRUS The floods that have hit Jakarta and surrounding cities may trigger an increase in bird flu cases because the virus could be shifted to areas previously free of the disease, the chief of the national bird flu commission said. - - - - KORAN TEMPO - JAKARTA FLOODS KILL 29 PEOPLE Floods that have hit Jakarta and its surroundings since last week have killed at least 29 people, police said on Monday. - - - -
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