Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on March 5. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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KOMPAS

- 37 PEOPLE STILL MISSING IN FLORES LANDSLIDES

Rescuers are still searching for 37 people missing after landslides hit separate areas in Flores island. The death toll from those disasters is at 35.

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MEDIA INDONESIA

- POLICE HUNT FOR TWO SUSPECTS IN AMBON BOMBING CASE

Police in the Moluccas are hunting for two people suspected of involvement in the Saturday bombing at Ambon's seaport, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

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KORAN TEMPO

- TIMOR REBEL ESCAPES CHASE

East Timor rebel Alfredo Reinado has so far escaped an intensive chase for him although Australian peacekeepers besieged his hideout in the hills south of capital Dili. Four of his supporters have died since the manhunt began on Saturday.

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