Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on May 30. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- JAKARTA GOVERNOR CUTS SHORT VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

A visit to revive sisterhood between Jakarta and New South Wales is threatening to erupt to an international controversy, with Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso cutting short his trip Tuesday after "discourteous" Australian officials served him a summons.

- MUD FLOW VICTIMS MARK YEAR OF MISERY

Emotions rah high Tuesday as thousands of residents whose homes in Sidoarjo have been submerged by hot mud marked the first full year of a disaster that shows no sign of slowing down.

- U.S. DENIED GIVING MONEY TO YUDHOYONO

The U.S. government did not provide funds to any candidate in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election, U.S. assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill said Tuesday.

- AGO REVISITS SUHARTO-RELATED CLOVE AGENCY

The Attorney General's Office will summon several former state officials next week as part of a reopened graft investigation into a government clove marketing body that included a company owned by the youngest son of former President Suharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

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KOMPAS

- SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENATLY FOR OWNERS, WORKERS OF DRUG FACTORY

Indonesian Supreme Court upheld the death penalty verdict on two owners and nine workers of a drug factories in west of Jakarta, which includes a number of foreign nationals from China, Netherland and France.

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