Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on May 9. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JAKARTA POST

- SUPPORT FOR RAMOS-HORTA NO GUARANTEE OF A WIN - OBSERVERS

Despite having the support of most of the original candidates in the Timor Leste's presidential race, observers are still not convinced that Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta will win the run-off election.

- BANDUNG CITIZENS SUFFER RUBBISH STENCH AGAIN

Residents of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung, are suffering once again from the stench of multiple mountains of uncollected domestic rubbish left for the last seven days in the number of temporary dump sites across the city.

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MEDIA INDONESIA

- NO FUEL PRICE HIKE UNTIL 2009 - KALLA

Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla assured on Tuesday that the current administration would not hike subsidised fuel prices again until the end of its term.

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