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

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JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIA'S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT EXPECTED TO FALL

Indonesia's industrial output this year could start to fall following a decline in key raw material imports, deputy to the coordinating minister for economics Edy Putra said.

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JAKARTA GLOBE

- SAUDI BINLADIN GROUP PUTS OFF INDONESIAN INVESTMENT

Saudi Binladin Group has put off a plan to invest $4.3 billion in food and energy supplies in Indonesia due to the global financial slowdown, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said.

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KONTAN

- INDONESIA'S CIMB NIAGA TARGETS 5 TRLN RPH SHARIA FINANCING

Indonesia's sixth-largest bank, PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk <BNGA.JK>, plans to raise its sharia financing this year to 5 trillion rupiah ($417 million) from 1 trillion rupiah in 2008, president director Arwin Rasyid said.

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INVESTOR DAILY

- INDONESIA'S BRI MULLS RAISING CAPITAL VIA BANK LOANS

Indonesia's second-largest bank, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BRI) <BBRI.JK>, is considering raising capital by borrowing money from other banks via bilateral or syndicated agreements amid difficulty raising outstanding shares in the market, president director Sofyan Basir said.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- GARUDA'S REVENUE INCREASES BY 38.1 PCT

Indonesian carrier Garuda Indonesia has recorded a rise in revenue by 38.1 percent last year to 18.1 trillion rupiah ($1.51 billion), head director Emirsyah Satar said.

- ICD EYES INVESTMENTS IN INDONESIA

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a unit of the Islamic Development Bank, is targeting investing in Indonesia, especially in finance, manufacturing and infrastructure, chief executive Khaled M Al Aboodi said.

- INDONESIA'S BAKRIELAND EXPECTS REVENUE TO TOP 1 TRLN RPH

Indonesian property company, PT Bakrieland Development Tbk <ELTY.JK>, said its revenue last year may have topped 1 trillion rupiah ($83.40 million) after strong demand for property in the first nine months of 2008, finance director Ferdinand Sadeli said.

KOMPAS

- "JAKARTA DECLARATION" FOR WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM

The 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) announced the "Jakarta Declaration", which comprises of seven recommendations including Indonesia's proposals on the establishment of a Muslim fund for the least developed Muslim countries, vice chairman of WIEF managing committee Irman Gusman said.

- DENGUE FEVER KILLS 13 IN JAKARTA

Jakarta's municipal government said a dengue fever epidemic had killed 13 and hospitalised 5,396 people since January.

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