Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Feb 26. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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THE JAKARTA POST

- DEATH TOLL ROSES AS CHARRED FERRY SINKS

A cameraman died and three other people were missing after a charred ferry that was being brought back to the main port in Jakarta sank while investigators and journalists were aboard.

- MORE DELAYS IN PLAN TO PLUG MUDFLOW WITH CONCRETE BALLS

A plan to drop concrete balls into the crater of a mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, has been delayed again because of technical problems and bad weather.

- EAST TIMOR SEEKS INDONESIA'S HELP IN CAPTURING REBELS

East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta ask asked Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for Jakarta's assistance to capture a rebel group led by renegade army major Alfredo Reinado, should they attempt to sneak into Indonesia.

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KORAN TEMPO

- SAFETY TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ADAM AIR ACCIDENT IN 3 WKS

Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Commission pledged to determine within three weeks the cause of an accident involving a Boeing 737-700 operated by Adam Air. The plane cracked after it had a hard landing in Surabaya last week.

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