Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 4. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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THE JAKARTA POST

- NEW LAW TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY

Indonesia's parliament passed a new bill on freedom of public information, obliging all state agencies and public institutions to disclose financial reports to the public.

- MINISTER HANDS OVER WEDDING GIFTS TO GRAFT BODY

Indonesia's environment minister, Rachmat Witoelar, handed over cash his family received as wedding gifts at his son's wedding to the Indonesian corruption eradication commission to comply with a 2001 anti-corruption law banning state officials from receiving gifts or any other gratuities.

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KOMPAS

- BIRDFLU OUTBREAK HIT SEVERAL REGIONS

More bird flu cases have emerged in a number of regions in Indonesia, with one woman and a two young children infected, local health officials said.

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