PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - Aug 20

Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Aug 20.

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JAKARTA POST

- GOVERNMENT MAY NOT RAISE TOBACCO EXCISE

Indonesia's government may keep its excise duty for tobacco products unchanged next year to protect employment in the cigarette industry, Anwar Suprijadi, director general of customs and excise at the finance ministry, said.

- PLN IN HOT PURSUIT OF COAL COMPANIES

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), is speeding up plans to acquire coal mines to secure coal supply to its power plants, chairman Al Hilal Hamdi said.

- SHOPPING CENTRES SAY NO TO FORCED POWER-SAVING PLAN