THURSDAY`S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Jakarta, May 14 (ANTARA) - Following are some of the headlines in major Indonesian dailies published here on Tuesday.


The Jakarta Post
ALLOCATION OF HOUSE SEATS CHANGED AT LAST MINUTE

The General Election Commission (KPU) and major political parties agreed on Wednesday to change the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives, potentially saving some politicians their seats.


Jakarta Globe
SBY UNMOVED BY OPPOSITION TO BOEDIONO

Members of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's coalition government continue to fume at his choice of Central Bank Governor Boediono as his running mate in July's presidential election, with one threatening on Wednesday not to join a planned new coalition unless the candidate is from an Islam-based party.


Kompas
POPE SUPPORT PALESTINIAN STATE

Before thousands of Christians during a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity in Jerusalem, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his support for Palestinian state. The Pope also called on the Palestinian youth to refrain themselves from violent acts.


Media Indonesia
MEGAWATI-PRABOWO COALITION DEAL ALMOST FINAL

Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) no longer discuss presidential and vice presidential candidates but instead focus their concentration on how to win the upcoming July's presidential election.


Republika
TAUFIQ KIEMAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Central Advisory Board chairman Taufiq Kiemas was rushed to Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Wednesday. ***