HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY

Jakarta, Jan. 16 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Friday.

The Jakarta Post
ISRAEL SHELLS UN BUILDING, TRUCE TALKS GATHER STEAM

Israel unleashed its heaviest shelling of Gaza's crowded neighborhoods on Thursday, hitting a United Nations compound and a media building in what might be a final push against Hamas before a cease-fire deal.

Kompas
EXPORT ROUTES BEING HIT

Investors and managers of Marunda Nusantara Bounded Zone as well as operators of Tanjung Priok harbor are under more pressure. It is not clear yet when the collapsed Cakung Drain bridge and the access to Marunda, North Jakarta, to be repaired, and yet they have to face with new damages along export route from and to the Nusantara Bounded Zone due to the tidal flood.

Media Indonesia
THREE OLD-AGED JUDGES NOW HEAD SUPREME COURT

Three old-aged judges now head the Supreme Court (MA), which has become the last fortress for those seeking justice. Harifin A Tumpa, who collapsed when leading a swearing in ceremony of chief judges on December 30, 2008, was elected as new MA chairman.

Republika
GAZA CITY HARD TO BE PENETRATED

Unable to enter the heart of Gaza City, Israeli troops intensified their assaults in the city's suburbs, Thursday (Jan. 15), on the fourth day of its third stage Cast Lead military aggression. However, their forward movement was hampered by the resistance launched by the Hamas fighters. Only Israeli jet fighters were able to bomb the city freely.