HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY

Jakarta, April 20 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday.

The Jakarta Post
YUDHOYONO WANTS 'LOYAL, INTEREST-FREE' RUNNING MATE

President Susilo Bambang Yudyono will take loyalty an the absence of vested interests into account in selecting his potential running mate of the upcoming presidential elections.

Jakarta Globe
SBY KEEPS ALL OPTIONS OPEN ON POLL PLANS

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono publicly acknowledged on Sunday that he was likely to face former President Megawati Soekarnoputri and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, at the polls in July.

Kompas
SINGAPORE HUNTS FOR BRILLIANT STUDENTS

Indonesia pays lack of attention to brilliant students, include champions of international Olympiad. The government has provided entry facilities to state universities without tests and those students are even promised scholarships.

Media Indonesia
POLICE FIND EXCUSES NOT TO HANDLE POLLS CASES

Excuses of the police to reject a report of the election supervisory body (Bawaslu) which had sued all members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) were always changing. This time, the police consider Bawaslu's indictment was under the authorities of the State Administrative Court.

Republika
SBY SETS CRITERIA OF VICE PRESIDENT

Chairman of the Democratic Party (PD) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) Sunday (April 19) said that he had not yet decided who would be his vice presidential candidate. Yesterday, he just set the criteria.