WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Wednesday.


The Jakarta Post
CONTINGENCIES IN PLACE AS WORLD BRACE FOR FLU PANIC

Indonesia joined the global community in intensifying measures to contain the spread of swine flue, which the World Health Organization (WHO) now said has spread to five countries.


Jakarta Globe
PDI-P, GOLKAR PLAN COALITION OF SIX PARTIES

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar Party - now clearly relegated to second and third place after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party in the recent legislative polls - are planning to build a coalition with four other parties to face the July presidential election, their executives said on Tuesday.


Republika
SWINE FLUE NEAR PANDEMIC STATUS

The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the swine flue status to phase 4 on Tuesday which was only two stages away from official pandemic status. However, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supary downplayed the danger of its pandemic potential.


Kompas
JUSUF KALLA-WIRANTO COME UP

Golkar Party will soon decide its coalition partner by having Wiranto of People's Conscious (Hanura) Party his running mate in the upcoming presidential election.


Media Indonesia
PKS PROPOSES COALITION PLATFORM TO DEMOCRAT

Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and Democrat Party continue to hold a series of meeting to discuss coalition efforts. PKS on Tuesday handed in coalition platform to Democrat Party to be studied.