HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY

Jakarta, May 26 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday.


The Jakarta Post
HEADSCARVES HELP KALLA UP ELECTABILITY

Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto have closed their popularity rating gap with the leading ticket of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono, thanks partly to their persistence in luring Muslim voters.


Jakarta Globe
DEFENSE SPENDING 'MUST BE RAISED'

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday that the government should increase the defense budget once the global economic crisis ended to meet the minimum operational requirements of the Armed Forces.


Kompas
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HOPE TOO MUCH

The 'face' of the House of Representatives for the 2009-2014 period will be younger due to the entry of 65.1 percent of new faces coming from various background. However, the people still should not put much hope on the new parliament because there is no guarantee that they could represent the interests of the people.


Media Indonesia
PKS STARTS WORRYING THAT SBY MIGHT LOSE

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was haunted by a worry over the electability of the presidential hopeful which the party has supported, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, that continued to fall. Based on the party's survey, the gap between SBY and two other presidential hopefuls, Jusuf Kalla and Megawati Soekarnoputri, is narrowing.


Republika
OIL PRICE COULD REACH US$150

The world's crude oil price is predicted to continue to increase and it tried to reach US$75 per barrel. Saudi Arabia even warned that the oil price might reach US$150 per barrel like that in 2008, in the next two to three years.