JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway on Monday as it was set to begin commercial operations, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically reduce the travel time between two key cities. The project has been beset with delays and increasing costs, […]
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The 142km railway has been beset with delays and cost overruns – and some observers doubt its commercial benefits – but President Joko Widodo has championed the US$7.3 billion project.
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