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Indonesia infrastructure
![Why Indonesia’s State-Owned Railway Company Is Taking On Debt Why Indonesia’s State-Owned Railway Company Is Taking On Debt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-04-012206.jpg)
Why Indonesia’s State-Owned Railway Company Is Taking On Debt
By James Guild
A costly China-backed high-speed rail project has increased scrutiny of Kereta Api Indonesia's finances.
![The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Indonesia’s Lessons Learned The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Indonesia’s Lessons Learned](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-02-214115.jpg)
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Indonesia’s Lessons Learned
By Blake H. Berger
It’s critical that future infrastructure projects – including an extension of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR – avoid the pitfalls that plagued the project.
![Indonesia Seeks a Fairer Deal for Its Domestic Logistics Industry Indonesia Seeks a Fairer Deal for Its Domestic Logistics Industry](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-11-051510.jpg)
Indonesia Seeks a Fairer Deal for Its Domestic Logistics Industry
By Duggan Flanakin
Fierce competition has left underfunded Indonesian enterprises lagging far behind their established, and often foreign-controlled, rivals.
![Indonesian President Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s First High-speed Railway Indonesian President Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s First High-speed Railway](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-02-214115.jpg)
Indonesian President Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s First High-speed Railway
By Sebastian Strangio
The $7.3 billion project connects the cities of Jakarta and Bandung, which lie along one of the world's most congested travel corridors.
![MRT, HSR, LRT: Indonesia’s Alphabet Soup Approach to Public Transit MRT, HSR, LRT: Indonesia’s Alphabet Soup Approach to Public Transit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-19-050703.jpg)
MRT, HSR, LRT: Indonesia’s Alphabet Soup Approach to Public Transit
By James Guild
Assessing three major transport infrastructure projects that are nearing completion.
![Indonesia Delays Launch of China-backed High-Speed Railway Indonesia Delays Launch of China-backed High-Speed Railway](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-08-221700.jpg)
Indonesia Delays Launch of China-backed High-Speed Railway
By Sebastian Strangio
The soft launch of the railway, Southeast Asia's first high-speed line, has been pushed back from August 18 until early September.
![Is Indonesia’s New High-Speed Rail Line Worth It? Is Indonesia’s New High-Speed Rail Line Worth It?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-14-044139.jpg)
Is Indonesia’s New High-Speed Rail Line Worth It?
By James Guild
Whether or not the rail line turns a profit, Jakarta is hoping that the project brings a wider range of subsidiary benefits.
![Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August: Minister Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August: Minister](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-11-062053.jpg)
Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August: Minister
By Sebastian Strangio
The $7.2 billion project, a key part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, will be officially opened on Indonesia's independence day.
![Indonesia, China Agree to Final Cost Overruns on High-Speed Rail Project Indonesia, China Agree to Final Cost Overruns on High-Speed Rail Project](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-16-052151.jpg)
Indonesia, China Agree to Final Cost Overruns on High-Speed Rail Project
By Sebastian Strangio
An official told parliament this week that the project's final overrun was $1.2 billion, down from more than $2 billion previously predicted.
![The Trouble With Indonesia’s Infrastructure Obsession The Trouble With Indonesia’s Infrastructure Obsession](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-08-1.png)
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Infrastructure Obsession
By Trissia Wijaya and Samuel Nursamsu
The state's narrative of economic development oversimplifies complex structural problems.
![Indonesia Can Bridge Differences in the Infrastructure ‘Cold War’ Indonesia Can Bridge Differences in the Infrastructure ‘Cold War’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-baron_nganjuk_java_indonesia_baron-railway-station-01.jpg)
Indonesia Can Bridge Differences in the Infrastructure ‘Cold War’
By Kyle Springer
Indonesia can create a model for the infrastructure dilemma: how to utilize resources on offer while managing geopolitical risks.
![Jokowinomics and the Future Path for Indonesia’s Economy Jokowinomics and the Future Path for Indonesia’s Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jakarta-1948146_1280.jpg)
Jokowinomics and the Future Path for Indonesia’s Economy
By Rindo Sai’o
Jokowi's development plan is well-intentioned, but led astray by lack of planning and sensitivity to public complaints.
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