Indonesia is pushing ahead with the feasibility study for a high-speed rail line connecting Jakarta and Surabaya in East Java, with the government stressing that planning must be comprehensive, sustainable, and backed by robust financing, Chief Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said on Saturday.
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They warned that the programme could suffer the same fate as a failed Suharto-era policy, which was riddled with mismanagement and corruption practices. Based on the number of cooperatives set up, current President Prabowo Subianto’s programme is nine times bigger than the country’s second president’s.
Indonesia’s free meals programme was touted as a potential driver of local economic growth and job creation. But the promise is far from realised, say economists, health experts and small local businesses.
The Indonesian government is moving forward with plans to develop the Rebana area in West Java as a new hub for economic growth, alongside strengthening infrastructure and industrial development in the region.
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta lead the rankings as Southeast Asia’s airports experience a surge in passenger numbers, with Bali and Makassar also making the top ten in 2025.
The World Bank approved two significant investments for a total blended finance package of US$2.128 billion to create jobs, boost economic growth and improve clean energy access across Indonesia. These are the first projects approved in support of the new Indonesian Government’s announced goal of reaching high-income status by 2045.
The rural landscape has changed rapidly, driven by expanding urbanisation, mining activities, commodity crops, and infrastructure development—displacing once-fertile agricultural land. As a result, fewer rural young people have access to adequate amounts of farmland to make a viable living from agriculture alone.
Indonesian authorities have halted development of a tourism project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Last month, Bali’s provincial government announced US$20 billion ($29 billion) worth of investment had been secured for a rail project dubbed the Bali Subway.
The talk on the street is all about electric cars and scooters as Indonesia strives to become a regional centre for manufacturing electric vehicles. At the heart of that goal is constructing a national supply chain of locally built battery hubs to drive the transition to electric.
Along with an emphasis on strengthening Indonesia’s maritime defence capacity, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka hope to stimulate the nation’s economic transformation by turning IKN into a global maritime hub and leveraging it to enhance economic interest in eastern Indonesia.
Sulawesi has been recognised as a key economic corridor by successive governments of Indonesia under national development plans.
A first for Southeast Asia is worth celebrating. But infrastructure spending still must prove itself effective.
Kereta api menjadi fokus dari kunjungan delegasi Indonesia di bidang transportasi ke Melbourne minggu ini.
A delegation of Indonesians has been in Melbourne for presentations regarding the rail sector and using evidence to policy.
Has the bullet train project strained the once tight relationship between Indonesia and China?
