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November 23, 2023

Jakarta Globe - November 23, 2023

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo marked a significant milestone on Thursday with the inauguration of two new airports, Douw Aturure Airport in Nabire, Central Papua Province, an

November 15, 2023

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2023

Tenggara Strategics – The plan to extend the Whoosh! high-speed rail (HSR) to Surabaya is entering its early stages.

November 6, 2023

November 5, 2023

Channel News Asia - November 5, 2023

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta: "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, yes!" – this is the greeting yelped through the loudspeakers aboard the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR), touted as the first in Ind

November 4, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 4, 2023

Jakarta – For a city like Jakarta that has millions of commuters traveling in and out every workday, the importance of a public transit system connecting it and its satellite cities can

October 27, 2023

Reuters - October 27, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia on Friday flew its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel, as the world's biggest producer of the commodity pushes for wider use of biofuels to cut

October 23, 2023

October 18, 2023

Jakarta Post - October 18, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Commercial operations for the high-speed rail (HSR) service between Jakarta and Bandung kicked off on Tuesday with a launch ceremony that coincided with Jokowi's

Tempo - October 18, 2023

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI would compensate passengers who experience delayed departures due to the Argo Semeru and

October 17, 2023

October 11, 2023

Jakarta Globe - October 11, 2023

Jakarta – State-owned energy firm Pertamina and the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia recently announced that they had held a successful first trial for the use of sustainable avia

October 6, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - October 6, 2023

Jakarta – Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the Whoosh high-speed railway (HSR) on Monday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signaled his intention of having the consortium, which b

October 5, 2023

Jakarta Post - October 5, 2023

Teddy Trilaksono, Jakarta – A top Chinese railway company has said that Indonesia will benefit from the Whoosh high-speed railway (HSR) from Jakarta to Bandung, the first of its kind in

October 2, 2023

Jakarta Globe - October 2, 2023

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated Indonesia's first high-speed train on Monday, marking a significant milestone more than seven years after he presided ove

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2023

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday inaugurated a $7.3 billion high-speed railway connecting Jakarta with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has been marred

September 29, 2023

Agence-France Presse - September 29, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to start building a light rail transit system in Bali next year to ease roadway congestion from the airport, a senior minister has said.

September 20, 2023

Jakarta Post - September 20, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government will permit the use of state funds as a loan guarantee to sustain the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) project, a decision that has been cr

September 18, 2023

Tempo - September 18, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The provincial government of Jakarta conducted a trial run for account-based ticketing (ABT) through the Jaklingko application for Transjakarta, MRT, and LRT Jakarta t

Jakarta Globe - September 18, 2023

Mita Amalia Hapsari & Antara, Jakarta – The tickets to go on Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train trial runs are selling like hotcakes.

September 14, 2023

Tempo - September 14, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan targeted Indonesia to manufacture its own electric cars or electric vehicles (EV) by

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Chinese staff from China Railway Group will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in its early years, PT Kere

September 13, 2023

Jakarta Post - September 13, 2023

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Japan appears less than keen to join a project to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) link to Surabaya, East Java, citing concerns about technical c

September 12, 2023

September 9, 2023

Jakarta Globe - September 9, 2023

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The recently inaugurated Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Greater Jakarta has proven its popularity by ferrying an average of more than 30,000 passengers daily d

September 6, 2023

Jakarta Post - September 6, 2023

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After several delays and subsequent controversies, the Greater Jakarta LRT finally commenced official commercial operations on Monday.

September 4, 2023

Jakarta Post - September 4, 2023

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The operator of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) said it has yet to acquire an operating permit from the government despite President Joko "Jokowi

September 2, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 2, 2023

Jakarta – The long-delayed Greater Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) project has finally come into operation, four years off its original target of 2018.

August 30, 2023

Tempo - August 30, 2023

Adi Warsono, Jakarta – Passengers of Light Rail Transit or LRT Jabodebek departing from Bekasi were evacuated this morning, August 30, due to a problem with the train.

Al Jazeera - August 30, 2023

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia's Chinese-funded high-speed train service has been delayed for the second time in less than a month, in the latest setback for the project plagued by cost o

August 29, 2023

Reuters - August 29, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia's government has widened public access to a 7 million rupiah ($458.87) subsidy to buy an electric motorcycle after a lack of uptake due to limited eligibility, as it

August 28, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 28, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is banking on the freshly launched light rail transit, popularly known as the LRT, to reduce the traffic in one of the world's most congeste

August 27, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 27, 2023

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Jakarta government is set to increase the electric bus fleet to 100 vehicles, which will be operated by the municipally-owned land transport compa

August 23, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - August 23, 2023

Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) is not the type of project that deserves a subsidy regardless of the government's concern that it may be difficult to attract enou

August 22, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 22, 2023

Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Indonesia, while offering some of the lowest rates for 1 gigabyte of mobile data in Southeast Asia, grapples with relatively sluggish internet speeds compared to

Tempo - August 22, 2023

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – SOEs Minister Erick Thohir revealed his plans to reduce national logistic costs, including merging several national airlines.

August 16, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 16, 2023

Jakarta – Japanese carmaker Suzuki is intensifying its efforts to enhance sales of its hybrid models in Indonesia following a promising start in the first half of this year.

Jakarta Post - August 16, 2023

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Jakarta's Light Rail Transit (LRT) system has once again sparked controversy due to criticism regarding design flaws and the presence of 31 trainsets with

August 15, 2023

Benar News - August 15, 2023

Ahmad Syamsudin, Tangerang, Banten – As Indonesia's annual international auto show got underway last week, visitors were greeted by a relatively new addition to the country's roads: a r

Vietnam Plus - August 15, 2023

Jakarta (VNA) – The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry of Indonesia is working hard to convert conventional motorbikes into electric vehicles (EVs) to achieve the target of ne

August 14, 2023

August 10, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 10, 2023

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – The annual and largest vehicle exhibition in Indonesia, known as the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), commenced on Thursday with part

Jakarta Globe - August 10, 2023

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The government will subsidize fares for the new railway systems, including the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train, as part of its st

August 9, 2023

Jakarta Post - August 9, 2023

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's subsidy program for electric motorcycles has faced a slow uptake since it was first introduced on March 20.

Jakarta Post Editorial - August 9, 2023

Jakarta – Postponing the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is the right decision made by its operator, PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC).

August 4, 2023

Channel News Asia - August 4, 2023

Jakarta – Following the discovery of several issues with Indonesia's Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT), the launch of the long-awaited megaproject has been pushed back to the end

Jakarta Globe - August 4, 2023

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesia's national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia (GIAA), has reported a reduced net loss of $76.4 million as of June 30, marking a 30.6 percent impro

Jakarta Post - August 4, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has pointed out that there is no need to rush the opening of the Greater Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) system to the general pub

August 3, 2023

Tempo - August 3, 2023

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi responded to the statement voiced by Deputy SOE Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo that the LRT Jabodebek's curved long-span