Indonesia’s Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail, known as Whoosh, was launched as a statement of national ambition—proof that Southeast Asia’s largest economy could adopt cutting-edge transport infrastructure. Yet as operations continue, the project now faces a deeper test: a complex financial burden that has placed Indonesia in a delicate policy dilemma, one that demands both prudence and […]
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