China-built high-speed rail in Indonesia gets off to bumpy start
Firm involved has not been granted permit or provided documents needed for go-ahead: report
Jakarta
A US$5.5 billion Chinese-led railway line in Indonesia has hit early snags amid domestic opposition to the project touted by President Joko Widodo as a key plank of his infrastructure ambitions.
The president attended a groundbreaking ceremony last month for the high-speed line between Jakarta and Bandung. However, the company building the link hasn't been granted a business permit or provided documents needed to be given the go-ahead, The Jakarta Post reported on Jan 26. Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno declined to comment on the permit situation on Monday.
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