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Indonesia rides the high-speed rail on a fast track to development
Whoosh, the latest connectivity initiative between Jakarta and Bandung, is in many ways a symbol of a more confident Indonesia finding its place in the sun
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People take photos with the first car of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train at the Tegalluar station in Bandung, West Java, on Sept 17, 2023.
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Joel Shen
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“It’s amazing!” gushed Mr Kevin Ben Laurence the first time he took the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail (HSR)
The 36-year-old principal pharmacist of SingMed Clinic was born in Jakarta but had relocated to Bandung after more than a decade working in the pharmaceutical sector in Singapore. He now commutes regularly from Bandung to SingMed’s new clinic in West Jakarta.
