Tag: Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan

Indonesia’s Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail “Whoosh” carried 5.1 million passengers in January–October 2025, 6.3% more than a year earlier. The record lifts total ridership to more than 12.2 million since it opened on Oct. 17, 2023, the operator PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) said.

Indonesian debt talks with Chinese creditors over restructuring $7.3 billion of loans used to build the Southeast Asian country's high-speed railway are on track, according to sources on both sides, but there are some confusing signals emanating from the negotiations. Luhut ...

Indonesia Rejects U.S. Bid and pressing U.S. trade officials to allow the use of Chinese-flagged or China-built ships for its Washington-bound exports, warning that it “don’t want to give in to all their demands” as the two sides finalize a 19% tariff deal, senior officials said. ...