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The Jakarta Bandam High-Speed Railway: A Lesson in Ambition, Scandal, and Overreach
Two years after its grand opening, Indonesia's much-trumpeted Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has become a symbol of unmet promises, sprawling scandals, and the pitfalls of rush development. Originally heralded as a transformative piece of infrastructure that would catapult the nation into a new era of technological progress and economic growth, the project now faces a daunting array of problems—ranging from engineering failures and environmental damage to multi-billion dollar cost overruns and corruption scandals.