Bali's $20bn subway project mired in uncertainty as traffic worsens

LRT plan puts the Indonesian island at risk of falling into a Chinese debt trap

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Left to right: A Bali beach and a train that runs on Jakarta's Light Rail Transit system. Officials on the resort island are eager to make a $20 billion subway project happen. (Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)

ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writer

DENPASAR/JAKARTA, Indonesia -- In September, officials on the Indonesian resort island of Bali attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a $20 billion Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.

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