JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has entered into debt-restructuring negotiations with China over its high-speed rail project with losses mounting and little prospect of a turnaround after two years in service.
Money-losing service seen as 'ticking time bomb' with liabilities ballooning

Indonesia's Whoosh high-speed railway, the first in Southeast Asia, began commercial operation in October 2023. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has entered into debt-restructuring negotiations with China over its high-speed rail project with losses mounting and little prospect of a turnaround after two years in service.