Indonesia's President Joko Widodo speaks about the planned new capital Nusantara, at Ecosperity Week in Singapore June 7, 2023.
REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJAKARTA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday inaugurated a $7.3 billion high-speed railway connecting the country's capital with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has been marred with problems.
Monday's launch for the bullet train named "Whoosh" is far behind an original target of operations in 2019.
"The name is inspired by the sound of a rushing high speed train," Jokowi, as the president is popularly called, said during the launch.
Reporting by Yuddy Cahya Budiman; Writing by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Gayatri Suroyo and Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Joko Widodo, Edgar Su, Jokowi, Luhut, Yuddy Cahya, Ananda Teresia, Gayatri Suroyo, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
Nusantara, REUTERS, Rights, Initiative, Thomson
Locations:
Singapore, Rights JAKARTA, Bandung, China, Indonesian