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        "id": 1890200,
        "msgid": "prabowo-jests-with-journalists-while-testing-nusantara-explorer-train-you-have-to-pay-1785398023",
        "date": "2026-07-30 13:41:30",
        "title": "Prabowo Jests with Journalists While Testing Nusantara Explorer Train: 'You Have to Pay'",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto conducted a trial run of the Nusantara Explorer train from Semarang to Batang, jokingly telling journalists they would need to pay to join him. The luxury sleeper train, developed domestically by KAI, is intended to boost Indonesia's tourism sector.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto conducted a trial run of the Nusantara\nExplorer train from Semarang Tawang Station to Batang, Central Java.\nAfter inaugurating the first phase of the Tawang Station renovation,\nPrabowo walked to the platform to board the Nusantara Explorer and\ngreeted the media. He noted that this was his first experience riding\nthe Nusantara Explorer. \u2018This is the first time. This is the first time\nI\u2019m going to ride it,\u2019 Prabowo said. He even joked with journalists,\nasking them to pay if they wanted to join him. \u2018Please, go ahead. But\nyou have to pay. Come on,\u2019 Prabowo quipped. In his speech, Prabowo\nstated that the Nusantara Explorer is intended to support Indonesian\ntourism. He described the tourism sector as one of the country\u2019s\nimportant sectors and urged his staff to ensure that Indonesia\u2019s\nrailways can develop rapidly. Prabowo also announced that the government\nplans to continue the Trans-Sumatra Railway project. \u2018After\nTrans-Sumatra, later the Trans-Kalimantan, if possible we can start them\nsimultaneously,\u2019 he said. Through its Instagram account, KAI stated that\nThe Nusantara Explorer is the result of development and modification\nwork by KAI employees, centralised at the Surabaya Gubeng Railway\nWorkshop. The sleeper cabin concept on this train is divided into three\ncategories: Signature Class, Advanced Class, and Compact Class. KAI\nexplained that The Nusantara Explorer was developed as a Luxury Sleeper\nTrain that combines private rest areas, dining, entertainment, and the\nexperience of enjoying the journey\u2019s landscape. The Nusantara Explorer\nis also designed with a Grand Restaurant and Lounge, featuring a relaxed\nseating concept, a bar, entertainment facilities, a piano, an audio\nsystem, and windows to enjoy the scenery during the journey. KAI\nPresident Director Bobby Rasyidin said the train\u2019s presence aims to\nprovide an improved travel experience for customers. \u2018The Nusantara\nExplorer demonstrates KAI personnel\u2019s ability to develop facilities\nthrough competencies continuously built at the Surabaya Gubeng Railway\nWorkshop,\u2019 Bobby stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-jests-with-journalists-while-testing-nusantara-explorer-train-you-have-to-pay-1785398023",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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