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        "id": 1890077,
        "msgid": "prabowo-the-dilemma-of-wanting-high-speed-rail-while-small-towns-get-left-behind-1785394409",
        "date": "2026-07-30 12:58:50",
        "title": "Prabowo: The Dilemma of Wanting High-Speed Rail While Small Towns Get Left Behind",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted the dilemma between pursuing high-speed rail technology and ensuring smaller towns are not neglected by rail services. Speaking in Semarang, he stressed that railways must serve as a public service and an instrument of economic democracy for all citizens, not merely a profit-driven venture. He also announced plans to develop the Trans-Sumatra Railway and potentially commence the Trans-Kalimantan Railway simultaneously.",
        "content": "<p>President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has said that\nrailways must serve all members of society without exception.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that there is sometimes a dilemma in building\nhigh-technology railways connecting major cities, whilst on the other\nhand smaller towns end up being marginalised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it is a dilemma \u2014 wanting a fast railway means that in the\nend small towns are not served. Yes, we are pursuing modernisation, we\nare pursuing technology, but remember that technology and all facilities\nexist to serve the people. I entrust this message sincerely to Kereta\nApi Indonesia,\u201d said Prabowo at Tawang Station in Semarang, Central\nJava, on Thursday (30\/7).<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo noted that in many countries, railways are regarded as a\npublic service, not merely as a means of pursuing profit. According to\nhim, rail-based public transport is an important instrument for growing\nthe economy of the Indonesian people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRailways are an instrument of the people\u2019s economy. Railways are\ntruly an instrument of economic democratisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that railways bring broad benefits to society, particularly\nthose on low incomes. Rail has a major role as an economical logistics\ninstrument.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo said that the government would next work on the Trans-Sumatra\nRailway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Trans-Sumatra, later there will be Trans-Kalimantan if we can\nstart them simultaneously,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-the-dilemma-of-wanting-high-speed-rail-while-small-towns-get-left-behind-1785394409",
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