Mixed Signals: Contradictory regulations and contrasting ministerial positions cause havoc with the rapid rail project First it was the licensing problem, then the confusion over two contradictory presidential regulations that put the issue of a government guarantee up in the air. As if that were not enough to slow down the dream of high-speed trains, the differing positions of three ministers further complicate the nation’s major infrastructure project. How will the government resolve the question of who will bear the brunt of the US$5.5 billion fi nancing?

Keywords :
the speed train , the Jakarta-Bandung rapid rail project , Indonesia- China Fast Railway Consortium , Rini Soemarno , ,