Jokowi wants to stem massive losses caused by Jakarta jams

January 10, 2019 5:00 AM

JAKARTA • President Joko Widodo is looking to get to grips with the appalling Jakarta traffic, saying that “we have to be brave” to stop the 65 trillion rupiah (S$6.5 billion) annual losses caused by perennial traffic jams.

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