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KOMPAS.com – State-linked China Railway Group Limited (CREC), the biggest investor in Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, has officially established its regional headquarters in Jakarta, an official said on Saturday, April 10.

Zhang said China Railway Group has completed various projects in the last 120 years.
Meanwhile, the 12 terror suspects who were recently arrested in Greater Jakarta are unaffiliated with two homegrown radical groups known as Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) and Jemaah Islamiyah, an official confirmed on Sunday, April 11.

They were arrested because the nature of their actions has contained an allegation of criminal acts of terrorism. The group was on suspicion of attempting to make a triacetone triperoxide (TATP) explosive to attack the police, gas stations, and shops owned by foreigners.

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China Railway Group Limited Establishes Regional Headquarters in Indonesian Capital

State-linked China Railway Group Limited (CREC), the biggest investor in Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, has officially established its regional headquarters in Jakarta, an official said on Saturday, April 10.

Chief Representative of China Railway Group Limited Indonesia, Zhang Wei, said that company’s regional headquarters in Indonesia will further facilitate communication and cooperation between CREC and Indonesia.

“The establishment of the China Railway Indonesia regional headquarters marks a good friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields between China and Indonesia,” said Zhang in a statement.

Zhang said China Railway Group has completed various projects in the last 120 years.
“The company has completed two-thirds of China's railways, 90 percent of electric railways, and railway projects in the cities,” he said.

He expressed commitment to complete the project quickly. “We cooperate with local Indonesian companies for a win-win situation, follow the long-term localization business philosophy, and continue to improve the facilities,” he said.

Source: https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/04/11/063650126/investor-terbesar-proyek-kereta-cepat-jakarta-bandung-dirikan-kantor-pusat-di.