The Sumatra-Papua Link
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Officials elaborated last week on the toll seaway policy, part of president-elect Joko Widodo's vision and mission. The chairman of the Indonesian Engineers Association of South Sulawesi, Saleh Pallu, described it as an effort to speed up the flow of goods to all the islands in Indonesia. At present, the prices of basic goods vary wildly across the archipelago-in the remote region of West Papua, for example, rice is much more expensive than in Java-but the new policy is expected to normalize prices. "Prices of goods in towns and villages should be the same," Saleh told Tempo.
The envisioned toll seaway will constitute a sea lane freeway for a large ship, stretching from Sumatra to Papua province. Last week, a member of Joko's transition team, Andi Widjojanto, said that the program would begin shortly in eastern Indonesia.
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Officials elaborated last week on the toll seaway policy, part of president-elect Joko Widodo's vision and mission. The chairman of the Indonesian Engineers Association of South Sulawesi, Saleh Pallu, described it as an effort to speed up the flow of goods to all the islands in Indonesia. At present, the prices of basic goods vary wildly across the archipelago-in the remote region of West Papua, for example, rice is much more expensive than in Jav
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