The country is rapidly appropaching the date when its first MRT system will start commercial operations in Jakarta, while President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo gears up to inaugurate the new transit system on Sunday to herald a new era in urban transportation. Residents in the capital, however, have largely been left in the dark about ticket prices, with city councillors still mulling over the Jakarta administration’s proposed subsidy scheme. (Photo: JP/Seto Wardhana)

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(The Jakarta Post/Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Sausan Atika)