The Jakarta administration is planning to convert the Marunda area in North Jakarta into a special economic zone (SEZ) to serve logistics purposes, according to The Jakarta Post. "We will call it the `Ali Sadikin Logistics Center'," Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said. Fauzi said the new SEZ would bear the name of the former governor because Ali represented Jakarta directly. Logistics would be the primary function of the area, but the administration would reserve space for industrial use, to be... [Read Post]
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