Jakarta, April 25 -- Indonesia government is advancing the development of proper housing for residents of a slum area along railway tracks in Senen, Central Jakarta, as Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya inspected the construction site on Saturday.

According to a Cabinet Secretariat Instagram post, Wijaya said he, together with the state-run railway company KAI President Director Bobby Rasyidin, visited the housing complex in the morning to review construction progress.

As instructed by President Prabowo Subianto, he explained the government is developing decent and comfortable homes for rail-side residents, who have lived near the Pasar Senen Station for decades, noting their poor living conditions despite being only two kilometers f...