Bengkulu Governor Junaidi Hamsyah has said his province has received funding worth Rp 14.4 trillion (US$1.22 billion) from the central government to finance various infrastructure projects, including the Bengkulu-South Sumatra toll road. Junaidi said the funding was officially disbursed based on Presidential Decree No. 48/2014 on the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development (MP3EI). Read more via The Jakarta Post
