Developing the railway to fast track development December, 22, 2020 By Prof. Samitha Hettige Indonesia is the world’s most populated Islamic nation. It has approx. 14,000 small islands in its territory. 700 years ago, Chinese Admiral Zheng He stopped over in Java, Indonesia many times during his famous voyages. The ancient Silk Road contributed to economic development of the main islands Java and Sumatra but later it was the Dutch who colonized the islands and made the country we see today. Being an active member of the 21 st century maritime Silk Road Indonesia has a ministry in charge of ...