Bid to restore Old Jakarta to former glory

4 January 2013 Last updated at 05:04 ET Help

The Indonesian government is attempting to make its capital Jakarta more attractive by revitalising the city's old town, once the heart of Dutch colonial rule.

It's hoped public-private finance deals can be struck to fund improvements in the area which has become dilapidated and dirty.

Karishma Vaswani reports.

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