Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month.

According to the management, an army of labourers has been toiling around the clock to finish building work, widen roads and plant trees in a breakneck bid to beautify Jakarta.

Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra are set to host about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries for the August 18 to September 2 Games. 

Apart from a still-unfinished squash complex, most venues appear nearly done.