TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
No popular reads data found
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
No popular reads data found
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsEast-Kalimantan
Archipelago 1 year ago
PREMIUM
All eyes on Nusantara as future capital nears curtain up
The country is counting the days until Nusantara, the planned future national capital and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's legacy project, is showcased at the state's 79th Independence Day celebration. The city is still far from being finished, but it has already fueled economic growth in its surroundings, with locals reaping some of the benefit.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Prabowo to attend first cabinet meeting in Nusantara
Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono announced the new date for the first cabinet meeting in Nusantara after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo postponed the initial plan to hold a meeting in the new capital city on Aug. 1, citing ministers going on work trips and a lack of furniture at the Garuda Presidential Palace.
Politics 1 year ago
Nusantara presidential palace completed in time for Independence Day
The government has announced the completion of the new presidential palace in the future capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan, as authorities race to complete other key infrastructure projects in the future capital city to host the Independence Day celebrations next month.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi flies to UAE for another Nusantara sales pitch
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo flew to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in yet another attempt to persuade investors to put their money into Nusantara, as the outgoing leader’s administration races to complete the capital relocation project amid lingering doubts.
Politics 1 year ago
Jokowi inks 190-year IKN land rights rule for investors
President Jokowi has issued a new regulation that grants investors an HGU of up to 190 years and an HGB of up to 160 years, contingent upon an evaluation in the fifth year, as the government struggles to lure investors to finance the IKN megaproject.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Missed construction targets put capital relocation plan in limbo
The construction of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan has missed its target of having basic infrastructure such as water supply and electricity and some state offices built by the end of this month, forcing the government to delay the capital relocation plan once again and raising more questions about the feasibility of the megaproject.
Politics 1 year ago
Prabowo, Gibran to be inaugurated in Jakarta, not IKN: MPR
President-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka are to be sworn in at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta, rather than in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan as previously announced, People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Ahmad Muzani of the Gerindra Party said on Friday.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi looks to steady IKN Authority ship, claims big investment coming
During a groundbreaking ceremony in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo claimed that the new capital city project will receive "a big investment" from the United Arab Emirates in the coming months, while urging potential investors to buy land in the future city.
Archipelago 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Govt eyes September for mass relocation of civil servants to Nusantara
With just under four months to go until the country celebrates its 79th anniversary, the government is finalizing its plans and preparations to relocate almost 12,000 civil servants to the new capital still under development in East Kalimantan.
