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Opinion 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Jokowi’s ambition to relocate capital city faces reality check
Outgoing President Joko ‘’Jokowi’’ Widodo has yet to sign a presidential decree that will effectively relocate Indonesia’s capital city to Nusantara, East Kalimantan. The Nusantara project may face a serious impediment as president-elect Prabowo Subianto will focus on his own priority programs, although on various occasions he has demonstrated a willingness to carry on the new capital city development.
Environment 1 year ago
PREMIUM
New capital Nusantara has long way to go
Bar the centrepiece presidential palace -- winged like the national emblem, the mythical Garuda bird -- Nusantara is a series of unfinished buildings and bumpy access tracks, shrouded by clouds of dust kicked up by trucks and excavators.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi vows to engage local business in Nusantara’s development
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has affirmed his commitment to involve more small-scale businesses in the development of the country’s future capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, emphasizing that local entrepreneurs should be key players in the capital relocation project.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi loses sleep over Nusantara holdups
The outgoing President claimed progress on Nusantara was going according to plan and that he had enjoyed an “abundant water supply, good electricity and internet connection” during his first stay at the residence in the form of mythical bird Garuda.
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
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.
Jakarta 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Jakarta celebrates another year as capital city
As Jakarta counts its remaining days as Indonesia's capital city, residents express hope that the government's plan to move the capital to Nusantara could help reduce some of its urban burdens. But doubts linger on whether the move will end the city's perennial problems.
