So, in 2019, Indonesia's government approved an ambitious plan to build a new capital city 100 miles away from Jakarta. Nusantara, the new capital, is not scheduled to be fully completed until 2045.

In 2022, Indonesia passed a law outlining the relocation’s funding and governance. The commission in charge of planning the new city said it was “imperative” to relocate the capital from ...

The new city of Nusantara, which remains under construction, will host Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17. ... Indonesia Moves Capital to New $35 Billion City in Jungle.

Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, is set to be inaugurated this week. Plenty of questions linger around this symbol of the country's economic ambitions, from it being largely unfinished to ...

Asia Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway Congestion in Jakarta costs the economy around $4.5 billion annually ...

This week, Indonesia is slated to inaugurate a brand new city.Nusantara is set to become the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country. And the city’s construction comes with a price ...

A new documentary released on World Rainforest Day has portrayed the adverse impact on one of Asia’s largest stretches of ...

Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to a new city being built on the island of Borneo. Nusantara is far from finished. But that hasn't stopped the president from moving in.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, talks to the media in the new capital city Nusantara in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Monday, July 29, 2024.

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. January 26, 2022 at 16:00 JST ...

So, in order to combat this inevitable crisis, Indonesia has decided to build a gleaming new capital city in the highlands of Borneo. But there's just one problem: it's a disaster!

It's not every week that a country gets a new capital city, but that's what is in line for Indonesia in the coming days — in theory at least.. August 17, 2024, the country's Independence Day ...