Why Indonesia moved its capital to a jungle hundreds of miles away
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Exiting Jakarta, Indonesia has found a new capital: Nusantara. The city is completely out of the ground on the island of Borneo, while Jakarta is sinking perilously into the sea.
Jakarta is slowly sinking into the sea. The government is therefore simply building a new capital. The inauguration of Nusantara has now taken place. more...
PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia.- Indonesia celebrated 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to ease pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has been delayed longer than expected.Hundreds of officials and guests dressed in traditional clothes from Indonesian tribes gathered in a garden amid the ongoing construction of government buildings and a view of construction…
The Indonesian capital Jakarta is overloaded. The planned new capital Nusantara is intended to offer a green alternative. But many things are not going as planned. Jennifer Johnston has taken a look around Borneo.
Jakarta, the former capital of Indonesia, is slowly sinking into the sea. That is why a billion-dollar move is taking place to Nusantara, right in the middle of the jungle. This Saturday will mark the official opening of the new futuristic smart city. President-elect Joko Widodo – known as Jokowi – held his first cabinet meeting in Nusantara a few days ago. The city currently being built on the island of Borneo is "a canvas that will shape the f…
Since Jakarta is sinking at a truly alarming rate, the Indonesian government is building a new capital in the middle of the forest, in a megaproject that is ambitious - and highly controversial.
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