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A map showing the region allocated for Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara. Image courtesy of the Indonesian government. The Nusantara “Point Zero” has become an icon for Indonesia’s ...

An undeveloped tract of jungle on an island known more for orangutans than lawmaking may seem an unlikely place to construct a new capital city. However, for Indonesia, the primitive landscape of ...

New Indonesia Capital Imperils Ancient Eden With 'Ecological Disaster' By Marchio Gorbiano with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta Published 01/05/23 AT 11:30 PM EST ...

Indonesia’s Independence Day on Aug. 17 was supposed to mark the inauguration of the new high-tech and green capital. But when the day arrived, only a scaled-back celebration was held at the ...

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on ...

Map: The Economist Jakarta, the current capital, is under serious threat ... An obvious question is whether Indonesia’s next president will ditch the scheme. A more penetrating question to ...

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 ...

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia -- Indonesia marked 79 years of independence Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta ...

Indonesia is building a new capital city from scratch to deal with rising sea levels. The new city, Nusantara, was set to be operational in October. But things are not going according to plan.

Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he is committed to “continue, and if possible finish” the new capital, dispelling uncertainty as to whether the incoming leader will abandon ...