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Concerns exist over the Prabowo administration's commitment to Nusantara's development, given its other priorities, unmet ...
Nusantara development to accelerate, not halt Development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, will proceed without any ...
The country's bullet train wows with speed but struggles with debt, low ridership and poor connectivity. Read more at ...
Jakarta has a population of about 30 million in its greater metropolitan area. Meanwhile, the island of Java is only the fourth largest in Indonesia and is home to more than 140 million people.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of ...
Indonesia is an archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands, but 54% of its more than 270 million people live on Java, the country’s most densely populated island and where Jakarta is located.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo seen Aug. 26, 2019. Reuters Jakarta, which sits on the island Java, is also the world's fastest sinking city in the world.
The 16th century metropolis is one of the world's fastest sinking cities. LONDON -- This week, Indonesia's president announced that the capital Jakarta was sinking at an alarming rate -- and that ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island ...
Jakarta is now sinking at a truly alarming rate—a rate that varies around the city but is up to 11 inches a year in the northern areas. About 40 percent of Jakarta is below sea level.