More ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images Sinking city Jakarta, which is about 870 miles west of Nusantara on the island of Java, has been Indonesia's capital since its independence in 1945.

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 ...

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 Associated Press ...

The construction site of the new capital city is seen from a hill in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Indonesia began construction of the new capital in ...

Officials say Nusantara will adopt a “forest city” concept, in which more than 75% of the area is green space, and that it will be carbon neutral by the time construction is completed is 2045.

JAKARTA — There’s been renewed scrutiny of the infrastructure being built for Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo following the sighting of a critically endangered orangutan ...

Officials overseeing Indonesia capital city project resign, raising questions By Ananda Teresia June 3, 20245:58 AM PDTUpdated June 3, 2024 ...

Following the capital relocation plan, a new regulation to spur growth and development for the new capital has been issued under Government Regulation No. 12 of 2023 regarding Business Licensing ...

Lund said. A worker stands near a construction site in the new capital city in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Monday, July 29, 2024. Widodo started work Monday from the new ...

JAKARTA — The construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo may destabilize the current stable population of endangered proboscis monkeys, a study has warned. President ...

Indonesia dismisses concerns over $32 bln capital city project, unveils incentives By Stefanno Sulaiman March 8, 20232:27 AM PSTUpdated March 8, 2023 ...

Indonesia began construction of the new capital in mid 2022, after President Joko Widodo announced that Jakarta — the congested, polluted current capital that is prone to earthquakes and rapidly ...