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 ...

Indonesia’s New Capital—and Its Outgoing President’s Legacy—Is in Limbo 7 minute read Indonesia’s new capital in Nusantara, East Kalimantan province, on July 25, 2024.

The grandest was officially opened on August 17th, when Nusantara, an entirely new capital city carved out of the jungles of Borneo, hosted festivities to mark Indonesia’s 79th independence day.

This picture taken on July 12, 2024 shows an aerial view of a new toll road, which connects the future Capital City of Nusantara to Balikpapan, undergoing construction in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

More than 1,000 kilometers northeast of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, construction crews are carving a new administrative headquarters for the country out of the Borneo rainforest. Nusantara ...

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 Jakarta but whose construction has ...

Indonesia’s future capital city will likely emerge unscathed with its budget intact even as a host of agencies see deep spending cuts to ensure more funding for President Prabowo Subianto’s ...

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.

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