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 ...

However, for Indonesia, the primitive landscape of Nusantara proved a more attractive option than its current capital, Jakarta, dubbed by some experts as the world’s fastest-sinking megacity ...

Why Indonesia moved its capital to a jungle hundreds of miles away. The new city, ... (In 2022, nearly 1 in 10 Indonesians lived in poverty, according to the World Bank.) By 2045, ...

Additionally, it would shift Indonesia’s capital close to its geographic center. "This is a big job, impossible to take just one year, it could take up to 10 years," Brodjonegoro said.

Indonesia is in the process of building an entirely new capital city 800 miles away. Skyscrapers are seen beyond residential buildings standing in the Tanah Abang district of Central Jakarta ...

As Indonesia builds a new capital on the island of Borneo, conservationists worry about the impact on orangutans, dolphins and other wildlife in the area.

Indonesia has announced plans to build a new capital city as its current capital, Jakarta, struggles with pollution, traffic gridlock — and the fact that the city is sinking. After a Cabinet ...

The government is trying, once again, to abandon the much-derided Jakarta. Will it finally succeed? By Elizabeth Pisani Ms. Pisani is a researcher and the author of ”Indonesia, Etc.” When I ...

Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, is the city that people love to hate. With a population of about 10 million, Jakarta is steadily sinking. Its traffic is legendary. Its air quality ranks among the ...

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 ...