Indonesia's Constitutional Court has further smoothed the way for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambitious project of relocating the nation’s capital after it rejected petitions to repeal the Capital City Law amid growing public concerns.
Nusantara, the Indonesian government’s new capital city project, is facing more public scrutiny even after lawmakers passed a law formalising the staggered move away from congested Jakarta, following allegations that a number of prominent figures stand to benefit from the relocation to East Kalimantan.