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.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government has started a public consultation on draft regulations from the recently passed law legalising the capital relocation, but critics have said the gesture is just for show.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the country's next capital city authority head, Bambang Susantono and Deputy Head Dhony Rahajoe, at the .
The writer says national defence is also a matter of protecting the commander-in-chief and the relevant staff from possible harm.
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