With a new capital Nusantara to be built on the island of Borneo, what plans are there for the old capital and how do locals feel about the proposed relocation?
With a new capital Nusantara to be built on the island of Borneo, what plans are there for the old capital and how do locals feel about the proposed relocation?
With a new capital Nusantara to be built on the island of Borneo, what plans are there for the old capital and how do locals feel about the proposed relocation?
Indonesian Presidential Palace/AFP
The building of a new national capital on Borneo Island to replace Jakarta will move ahead with construction of a presidential palace beginning this year, the Indonesian leader’s spokesman announced Friday, after the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 stalled the ambitious project.
The palace will be the first project to go up in Penajam Paser Utara, a regency in East Kalimantan province selected as the site for the future capital, said Fadjroel Rachman, spokesman for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
“The minister of the National Development Planning Agency said during a meeting with the president that the construction of the presidential palace will start this year,” Fadjroel told an online news conference.