Fears for orangutans, dolphins as Indonesia presses on with new capital
About 400 hectares of mangrove forests along the coastline of Balikpapan bay have already been cleared according to one estimation, to make way for a coal port and oil refinery.
Some cash in on land boom near Indonesia's new capital, others despondent
Four years after President Joko Widodo announced plans for a new capital, a site spanning nearly 260,000 hectares named Nusantara, construction is picking up pace in its central area.
Indonesia dismisses concerns over US$32 billion capital city project
Southeast Asia's largest country will officially declare the city, called Nusantara, its new capital in the first half of 2024.
Indonesian president says new capital construction now underway
This signals some progress in a US$32 billion project that many experts have doubted would materialise.
Despite doubts, Indonesia’s new capital ‘proceeding as planned’, says govt
A survey of 170 experts has shown that 58.8% of them are unsure the project will materialise because of uncertainty over funding and management.
‘Useless for us’: New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
Low-income residents in Jakarta fear losing their livelihoods, while indigenous people in Borneo say they have not been consulted.
Indonesia’s spanking new capital city and how it benefits Sarawak
From residential development to the provision of building materials and even electricity, the shift from Jakarta to Nusantara is expected to bring good news for Sarawak.
