Indonesia Celebrates First Independence Day at Future Capital
Nusantara, which is 2,000 kilometers from Jakarta, is set to become the new political center of the world’s fourth-largest country.
SEPAKU, KOMPAS.com \- Indonesia celebrated its first independence day at its future capital in the ancient rainforests of eastern Borneo on Wednesday, Aug. 17, as the nation plans a move away from slowly sinking, traffic-clogged Jakarta. Nusantara, which is 2,000 kilometers from Jakarta, is set to become the new political center of the world’s fourth-largest country. It is a legacy project of President Joko Widodo but environmentalists have warned it could accelerate the destruction of tropical jungles home to long-nosed monkeys and orangutans. The government is preparing to ramp up infrastruc...