Indonesian parliament passes into law Jakarta special status bill, speaker says

House Speaker Puan Maharani attends a joint news briefing after Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivered the annual State of the Nation Address ahead of Indonesia's Independence Day, at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/ File Photo

JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament on Thursday passed into law a bill on Jakarta's special status amid a plan to move the capital to the country's Borneo island, house speaker Puan Maharani said.

Indonesia plans to move its capital city to Nusantara, a $32 billion city under construction in the jungle of East Kalimantan on Borneo, a flagship project of outgoing President Joko Widodo. REUTERS

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