Indonesia’s new capital project won’t be affected by leadership change: Jokowi

The half-finished presidential office in the new Indonesian capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan. ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
Ministers’ official residences being built in Nusantara. ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
Tents that are being used to accommodate the state secretariat's officers at Nusantara. ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
The kilometre zero of the new capital Nusantara is marked by a blue cement concrete box. ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
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NUSANTARA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has assured investors and critics that plans to set up a new capital city, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan will not be undone by the next elected government.

Singapore tops the list in the number of foreign investors that have signed “letters of intent” on projects in the city, followed by Japan, Malaysia, China and South Korea.

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