So, in 2019, Indonesia's government approved an ambitious plan to build a new capital city 100 miles away from Jakarta. Nusantara, the new capital, is not scheduled to be fully completed until 2045.

JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo has made a trip to East Kalimantan and reassured the public that Indonesia’s planned new capital there is on track, just a day after the bombshell announcement ...

Under current rules, Jakarta will remain Indonesia’s capital until the president issues a decree officially naming Nusantara as the new capital, which is expected sometime this year. The ...