Back in late-August 2019 Indonesian President Joko Widodo had already made an official announcement that Indonesia’s capital city is to be moved from Jakarta to two regencies in the province of East Kalimantan, namely (1) the North Penajam Paser regency and...
nal capital city from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to the province of East Kalimantan, in Borneo. The plan is a very ambitious project, which, in our view, poses more threats and challenges than giving opportunities to the country. In this paper, we argue that the difficulties implied...
Nusantara and its Presidential Palace were inaugurated on 17 August, when Indonesia celebrates Independence Day. This makes Nusantara, built in the forested region of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia’s new capital. This mammoth project, backed by former Presiden...
As I’m writing more about transport and cities in Asia I’ll probably be back in Jakarta sooner. I’ve never been to Kalimantan either, so Indonesian Borneo is on my short list of places to visit next. I would like to get some “before” photos of the future new capital, if they ...