Indonesia is all set to build its new capital Nusantara, and for that, the country's parliamentary budget committee approved an additional 15 trillion rupiah ($1.

Indonesia's parliamentary budget committee approves additional $1 billion for construction of new capital

Indonesia is building a new capital called Nusantara on Borneo island from scratch. However, experts worry about the environmental impact of such a large-scale project.

Is Indonesia building its new capital at the cost of environment? | WION Climate Tracker

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo declared on Wednesday that construction of the country's new capital Nusantara has begun. The mega project involves a move away from the current capital Jakarta to Kalimantan located on Borneo island.

Indonesia's President Widodo visits new capital construction site

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised to Indonesia on Tuesday for "excessive violence" during the former colony's independence struggle in the 1940s. The king made the remarks during a state visit to the country with Queen Maxima after a ceremony with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the capital Jakarta.

Dutch king apologises for violence during Indonesian independence war

Malaysia's former first lady, who allegedly bankrolled a luxurious lifestyle with kickbacks and stolen public money, went on trial Wednesday for corruption for the first time since her husband lost power.

Malaysia's former first lady goes on trial for corruption

By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness.

Sleepy to sleepless? Indonesia's future capital in the forest

The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country's capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend $40 billion to save the slowly sinking city in the next decade.

Indonesia pledges $40 billion to modernise Jakarta ahead of new capital

Indonesia will move its capital to the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island, President Joko Widodo said Monday, as the country shifts its political heart away from congested and sinking megalopolis Jakarta.

Indonesia picks Borneo island for new capital

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