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. "The location is very strategic -- it's in the centre of Indonesia and close to
1 / 4Indonesia wants to move its capital from congested Jakarta to a new purpose-built city in east KalimantanIndonesia wants to move its capital from congested Jakarta to a new purpose-built city in east Kalimantan 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.
"The burden Jakarta is holding right now is too heavy as the centre of governance, business, finance, trade and services," he added. "Moving the capital off Java is a gesture that aims to solidify unity," said Jakarta-based political risk analyst Kevin O'Rourke. "That makes Kalimantan unfit as a candidate for a new capital city," said Jakarta-based urban planning expert Nirwono Joga.
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