Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, shakes hands with Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto during the ceremony marking Indonesia's 79th anniversary of independence at the new ...

This week, Indonesia is slated to inaugurate a brand new city. Nusantara is set to become the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country. And the city’s construction comes with a price tag of ...

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Indonesia is poised to officially relocate its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara, a city which is currently under construction. Nusantara is slated to hold it's first ever Indonesian Independence Day ...

Indonesia’s president has decided to move the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalize a new location, the planning ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The head and deputy head of the body overseeing Indonesia's planned new capital have unexpectedly resigned, raising questions about the $32 billion project. With Jakarta, the ...

In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, talks to journalists companied by Indonesian Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, ...

In this photo released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, inspects the presidential palace construction site at the new capital city Nusantara in Penajam ...

Less than a tenth of the reforestation target for Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, has been achieved to date, planners say. The main obstacles that experts have identified include a preference ...

Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan show their support during a campaign event in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, December 3, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Anies Baswedan ...

A recent study warns that the ongoing construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo could destabilize the population of endangered proboscis monkeys currently thriving in the ...