This aerial picture taken on August 14, 2022 shows Titik Nol Nusantara (ground zero Nusantara), the future capital city for Indonesia, in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.

The city is expected to be inaugurated on Aug. 17 next year to coincide with Indonesia’s Independence Day. New capital authorities said that the final stages of the city, however, likely won’t ...

The new state capital law, which provides a legal framework for President Joko Widodo's ambitious $44.5 billion mega project, stipulates how development of the capital will be funded and governed.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of ...

A digital rendering showing the layout of the presidential palace compound at the new capital city is displayed at its construction site in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia ...

Indonesia celebrates in new capital city. Construction delays disrupt bigger plans for 79th anniversary of independence. August 18, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

Most of the new capital's investors are Indonesian companies. The government is contributing 20% of the $33 billion budget and relying significantly on private sector investment for the rest.

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Orange-red ground has been broken in the jungle of East Borneo, where the Indonesian government has begun construction of its new capital city. Officials ...

Indonesia celebrates in new capital city. Construction delays disrupt bigger plans for 79th anniversary of independence. August 18, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.