President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) and East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor take a stroll during a visit to the proposed location of the country's new capital in Sepaku district of North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, on Dec. 18, 2019. - Presidential Palace Bureau
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has postponed the plan to construct Indonesia's new capital city in East Kalimantan as the country switched its priorities to mitigating the coronavirus pandemic, an official has said.
National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Suharso Monoarfa confirmed with The Jakarta Post on Wednesday (Sept 9) that the capital relocation plan had been suspended for the time being, since the pandemic had forced the government to shift its policies.
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