Jokowi’s Nusantara dream a step closer to reality

President Joko WIdodo (centre) discussing with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto (right) and Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono the government's plan to build a road to connect the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road with the site of the new capital city in East Kalimantan. - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/Lukas This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Jokowi’s Nusantara dream a step closer to reality". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2022/03/13/jokowis-nusantara-dream-a-step-closer-to-reality.html. Download The Jakarta Post app for easier and faster news access: Android: http://bit.ly/tjp-android iOS: http://bit.ly/tjp-ios

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to construct a new Indonesian capital in East Kalimantan, called Nusantara, making sure that the project moves forward before the end of his term.

On Sunday (March 13), three days after he swore in the head of the new capital city authority, Jokowi flew to East Kalimantan where he is expected to visit the construction site for the country's new administrative centre.