Joko hopes for Singapore investments in Indonesia’s new capital

Meeting of minds: Joko and Lee giving a joint news conference at the Istana in Singapore. — AFP

The country plans to build first-class hospitals and universities in its new capital city that is being developed in Borneo, and President Joko Widodo hopes Singapore investors will partner his country on this front.

Speaking to The Straits Times ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore for their regular leaders’ retreat on Thursday, Joko outlined his plans for the flagship project, known as Nusantara.