Jokowi appoints Luhut head of Nusantara investment task force

Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan visited Patimban port in Subang, West Java, on Nov18 2021.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Panjaitan as the head of a task force set up to accelerate investment realisation for the country's planned new capital Nusantara.

Head of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority Bambang Susantono announced the decision on Monday (May 15).