Jokowi says Indonesia's new capital city safe bet for investors


Indonesia’s new capital has become the signature project for President Joko Widodo. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo made a strong pitch for investment in the nation’s upcoming new capital Nusantara on Wednesday (June 7), days after Singaporean investors visited the site in the first-ever roadshow for the city.

Nusantara is being built on forested land in the eastern part of Borneo island, about 1,200km from Jakarta.

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