Aerial view shows the future presidential palace in the new capital city of Nusantara. - AFP
JAKARTA: A presidential regulation allowing investors to hold nearly 200-year land permits in the country’s future capital has drawn widespread criticism, with many describing President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s regulation as short-sighted and designed simply for the sake of seeing through his megaproject.
Jokowi’s administration has been racing to complete the key construction projects in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, in the hope of relocating the capital there before the outgoing president steps down from office in only four months.
