Indonesia vows to develop Nusantara into ‘political capital city’ by 2028


Indonesia's Presidential Palace in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, is pictured during the country’s 79th Independence Day celebrations on Aug. 17, 2024. -- Photo: AFP

JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): The Indonesian government has committed to developing Nusantara city in East Kalimantan into a complete political capital by 2028, one year before President Prabowo Subianto's term ends.

At a recent press conference following a cabinet meeting, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said that President Prabowo has approved a budget of 48.8 trillion IDR (over US$3 billion) for legislative and judicial facilities, as well as for ensuring the construction of roads in and around Nusantara and maintaining the facilities that have already been built there.

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