Indonesia's Nusantara Capital City authority downplays report of rampant prostitution

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks in front of the State Palace on Nov. 10, 2024, at the government offices complex in the future capital Nusantara in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. - Antara via The Jakarta Post/ANN

NUSANTARA: The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority chief, Basuki Hadimuljono, has acknowledged that prostitution is occurring near the site of the new capital city, but not within the core area.

“The prostitution practices take place in Sepaku region, some three kilometres from the development area,” he said on Wednesday (July 9), as quoted by Kompas.com. Sepaku is a district in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan.