Proposal to move Indonesian capital to Kalimantan


Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, dressed in a traditional outfit from West Nusa Tenggara, gestures during his state-of-the-nation address at a general assembly at parliament in Jakarta on August 16, 2019. - Widodo said on August 16 he would press on with plans to move the nation's capital in Kalimantan, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island shared with Malaysia and Brunei, in a speech to parliament, a day before the country's independence day holiday. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia's president on Friday proposed to move the capital from Jakarta, a crowded city of 10 million people, to the island of Borneo, though he left Indonesians guessing as to the exact location.

President Joko Widodo suggested a new capital in Kalimantan, on the Indonesian side of the island shared with Malaysia and Brunei, in a speech to parliament, a day before the country's independence day holiday.

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