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Indonesia’s Capital Is Sinking, Polluted and Crowded. Its Leader Wants to Build a New One.

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019RICHARD C. PADDOCK and MUKTITA SUHARTONOComments Off

President Joko Widodo proposed stripping Jakarta of its status as the country’s capital and relocating to the island of Borneo. Construction could begin as early as 2021.