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A recent study warns that the ongoing construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo could destabilize the population of endangered proboscis monkeys currently thriving in the ...

What does a country do when its overcrowded, polluted capital city starts sinking into the ocean? It builds a new one. That's the plan in Indonesia, where construction is well underway on the new ...

Indonesia's futuristic dream for its new capital, Nusantara, took a step closer to reality with the successful test flight of a flying car prototype. The prototype successfully completed a 10-minute ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The head and deputy head of the body overseeing Indonesia's planned new capital have unexpectedly resigned, raising questions about the $32 billion project. With Jakarta, the ...

Indonesia’s first planned independence day celebrations at its multi-billion-dollar new capital city were a damp squib, say A. Anantha Lakshmi and Diana Mariska in the Financial Times. The government ...

Indonesia is building a new capital from scratch, with Jakarta threatened by rising sea levels. Two top officials resigned on Monday, raising questions about the $35 billion Nusantara project.

In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, talks to journalists companied by Indonesian Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, ...

The design and development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, is nowhere near as “green” or as “smart” as the government repeatedly claims it is, experts say. The government has certified the ...

In this photo released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, inspects the presidential palace construction site at the new capital city Nusantara in Penajam ...

Indonesia is relocating its capital city with a budget of $33 billion, aiming to build a futuristic and sustainable megacity. Construction is currently underway, with the first district set to open ...

Indonesia’s president has decided to move the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalize a new location, the planning ...