JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation’s capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on Borneo, House Speaker Puan Maharani said on Tuesday.
The new state capital law, which provides a legal framework for President Joko Widodo’s ambitious proposal, stipulates how development of the capital will be funded and governed.
RELATED STORIES
BREAKING: Indonesia to have a new capital city
Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital
Indonesia puts $33 billion move of capital city on hold to tackle coronavirus pandemic
MOST READ
LATEST STORIES