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Prabowo affirms commitment to new capital city

The Straits Times

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January 14, 2026

Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a US$32 billion (S$41.2 billion) project to build the country's new capital city as he made his first overnight stay there as president, the government said.

Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital city project have lingered since Mr Prabowo took office in October 2024.

The project is a legacy of his predecessor, Mr Joko Widodo, who first announced his plan to move the capital 1,200km away from overcrowded and sinking Jakarta on Java Island in 2019.

Construction of the city in a remote, southeastern part of Borneo Island began in 2022 after delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Mr Widodo missed his target of moving the government by the end of his second and final term in 2024.

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