Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The Political Strategy Group (PSG) has revealed that 73 percent of Jakarta residents are satisfied with the performance of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accordin
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September 7, 2024
September 5, 2024
Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's new capital city Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN), which is about 15 per cent completed, has released a smartphone application that will ultimately allow
Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung has pledged to transform Jakarta into a "city of joy" with global influence, should he win the upcoming election on Novemb
September 3, 2024
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the postponement of the planned relocation of central government employees to the still-developing new capital,
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Tri Atmoko is a regular visitor to the mangrove forests of Balikpapan Bay on the east coast of Indonesian Borneo, where he studies proboscis monkeys, an en
August 30, 2024
Calvin Yang, Singapore – More foreign investors are showing interest in the Nusantara megaproject, said newly-appointed Indonesian Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani.
August 29, 2024
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil has pledged to introduce innovative solutions to tackle Jakarta's longstanding issues of flooding and worsening
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has, once again, postponed his planned relocation to Nusantara in East Kalimantan, saying that he will wait for the future capital'
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono has requested an additional budget of Rp20.32 trillion for the development of In
August 27, 2024
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Businesses want to see the state allocate more funds to Nusantara's development before they themselves feel confident about investing in the future capital city.
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – For the first time since it declared independence in 1945, Indonesia held its official national day celebrations outside Jakarta this year.
August 26, 2024
Jakarta – Runway testing at the airport in the new capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan has been conducted successfully using a calibration aircraft, Transportation Minister Budi K
August 22, 2024
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – PBNU – the executive board of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama – is planning to invest in the country's planned future capital Nusantara.
August 21, 2024
Daniel Moss – Capital cities don't just happen. They develop slowly over decades, perhaps centuries, before resembling their creator's dream – if they ever do.
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed his promise to continue the development of the planned new capital Nusantara once he takes office.
August 19, 2024
Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's development of the Indonesian Capital Nusantara or IKN in East Kalimantan has attracted haphazard investments, sa
August 18, 2024
Resty Woro Yuniar – Just the thought of moving to Indonesia's ambitious new capital city, Nusantara, is enough to make most people's heads spin – from the logistical challenges to the p
August 17, 2024
Resty Woro Yuniar – Controversy has surrounded Indonesia's new capital city ever since the US$33 billion gambit to reshape the nation's identity was first unveiled five years ago.
Muhammad Husaini Fikri and Muhammad Rafi Bakri – Jakarta is exhausted from carrying the burden of being Indonesia's capital city.
August 16, 2024
Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi released a regulation permitting foreign workers to work in Nusantara Capital City or IKN in North Penajam Paser, East Kaliman
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Walhi (Indonesian Forum for Environment) said the development of Nusantara Capital City (IKN) seemed to disregard local communities' aspiratio
August 15, 2024
Arthur Sullivan – It's not every week that a country gets a new capital city, but that's what is in line for Indonesia in the coming days – in theory at least.
Jakarta – The East Kalimantan (Kaltim) Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) held an action in front of the Nusantara capital city (IKN) Authority offices in Balikpapan on Thursday August 15
August 14, 2024
Indonesia may be forced to delay plans to relocate a first batch of civil servants to its beleaguered new capital, potentially casting further doubts on a project that remains behind sc
Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Bondan Andriyanu, the Greenpeace Indonesia Climate and Energy Campaigner, responded to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's claim that the air quality in Nusanta
Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo admitted Wednesday that he could finally get a restful sleep when staying at the yet-to-be-built Indonesian future c
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Hotels in the East Kalimantan cities of Samarinda and Balikpapan have seen a surge in demand to full capacity ahead of the 79th Independence Day celebrations in N
Daniel A.
August 13, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The budget for Indonesia's 79th Independence Day celebrations in the new capital Nusantara (IKN) on Aug.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday that the existing presidential palaces remind him of Dutch colonial rule as the incumbent leader once again tri
Antara, Jakarta – Several areas in East Kalimantan, including those within Nusantara Capital City (IKN), are still at risk of flooding in the coming week.
Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – A devastating fire that swept through five sub-districts in the Manggarai area this morning has left hundreds, if not thousands, of residents homeless.
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Investors continue to show strong interest in properties in Jakarta and the surrounding Greater Jakarta metropolitan area despite the construction of the coun
August 12, 2024
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) has provided import duties exemptions for crucial equipment used in the development of the Nusantara
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" defended his decision to build an entirely new capital during a historic cabinet meeting on Monday, saying that the move could spre
Thomas Rizal, Nusantara – President-elect Prabowo Subianto confirmed on Monday that he has invested in the new national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan as a businessman and sugge
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo held his first Cabinet meeting in his planned new capital, Nusantara, on Aug 12, as the outgoing leader seeks to reassure investors his US$32
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi is not ready to move the capital city from Jakarta to Nusantara Capital City (IKN), North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan.
Norman Harsono – Indonesia has drastically scaled back its Aug.
Zikrullah Shubhy, Depok – Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) staged a protest at the Depok mayor's office in West Java on Sunday by dumping dozens of sacks f
August 8, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – More investors will break ground on their respective projects in the new capital Nusantara next week, according to the Public Works Ministry.
August 7, 2024
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a task force to expedite investment in the new capital city of Nusantara or IKN project.
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – To prove his commitment to the development of Nusantara Capital City, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo insisted on working there, despite the ongoing constr
August 6, 2024
Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is set to trial a new urban transport system called the Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) in the future national capital, Nusant
August 5, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority is planning to transform local wisdom in East Kalimantan into a tourist village and living museum, mirroring the success of
August 4, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry prepared a budget of Rp90 billion (US$5.5 million) to compensate people whose land parcels are affected by the deve
August 2, 2024
Antara, Penajam Paser Utara – Swissotel Nusantara in the new capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, is nearly ready to welcome distinguished guests for Indonesia's 79th Indep
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August 1, 2024
Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – Indonesia's 79th Independence Day celebration will take place in both Jakarta and the new capital, Nusantara (IKN).
July 29, 2024
Agencies, Nusantara, East Kalimantan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country's proposed new capital Nusantara ahead of official