Indonesia names new capital, approving shift from Jakarta

Masrur Jamaluddin & Hannah Ryan, CNN, 19 January 2022

Indonesia has named its new capital Nusantara, as lawmakers approve the shift from Jakarta to Kalimantan, a jungle-covered area on the east of Borneo island. Concerns over the sustainability of the congested and rapidly sinking political centre of Jakarta prompted the need for a new capital, and the nation's House of Representatives officially passed a bill on Tuesday regarding the relocation. President Joko Widodo first announced...