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New Capital City of Indonesia

February 2, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta in Java to a new city in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The move is in part to relieve pressure on traffic-clogged Jakarta, which is sinking, polluted and crowded. A new capital city would also be a way of symbolically centralising the government, which […]

Filed Under: Indonesia Tagged With: borneo, indonesia, jakarta, kalimantan, new city

Future Jakarta – The world’s future largest city

November 12, 2019 By James Clark 2 Comments

Jakarta is the biggest city in Southeast Asia in terms of population and building height. While Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur have more well known skyscrapers, Jakarta has the biggest overall skyline. It’s ranked tenth in the world for the number of buildings over 200 metres. Even though the government has announced that it will move […]

Filed Under: Future Asia, Indonesia Tagged With: indonesia, jakarta

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