JAKARTA -- Indonesia's cabinet has decided to relocate the capital, moving the government out of Jakarta as President Joko Widodo looks to spur economic development in neglected areas of the populous archipelago nation.
The shift will take five to 10 years, said Bambang Brodjonegoro, the national development planning minister, who disclosed the decision to reporters on Monday. Among the options under consideration, he said that a development plan that accounts for 1.5 million residents would cost an estimated 466 trillion rupiah ($33 billion).
