'Forest Archipelago' wins design contest for new Indonesia capital

Government will use entry as a basis for the Borneo site's development plan

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The winning entry in a contest to design Indonesia's new capital. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- A plan for a small coastal city built on restored oil palm plantations and surrounded by wetlands and lush tropical forests won a design contest for Indonesia's new planned capital.

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