Indonesia's capital relocation plan 'still on,' Jokowi says

Presidential hopeful Subianto throws weight behind $32bn project

A traffic jam in Jakarta: Indonesia's capital faces the "dual threat" of rising sea levels and sinking ground, Greenpeace warns. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

August 25, 2021 01:43 JST

JAKARTA -- President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday said the government will proceed with its $32 billion plan to relocate Indonesia's capital city from Jakarta to the island of Borneo, while the strongest candidate to succeed him so far assured he supports the move.