Indonesia's Jokowi leads 1st cabinet meeting in Nusantara: 5 things to know

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center, in white shirt) leads a plenary cabinet meeting at the Garuda Palace in Nusantara on Aug. 12. The president is in a hurry to move capital functions out of Jakarta before he leaves office in October. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, ISMI DAMAYANTI and NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA/NUSANTARA -- President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday led the first cabinet meeting in the new Garuda Palace in Nusantara, Indonesia's planned new capital on Borneo Island.

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