BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia -- President Joko Widodo is drumming up support for Nusantara, Indonesia's planned new capital city, from the country's largest Muslim group, Nahdlatul Ulama, as well as local sultanates and Indigenous communities -- amid loud criticism in Jakarta.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives at the Nahdlatul Ulama ceremony in Balikpapan. (Photo courtesy of Indonesian Presidential Office)
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