BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia -- In late June, Japanese investors appeared puzzled while visiting near the construction site of a new presidential palace in the jungles of Borneo. Aside from trees, they could only see a white sign with the words, "titik nol," indicating the center point of Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara.
Some potential Nusantara investors are holding onto their money until Indonesian President Joko Widodo paints a "big picture" of what he envisions. © Nikkei montage/Source photos by Jun Suzuki, Reuters
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