Indonesia Dismisses Concerns Over $32 bln IKN Project

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10 March 2023 15:07 WIB

Workers stand near heavy vehicles at a construction site that will be a port near Balikpapan Bay, which also will be connected to Indonesia's projected new capital called Nusantara, in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan province, March 7, 2023. A top Indonesian official pledged on Wednesday that construction on a new capital city deep within the jungles of Borneo island would not stall when the presidency changes hands next year as new incentives were unveiled to encourage investment. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB

General view of core goverment area construction of Indonesia's new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital (IKN), in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, March 8, 2023. Southeast Asia's largest country will officially declare the city, called Nusantara, its new capital in the first half of 2024, the head of the Nusantara authority Bambang Susantono said during a visit to the site in Kalimantan in eastern Borneo. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB

Workers are seen at the core goverment area construction of Indonesia's new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital (IKN), in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, March 8, 2023. Nusantara is President Joko Widodo's flagship project and is envisioned as a green, smart city spanning nearly 260,000 hectares (642,474 acres) to replace the current overcrowded and rapidly sinking capital of Jakarta on Java island. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB

Workers drive trucks into the core goverment area construction of Indonesia's new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital (IKN), in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB

General view of the Big Balang Island bridge construction, that will be connected to the Nusantara National Capital (IKN)in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB

A fisheries boat is seen next to a port construction near Balikpapan Bay, one of the nearby areas that will be connected to Indonesia's projected new capital called Nusantara, in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan province, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

10 Maret 2023 00:00 WIB