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President Joko Widodo's new capital is struggling to attract foreign investors. Will it survive beyond next year's election?

Reducing the dense smog that settles over the Indonesian capital each dry season will require a multifaceted approach.

There are measures that the government can take to avoid the smog that periodically blankets the center of the capital.

Sea level rises are often spoken about as a potential future impact of climate change. But on the Indonesian island of Java, they are already threatening millions.

The coastal cities of Bangkok, Jakarta, and Ho Chi Minh City battle a common existential threat.

And what that has to do with Nusantara, the country's planned new capital city.

As the Indonesian capital relaxes measures to contain the pandemic, concerns persist about COVID-19.

There are a variety of rationales put forward for the decision to relocate the capital, some more prominently articulated than others.

2020 could be a key year in assessing whether reform takes off or if the country continues to be mired in stagnation on key issues.

Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history.

The announcement on moving the country’s capital is only the beginning of one of the most ambitious infrastructure ventures in its history.

The announcement capped off longtime discussion about a potential capital shift.