Indonesia's Nusantara capital relocation

Indonesia’s plans to move its capital from Jakarta to the purpose‑built city of Nusantara in East Kalimantan remain on schedule despite recent misinformation and growing environmental concerns. A late‑July fact‑check disproved a social‑media claim that President Prabowo Subianto opposed the move, confirming instead that his visit was to monitor progress and reaffirm the government’s target of operational readiness by 2028‑2029. Two days later, reports highlighted the accelerating subsidence of Jakarta—up to 25 cm a year in parts of the north—driven chiefly by excessive groundwater extraction. The sinking crisis reinforces the rationale for the $30 billion relocation project, whose first phase is slated for completion by 2045 and whose symbolic agency transfer is scheduled for 17 August 2024. Together, the snapshots show continued political support and an urgent technical impetus driving the capital‑relocation effort.