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Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament a plan to move the country's capital from Jakarta, on the crowded island of Java, to Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
Published : 16 August 2019, 04:50 AM
Updated : 16 August 2019, 04:50 AM
Widodo made the proposal during his state of the union speech at parliament, a day before the country celebrates its 74th independence anniversary.
"I hereby request your permission to move our national capital to Kalimantan," said Widodo, who will be sworn in for a second term in October after winning April's election.
"A capital city is not just a symbol of national identity, but also a representation of the progress of the nation. This is for the realization of economic equality and justice," he said, without specifying the exact location for the new capital.
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