Indonesia looks to build new capital to replace sinking and congested Jakarta
The Indonesian government is looking at potential sites for a new capital after approving a plan to relocate government and civil offices from Jakarta. For years, leaders have been worried about the current capital’s heavy traffic, pollution and flooding due to rising sea levels and sinking land. The two frontrunners for the new capital location – Gunung Mas and Kutai Kartanegara – are both in Kalimantan on Borneo island. Jakarta is on Java island. Indonesian President Joko Widodo got a first…