Kalimantan Current Affairs, GK & News
Kalimantan: Indonesia to move capital from Jakarta to Borneo Island
Government of Indonesia has announced to move its current capital from Jakarta (on the island of Java) to the sparsely populated East Kalimantan (on Borneo island). Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has announced that his government plans to build smart, green capital city on Borneo island. However, t some environmentalist groups fear $33billion relocation plan of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Topics: Borneo island • Capital • Indonesia • Jakarta • Kalimantan
New Capital of Indonesia
The President of Indonesia has stated that the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans. The choice of location was based on the intense studies undertaken over the past three years. The new capital city, ..
Topics: Borneo • Countries • East Kalimantan • Geography of Asia • Greater Sunda Islands • Indonesia • Jakarta • Java • Kalimantan • Maritime Southeast Asia • Provinces of Indonesia • Southeast Asia