Indonesia's Delayed New Capital Risks 'White Elephant' Status

Fuente: International Business Times

Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but remains mostly silent AFP A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent. The legacy project of former president Joko Widodo is battling a slashed budget, slowed construction and a deficit of interest from a new leader focused on social mega-projects. That has raised questions about whether the city, carved out of the jungle to replace crowded and rapidly sinking Jakarta, will ever see its promised potential.