Indonesia looks to build new capital to replace sinking and congested Jakarta | South China Morning Post

Indonesia is looking at sites for a new capital after approving a plan to relocate government and civil offices from Jakarta. For years, leaders have worried about the capital’s heavy traffic, pollution and flooding due to rising sea levels and sinking land. The two frontrunners to site the new capital – Gunung Mas …

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