Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, in danger of becoming a ‘ghost city’

<p>State funding for the project has plunged, while construction has slowed and few civil servants have been eager to move away from Jakarta </p><p>Indonesia’s<strong> </strong>utopian new capital Nusantara seems to appear out of nowhere. Deep in the forest, a multilane highway abruptly opens up through the trees, leading to a palace topped by a winged eagle that glows under the equatorial sun.</p><p>But along the rows of futuristic new buildings, Nusantara’s boulevards are largely empty save for a few gardeners and curious tourists.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/29/indonesia-new-capital-city-nusantara">Continue reading...</a>