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Indonesia celebrates first Independence Day in unfinished new capital


Indonesia celebrates first Independence Day in unfinished new capital

Indonesia’s unfinished new capital celebrated its first Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony against a backdrop of cranes and dusty construction sites. The new city, called Nusantara, is located in the forested eastern part of Borneo and is intended to be a sustainable, high-tech alternative to overcrowded and polluted Jakarta. While some government […]