Indonesia plans to move capital city out of crowded Java island

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Indonesia plans to move capital city out of crowded Java island.

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president has decided to move the capital of the world's fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalise a new location, the planning minister said on Monday.

Brodjonegoro said the administration had yet to pick a new location, but was looking at the eastern side of the sprawling archipelago."We want to think in a visionary way for the progress of this country and moving the capital requires thorough and detailed preparation," he said. The low-lying capital is also prone to flooding and is sinking due to over-extraction of ground water.

 

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