Indonesian president chooses Nusantara as new name of capital name: minister

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JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has chosen Nusantara, or archipelago in English, as the name ofa senior government official said Monday .

"I just received a direct confirmation from the president on Friday and he said the new capital is named Nusantara," the country's National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa said during a meeting with the special committee for the new capital city's establishment at the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta.

The minister explained the reason for selecting Nusantara was because the name has been well known since a long time ago. "It is iconic internationally, easy and it describes the archipelago of the Republic of Indonesia," Monoarfa said, adding,"And I think we all agree with the name Nusantara."first announced by the government in April 2019.

Months later, Mr Widodo announced two districts in East Kalimantan province, which are North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kertanegara, to be the site of the new capital city.The ground-breaking of the multibillion- dollar construction project was initially expected to be conducted in August 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic has

The new capital will serve as the centre of government, while Jakarta the current capital city which is home to more than 10 million people, would remain the business and economic centre of Indonesia, South-east Asia's biggest economy.

 

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