Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his state of the nation address ahead of the country's Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Indonesia celebrates the 74th anniversary of its independence from the Netherlands on Saturday, Aug. 17.
“I’m asking your blessing and support from all Indonesian people to move our national capital to the island of Borneo,” Widodo said. “This is for the realization of equality and economic justice, this is for the vision of forward Indonesia.” Prone to flooding and rapidly sinking due to uncontrolled ground water extraction, Jakarta is the archetypical Asian mega-city. It has been creaking under the weight of its dysfunction, causing massive pollution to rivers and contaminating the ground water that supplies the city. Congestion is estimated to cost the economy $6.5 billion a year.
I thought they already did this
“We want to separate ... Jakarta as a business and economic center,” Jokowi said about a sinking city? “We don’t want all the money existing only in Java.” Ah, yes. Who will be building the new capital? Follow the money, AP.
To sink and pollute another city? Unless behaviors change it'll be the same.
‘We fu•ked up our current capitol on every level so let’s find a new place to destroy.’
Is it just me, or is a hallmark of autocratic 'democracies' to try and build new capital cities? Call me cynical, but it all is a little too convenient. Maybe a good way to pay off a generation of laborers who'll do the work? Couldn't be, right
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