Medan, Indonesia – When Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced a surprise plan to move the country’s capital during his annual address to the nation on 16 August 2019, he outlined a grandiose vision.
“A capital city is not just a symbol of national identity, but also a representation of the progress of the nation,” he said, just one day before Indonesia’s 74th anniversary of Independence. “This is for the realisation of economic equality and justice.”
