FACTS ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL CITY (JAKARTA TO KUTAI KARTANEGARA)
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil confirmed that East Kalimantan was the chosen province, even though the government was still closing information meetings regarding the area which would actually become the capital of Jakarta. Sofyan said the government did not want to openly disclose information related to the exact location of the new capital because it wanted to first ascertain land readiness in the region. In a written presentation titled 'Plans for Moving the Capital of the State', Minister of National Development Planning (PPN / Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro said that the reason Kalimantan was chosen to be the successor of DKI Jakarta was one of them because of its strategic location. "The strategic location (Kalimantan Island) is in the middle of Indonesia," Bambang said in a written presentation. In addition, Kalimantan Island is also included as a location free from earthquake and tsunami disasters. Bambang...