Paranormal perils plague Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara amid fears of black magic
During a recent meeting with the Nusantara Capital Authority in Jakarta, an unnamed representative from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency voiced a rather unexpected concern about the big move. She revealed that she’s terrified of santet – a traditional Indonesian practice involving spells, charms, and dark supernatural forces used to harm others from afar. The official claimed her own husband had previously fallen under a santet curse while deployed to the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak.