Top Indonesian officials resign from $32 billion new capital city project
Jakarta — The head and deputy head of the body overseeing Indonesia’s planned new capital have unexpectedly resigned, raising questions about the $32 billion project.
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Jakarta — The head and deputy head of the body overseeing Indonesia’s planned new capital have unexpectedly resigned, raising questions about the $32 billion project.
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JAKARTA — The head and deputy head of Indonesia's new capital city authority, who were overseeing the US$32 billion (S$43 billion) project, have resigned, the state secretariat minister said on June 3.
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JAKARTA -- As cars and motorbikes clog the streets of Jakarta, construction workers beneath the Indonesian capital are working to clear the city's chronic transportation bottlenecks, moving mounds of dirt and digging to extend the subway system.