EVERY day, hundreds of dump trucks roam in front of Yati Dahlia’s house in Bumi Harapan village, Sepaku subdistrict, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan. Each truck carries a load of material weighing no less than 30 tons to supply the needs of constructing the new Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

This scene is common in Bumi Harapan village, which is part of the Central Government Core Area. Especially in the past year, constru