Why We Don’t Need the New Capital
The government and the DPR are to move the national capital city through a decision reached with minimal public participation. It is a threat to the environment and to the state budget.
Tempo
January 24, 2022
THERE are many reasons why the project to move the state capital city should be opposed. Therefore, there needs to be a legal challenge to the decision taken by the administration of President Joko Widodo and approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) in order to prevent the damage it will cause.
The decision and the process to move the capital city clearly does not meet the definition of good governance. The law serving as th
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