With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place to surpass ...

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The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

Nine of the top 10 mega-cities are in Asia, with Bangladesh’s Dhaka projected to be the world’s largest city by 2050.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, shakes hands with Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto during the ceremony marking Indonesia's 79th anniversary of independence at the new ...

The two top officials overseeing Indonesia's ambitious construction of a new capital city have resigned, throwing a new wrench into the $35 billion endeavor just months before its first residents are ...

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Orange-red ground has been broken in the jungle of East Borneo, where the Indonesian government has begun construction of its new capital city. Officials promise ...

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has capped the maximum duration of land rights for investors in its planned new capital city ...

SoftBank Group Corp will not invest in Indonesia's project to relocate its capital city to Borneo island, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Adds details of investment pledge through Grab TOKYO, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.