Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Many foreign media highlighted the resignation of the Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority (IKN) Bambang Susantono and Deputy Head of the IKN Authority Dhony Rahajoe, Monday (3/6/2024). Singaporean media such as Straits Times And Channel News Asia (CNA) as well as Saudi Arabian media such as ArabNews wrote this report citing the page Reuters.

“The head and deputy head of Indonesia's new capital agency, which oversees the US$32 billion project, have resigned, the state secretariat minister said on June 3,” the pages wrote.

“The resignation comes ahead of plans to celebrate Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the new capital, called Nusantara, on Indonesian Independence Day on August 17,” they wrote in an article entitled “Head, deputy head of Indonesia's new capital city authority resigns, minister says”.

It was also explained how President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had appointed Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljonodan and Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) Raja Juli Antoni as Acting Head and Deputy Head. However, no reason for the resignation was given.

“The resignation of the two professionals comes amid a lack of private funding for an ambitious new capital city being built in a remote and forested area of ​​Kalimantan, on the Indonesian part of the island of Kalimantan,” the page read again.

“The Indonesian government is racing to build the infrastructure needed for the relocation of the first batch of 12,000 civil servants this September. However, the plan has previously been delayed twice, raising doubts about the Indonesian President's signature project,” write the media again.

“The archipelago is considered a great legacy of Mr. Widodo, who will step down this October after serving a maximum of two terms,” ​​he added.

“The President of Indonesia, who is usually called Pak Jokowi, plans to visit the archipelago on June 4 to inaugurate several projects, including schools,” he concluded.

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