JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s economy-forward approach to development has left the country’s fight against corruption in tatters, critics say, as they point to a new global graft study that illustrates the scale of the regression.
Nusantara, the Indonesian government’s new capital city project, is facing more public scrutiny even after lawmakers passed a law formalising the staggered move away from congested Jakarta, following allegations that a number of prominent figures stand to benefit from the relocation to East Kalimantan.