Indonesians celebrate 79th Independence Day in new capital Nusantara

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The readiness of Indonesia's new capital Nusantara was put to the test when it hosted the 79th Independence Day celebration on Saturday (Aug 17).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Indonesia celebrated its independence at the new palace in Nusantara on Saturday.

00:08Held in the new Indonesian capital for the first time, the scaled-back ceremony saw the

00:14guests' turnout cut down to 1,300 people from 8,000 people as lodging and food supply

00:21were limited.

00:22Nusantara is being developed in Kalimantan, Borneo, to replace Jakarta as the capital.

00:29It is about 1,200 kilometers from Jakarta.

00:33Another celebration was also held simultaneously in Jakarta.

00:38A legacy project of outgoing President Joko Widodo, Nusantara has been beset by problems

00:44such as construction delays, limited funding, a lack of foreign investment, and more recently,

00:51resignations of project leaders.

00:54Joko has sought to shore up confidence in the mega-project in recent months, breaking

00:59ground for hotels and office buildings, and holding the first cabinet meeting at the new

01:04palace.

01:05He said plans to relocate civil servants to Nusantara could be postponed, depending on

01:11the readiness of the capital city.

01:13Incoming President Prabowo Subianto, who also attended the ceremony in Nusantara, has promised

01:20to continue the new capital project.

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