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Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on Borneo, House Speaker Puan Maharani said on January 18.

Part of ministries, institutions, and central agencies of Indonesia is set to move to the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan province starting in 2023, an official has said.

Indonesia's plan to invest in a mega project to relocate its capital city has been put on hold, as the country shifts focus to containing the COVID-19, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.

The Indonesian government has hired three international consulting companies to develop a master plan for the country’s new capital city in East Kalimantan province, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on February 28.

The Indonesian government has employed US consultants McKinsey & Company to help evaluate its plan to build a new capital city in East Kalimantan, a high-ranking official stated on October 21.

Indonesia’s plan to relocate the capital city from Jakarta has received wide support from its citizens.