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Indonesia's Jokowi leads 1st cabinet meeting in Nusantara: 5 things to know

New capital prepares to host Independence Day ceremony

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center, in white shirt) leads a plenary cabinet meeting at the Garuda Palace in Nusantara on Aug. 12. The president is in a hurry to move capital functions out of Jakarta before he leaves office in October.   © Reuters

JAKARTA/NUSANTARA -- President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday led the first cabinet meeting in the new Garuda Palace in Nusantara, Indonesia's planned new capital on Borneo Island.

With just over two months left in his 10-year tenure, Jokowi is rushing to make as much progress as possible on the ambitious project to move the capital functions out of Jakarta. On Saturday, the president will lead Indonesia's Independence Day ceremony for the first time in Nusantara, also known by its local acronym IKN.

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