Listen to this articleCranes stand at the construction site located near the future Presidential Palace, in the new capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Aug 16, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)JAKARTA — Indonesia's Prabowo ‍Subianto reiterated ‍his commitment to a US$32 billion project to build the country's new capital city as he made ‌his first overnight stay there as ​president, the government said. Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital city project have lingered since Prabowo took office in October 2024. Prabowo's visit, scheduled until Tuesday, "marks an important momentum for the journey to build the Nusantara capital city," his office said in a statement late on Monday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looks on before he delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug 15, 2025.

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