インドネシア、首都移転可決
大胆ですね!遷都!!
何かと中国とのつながりが深くワクチン提供を受け入れ、にもかかわらずバイデン大統領主催の民主主義サミット出席、最近では日本への石炭輸出禁止、など何かと私の中で気になるインドネシア、もっと知りたくなりました。
バリ島。また行きたいなぁ〜♬
インドネシア、ボルネオ島のジャングルに首都を移転する法律を可決(和訳)
Indonesia Passes Law to Move Capital to Borneo Jungle
January 19, 2022
インドネシアの国会は火曜日、首都をジャカルタからボルネオ島のカリマンタンのジャングルの奥地に移転する法律を可決しました。
同国の指導者たちは、数年前からこの移転を検討していたのです。
新法は、ジョコ・ウィドド大統領が進める320億ドル規模のプロジェクトに法制度を提供するものです。資金調達やガバナンスなど、新首都の開発に必要な要件を説明しています。
スハルソ・モノアルファ計画相は国会で、新首都は”国家のアイデンティティの象徴であると同時に、経済の新たな重心になる”と述べています。
2022年から2024年にかけて、道路と港湾の建設が先行して開始されます。いくつかのプロジェクトは、官民パートナーシップとして運営されると財務省は述べています。
Indonesia Passes Law to Move Capital to Borneo Jungle
Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law to move the country’s capital from Jakarta to an area deep within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island.
The country’s leaders have been considering the move for several years.
The new law provides a legal system for President Joko Widodo's $32-billion project. It explains the requirements for the development of the new capital, including financing and governance.
The new capital will be “a symbol of the identity of the nation, as well as a new center of economic gravity," Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa told parliament.
The move will start from between 2022 and 2024, with roads and ports built first. Some projects will operate as public-private partnerships, the finance ministry said.
Jakarta, a city of 10 million people, suffers from overcrowding, flooding and air pollution. Several former presidents have considered moving the capital, but none have advanced the idea until now.
Widodo first announced his plan in 2019. The plan got delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new city has a name that he chose: Nusantara. The word is a Javanese term for the Indonesian island group.
There is not a set date for the finalization of the project. Jakarta will remain the capital until there is a presidential order to formally change it.
The government said in a statement that the new capital will strengthen trade relationships and give Indonesia a better position in “world trade routes, investment flows and technological innovation.”
The government also said the new capital will be “low-carbon.” It added that the city will support health and technology industries.
Critics say the law was pushed through with little consideration for environmental concerns or public opinion.
Nusantara will be led by a chief official who acts as a minister, a member of the law’s special committee said on Monday. Jakarta’s former governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, is among those being considered for the position.
Words in This Story
jungle – n. a tropical forest where plants and trees grow very thickly
symbol – n. an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality
route – n. a way of achieving or doing something
innovation – n. a new idea, device, or method

