Head, deputy head of Indonesia’s new capital city authority resign, minister says

The resignations come ahead of President Joko Widodo’s planned celebration at the new capital on Indonesia’s Independence day on August 17. (File photo)

JAKARTA: The head and deputy head of Indonesia’s new capital city authority, who oversee the $32 billion project, have resigned, the state secretariat minister said on Monday.
The resignations come ahead of President Joko Widodo’s planned celebration at the new capital on Indonesia’s Independence day on August 17, and the scheduled transfer of thousands of civil servants this September. That plan has already been delayed several times.