President Jokowi continues to tout plans to build a new national capital in Borneo. It looks spectacular. But worth asking whether Indonesia can afford the $32b USD project post-Covid—and if it can, why would not be better spent on alleviating the problems of the current capital. https://t.co/VkG1y2VhsT

— Aaron Connelly (@ConnellyAL) April 3, 2021