Indonesia’s capital is in trouble. Greater Jakarta is crammed with 30 million people. The traffic jams and smog are debilitating. On top of that, this big concrete city is slowly sinking into the sea. Tomorrow, Indonesia will inaugurate an improved capital built on a jungly island. But can the new city live up to its promises? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.
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