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Indonesia's new capital a blank slate for its designer
Hopes riding high for clean break from issues like poor planning plaguing other cities in nation
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Jeffrey Hutton Regional Correspondent In Jakarta, Jeffrey Hutton
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It may not even have a name yet, but hopes are riding high that Indonesia's new capital represents a clean break from the poor planning and low living standards that bedevil nearly all of the country's cities.
"Name a good city in Indonesia," challenged Mr Sibarani Sofian, founder of Jakarta-based architectural and urban planning firm Urban+, during an interview with The Sunday Times.
