Tabanan, Bali, Aug. 22 -- President Prabowo Subianto's administration remains committed to developing Indonesia's future capital city, Nusantara, even though the project is not listed among its eight priority areas, a lawmaker said.

"The development is still ongoing, but I believe it is not progressing at the pace expected earlier," said Mohamad Hekal, Deputy Speaker of Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR), on Thursday.

He noted that in his state address on August 15, Prabowo outlined eight key priorities for his administration: food security, energy security, education, health, defense, the Free Nutritious Meals program, the Red and White Village Cooperatives program, and improving Indonesia's investment climate.

Hekal ...