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Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin wave to journalists after a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Widodo is on track to win a second term, preliminary election results showed Wednesday, in apparent victory for moderation over the ultra-nationalistic rhetoric of his rival Prabowo Subianto. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia’s Joko Widodo declares victory in presidential election

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In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Indonesian presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto, second from left, and his running mate Sandiaga Uno, left, Joko Widodo, second from right, and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin, show the ballot numbers that will represent them in the upcoming presidential election, during a draw at the General Election Commission office in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Unofficial results show Joko Widodo leading Indonesia race

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

This combination photo taken on Saturday, April 13, 2019, left, and Sunday, April 7, 2019, right, show Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his challenger in the upcoming election Prabowo Subianto during their campaign rallies in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's presidential election Wednesday, April 17, 2019 is a re-run of the 2014 contest when Widodo, a furniture business owner who became Jakarta governor, vied with the former special forces general to lead the world's third-largest democracy and most populous Muslim-majority nation. (AP Photo)

Indonesia candidates: Metal fan, cleric, soldier, tycoon

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This combination photo taken on Saturday, April 13, 2019, left, and Sunday, April 7, 2019, right, show Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his challenger in the upcoming election Prabowo Subianto during their campaign rallies in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's presidential election Wednesday, April 17, 2019 is a re-run of the 2014 contest when Widodo, a furniture business owner who became Jakarta governor, vied with the former special forces general to lead the world's third-largest democracy and most populous Muslim-majority nation. (AP Photo)

Indonesia candidates: Metal fan, cleric, soldier, tycoon

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Indonesian electoral volunteers prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to polling stations in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, April 13, 2019. The world's third-largest democracy is gearing up to hold its legislative and presidential elections on April 17. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Indonesians flock to final presidential campaign rallies

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, center, stands on a stage with the background of a Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit train during the inauguration ceremony of the subway line in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, March 24, 2019. The 16-kilometer (10-mile) line system running south from Jakarta's downtown is the first phase of a development that if fully realized will plant a cross-shaped network of stations on the teeming city of 30 million people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Indonesia’s first subway opens in its gridlocked capital

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people. (AP Photo/Tumbur Gultom)

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill over 80

By Jeffrey Pattirajawane - Associated Press

In this March 15, 2019, photo, passengers get on a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) during a trial run in Jakarta, Indonesia. Commuting in the gridlocked Indonesian capital will for some involve less frustration, sweat and fumes when its first subway line opens later this month. The 10-mile system running south from Jakarta's downtown is the first phase of a development that if fully realized will plant a cross-shaped network of stations in the teeming city of 30 million people.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Jakarta’s 1st subway to ease frustration, sweat and fumes

By NINIEK KARMINI and STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, center, is escorted by police as she arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Monday, March 11, 2019. The trial of two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader's half brother, resumed Monday after months of delay, with the Vietnamese suspect taking the stand to begin her defense. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Supporters of former Jakarta Gov. Basuki &quot;Ahok&quot; Tjahaja Purnama, react outside a police prison in Depok, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited protests that were the largest in Muslim-majority Indonesia in years was freed Thursday after serving nearly two years in prison for blasphemy. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison

By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

A man stands on the debris following a tsunami in Carita beach, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. Doctors worked to save injured victims while hundreds of military and volunteers scoured debris-strewn beaches in search of survivors Monday after a deadly tsunami gushed ashore without warning on Indonesian islands on a busy holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Prayers for tsunami victims replace Christmas celebrations

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, navy personnel carry the remains of a victim of Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea at the Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Boeing Co. says it has issued a safety bulletin that reiterates guidelines on how pilots should respond to erroneous data from an &quot;angle of attack&quot; sensor following last week's crash of a Boeing plane in Indonesia that killed 189 people. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

US emergency directive after Boeing jet crash in Indonesia

By NINIEK KARMINI and STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Lion Air jet’s airspeed indicator malfunctioned on 4 flights

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

A Muslim woman holds a flag with Arabic writings that read: &quot;There's no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger&quot; popularly known as &quot;'tauhid flag&quot; which is often linked with banned Islamic group Hizbut Tahir Indonesia, during a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Thousands of conservative Muslims staged the protest in the capital against the burning of the flag by members of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country's largest mainstream religious organization. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Thousands protest burning of Islamic flag in Indonesia

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A rescuer inspects a part of Lion Air plane flight JT 610 retrieved from the waters where it's believed to have crashed at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Relatives have provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash as accounts emerged Tuesday of problems on the jet's previous flight including rapid descents that terrified passengers. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakara)

The Latest: Searchers find debris, belongings on seafloor

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A rescuer inspects a part of Lion Air plane flight JT 610 retrieved from the waters where it's believed to have crashed at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Relatives have provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash as accounts emerged Tuesday of problems on the jet's previous flight including rapid descents that terrified passengers. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakara)

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

By Niniek Karmini and Stephen Wright - Associated Press

Rescuers search for victims of Lion Air passenger jet that crashed in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. A Lion Air flight crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

The Latest: Boeing experts to arrive in Indonesia for probe

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A wallet belonging to a victim of the Lion Air passenger jet that crashed is seen in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. A Lion Air flight crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers

By Niniek Karmini and Stephen Wright - Associated Press

In this May 12, 2012, file photo, a Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Indonesia's Lion Air said Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, it has lost contact with a passenger jet flying from Jakarta to an island off Sumatra. (AP Photo/Trisnadi, File)

Indonesia says survivors unlikely from Lion Air plane crash

By Achmad Ibrahim and Stephen Wright - Associated Press