Nusantara, Dec. 17 -- The physical construction of the Vice Presidential Secretariat in the government core area of Indonesia's future capital Nusantara (IKN) is expected to be completed by the end of December 2025, the IKN Authority has confirmed.

"We will then proceed to the installation of furniture," Head of the IKN Authority Basuki Hadimuljono said in North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday.

He noted that the first phase of Nusantara's development, carried out from 2022 to 2025 in North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara districts, has reached 97 percent completion. Besides the palace, this phase covers mosques, schools, and markets.

The former minister of public works and public housing added that the progres...