The Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa stated that the groundbreaking of the development of the new capital of Indonesia in the neighboring regencies of Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara (East Kalimantan) would begin after the House of Representatives (DPR) enacts the Omnibus Bill on the New Capital. The DPR will commence the deliberation of said bill next month, after its return from recess. 

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