Why doesn’t Indonesia move its capital to Sumatra, opposite Singapore?

The reason why Indonesia does not move its capital to Sumatra, opposite Singapore, is because Sumatra is too crowded. Although moving the capital to Sumatra can be closer to Singapore, it is difficult to occupy the Singapore market. Because Singapore's development did not happen overnight. So even being close to Singapore may not necessarily give you an absolute advantage.

First of all, there is no big advantage for Indonesia to move its capital to Sumatra. Because the island of Sumatra has too many people, it is not conducive to the establishment of a capital city. It is best to move the capital to a place with a small population and then develop the population, because in this way the best talents can be gathered and the capital can be established as the most important national base. There are already enough people in Sumatra. Even if you move the capital there, you won't be able to attract many people, so it will be detrimental to building the core strength of the capital.

Secondly, if Indonesia moves its capital to Sumatra, on the surface it will have a geographical advantage, but in fact it is not enough. It does not mean that you hold on to the Singapore market, the Singapore market is yours. Singapore's development does not happen overnight. It's a little bit uncertain if you want to grab business in Singapore. You need to be strong. It does not mean that if you put the capital opposite Singapore, Singapore will become a lamb for you to slaughter.

When we choose a capital, we need to choose it based on the right time, place, people, and essential factors of the capital, not just the geographical environment, right? The location of Sumatra is impeccable. But he did not meet these two conditions. So no matter how good the location is, it’s all in vain. The location of a country's capital is too important to be determined casually. I believe Indonesia will find a suitable location to place its capital and develop its market economy.