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In Mongolia, you're not just developing your company to survive but developing the country as well

Investors keen to reap the benefits of Mongolia’s untapped mineral riches have shifted their focus from copper and gold to coal, with energy-hungry neighbor China as a key customer. -- Excerpt from The Jakarta Globe.

I have friends (let me call them friend) out there in northern part of Mongolia, starting up coal mining operation in an extreme weather condition, which is called MoEnCo. They told me that they have to build around 1,000 km road to mobilize their equipments. That's major infrastructure development, I must say. I told them that they're not just starting up a company but developing their country. And, they didn't even know what corporate social responsibility is.

Mudik indicates a centralized development in Indonesia to its capital city

I read once, several days ago (sadly I can't refer to any sources on this matter) that 15.5 million Jakartans would likely to go mudik on Y10 Lebaran days. I must say that I was bit shocked, not by the number, but by the thought that this number has been causing, intentionally or unintentionally - directly or indirectly, daily jam in Jakarta.

I was wondering if cities developments distribution which led to economy growth distribution and people welfare and community development distribution are well managed and well decentralized through out cities of Indonesia, would those people occupied Jakarta?

Let's move the capital city of Indonesia to somewhere else, if a capital city is what it takes to have such economic welfare as an attraction.