Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (affectionately called "SBY" by Indonesians) slashed lavish fuel subsidies in October, a move he knew would be severely unpopular.
The U.S. does zilch in encouraging Indonesia to move in these directions and thus makes SBY's political hurdles to achieving genuine reform even higher.
Indonesia has been celebrating its bully economic numbers and basking in the international political glow of President Susilo Bambung Yudhoyono (SBY) for awhile now.
SBY's popularity, and perhaps his legacy, may be determined by whether he pushes this project through in the existing capital, not whether he creates a new one.