IKN Authority spokesman Troy Pantouw dies at 58
His body is scheduled to be taken to Balikpapan before being flown to Jakarta on Sunday, 26 July 2026.
Troy Harold Yohanes Pantouw, spokesman for the Nusantara Capital Authority, died on Saturday, 25 July 2026, at age 58. The death was announced on the official Instagram account of Otorita IKN and the account of Otorita IKN head Basuki Hadimuljono. Republika reported that Troy died at Hermina Hospital in the IKN area around 13:00 Wita. His body is scheduled to be taken first to Balikpapan before being flown to Jakarta on Sunday, 26 July. Troy was born on 8 May 1968 and served as Special Staff to the IKN Authority Head for Public Communications. He was also known in television media and previously served as head of the public communications subunit of the Covid-19 task force.