Jakarta marks 79 years of self-rule

By Associated Press

Aug 18, 2024 12:11 am

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the country's unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has lagged behind schedule.

Hundreds of officials and invited guests wearing the traditional clothes of Indonesian tribes gathered on a stretch of grass amid the ongoing construction of government buildings and view of construction cranes in the center of Nusantara.

SOLEMN HANDOVER Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left) hands the country’s red-and-white flag to a bearer for hoisting during the ceremony marking the country’s 79th anniversary of its independence at the new presidential palace in its future capital of Nusantara on the island of Borneo on Aug. 17, 2024. AP PHOTO

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