Flag, manuscript copy transported to Nusantara in preparation for Indonesia’s Independence Day

Students pay tribute to a convoy team escorting the replica of a heirloom flag and a copy of the Indonesian Independence Proclamation manuscript in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 10, 2024. The flag and the manuscript copy were transported from the National Monument in Jakarta to Indonesia’s New Capital Nusantara located in Kalimantan Island for the 79th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Military officers escort the replica of a heirloom flag and a copy of the Indonesian Independence Proclamation manuscript in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 10, 2024. The flag and the manuscript copy were transported from the National Monument in Jakarta to Indonesia’s New Capital Nusantara located in Kalimantan Island for the 79th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)