Preparations for Indonesia’s Independence Day ceremony on 17 August in Nusantara are over 90% finished, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics reports.
Nusantara is the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan.
The government will hold the ceremony in Nusantara’s State Palace. Government officials, local leaders, and ambassadors from various countries will attend the event.
The toll road connecting the province’s capital Balikpapan and Nusantara has also been inaugurated. It will reduce travel time by car from 2.5 hours to one hour.
This year’s Independence Day ceremony will take place both in Nusantara and Jakarta.
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