Indonesia's New Capital Isn't Ready Yet. the President Is Celebrating Independence Day There Anyway PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday ...

Indonesia marked 79 years of independence ... President Joko Widodo and his Cabinet ministers attended the Independence Day ceremony at the new Presidential Palace, built in the shape of the ...

Outgoing President Joko Widodo, along with President-elect Subianto, celebrated Indonesia's 79th Independence Day in the unfinished ... and military parade, but no speech from the outgoing President.

NUSANTARA/BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia -- The government of ... Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for the first time led the country's Independence Day ceremony in the city emerging out of the Borneo jungle.

Indonesia has celebrated Independence Day in its future new capital city Nusantara for the first time - with scaled-back festivities as construction continues. The country had hoped to officially ...

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Cabinet ministers attended the Independence Day ceremony at the new Presidential Palace, built in the shape of the mythical eagle-winged protector figure ...

JAKARTA – Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day simultaneously in its new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, and in Jakarta on Aug 17, with military parades, traditional dances and a ...

Participants struggle to reach the prizes in a greased-pole climbing competition during the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday. TATAN SYUFLANA/AP ...

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PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP ... President Joko Widodo and his Cabinet ministers attended the Independence Day ceremony at the new Presidential Palace, built in the shape of the mythical ...

NUSANTARA, Indonesia, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia celebrated its independence anniversary at the site of its planned new capital, Nusantara, for the first time on Saturday, in a scaled-back ...