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Indonesia hosts first Independence Day ceremony for unfinished future capital


Indonesia hosts first Independence Day ceremony for unfinished future capital

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia celebrated its 79th anniversary of independence on Saturday with a ceremony at the unfinished future capital of Nusantara. The city was supposed to ease pressure on Jakarta, but construction is behind schedule. Hundreds of officials and invited guests dressed in traditional Indonesian tribal dress gathered on a grassy […]