TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi announced that preparations for Indonesia's 80th Independence Day ceremony at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta are nearly complete.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is cracking down on a viral pirate flag that is spreading as a symbol of political protest ahead of independence day. The Jolly Roger skull and bones with a straw hat — ...

Along Indonesia’s city streets and country roads, the Southeast Asian nation’s red-and-white flag isn’t the only one you may see waving from cars, homes, and hands ahead of its Independence Day on ...

Click to expand Image Activists carry posters and wave the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger flag from the anime One Piece during the 873rd Kamisan Action in front of the Merdeka Palace, the Presidential ...