United Under the Embrace of Red-and-White: Over 150,000 Gather in Jakarta for Indonesia’s 81st Independence Anniversary

More than 150,000 citizens packed the Merdeka Palace and National Monument (Monas) areas in central Jakarta on Monday to celebrate Indonesia's 81st independence anniversary. The overwhelming turnout from dawn until evening transformed the national holiday into a powerful display of unity for citizens from across the archipelago. The post United Under the Embrace of Red-and-White: Over 150,000…