Lankan students enthusiastically observe Indonesian flag hoisting commemorating 78th Indonesian Independence Day

Sri Lankan students from Royal College Colombo and Samudhi’s Dancing Group enthusiastically observed the Indonesian flag hoisting, commemorating the 78th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia, on 17 August 2023, at the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo. They attended the ceremony, together with the Indonesian community in Sri Lanka.

Religious leaders, representatives from the Sri Lanka-Indonesia Friendship Association (SLIFA), Sri Lankan Malay Communities, business people, travel agents, and journalists were also among 250 people present at the Embassy.

The series of activities for commemorating the 78th Indonesian Independence Day consisted of hoisting the Indonesian flag, reading the text of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, the text of Pancasila, the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution, and prayers. Before the ceremony, Indonesian Ambassador, Dewi Gustina Tobing, inaugurated the member of Pasukan Pengibar Bendera or flag hoisters consisting of Zakat P. Siregar, Nisa Nurfitriyani, and Achmad Dita Setiawan.

The commemoration ceremony for the 78th Indonesian Independence Day ended by cutting the Nasi Tumpeng (the cone-shaped rice dish), taking a photo with all ceremony participants, and an announcement that the Embassy of Indonesia, in collaboration with SLIFA, would organize a Cultural and Charity Bazaar on 2 September 2023 at the Indonesian Embassy premises.