Midnight, President Jokowi Will Go To Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

President Jokowi in his speech delivering the Bill on the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 and Financial Notes at the Plenary Meeting of the DPR RI for Session Year 2022-2023 / Screenshot via ANTARA

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will visit the Kalibata Main Heroes Cemetery (TMPU), South Jakarta on Wednesday, August 17 at 00.00 WIB.

This visit is a series of commemorations of the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia. Later, Jokowi will carry out honorary ceremonies and sacred meditation which are mandatory agendas every year.

"Yes (President Jokowi will visit TMP Kalibata, ed). (Attendance, ed) at 00.00 tonight," said Presidential Chief of Staff Heru Budi Hartono via text message, Tuesday, August 16.

Previously, Secretary of the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensesneg) Setya Utama explained the series of activities to grant Indonesia's 77th independence throughout August 2022 to the wider community, some internally. On the first day as usual, we held a press conference to explain the activities in the month of independence which was delivered by the Chairperson of the Organizer, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat," said Setya Utama during a press conference at the Ministry of State Secretary's Jakarta Office, Antara, Monday, August 1.

The morning of August 16, Jokowi spoke and spoke about the state of the 2023 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Bill (RUU APBN) at the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD), the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building. .

Meanwhile, the ceremony on August 16 will hold honors and holy holy dates at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.

Then on August 17, the ceremony at the State Palace will be held twice.

The Red and White flag-raising ceremony series began on August 17, 2022,, at 09.45 WIB by inviting around 1000-2000 residents to witness directly at the Merdeka Palace, and in the afternoon starting at around 15.00 WIB began the series of lowering the Red and White flag with around 3000 people who could follow it directly.

On August 18, 2022, there will be a commemoration of Constitution Day at the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Building. "In closing, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a festival will be held and this will also be combined with the commemoration of independence and also we welcome the G20 guests later with the 'Festival of Rhapsody of Archipelago' at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah while 'soft launching' from TMII which is currently underway. I hope it will be built by the end of August", said Setya.