Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- President Prabowo Subianto will inaugurate 76 members of the Heirloom Flag-raising Troop ( Paskibraka ), who will take part in the 80th Independence Day ceremony, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said.

After reviewing an initial rehearsal for the ceremony in the courtyard of Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, he informed that the 76 members, selected from 38 provinces, will be inaugurated ahead of the full dress rehearsal of the ceremony, which will re-enact Indonesia's independence proclamation of August 17, 1945.

The minister said that Tuesday's rehearsal was aimed at helping the flag raisers and other ceremony personnel adapt to the venue and refine thei...