‘Indonesia Raya’ Movement Fuels Enthusiasm to Rise Up

Hopefully, the “Indonesia Raya" movement that has emerged from Yogyakarta and Central Java will also inspire other regions and ignite the spirit to rise from the pandemic.

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Abdi Dalem Musikan plays a number of national songs at the Mandalasana Ward during the commemoration of National Awakening Day at the Yogyakarta Palace, Yogyakarta, Thursday (20/5/2021). This activity is part of the launching of the Indonesia Raya Bergema movement to raise the spirit of nationalism in society. In this movement, the Indonesia Raya song is played every day in various public places in Yogyakarta.

The commemoration of National Awakening Day on Thursday (20/5/2021) became an opportunity for the people in Yogyakarta to raise their enthusiasm for the nation. Starting that day, every day at 10 a.m., the national anthem ‘Indonesia Raya’ echoed in public spaces in Yogyakarta.

Sariman, 69, stood at attention in one corner of Beringharjo Market in Yogyakarta on Thursday (20/5/2021) morning. He looked straight ahead. When the music came out from the loudspeaker, he sang the national anthem “Indonesia Raya” with other traders and market visitors.