A community group in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, raises a giant red and white flag over the hills of floating water tourism, Monday, August 17 2020.

The giant red and white flag measuring 10x14 meters was unfurled to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.


Interview: Syahril / Resident of Central Bangka Regency

"So this is our first time, holding a flag ceremony as well as a giant flag unfolding.

Maybe this is also the prime and history in Bangka Belitung.

Continued, this is a series we opened with hoisting and stretching. As well as social service activities, there are games from us to make it more familiar because the three communities come from different places.

Because it has been several years since early 2017, there has never been a series of flag-raising events. So for the first time we made a different impression from the rest in general, "


Video by: Roni Bayu / Opn Images