Saturday, May 25 2013, 01:00 AM

Jakarta

Patriotic spirit

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Patriotic spirit: A man prepares bamboos painted in the national colors in Manggarai, South Jakarta on Thursday. The bamboo poles, which sell for Rp 20,000 (US$2.12), will be used as flagpoles for the raising of thousands of Indonesia’s “Red and White” on Independence Day on Aug. 17. (Antara/Ardiansyah Indra Kumala)Patriotic spirit: A man prepares bamboos painted in the national colors in Manggarai, South Jakarta on Thursday. The bamboo poles, which sell for Rp 20,000 (US$2.12), will be used as flagpoles for the raising of thousands of Indonesia’s “Red and White” on Independence Day on Aug. 17. (Antara/Ardiansyah Indra Kumala)