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        "id": 1924978,
        "msgid": "puan-condoles-with-ntt-quake-victims-highlights-social-justice-1786974610",
        "date": "2026-08-17 19:47:57",
        "title": "Puan condoles with NTT quake victims, highlights social justice",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "House Speaker Puan Maharani has called for a solemn and modest Independence Day commemoration in light of the recent earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara, urging prayers for victims and a swift recovery. She stressed that 81 years of independence should reinforce national unity, sovereignty, justice, and prosperity, and called on all elements of the state to prioritise the nation's interests over group interests. Puan also emphasised that diversity should be seen as a source of harmony rather than a threat to unity.",
        "content": "<p>She urged the public to commemorate this year\u2019s Independence Day\nsolemnly and modestly in consideration of the grief caused by the\nnatural disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this Independence Day commemoration, our people are in a\nstate of deep concern over the recent earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara\n(NTT). Let us pray for the disaster victims and hope for a speedy\nrecovery,\u201d she said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Puan also emphasized the importance of ensuring justice for all\nIndonesians. She said 81 years of independence should serve as a\nmilestone for continuously strengthening national unity, safeguarding\nsovereignty, upholding justice, and promoting prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>She urged all Indonesians to maintain and strengthen national unity,\nstressing that this responsibility lies with every citizen, particularly\nstate officials.<\/p>\n<p>She also highlighted this year\u2019s Independence Day theme, \u201cSovereign,\nJust, and Prosperous Indonesia\u201d, saying it should serve as momentum to\nraise the standard of national development for the welfare of the\npeople.<\/p>\n<p>Puan noted that achieving this goal requires the concerted efforts of\nall Indonesians and every element of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen all elements uphold the spirit of mutual cooperation and\nprioritize the interests of the nation over group interests, development\nwill be able to provide significant and equitable benefits for all\nIndonesian people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Puan urged the public to maintain harmony amid\ndifferences. She emphasized that diversity is not a threat to unity, but\nrather a source of harmony that must be bound by a shared sense of\nbelonging as Indonesians.<\/p>\n<p>Puan Maharani attended the 81st Indonesian Independence Day ceremony\nat the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, wearing a modern white kebaya and a\nred traditional wrap, paired with a black NTT woven scarf.<\/p>\n<p>She sat to the right of President Prabowo Subianto, alongside\nPeople\u2019s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani and Regional\nRepresentative Council (DPD) Speaker Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia keeps Rp5 trillion ready as NTT earthquake\ntoll hits 54<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia strengthens NTT quake response on\nIndependence Day<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Fath Putra M, Resinta Sulistiyandari<\/p>",
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