Building owners told to decorate

The Jakarta chapter of the organizing committee for the commemoration of the 49th Indonesian Independence are urging government agencies and private companies to decorate their offices for the national holiday.

Kenna Tarigan, a spokesman for the publication team of the committee, said yesterday that the committee had sent circulars urging government offices, private companies and households to raise the red and white national flag each morning for five days beginning Aug. 14.

Private companies, said Kenna, have also been asked to hold entertaining activities for their employees to glorify independence day. (arf)