Flag-raising ceremonies

Flag-raising ceremonies

From Suara Karya

The intention of the central board of the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) to reintroduce monthly flag-raising ceremonies in government institutions deserves a positive response. Without such formalities, there is fear that solidarity and solidity among civil servants will fade away.

Based on Presidential Instruction No. 6/2000, civil servants in government institutions and state-owned enterprises are only required to hold Independence Day ceremonies on Aug. 17, instead of monthly on the same date, which is considered less beneficial and more ritualistic in nature.

If Lemhanas (the National Resilience Institute) proposes a monthly ceremony for civil servants to the President, it should be seen as a positive contribution because this body has the competence to maintain cohesion and nationalism within members of the government apparatus. As part of society, civil servants should pioneer the safeguarding of national integrity and the unitary state by supporting the resumption of monthly ceremonies.

UMIYATI, Jakarta