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Jakarta holds bus-pulling contest and Betawi games ahead of Independence Day

A mother-and-child tug-of-war on a bus marked Jakarta’s run-up to the 81st anniversary of Indonesian Independence Day at Kalideres terminal on Sunday.

Source: ANTARA News · August 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM · AI-assisted report

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Jakarta holds bus-pulling contest and Betawi games ahead of Independence Day
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JAKARTA, 17 AUGUST 2026 —

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A mother-and-child tug-of-war on a bus marked Jakarta’s run-up to the 81st anniversary of Indonesian Independence Day at Kalideres terminal on Sunday.

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Nur Prasetyo, head of Kalideres terminal, said the event drew mothers and other staff who work at the terminal, with teams pulling a 12-metre public bus over 20 metres.

The city’s annual Betawi cultural festival opened simultaneously at Setu Babakan, where Debby Novita Andriani, head of the Betawi Cultural Village management unit, said the games were designed to reintroduce teamwork and self-control to younger visitors.

The two events capped a day that also saw a fire gut a house in Kebon Jeruk and police urge residents to use public transport on Monday as traffic around Monas and Sudirman-Thamrin is expected to surge from 06:00 WIB.

Separately, the Jakarta administration began cataloguing relief needs for earthquake victims in East Nusa Tenggara, coordinating with national and provincial disaster agencies to ensure aid matches conditions on the ground.

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