INDONESIA JUST TURNED ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE INTO A ROLLING ART EXHIBITION

Indonesia's HUT ke-81 carnival sent 32 ministry floats through Jakarta, from a Rumah Gadang on wheels to a 1,500-drone finale. Here's what happened.

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STORIES

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SUCCESS

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SNAPSHOT

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