President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, received a warm welcome during his visit to Singapore for the National Day celebrations on Saturday. The Indonesian community in Singapore showed their patriotism by waving small flags of both nations and filling the hotel lobby with cheers and applause. Among the crowd was Cindy Claresta, who expressed her hope for Indonesia’s continuous success and growth, especially in education. She highlighted the achievements of Indonesia in the past year as a solid foundation for the future and expressed excitement for new talents to emerge in the country’s journey towards Indonesia Emas 2045. Cindy’s speech concluded with a spirited declaration of “Happy 80th Independence Day, Indonesia! Merdeka!” The enthusiastic response from the audience illustrated a strong sense of people-to-people diplomacy and love for the homeland, especially when welcoming their leader during such a historic occasion.
