REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANOKWARI -- The West Papua provincial government has instructed all residents, government and private agencies, and state-and regional government-owned companies to hoist the Red and White flags for one month as of Aug 1.

"The instruction comes from the central government. Starting from Aug 1, the Red and White flags must be raised in front of residents' houses and offices. Without any exception, the flags must be raised for one full month," Chief of the Public Relations and Protocol Section at the West Papua Regional Secretariat Penina Maabuat said here on Wednesday.

The instruction is aimed at enlivening the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia's independence, which falls on Aug 17, he stated.

The government wants all elements of the community to greet the momentum of independence joyfully, he remarked.