SEA Games torch finally arrives in Palembang

Having been paraded across the country during the last two weeks, the SEA Games torch arrived in Palembang on Monday morning. The South Sumatran city is its final destination.
The torch, leaving Jakarta on Saturday evening, reached Palembang via Musi River on board the Tunas Wisesa 3 ship.
The torch arrived in the South Sumatra capital at about 5 a.m., with former badminton player Icuk Sugiarto scheduled to deliver the torch to South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin at Boom Baru Port in Palembang at midday.
The torch will be paraded around Palembang by 36 runners from South Sumatra, before being stationed at the Jakabaring Sport City complex, where the 26th Games will be officiated.
The torch was lit from an eternal flame in Merapen, Central Java, on Oct. 23, before being paraded from Borobudur Temple in Central Java, to Yogyakarta, Semarang, Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, Jayapura, Makassar, Balikpapan, Samarinda and Jakarta.