Jakarta, July 2 -- Culture Minister Fadli Zon stated that the planned update to Indonesia's official historical narrative aims to promote national unity through a positive retelling of key events.

"We expect our national history to strengthen the nation's unity in diversity," Zon said during a working meeting with Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) at the Parliament Complex here on Wednesday.

The updated narrative will address gaps and incomplete information in the current official history, particularly covering events from the last 26 years since BJ Habibie's presidency in 1998, as well as newly discovered legal facts and archaeological findings.

"We will also highlight our international achievements, such as the Asian...