Indonesian History on August 20, 2003

The beginning construction of The Suramadu Bridge (Jembatan Surabaya-Madura) located in Province of East Java was opened by (the former) Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri on August 20, 2003. The bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia.

The lenght of this bridge is 5.438 metres (17,841 ft) and the longest bridge in Indonesia untill now.

The development this bridge is intended to speed up the economics and infrastructure developments in East Java especially around Madura islands.

The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).

Indonesian History on August 18, 1945

After declaration of Indonesian Independence on August 17th 1945, Preparatory Committee of Indonesian Independence (Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia = PPKI) held a grand meeting on August 18, 1945 and taken a decision that Undang Undang Dasar 1945 (UUD 1945) as the first Indonesian constitution.

History be continued.. DPR and MPR declared that the day on August 18, 2008 as a Constitution Day.

Today, the first ceremony August 18th as a Constitution Day held in Nusantara IV Building, Senayan Jakarta and presented by President Susilo Bambang Sudoyono and Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla.

Indonesian History on August 17, 1945

Independence of Indonesia was declared on Friday, 17 August 1945 or 17 August 2605 according to the Japanese calendar or 17 Ramadhan 1365 Hijriah read by Ir. Soekarno was accompanied by Drs. Mohammad Hatta in Pegangsaan East Road number 56, Central
Jakarta.

Indonesian History on August 16, 1945

Remind us on ..

Rengasdengklok Moment is starting from the "kidnapping" made by a number of youth (Adam Malik and Chaerul Saleh from Menteng 31) to Soekarno and Hatta. This occurred on 16 August 1945 at 04.30. WIB (abbreviated from Waktu Indonesia Barat = Indonesia West Time), Soekarno and Hatta have brought to Rengasdengklok, Karawang, West Java Province and then urged to speed up the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, until the occurrence of the agreement between the old generation represented by Soekarno and Hatta with young generation represented by Mister Achmad Subardjo about when the proclamation will be implemented.

For more detail information in Bahasa Indonesia, please find on Wikipedia.