HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSERY REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA



President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers the red-and-white flage to flag bearer Dona Olianda Vitri from Aceh to be hoisted during Independence Day celebrations in Merdeka Palace, Jakarta


President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono salutes as the red-and-white flage is hoisted in Merdeka Palace, Jakarta



Indonesian honour guards marching during Independence Day celebrations in Merdeka Palace, Jakarta


Dutch foreign minister Bernhard Bot attends the Independence Day ceremony in Merdeka Palace, symbolising Dutch acknowledgement of guilt over its two military aggression against the new Indonesian state during the war of independence (1945-1949). Ben Bot was born in Jakarta (then Batavia) in 1937, was interned by the Japanese for three years, and was forced to move back to Netherlands due to war of independence in 1947.


Acehnese men struggled to climb a greasy pole to grab the prizes attached on the top as part of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations in Banda Aceh.



Indonesian students marching through simmering peat bogs during Independence Day celebrations in Rokan Hilir district, Riau

Male and female Indonesian soldiers during Independence Day ceremonies in Banda Aceh



Aceh kids celebrating Indonesian independence



Jakarta people climbing greasy poles, popular Independence Day activity


Orangutans in Safari Park, Pasuruan - East Java, celebrating Indonesian independence

Backpacker tourists in Jalan Jaksa area of Jakarta also celebrates Indonesian Independence Day

Hows all my fellow indonesians doing ... i made some time to go to a flag raising at the congen's place the other day. Was very good ... felt very proud.


How was everyones 17th ? I went to the local indonesian restaurant to eat expecting to see alot of people there but there was none. I guess this weekends bazzar should have alot of activities !

I'll see any sydney based indo's there

lol even orangutans celebrate our independence's day..

INDONESIA MERDEKA !! WHOHOOO !!

wanna know funny fact??
the dutch goverment have just "known" that august 17th is indenpendent day of our country!
years ago.. they thought our independent day was in 1949...the one the "gave" to us.

DIRGAHAYU INDONESIAKU....


PLEASE WAKE UP!!!!


BE BETTER!!

^Isn't that condom? Should be put to better use at Pasar Kembang.

2 funny!

For the Dutch goverment December 27th 1949 was the "handover of sovereignity", that's all. To keep this as an historical date has more to do with politics than reality. Now memories are fading away politics are showing some realism. But it is more important for the Dutch than to the Indonesians.
60 years of Merdeka and still a mess......

Cool

Men in uniforms

Selamat Hari Merdeka Indonesia!!

^ Thanks!

Selamat Hari Merdeka Malaysia Ke-48 31 Ogos 1957!!

^Makasih purnomor. August sure is a busy time what with all the independence days in our region. First Singapore's, then Indonesia's, then Malaysia's! Majulah Malaysia, Dirgahayu Indonesia. Not to say that our two nations won't keep having all the hiccups in relations along the way, but as we say it here, sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit...

Dirgahayu Indonesia at 60th :loveyou:

I just had to post this photo. Taken from Fairy Mahdzan'd website. Photo taken at Indonesia's merdeka do in KL. Sweet. It should be spelt neighboUr though.

I have some pictures on how we celebrate independence day in the estate..... I'll post it later,