Daendels Road

         Gouverneur-Generaal (the Governor-General) Herman Willem Daendels was a pioneering infrastructure is extraordinary impact on economic development in Java, which is making Grote Postweg (Post Road) or popularly known as Jalan Daendels.Panjang road on the north side of Java from Anyer in west end until Panarukan in the East end, with a total length reaches 1000km, the longest in the world at that time. Daendels built roads that cut along the island of Java is primarily for the purpose of strategy and military purposes: mobilization of troops quickly. Construction of this road casualties are numerous, but judged by the Indonesian historians now as important progress. Thanks to this path the remote parts of Java to be easily accomplished in a matter of days, not longer weeks of. When Daendels arrived in Java, he immediately decided to build transportation lines along the northern part of Java, in order to protect important island under Dutch rule from British attack. With the way this mobilization Dutch troops will be very fast. 

           Daendels force every local authority along the planned path was to mobilize people to build roads desired.He set a production target where if the target is not reached then the local authorities and the people will be killed. Pieces their heads hung in a tree along the road. Daendels carry out its policy with harsh and cruel. With disciplinary steel was finally Daendels can complete path dreamed that in just one year (1808), a feat so extraordinary in that era. Because roads are very spectacular and cruelty that name Daendels remained unknown until now.

sumber : http://www.nederlandsindie.com/daendels-perintis-infrastruktur/

CATFISH IN BEKASI

STATUE HISTORY CITY CATFISH IN BEKASI

             Catfish statue used to be in the middle of the city of Bekasi. Existence so bookmark favorite way of being in the middle of the road and a big statue. Catfish statue is between Railway Station, the largest mosque in Bekasi, Regional General Hospital also Bekasi Police Department.
Actual statue Lele Lele fish and fruit-shaped lute, but better known as the Statue of catfish. The statue was built in Regent tenure Moch. Djamhari around 1995 and will become the city's trademark Bekasi. Be Sculpture catfish and lute pieces decorate the city for seven years.
Apparently the good wishes of Regents is not necessarily good for the people. Most people who join in Bekasi especially Kinship Society Bekasi Agency (BKMB) and which one is Muchtadi chairman Mochtar, feel Statue catfish and do not reflect the lute Bekasi.
Catfish is a lot in Bekasi as Bekasi has many rivers and one of the long and famous Kali Malang. According to their catfish is in fact not a good symbol because Lele is a beast that 'greedy and eating everything' that is nearby, the price is cheap. Harp is also a lot of fruit in Bekasi, Bekasi almost every garden must have a tree harp, but the price is also cheap. The point Lele and do not reflect the lute Bekasi. Lele and sculpture Harp Bekasi rejected by society.
BKMB protest filed by the Board to Mr. Moch. Djamhari, Regent of Bekasi, but not addressed, eventually protest addressed to Mr. Nonon Sonthani, Mayor of Bekasi. Also dropped a letter dated February 25, 2001 decision that catfish statue dismantled. Although existing demolition orders, the statue was not too disturbing dismantled.

             BKBM one of the administrators named Damin Sada and while it still existed as a village chief Sri Jaya, Tambun district had other ideas. Bersamamasyakarat Bekasi who can not wait for the catfish have also 'abdicate' then on Thursday, 24 April 2002, Damin Sada came after the Catfish Statue rally in Bekasi Sports Stadium and ... burn it.

Lele now been replaced with a statue of the clock and a large buffer space specifically for ads but now reads "space available".
sumber : http://wisata.kompasiana.com/jalan-jalan/2010/03/21/patung-lele-bakar-di-bekasi-98885.html

JAKARTA CITY NAME HISTORY

          Jakarta began its history as a small harbor town called Sunda Kelapa Hindu kingdom in the days of Padjadjaran. They came came from Malacca in 1522 as a messenger of the Governor of Malacca, to establish a fort near the mouth of the Ciliwung river. In 1527 the Portuguese returned with a small fleet of Sunda Kelapa without knowing that it had fallen into the hands of Fatahillah. Then came the battle that was won by Fatahillah, a new name for Sunda Kelapa: Jayakarta, which means complete victory ". Incident that occurred on June 22, 1527, which ultimately serve as the anniversary of the city.
In 1596 the Dutch first came to Jayakarta led by Cornelis de Houtman.
            Then they established the VOC in 1602. In 1619 by Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Jayakarta razed to the ground and built a new city called Batavia. The city subsequently expanded and became the center of the Dutch government. After Batavia fell into the hands of Japan in 1942, its name changed to Jakarta.
After Independence in 1945, Jakarta established as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia. Township in 1950 under the leadership of a mayor. In 1964 the provincial level and the elevated status called Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI) under the leadership of Governor,
sumber : http://dayer.itgo.com/sejarah.htm