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They spilled some. At least 3 Indonesian airports are named after heros of the revolution KIA against their Dutch colonizers. (IIRC a single DC-3 was shot down
by redis_mlc 6y ago
They spilled some.
At least 3 Indonesian airports are named after heros of the revolution KIA against their Dutch colonizers. (IIRC a single DC-3 was shot down, killing most of those.)
Halim Perdanakusuma in Jakarta is one of those airports.
Indonesia finally got its independence after WW2 when the USA told the Dutch not to return. Indonesia is a close friend of the US government until today, doing most of their military pilot training in the US, NTSB investigation training, and of course periodic internal purges using US intelligence.
Aside from corona, Indonesia is doing very well in terms of having a popular and well-regarded general as President, and prospering. Jakarta is a beautiful capital today, and its traffic is tolerable. (They implemented a busway system with reserved lanes, which is heavily used by commuters, and a new light rail system is going online around this time.)
Bali is not doing so well, as peak tourism is tough on locals, with insufficient electrical production, and agricultural-use water diverted to the tourist areas like Kuta - in at least one area, they can no longer grow rice.
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