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Originally Posted by nono1973
Hmm...after reading this post,i did some research on Berelang Bridge...the view and ambience from the bridge and on the bridge is indeed very impressive.
The bridge consist of 6 parts that link up the other 3 islands together with Batam island.
It was build by an ex President of Indo with the intention to improve trade within these places but the plan was somehow abandoned.
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Originally Posted by newyorker88
It is a nice place. Orignally, Habibie wanted to build shipyards to rival singapore PSA, too bad, suharto stepped down, and he was too busy trying to fix bigger problems left behind.
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Habibie, the ex-president who lasted only for one year plus (shortest period president) before megawati was an engineer who got his degree in Germany.
Before becoming the president, he was just a technology minister. He was the one who oversee the project in construction of the 6 barelang bridges in batam that connects the islands of Batam to Rempang to Galang.
His plan was to transform the Rempang and Galang islands into industrial sites like present-day Batam. Instead, the bridge site has grown more into a tourist attraction rather than a transportation route. Many people tend to relax and take photo there.
Heresay his diplomatic relation with spore was not very good, unlike lao lee and suharto machiam "abang adik". Maybe because of this reason his discussion with spore about the economic co-operation deal in Batam failed.
