Receive Inside Indonesia's latest articles and quarterly editions in your inbox this popular and unique bi-national short film festival has been bringing Australian and Indonesian audiences together to celebrate and enjoy the work of talented and emerging filmmakers from both countries © Copyright Indonesian Resources and Information Program (IRIP) 1983 - 2025 We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the stolen lands on which Inside Indonesia is based and we pay our respects to Elders past and present We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded Public Works Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has confirmed that five overpasses will be built to facilitate the flow of traffic in the area  near the East Brebes toll road exit in Central Java which has become known as Brexit after massive traffic jams during this year's Idul Fitri exodus expected to cost Rp 620 billion [$47 million] is targeted for completion within the next eight months," Basuki said in a statement received by Jakarta Globe on Thursday (11/08) The five overpasses will be located at the Klonengan-Prupuk Kretek-Paguyangan and Kesambi railway crossings to divert traffic "I have just received a letter from the National Police chief He recommends the building of overpasses this year to avoid a repeat of the traffic situation [experienced during the 2016 holiday exodus] he sent us a letter saying the [building of the overpasses] is an emergency so it has to happen swiftly," Basuki explained an average of 72 stops occur at the existing railway crossing on regular days to let trains pass there will be at least 92 stops as more trains are usually added "Then there will be more than seven hours of stopping time in a day," Basuki said The minister also inspected progress in the construction of Section III of the Pejagan-Pemalang toll road (East Brebes-East Tegal) About 45 percent of the land procurement for the project has already been completed 2001 - At least 42 people were killed and dozens injured when two trains packed with holidaymakers collided on the Indonesian island of Java the Mpu Jaya coming from Jakarta and the Gaya Baru heading to Jakarta some 20km south of Brebes and 270km east of Jakarta early in the morning was hit at quite high speed by the Mpu Jaya,” Transport Minister Agum Gumelar said shortly after returning to Jakarta after a visit to Ketanggungan Gumelar said the Mpu Jaya had ignored a red light and entered the track that Gaya Baru was on He added that the driver of Mpu Jaya was alive but with a broken arm and was now being questioned 1066 - Norman invader William the Conqueror becomes king of England 1741 - Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius creates the Centigrade temperature scale 1776 - General George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River for a surprise attack against British Hessian forces at Trenton 1923 - The Imperial Theater opens in New York City 1936 - Mutinous warlords in China release Chiang Kai-shek after kidnapping him and holding him for 12 days 1941 - Hong Kong surrenders to Japan in Second World War 1959 - Soviet Union agrees to give financial and technical aid to Syria 1977 - Comedian Charlie Chaplin dies at the age of 88 1986 - An Iraqi Airways jetliner with 107 people aboard explodes as it attempts a forced landing on a remote desert airstrip in Saudi Arabia 1989 - Deposed Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union 1994 - Algeria grants permission for a French jetliner to fly to France with Muslim militant hijackers and their hostages 1996 - A tropical storm lashes the Pacific island of Borneo 1999 - Astronauts release the newly repaired Hubble Space Telescope from space shuttle Discovery 2003 - A plane bound for Beirut crashes into the sea after takeoff from Benin killing more than 80 people 2006 - Ethiopian warplanes attack two Islamist-held airfields in Somalia 2011 - Bomb attacks on Nigerian churches during Christmas services kill at least 32 one of the most powerful Syrian rebel groups Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox Looking back: 45 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI It’s been 15 years since Bugatti broke 400kph barrier Do you know how Mercedes got its now world-famous name?