National Monument (Indonesia) "Gerbang Kemerdekaan" or the Gate of Independence, open slowly while the nationalist "Padamu Negeri" song plays followed by a recording of Sukarno reading the text of the Proclamation. On the southern wall there is a large bronze gold-coated statue of the coat of arms of Indonesia weighing 3.5 tons. On the eastern side is the text of the proclamation in bronze lettering. Originally the eastern side displayed the most sacred Indonesian flag, "Sang Saka Merah Putih", originally raised on 17 August 1945. However, because it is fragile and in poor condition it is no longer displayed. The wall on the
Bukit Merah Secondary School Bukit Merah Secondary School site at Lengkok Bahru. Subsequently, in January 2017, Bukit Merah Secondary School also absorbed Henderson Secondary School. The merged school retained the formal name of Bukit Merah, while the Chinese name of Henderson Secondary School "达善" (Da-shan) was adopted as the Chinese name of the merged institution. Students in the school are known as "Merahans". The badge, shaped like a triangle, resembles a hill in red because the school is situated on a hill of red laterite. The lettering incorporates in the initials "bm" for Bukit Merah, and the Chinese calligraphy for '红山', only known by