Flag of Indonesia Indonesian youths removed a colonial Dutch flag flying over the Yamato Hotel, tore off the blue strip and re-hoisted it as an Indonesian flag. The Hotel was subsequently renamed Hotel Merdeka, meaning Hotel Independence. The official name of the flag is "Sang Saka Merah-Putih" (meaning "lofty bicolour Red and White") according to Article 35 of the 1945 Constitution. The flag is commonly called "Bendera Merah-Putih" (Red-and-White Flag). Occasionally, it is also called "Sang Dwiwarna" (The bicolour). "Sang Saka Merah-Putih" (The Lofty Red-and-White) refers to the historical flag called "Bendera Pusaka" (heirloom flag) and its replica. The Bendera Pusaka is the
Merah Putih (2009 film) the 3rd part, "Hati Merdeka" ("Hearts of Freedom") in 2011. Merah Putih (2009 film) Merah Putih ("Red [and] White") is a movie, directed by Yadi Sugandi (director of photography for Laskar Pelangi and the Photograph), brought out in Indonesia in 2009. After a silence of almost two decades, Indonesian war-themed movies made a return with the release of Merah Putih. "Janur Kuning" (Young Yellow Coconut Leaves), "Enam Jam di Yogya" (Six Hours in Yogya), "Serangan Fajar" (The Dawn Attack) and "Cut Nyak Dien" are just few of many war movies screened in cinemas years ago, portraying the spirit, struggles and