Indonesia
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
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Supporters of embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid staged protests in numerous cities in east and central Java and blocked the coastal road in north Java Feb. 12, causing heavy congestion. Many of the protests, which have gone on for more than a week, have been marred by violence. Further demonstrations are likely as the political crisis continues over charges of corruption by the president, who came to power as a compromise candidate in 1999 in the transition to an elected government from the autocratic rule of former President Suharto.
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Indonesia
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | May 30th, 2001 | Trackback
Ethnic violence between indigenous Dayaks and Mardurese migrants flared again in central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. More than 200 died in the port city of Sampit and thousands were evacuated Feb. 24. Such violence is often vicious and triggered by Dayak animosity toward the migrants from nearby Madura who originally were settled in Kalimantan by the government as a way to relieve overcrowding. The plan created problems of its own, which erupt when inevitable disputes over land arise. Travel to Sampit and its vicinity should be avoided until order is restored.
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