May 1998 riots of Indonesia
The May 1998 Riots of Indonesia () were incidents of mass violence that occurred throughout Indonesia, mainly in Medan in the province of North Sumatra (4–8 May), the capital city of Jakarta (12–15 May), and Surakarta (also called Solo) in the province of Central Java (13–15 May).
KURNIAWAN v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S. - Leagle.com
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KURNIAWAN v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S. Leagle.com Kurniawan recounted being taunted in grade school and watching Indonesian Muslims burn Chinese property during the anti-Chinese riots of 1998. She also stated that in 2003 an Indonesian man said "You Chinese!" and robbed her while she was on the way to ... |
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Leading gay activist aspires to lead human rights body - Jakarta Post
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Leading gay activist aspires to lead human rights body Jakarta Post Sandyawan was a member of the government-appointed fact finding team for the May 1998 riots. The former priest continues to work with the urban poor in South Jakarta. The selection committee distributed the list of applicants to the press, ... |
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Maldives since independence - Hindustan Times
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Maldives since independence Hindustan Times 1998: Gayoom wins a fifth term in a presidential referendum. 2003: Gayoom is sworn in for a sixth five-year term, after an election marred by street riots following the killing of two prisoners in a police shooting. 2004: State of emergency imposed ... |
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Heaven on earth in Bangka Belitung - Jakarta Post
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 Jakarta Post | Heaven on earth in Bangka Belitung Jakarta Post When anti-Chinese riots broke out in some parts of Indonesia at the end of the Soeharto regime, local people and those of Chinese descent lived peacefully in the province,” Anugrah noted. Bangka and Belitung were first inhabited by seafaring ethnic ... |
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Chinese New Year 2012: The Indonesian Story - International Business Times
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 International Business Times | Chinese New Year 2012: The Indonesian Story International Business Times It was not until 1998 when Suharto resigned that the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia begin to enjoy some cultural freedoms. But such ease of restrictions came at a heavy price – in the wake of Suharto's passing, anti-Chinese riots swept across the nation ... |
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Isn't now the best time to raise fuel prices? - Jakarta Post
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Isn't now the best time to raise fuel prices? Jakarta Post Indonesia is now the 17th largest economy in the world and officials are talking about breaking into the top 10 by 2025. But if Indonesia has never had it so good, at least not since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, then why is it so difficult for the ... |
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Religious radicalism and cultural change - Inside Indonesia
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Religious radicalism and cultural change Inside Indonesia According to the 2010 Report on Tolerance and Intolerance issued by the Moderate Muslim Society, in that year West Java recorded the highest number of incidences of intolerance of all Indonesian provinces - more than half the total 81 cases. |
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