Indonesia's latest uprising. (hundreds have reportedly been killed in ethnic violence between Dayaks and Muslims in Kalimantan, Indonesia)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 15, 1997 | Copyright information

KALIMANTAN

DRIVING inland from the west coast of Kalimantan, the Indonesian-controlled part of the island of Borneo, is like entering a war zone. The road stretches ahead to the forested hills in the distance without a car in sight. The only visible movement is from the heavily-armed troops patrolling the road, or speeding past in trucks or on motorbikes. All the houses have been boarded up, the ethnic identities of their occupants scribbled hastily on the walls in an attem...

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