(14 May 1998) T/I: 10:52:38 Up to 15,000 soldiers have been deployed to restore order in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after days of riots in which at least 18 civilians and three soldiers died. Some armoured vehicles were positioned near a university where an anti-government protest was held, but made no immediate move to intervene in the demonstration. However, … [Read more...]
Indonesia – Seiours political rioting in Jakarta
(28 Jul 1996) T/I 10:01:00 Indonesian police were keeping the centre of Jakarta blocked off on Sunday morning (28/7) as a tense calm gripped the city after the worst riots in the capital in a quarter of a century. SHOWS: 27/7 JAKARTA streets near PDI headquarters in minteng district of central jakarta large crowds cheering and demonstrating with riot police … [Read more...]
Indonesia – Riots and looting on the streets
(6 May 1998) T/I: 11:13:19 GS 10:24:55 (WTN GS 08/05/1998) Looters went on the rampage in the Indonesian city of Medan on Wednesday (6/5), leaving a trail of damage as protests against fuel price rises turned into rioting. Hundreds of people attacked Chinese-owned shops near the Kemiri market in Medan, capital of North Sumatra. Security forces, some wearing riot … [Read more...]
Indonesia – Anti-Chinese riots
(13 Feb 1998) T/I: 11:28:33 Mobs enraged by spiralling prices ransacked shops and homes belonging to ethnic Chinese in two central Indonesian cities Friday (12/2). They destroyed buildings and torched cars, police and residents said. In Sukamandi the power supply was cut in a day of rioting. Dozens of shops were destroyed, 15 cars burned and the glass-strewn streets were … [Read more...]