C. Kalimantan tense again

C. Kalimantan tense again

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: The ethnic violence that
swept through East Kotawaringin regency showed signs of
spreading, with a migrant settler killed in Pulang Pisau, Kahayan
Hilir district, Kapuas regency, late on Saturday night, Antara
reported.

Details of the incident on Saturday night remain unavailable.

Local Dayaks were seen roaming the streets of the district
capital Kuala Kapuas following rumors that Madurese migrants
would launch a retaliation attack.

Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani confirmed the
incident and pleaded for calm.

The latest tension comes exactly one month after bloody ethnic
violence between Dayaks and Madurese erupted in Sampit, resulting
in the deaths of over 400 people and the exodus of almost all
Madurese settlers from East Kotawaringin regency.