A man allegedly shot by police is carried following clashes in Jakarta in 1998. The Asian Financial Crisis sparked a wave of riots and protests that helped force President Suharto to resign after a 32-year reign. Photo: AP
Why Chinese-Indonesians don’t have to hide any longer
Community was scapegoated in the violence that followed the Asian Financial Crisis, but in a post-Suharto, newly democratised country, their identity is no longer a hindrance
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A man allegedly shot by police is carried following clashes in Jakarta in 1998. The Asian Financial Crisis sparked a wave of riots and protests that helped force President Suharto to resign after a 32-year reign. Photo: AP