The blood of at least 469 people has stained the ground of Sampit, 456 among them Madurese. Quite a few of them were children.

The past is coming back to life in Sampit. The tradition of headhunting has been revived, like a nightmare from a Dayak legend. The blood that has been spilt cannot be unspilt. But how do you prevent this bad dream from happening again? Here are a few views.

Maj. Gen. (ret) Syamsudin
(Former chairman of the National Hu