THE area is called Gudang Tama. Previously, in the 1950s, this area which is located about 3 kilometers from the city center of Singkawang, used to have a factory that smoked rubber. Tama was the name of a Chinese captain who originally started a factory there. His factory was doing well until the attempted Communist coup in September 1965. Tama used to own several buildings in the city center of Singkawang whose remains are still visible—at th