The conflict between the Dayaks and the Madurese in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, was a tragic case. It is completely understandable if every normal human being would condemn it. There has been much media coverage and many opinions made about it, but in my opinion, some of them are still biased due to a lack of understanding of the background and over what really happened.

The conflict spread because the police on duty among the Dayak/Malay commu