Sunday, 18 February 2001
03:00 Western Indonesian Time (WIB)
Four members of a Madurese family—Matayo, Haris, Kama and his wife—are murdered.

05:30 WIB
Hundreds of Madurese gather in front of the house of a local Dayak, only 200 meters from Matayo’s home. The owner, Timil, is accused of hiding the murder suspects. The crowds of Madurese demand that Timil hand them over. When this demand was not met, the Madurese became an