The `Red Hysteria'

THE markets of Glodok are well prepared for the coming celebration of Imlek, with red paper lanterns, lucky gold fish and plastic tangerine trees symbolizing happiness lining the streets in what has been labelled as the `red hysteria'. Glodok is Jakarta's Chinatown, perhaps more famous for its May 1998 riots than its traditional markets and restaurants. The celebration of Imlek is something relatively new for Chinese-Indonesians after its ban w

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