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Ethnic Rioting Rocks Batam Trivial disputes among a few people often break into widespread hostilities between ethnic groups. This frightening occurrence—a haunting specter in Indonesia—has taken place once again, this time in Batam. For four days starting a week ago, this island, which is smaller than Jakarta, flared up. Triggered by a quarrel between two groups of youths in Sekupang, residents from the Batak and Minang eth

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