Strangers in Their Own Land

They fled Kalimantan for their lives. Now Madurese refugees live a very simple life. Most are jobless. Yet their presence in their native Madura has triggered animosity.

They have got accustomed to living in huts. Or rather they have been forced to get used to living in huts. They did not have much choice about it. Thousands of ethnic Madurese are now back in their native island of Madura after the 'ethnic cleansing' in the town of Sampit, Central

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