A clash that wasn’t, a peace that isn’t


This picture taken on May 20, 2017 shows members of a hardline Indonesian Muslim group holding wooden sticks during a local tribal festival in Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, as anti-riot police and military personnel keep watch. About 90 percent of Indonesia's 255 million people are Muslim, with most practising a moderate form of Islam. The country is also home to substantial minorities of Christians, Hindus and Buddhists. / AFP PHOTO

Tension was high in Indonesias West Kalimantan last weekend,  and although police were able to contain the situation, the problem remain. 

LAST Saturday, the video clips – real and fake – emerging from Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia were disturbing.

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Opinion , Philip Golingai , columnist

   

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