JAKARTA: Indonesians of Chinese origin will mark the Lunar New Year in a sombre mood after the Asian tsunami disaster cast a shadow over the ethnic minority's newly regained freedom to express its cultural identity.
The Chinese-Indonesian Association (INTI) has issued a circular urging community members, who make up only around 3% of the 215 million people in the world's largest Muslim populated nation, to tone down celebrations.
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