Racism in the Land of Dollars (and a Book Fair)
Api Kartini (1964) article 'Racism in the Land of Dollars' on discrimination against 19 million African Americans (Birmingham bombing, voting restrictions), condemning also the 10 May 1963 anti-Chinese racist riots in West Java. The page continues with a short piece on a May book fair at Gedung Pemuda and encouraging w
Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (94): communism manipulating religion
Harian Neraca, 22 April 1989, p. 10: instalment 94 of Soegiarso Soerojo's serial. Argues communism manipulates religion, citing in Jatibarang a 'babu (Gerwani)' who spread lies between Muslims and Christians, and forged Qur'anic pamphlets.
Tempo, 1 October 2012: Because of the general's authority (why West Java escaped the killings)
Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve