For example, the anti-Chinese Kuala Lumpur Racial Riots of 13 May 1969 and Jakarta Riots of May 1998 were believed to have been motivated by these racially-biased perceptions.

In 1998, many Chinatown businesses were burned by indigenous Indonesians and the area suffered from arson during race riots, known as Jakarta Riots of May 1998.

* Jakarta Riots of May 1998

Because some " Pribumi " Indonesians accused Chinese Indonesians of hoarding the nation's wealth, and because of the large concentration of Chinese Indonesians residing there, Glodok suffered severe violence during the Jakarta Riots of May 1998.

* May 25 – The English ship Tryall, which left Plymouth, England for Batavia ( now Jakarta ), wrecks on the Tryal Rocks, 9 months later ( wreck discovered in 1969 ).

Sometimes the anti-Chinese attitudes turn violent, such as the May 13 Incident in Malaysia in 1969 and the Jakarta riots of May 1998 in Indonesia, in which more than 2, 000 people died, mostly rioters burned to death in a shopping mall.

Kopassus also has been speculated by eyewitness accounts to have been involved in carrying or supervising the Jakarta May 1998 riot, including the mass gang-rape of Chinese Indonesian women.

* May 1986: The Red Army fired mortar rounds at the embassies of Japan, Canada and the United States in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This led to the Indonesia – Malaysia confrontation ( Konfrontasi ), proclaimed by Sukarno in his Dwi Komando Rakjat ( DWIKORA ) speech in Jakarta on 3 May 1964.

The shooting of four student demonstrators in Jakarta in May 1998 triggered rioting across the city that destroyed thousands of buildings and killed over 1, 000 people.

The flambouyant performances at some dagdut shows also attracted collateral attention in May 2012 when a row broke out in Indonesia over a planned performance by international star Lady Gaga in Jakarta due to be held in early June 2012.

The Marie successfully ran the British North Sea blockade and docked, heavily damaged, in Batavia, Dutch East Indies ( now called Jakarta ) on May 13, 1916.

In May, Mandala flew to Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur from Jakarta.

Indonesian Democratic Party rally in Jakarta, 7 May 1997.

The medical students in Jakarta demonstrate against tobacco, Sunday, May 30, 2010, a day before World No Tobacco Day.

In May 1957, PSI economist Professor Sumitro Djojohadikusumo left Jakarta for Sumatra, followed by other political figures.

Shops looted and goods burned on the streets in Jakarta, 14 May 1998.

On the 13 and 14 May rioting across Jakarta destroyed many commercial centres in Jakarta and over 1, 000 died.

In May 1998, thousands of Indonesian citizens were murdered and raped ... ¶ The Joint Fact Finding Team established to inquire into the 1998 massacres found that there were serious and systematic human rights violations throughout Jakarta.

Salim fled to Singapore during the May 1998 riots, when a mob burned his Jakarta home ; his son remained to rebuild the Salim Group.

On 26 May 2009, four Indonesian men-Benar Giawa, Adiziduhu Harefa, Motani Harefa and Seti Eli Ndruru-were awarded the Bravery Medal at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, for their role in rescuing the survivors of Shark 02.

The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989.

A monorail mass transit system was under construction in Jakarta, but development ceased after the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998 and there is no indication that it will recommence in the near term.

* 1998 – Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped.

In 1998, following the resignation of Suharto and his replacement by President Habibie, Jakarta moved towards offering East Timor autonomy within the Indonesian state, although ruled out independence, and stated that Portugal and the UN must recognise Indonesian sovereignty.

** Details the role of student groups in Suharto's fall, including first-hand discussion of events in Jakarta in 1997 and 1998.

With the loosening of restrictions on freedom of speech and religion that followed the fall of Suharto in 1998, proponents of the " Jakarta Charter " resumed advocacy efforts.

" The Jakarta Post November 29, 1998.

He was previously Ambassador to Spain from 1998 – 2003 and has also worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Washington DC, Bonn, Jakarta and Cuba.

He served as Rector of Paramadina University in Jakarta from 1998 up until his death.

Shipments of surviving Bandanese were also sent to Batavia ( Jakarta ) to work as slaves in developing the city and its fortress.

Suharto allowed the occupation of PDI headquarters to go on for almost a month, as attentions were also on Jakarta due to a set of high-profile ASEAN meetings scheduled to take place there.

In October 1965, Jakarta was the site of an abortive coup attempt in which 6 top generals were killed, precipitating a violent anti-communist purge in which half-a million people were killed, including many ethnic Chinese, and the beginning of Suharto's New Order.

In August 2007, Jakarta held its first ever election to choose a governor, whereas previously the city's governors were appointed by the local house of representatives.

Some 500, 000 motorcycles were estimated to be operating in Mali in 2009, with two thirds of them inexpensive Chinese made cycles, known locally as " Jakarta " s, which boast better fuel economy but fewer safety features than more expensive Japanese or Western brands.

* Streets were also named after him in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, in Budapest, Hungary ( between 1961 and 1990 ); Jakarta ( between 1945 to 1967 ); Belgrade, Serbia ; Sofia, Bulgaria ( until 1991-2 ) Skopje, Republic of Macedonia ; Bata and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea ; Tehran, Iran ; Algiers, Algeria ( Rue Patrice Lumumba ); Santiago de Cuba, Cuba ( since 1960, formerly Avenida de Bélgica ); Łódź, Warsaw, Poland ; Kiev, Ukraine ; Perm, Russia ; Rabat, Morocco ; Maputo, Mozambique ; Leipzig, Germany ; Lusaka, Zambia (" Lumumba Street "); Kampala, Uganda (" Lumumba Avenue "); Tunis, Tunisia ; Fort-de-France, Martinique ; Montpellier, France ; Accra, Ghana ; Antananarivo, Madagascar ; Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Alexandria, Egypt and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The following projects were formerly part of Jakarta, but now form independent projects within the Apache Software Foundation:

Records of the Dutch East India Company list soy sauce as a commodity in 1737, when seventy-five large barrels were shipped from Dejima, Japan, to Batavia ( present-day Jakarta ) on the island of Java.

Republican newspapers and journals were common in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Surakarta, which fostered a generation of writers known as angkatan 45 (' generation of 45 ') many of whom believed their work could be part of the revolution.

In Bogor, near Jakarta, and in Balikpapan in Kalimantan, Republican officials were imprisoned.

The principal members of the alleged " murder " were all of Group V ( Jakarta ) and not based in Jayapura nor West Papua, and the " supposed ring-leader Let-Col Hatono got three and a half years jail and two other officers were not even discharged.

The cities of Toronto, Colombo, Jakarta, Berlin, Mumbai, Milan and Tel Aviv were added to the network.

The Mayaguezs SOS and Mayday signals were picked up by a number of listeners including an employee of Delta Exploration Company in Jakarta, Indonesia who notified the US Embassy in Jakarta.

They were also used on existing high-capacity routes to Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala

Many local leaders saw independence as unrealistic, and were open to discussions with Jakarta over Portuguese Timor's incorporation into the Indonesian state.

Becak were considered an icon of the capital city of Jakarta prior to its ban in the 1970s.

In Jakarta, most cycle rickshaw drivers in the 1980s were former landless agricultural laborers from rural areas of Java.

On the night of 30 September 1965 six senior army generals were kidnapped and executed in Jakarta by a battalion of soldiers from the Presidential Guard.

The majority was sent to Jagatara ( Jakarta ) and are still remembered by the locals as the people who wrote the poignant letters which were smuggled across the sea to their homeland.

I remember the sleepless week in Jakarta when the Suharto regime tottered: Margot Cohen talking to people on the streets, John McBeth checking on troop movements, Michael Vatikiotis chasing politicians and academics, while I was with Anastasia Fanny Lioe in Glodok and Tangerang, where Chinese-owned shops and malls were burnt and ransacked, prompting ethnic Chinese people and capital to flee .”