Two Ethnic Groups Brawl in Jakarta

 
      Even though we, as a global community, have been progressing from clashing against others who are of different cultures from us, we regress back into ethnic division. On August 29, 2012, two ethnic groups in Jakarta were caught in a street riot that held traffic up and left pedestrians scared, taking for cover. According to eye-witnesses, the fight broke out over an empty land plot next to Palem Lestari Real Estate around 2 p.m. The two groups were also armed with weapons such as samurai swords, daggers, blunts, stones, and other sharp, lethal objects. Passerbys avoided the area altogether during the fight. Over a hundred cops were called to the scene from West Jakarta and CengKareng Sector Police to break the fight up. The cause of these two gangs' brawl hasn't been disclosed yet. 
     
Source: http://www.beritajakarta.com/2008/en/newsview.aspx?idwil=0&id=24738

      Another current event relating to ethnic division is the internal racism spreading through Australia's FECCA also known as Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia. The chairman of FECCA, Pino Miglioriono, spoke out on August 30th about the prejudice going through federation. Miglioriono reported at a conference that many workers have reported being victims of discrimination. He said that clients have felt judged by their real estate agent for how they dress, how many children they have, and their accents. Miglioriono is putting a stop to this by starting the campaign "Racism. It Stops With Me."

Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8524801/ethnic-groups-urged-to-end-internal-racism