It has been six years since the Indian squatters in the Petaling Jaya Selatan area came under bloody attacks in an incident which bore the hallmarks of the May 13, 1969 race riots.
Clashes between Malays and Indians in this area, which lasted for almost 15 days, resulted in six being killed - four local Indians, one Indonesian and one Indian national. At the same time, almost 200 others - almost all Indians - suffered severe slash wounds.
In the aftermath, an analysis of the situation was quite perturbing.
It was quite evident that the victims of the incident were the Indian squatters in the area - which boasted close to 20 squatter settlements, including Kampung Medan. It is estimated that about 10,000 people live in the Petaling Jaya Selatan suburb, which the squatter areas are part of.
Malaysiakini examines the issue in this special report.
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