The Rebellion of Trisakti Most citizens of Indonesia got unsatisfied with the president's leadership mostly on corruption amongst the families and cronies in 1998. On May 12 1998, groups of university students marched on foot to the Indonesian parliamentary building. The aim was to force down the president of Republic of Indonesia, General H. M. Soeharto. For hours countless student demonstrate in front of the parliament building. Flags and shouts were seen and heard. The authorities began to worry about the condition then they decided to sent police and army troops. Gun shots were heard and screaming followed. Tear gas was everywhere. The situation was very chaos. Four Trisakti University students were shot dead during revolts in Jakarta, triggering widespread riots and mass rapes, mainly of ethnic Chinese women. In the following days over 1,000 died, including in combustion buildings, during the riots in Medan, Surakarta, Jakarta and elsewhere. Even...
Koala The koala ( Phascolarctos cinereus , or, inaccurately, koala bear) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb). Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations possibly are sepa...
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