abstract:The pontianak (Dutch-Indonesian spelling: boentianak) is a vampiric ghost in Malay and Indonesian mythology. It is also known as a matianak or kuntilanak, sometimes shortened to kunti.
The latest violence resurrects the conflict that erupted in early 1997 in the same area north of the provincial capital Pontianak between Dayaks and Madurese, whose roots lie in the island of Madura off the northeast coast of Java.