The riot-scarred Indonesian capital was braced for more demonstrations this week, as President Suharto summoned his military commander to review the country's precarious internal security.
Tanks and troops were deployed throughout Jakarta, which enjoyed quiet after massive rioting that left 500 dead.
One of President Suharto's former top aides, Sarwono Kusumaatmajda, urged the embattled leader to step down.
The Jakarta Post reported fresh riots in the central Java towns of Boyolali, Karanganyar, and Sukohardjo. A riot in the town of Solo killed 28, mostly looters trapped by a fire in a shopping centre.
A mass funeral will be held today for the charred, unclaimed remains of hundreds of looters also killed by arson fires as they plundered shopping malls.
University students in Jakarta promised a new round of protest marches in the next two days. The students form the only nationwide bloc opposing the Suharto regime.
General Wiranto, the nation's top military commander, went on television to ask the students to cancel any street demonstrations.
Japansaid a new round of riots was feared on Wednesday, the anniversary of Indonesia's independence movement.
The Foreign Office advised Britons to leave by then.-AP
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