 The prices for food skyrocketed when the transportation system was disrupted during this period of unrest, causing further hardship.The external political situation was also tense at the time, with Indonesia actively against the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia.President Sukarno of Indonesia declared a state of "Konfrontasi" (Confrontation) against Malaysia, and initiated military and other actions against the new nation, including the bombing of MacDonald House in Singapore in March 1965 by Indonesian commandos which killed three people.