'Committee of the People's Will' (Panitya Kehendak Rakjat, Makassar 1951)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (4 Sep 1951, p.2): at a Makassar meeting eight speakers, including PKI's Tular, Mrs Towoliu ('Gowani'), Mrs Salawati Daud and others, back formation of a twenty-organisation 'Comité Volkswens' to help the government and to send people to Kahar Muzakar, urging minimal casualties in any milita
Three non-party candidates on the PKI election list
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (21 Aug 1954, p.1): the PKI central committee announces that three non-party leaders (Prof. Purbodiningrat, Dr Tjokronegoro and the painter Hendra Gunawan) will appear on its election list, and recalls earlier announcement that Taher Thajeb, Mrs Salawati Daud and Henk Ngantung agreed to stan
From parliament: legal position of members must be regulated
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (25 Nov 1954, p.2): parliamentary report on the bill on legal position of MPs. Mrs Moedigdio (Mudigdio) of the PKI objected to its content and argued parliamentary immunity is an aim of the democratic system that must be well maintained; other speakers include Murba, Progressive, PNI and Mas
Questions on Celebes (Salawati Daud on ex-fighters)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (21 Feb 1957, p.1): PKI MP Mrs C.H. Salawati Daoed, from Celebes, submitted written questions asking whether former TKR members in Celebes face hunger because Rp 1.7 million from the governor was not received, who got the money, how large the fund is, and for action against culpable official
Government answers questions in parliament (parliamentary mission to Makassar)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (9 Mar 1957, p.1): Indonesian parliament begins a new tradition of ministers answering written questions orally; the plenary has not yet decided on sending a parliamentary mission to Makassar. The defence section nominated Slamet Ginting (PNI), Mrs Ch. Salawati Daud (PKI), A.B. Karubuy and K
Aminah Djamil, death notice
Death notice in Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (13 May 1957, p.2): Mrs Aminah Djamil, PKI representative in North Sumatra's provisional provincial council, died on Friday night. She was also the leader of Gerwani, 'the communist women's movement', in the province. Her husband Ali Hadihroto sits on the Langkat regency exec
Composition of national council completed (Sukarno chair)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Jun 1957, p.1): the 45-member National Council is announced, chaired by Sukarno with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. Members include Munir (SOBSI workers), Sardjono (peasants), Henk Ngantung (artists), and S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said for the women's movements; Mrs Towoliu represents C
Parliament fairly sympathetic to emergency law
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (19 Jun 1957, p.1): parliamentary debate on the state-of-emergency bill replacing the colonial SOB regime. Speakers (Munir/PNI, Tambunan, Soeprapto, Amin Iskandar, Arudji Kartawinata) mostly accept it. Mrs Salawati Daud (PKI) stresses her faction's view that the law must primarily protect th
Veterans bill in parliament
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (20 Aug 1957, p.2): parliament begins first-round debate on the veterans' welfare bill; eight members speak, among them Mrs Salawati Daud (PKI). Minister Chaerul Saleh adds an oral statement and says a veterans law is needed to register veterans and define them. The government will accept am
Mrs Salawati on security in Celebes
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (25 Oct 1957, p.2): PKI MP Mrs Salawati, member of parliament's defence section, back from a visit to Makassar, says she will urge the section to visit Aceh where security is restored, as a guide for restoring security in South/Southeast Celebes. She notes no report yet on Kahar Muzakar's fi