Straits Times (Singapore), 17 Jun 1960, Antara report from Jakarta: a hand-grenade attack the day before killed one woman and injured an Indonesian MP and a girl; the thrower was unknown. The sweep suggests the MP was Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.), unverified. Only the lead is available; Gerwani is not mentioned.
The Straits Times, 25 March 1963, p. 2, UPI/Antara: 1,500 communists demonstrate in Purwokerto, Central Java, against high prices and the cost of living; participants came from the PKI and affiliates including Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, BTI and Lekra. They petition for lower prices and the inclusion of communists in the C
Berita Harian, 8 June 1965, p. 3, Reuters: at a Gerwani political-military rally, National Front secretary-general Sudibjo warns the public to be vigilant against 'womanish' bourgeois women's organisations that are 'afraid of politics' and 'afraid of the people' and want to 'lure men'. Shows Gerwani's mobilisation in 1
Antara item (Djakarta, 7 July 1965) in the Indonesian Consulate General's 'News and Views' bulletin: President Sukarno, by Decision No. 159/1965, appointed 12 new members to the Consultative Body for National Development Planning (MUPPENAS), among them Mrs Suwarti Bintang Suradi Siregar and Mrs Kartini Gatot Sukandar.
Berita Harian, 7 October 1965, p. 1: Sukarno's first cabinet meeting after 30 September; Nahdlatul Ulama demands a PKI ban and claims rebels armed Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani and SOBSI, and that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani members trained at 'Sarang Buaya' (Lubang Buaya). Also press and rally restrictions in Sumatra and an ar
The Straits Budget (Singapore), 3 November 1965, p. 15, UPI/Antara: the army declares a state of war in Central Java and gives figures for civilians it says communists massacred (e.g. 62 bodies in three mass graves at Banyuwangi, 104 killed), while observers note the incidents all occurred after the coup. Nothing on Ge
Berita Harian, 7 November 1965, p. 1: reports Aidit surrounded in Central Java (Col. Jasir) and, from army broadcasts, that nine 'suicide' members of Gerwani blocked tanks in Solo, jeered at paratroopers and were killed when they would not move. The text does not say how; the account is army-sourced and unverified. Als
Berita Harian, 15 November 1965, p. 3 (clipping lacks its headline), Antara via Medan: a Gerwani member is detained near an Islamic scholar's house; police say a 'secret mark' was found on her thigh and she confessed she was assigned to kill the cleric. A typical 1965 propaganda item on Gerwani as assassins and 'marked
Berita Harian, 11 July 1967, p. 3, Reuters: the army announces capture near Bandung of Yakob Margolang, who allegedly tried to form a new Communist party in West Java; several women believed to be members of Gerwani, 'the secret organisation of Communist women', were also arrested. Context: army warnings against pro-Su
Suara Merdeka front page, 26 June 1968: an Antara/Pendam V Jaya report that four alleged PKI members were arrested in Jakarta, including Titi Suwarti, said to have joined training at Lubang Buaya and taught Genjer-genjer. Shows New Order framing of women's alleged role at Lubang Buaya.
FBIS Daily Report (24 Jul 1968) relaying Antara: Madame Sri Sukatno, described as a woman communist leader, was arrested at Pasiraman, South Blitar, in a mopping-up operation, per the army paper Angkatan Bersendjata. She is called a Politburo member, head of the Central Committee section on armed peasants and a Pemuda