GA-02017 1965-11-15 relevance B public
Berita Harian, 15 November 1965: Wanita Komunis ditahan di Sumatra Utara
Berita Harian, 15 Nov 1965: communist woman detained in North Sumatra
Berita Harian, 15 Nov 1965 (UPI/Antara, lead only). North Sumatra authorities detained a woman, said to be a Gerwani member, accused of attempting a murder and bearing a 'secret mark' on her thigh. The 'secret mark' trope echoes slander about Gerwani women.
Berita Harian, 15 Nov 1965 (UPI/Antara, hanya teks pembuka). Penguasa Sumatra Utara menahan seorang perempuan, disebut anggota Gerwani, yang dituduh mencoba membunuh dan memiliki 'tanda rahasia' di pahanya. Motif 'tanda rahasia' mencerminkan fitnah terhadap perempuan Gerwani.
“anggota barisan wanita Komunis, Gerwani ... Di-pahanya ada suatu tanda rahasia”
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- Date
- 1965-11-15
- Creator
- Berita Harian
- Publication
- Berita Harian
- Document type
- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
- Language
- Malay
- Perspective
- Western mainstream press
- Source role
- primary
- Country
- Singapore
- Period
- 1965–1966
- Source archive
- NewspaperSG · source link
- Access
- open access (NewspaperSG) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
- File
- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/Berita Harian (1965-11-15) - p. 3, Wanita Komunis ditahan di Sumatra Utara [NewspaperSG beritaharian19651115-1.2.39].txt
- OCR / text
- Fair (0.848) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
- Collection
- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)
- Summary basis
- full text read; only the ~60-word lead text is archived
Companion files
- GA-03328 Berita Harian (1965-11-15) - p. 3, Wanita Komunis ditahan di Sumatra Utara [NewspaperSG beritaharian19651115-1.2.39].png
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