GA-02019 1966-02-13 relevance B public
Berita Harian, 13 Februari 1966: Wanita Komunis peguam bela Untung dan Njoto
Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966: woman lawyer to defend Untung and Njoto
Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966 (lead only). A woman lawyer, Dr Tien Sunito, described as a PKI member, was appointed to defend Lt Col Untung and Njoto, whose trials were due Monday. Not about Gerwani directly, but about women's roles in the 1965 trials.
Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966 (hanya teks pembuka). Seorang pengacara perempuan, Dr Tien Sunito, disebut anggota PKI, ditunjuk membela Letkol Untung dan Njoto yang akan diadili Senin. Tidak langsung tentang Gerwani, tetapi soal peran perempuan dalam pengadilan 1965.
“Peguam wanita itu ialah Puan Dr. Tien Sunito, sa-orang anggota Parti Komunis Indonesia”
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- 1966-02-13
- Creator
- Berita Harian
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- Berita Harian
- Document type
- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
- Language
- Malay
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- Western mainstream press
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- primary
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- Singapore
- Period
- 1965–1966
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- open access (NewspaperSG) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/Berita Harian (1966-02-13) - Wanita Komunis peguam bela Untung dan Njoto [NewspaperSG beritaharian19660213-1.2.5].txt
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- Fair (0.796) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)
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- full text read; only the ~60-word lead text is archived
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