GA-02036 1963-02-06 relevance B public
The Straits Times, 6 February 1963: Sobsi protest to Singapore Government over mass arrests
Straits Times, 6 Feb 1963: SOBSI protests to Singapore Government over mass arrests
Straits Times, 6 Feb 1963 (lead only). SOBSI cabled a protest to the Singapore government over mass arrests of leftists, speaking for three million Indonesian workers. Matched on Gerwani; the companion Berita Harian item reports Gerwani joined the protest.
Straits Times, 6 Feb 1963 (hanya teks pembuka). SOBSI mengirim kawat protes kepada Pemerintah Singapura atas penangkapan massal kaum kiri, atas nama tiga juta buruh Indonesia. Terjaring Gerwani; berita Berita Harian pendamping menyebut Gerwani ikut memprotes.
“The big Communist-controlled Sobsi Trade Union Federation has cabled a protest to the Singapore Government”
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- 1963-02-06
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- The Straits Times
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- The Straits Times
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Western mainstream press
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- 1960–1965
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/The Straits Times (1963-02-06) - p. 10, Sobsi protest to Singapore Government over mass arrests [NewspaperSG straitstimes19630206-1.2.97].txt
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- Good (0.889) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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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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- GA-03349 The Straits Times (1963-02-06) - p. 10, Sobsi protest to Singapore Government over mass arrests [NewspaperSG straitstimes19630206-1.2.97].png
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