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The Straits Times, 25 March 1963: Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto)

Straits Times, 25 Mar 1963: Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto)

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Straits Times, 25 Mar 1963 (lead only). 1,500 Communists demonstrated in Purwokerto, Central Java, against the high cost of living (Antara), involving PKI members and affiliates including Pemuda Rakyat; Gerwani likely among the affiliates though the lead is cut.

Straits Times, 25 Mar 1963 (hanya teks pembuka). 1.500 orang komunis berdemonstrasi di Purwokerto, Jawa Tengah, menentang mahalnya biaya hidup (Antara), melibatkan anggota PKI dan organisasi bawahannya termasuk Pemuda Rakyat; Gerwani mungkin termasuk, tetapi teks terpotong.

“One thousand and five hundred Communists demonstrated in Purwokerto ... against the high cost of living”

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaPeople's YouthAntara News AgencyIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

PurwokertoCentral Java

Topics

labour and workersPKIwomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

demonstrationcost of livingwire report

Details

Date
1963-03-25
Creator
The Straits Times
Publication
The Straits Times
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Singapore
Period
1960–1965
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)/The Straits Times (1963-03-25) - p. 2, Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto) [NewspaperSG straitstimes19630325-1.2.28].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.891) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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

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