GA-02046 1971-01-13 relevance B public
The Straits Times, 13 January 1971: Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife
Straits Times, 13 Jan 1971: day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife
Straits Times, 13 Jan 1971 (lead only). Same story as the Eastern Sun item: a young woman told a special court she gouged an army general's eyes with a knife before he was shot, on the eve of the 1965 coup. A Lubang Buaya-style testimony from a New Order trial.
Straits Times, 13 Jan 1971 (hanya teks pembuka). Berita sama dengan Eastern Sun: seorang perempuan muda mengatakan kepada pengadilan khusus bahwa ia mencungkil mata seorang jenderal dengan pisau sebelum ditembak, menjelang kudeta 1965. Kesaksian bergaya Lubang Buaya dalam sidang Orde Baru.
“A young woman told a special court here that she gouged the eyes of an army general with a knife”
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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 (1971-01-13) - p. 2, Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife [NewspaperSG straitstimes19710113-1.2.14.2].txt
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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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- GA-03345 The Straits Times (1971-01-13) - p. 2, Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife [NewspaperSG straitstimes19710113-1.2.14.2].pdf
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