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SOBSI, Partindo dan Gerwani bantah Kerajaan Singapura (Indonesian left-wing parties protest)

SOBSI, Partindo and Gerwani protest to Singapore government (Berita Harian, 1963)

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Berita Harian, 6 February 1963, p. 3: SOBSI, Partindo and Gerwani send a protest to the Singapore government over the previous week's arrests of left-wing figures (Operation Coldstore); SOBSI blames the British and Tunku Abdul Rahman. The clipping is damaged and ends abruptly; Gerwani is only one of three protesting bodies.

Berita Harian, 6 Februari 1963, hlm. 3: SOBSI, Partindo, dan Gerwani mengirim protes kepada pemerintah Singapura atas penangkapan tokoh-tokoh sayap kiri pekan sebelumnya (Operasi Coldstore); SOBSI menuduh Inggris dan Tunku Abdul Rahman. Kliping rusak dan terpotong; Gerwani hanya satu dari tiga pihak yang memprotes.

“p.3: 'SOBSI, Partindo... [and Gerwani] have [sent a protest to the] Singapore [Government] for arresting left-wing political figures' (English translation, damaged clipping).”

People

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Organisations

All-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationPartindoIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

JakartaSingapore

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismarrests and detentionGerwani organisation

Tags

demonstrationsolidarity

Details

Date
1963-02-06
Creator
Berita Harian
Publication
Berita Harian
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper page image / clipping (NewspaperSG, saved by Nath Oct 18-19 2026))
Language
Malay
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Singapore
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
NewspaperSG · source link
Access
NewspaperSG (National Library Board Singapore; terms of use apply) Freely viewable at source but reuse terms apply or are unrecorded: link to the source; host the file only after checking rights.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/Berita Harian (1963-02-06) - p. 3, SOBSI, Partindo dan Gerwani bantah Kerajaan Singapura [NewspaperSG beritaharian19630206-1.2.47].png
OCR / text
Fair (0.81) · 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)
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