29 July 1987: Chiam’s finest hour (part one)
MP Chiam See Tong was the lone voice in Parliament in 1987 calling for the detainees to be freed.
Tag: marxist
Straits Times of May ’87 – Four days of government statements on “Marxist Conspiracy”
The first four days of detailed coverage of "Marxist plot" carried only govt's statements.
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