Newspapers-Malaya Tribune-1950 to 1951
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.1 | Masthead | MALAYA Tribune QY 77fS PEOPLE FOR 71/E PEOPII Ttfc Tribune* Spore Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang d SALES WAN ANY AFFFRNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Un EIGHT PAGE'S SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON SEPIiESENTAIIVE E. Maurice Glover, | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.2 | G.I'S MAY DEFEND FORMOSA | G.I'S MAY DEFEND FORMOSA CHIANG WILLING TO STEP DOWN A.P. U.P. nKiximfvt Tr„mnn WASHINGTON, Monday. pKI .MUEISiT Truman ls reported lo have reaffirmed American n 3 v toward iormosa which would necessitate the use of \m«riran tllnv to try to prevent the island from falling into Commonr;t ha P The | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.3 | BUT TOM LIAO HAS OTHER IDEAS | BUT TOM LIAO HAS OTHER IDEAS U.P. HONGKONG. Mon. Thoina i Liao. President of the Form Re-emancipation toduy urged membei nations of the Far Eastern Commission to occupy the -ttateg'C island, which he claimed as "international soil." Luao. who c'aims to speak for the majority of the "000 Formosans affitmed | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.4 | JAVA REDS ISSUE FIRST COMMUNIQUE | JAVA REDS ISSUE FIRST COMMUNIQUE U.P. .'AKAP.rA. Hon k committee cf the li-■.-•:n;' iL"s first r acc the formal establishment of ar. independent Indonesia, a week ago today appealed to the new government to reit- use a.l political prisoners. The communique said many prisoners were sti' ar.d nad .iot been | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.5 | Huge Red Army To Assault Hainan | Huge Red Army To Assault Hainan Reuter. S HONGKONG. Mon.—The Comriuni t Command in South Kwjngtung continue poiriog -i into Liuchow PcainsuL I tew miles across Hainan Island, according to Chinese I hi m ts. Ontjssnunist forces there estim tied to nave reached 300.0< X oops, accordi\g to the report*. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.6 | A GLOBE CIRCLING HAT | A GLOBE CIRCLING HAT AQantus Empire Airways Constellation pilot has brought into Singapore a battered straw hat carryins over 100 labels of airline companies with a message: "Hand me on I am going round the world." Th»- hat carries a warning that ill luck may befall any pilot who ignores | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.7 | MUSLIMS CELEBRATE | MUSLIMS CELEBRATE Over 8,000 Singapore Muslims, of whom S.OOO were ehiMren celebrated tho birthday anniversary of the Prophet Muhammed at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Picture shows a group of the cnuiren at the celebration. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.8 | 'Master 1950' Makes His Bow | 'Master 1950' Makes His Bow IF there IBH t a war. he will sec the year 2000, prophesied the niiise at Kandang Kerbau Hospital of Singaporo's first baby this year. P.»r». r >o hasn't got a name yet. But tnat's la-cause he's still brand new. The sen cf a Chinese | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.9 | DOWD FLIES BACK | DOWD FLIES BACK After being successfully treated for a eye "infection at the Singapore General Hospital. Mr. Ed. Dowd. American Member oi the United Nations Commission in Indonesia retuined to Jakaita yesterday in a U.S. military aircraft. | NA |
| Malaya Tribune | maltribune19500103-1 | 3 January 1950 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.1.1 | 1 | maltribune19500103-1.2.10 | HATTA HERE? | HATTA HERE? Dr. Mohameu Hatta. Prime Minister of Indonesia is due in Singapore at a few minutes after 11 a.m. this morning from Amsterdam. He is returning to Jakarta. | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
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| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Title of newspaper |
| Issue id | issue_id | Text | - | Issue ID |
| Issue date | issue_date | Text | - | Issue date |
| Edition | edition | Text | - | Edition |
| Page id | page_id | Text | - | Page ID |
| Page number | page_number | Text | - | Page number |
| Article id | article_id | Text | - | Article ID |
| Article title | article_title | Text | - | Title of article |
| Article text 1st50words | article_text_1st50words | Text | - | First 50 words of the article text |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article |
Sample OpenAPI query
This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the first 100 rows from this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the
.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_786b21b8e9b2e5a9bfbbda09188184a0" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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