File:Page 6 of The Straits Times, published on 15 May 1969.jpg

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English: This is a scan copy of page 6 of The Straits Times published on 15 May 1969, stored in the National Archives of Malaysia (Accession No.:2007/0050685). This page writes about the May 13 riot happened in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and included several pictures on the scene of riots and the destruction it caused in KL. A free and full online scan copy of this newspaper can be accessed here: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19690515-1.1.6
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A scan copy of The Straits Times newspaper published on 15 May 1969, which included pictures of the May 13 riot

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15 May 1969

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