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- 1 2 "Eng Guan forms a new party". The Straits Times. 19 June 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "PAP may expel the dissidents". The Straits Times. 25 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "PAP DISSIDENTS NAME NEW PARTY 'BARISAN SOCIALIS'". The Straits Times. 30 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "PAP 'rebels' to form an opposition party". The Straits Times. 27 July 1961. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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- ↑ "Marshall: The extreme left has captured my party". The Straits Times. 19 January 1963. Retrieved 17 July 2020.