The Straits Budget, 15 April 1964

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SKRiES 6,l i_ KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 15, 1M4. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN
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    • 415 2  -  PHILIP B. NOYCE C.S. Peace Corps Kuala Lumpur IHAVE no way of knowing what Illinformed police spokesman was responsible for the statements published under the heading “Rover* Jungle trip: the police hit out" (B.T. April S) but 1 feel that It demands
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    • 139 2  -  8. C. THONG, A*.Director of Education, Ministry of Education, Singapore. WITH reference to the letfT ter from “Parent” in your Issue of 28th March, no 11-plus child is thrown out of any Government or Go-vernment-Aided school in Singapore for falling the Primary School, Leaving Examination. A
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    • 64 2  -  UNEMPLOYED Taiplng MOST of the work concerned with polling day has been alloted to clerks In Government Service who already get monthly pay packets. Meanwhile educated, unemployed clerks are left out. Why cannot the Election Commission recruit the unemployed clerks through the local Labour Exchange
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    • 108 2  -  JG Singapore WHY, oh why should the K.L. Malay Handicraft centre be subject to redtape? Mr. K. Kon had a suggestion In his letter of March 26 ‘lift up the Ehone and Inquire from a ank the prevailing exchange rate for US dollar.’ As for the bank’s
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    • 81 2  -  TAURUS K. LUMPUR REGARDING the scUdang, 11 Hie bull and the banteng controversy that ii warming the columns ol your newspaper, may I suggest that you re-publisb a photograph of the badge o» symbol worn by the Brunei rebels in 1962. Unless my memory is
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    • 61 2  -  LEE KHOON CHOY Political Secretary to Prime Minister of Singapore. I refer to the (March 21) report in the Straits Times of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s address at the National Union of Federation Students. At no time did Mr. Lee speak of an anti-Commun-ist Malaysia.
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    • 106 2  -  RESIDENT Kuala Lumpur IN reply to the fatuous remarks of ASM of Sin--gapore published on March 28, may I say that JDF of Kuala Lumpur stated his case clearly. In fact I thought he showed remarkable restraint considering the circumstances. It is not a question of "a
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    • 271 2  -  SAFETY FIRST Penang r would seem that the correspondence In your columns a little while ago about the ove crowding of vehicles on the Penang ferries h not had the desired effect on the officials responsible for the loading of ferries at Penang Pom, Commission.
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    • 83 2  -  PAT OH Singapore MY efforts to obtain action though the Electrical Engineer having failed, I write this letter to draw attention to the situation of sheet lights in Singapore’s Frankel Avenue. These are now obscured by branches of trees. These overgrown trees need pruning to end the
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    • 51 2  -  NON-CLERK" Kuala Lumpur WHEN pay increases for Government clerks were announced by the Government in February, Cuepacs assured stenographers and other allied services that their salary revision will be announced by the end of March. March has now ended and nothing has been heard of the revision so
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    • 279 2  -  TAXPAYER Johore Bahru MUCH comment has bten made In your columns regarding teacher training, but there is one aspect which has evaded the attention of the taxpayer In connection with the training ol the Secondary Continuat) on School teachers. Just what sort of training
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    • 56 2  -  MAT BIN HUN JAB AND LOO CHIN NEAJ' Teluk Anson OUR houses are abo it four miles (8th m Jalan Batak Rabit. Telu Anson) from the nearc> house blessed with eler.tv: city. Now that TV can caught in our area, can too benefit from progre and have
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    • 383 3 traits Times, April 6 A lel lour days of not very •piriied tosistance. the Brazilian regime of President Goulart has succumbed to nght„.inß opponents, backed by the "army. The rebellion was sparked by the ex-Presidents proposal, hist mont! of reforms which would have turned Brazil sharply to the
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    • 211 3 —Straits Times, April 6 *t,i i Inion of Past Office orkers ha>- postponed tervit. strike notice on the Government till Apr. 8, hoping for a clarification of the latest offer on allowances before then. This, coupled with the 93 per cent union vote in favour of strike action
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    • 646 3 —Straits Times, April 7 With the failure of the Ministry of Labour to resolve the deadlock in negotiations for new wage agreement, in the rubber industry, the National Union of Plantation Workers is to consider its position when its branches havf discussed the new situation The union's
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    • 363 3 State Centre iiiv.ii v# i» nvi —Straits Times, April 7 The people of Sabah, Dato Donald Stephens has found it necessary to stress, are proud of the twenty safeguards for State’s rights obtained by their leaders in the Malaysia negotiations. People, he added, must not be made to feel "that
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    • 612 3 —Straits Times. April 8 That the Thai liaison team which has been visiting Jakarta has returned to Bangkok without calling at Kuala Lumpur tells little about their mission. But presumably there is no ceasefire crisis, or a diversion to Kuala Lumpur would have been essential. The Thais will
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    • 384 3 —Straits Times, April 9 The Sultan of Brunei has announced that he will place before the next meeting of his legislative council proposals for restoring to it an “elected element/’ This marks an important milestone in Brunei’s recovery from the shock of the Azahari revolt ir December, 11)62
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    • 652 4 —Straits Times, April 10 The urban constituencies, of which there are about 25, will be more bitterly contested in the coming Malayan Parliamentary elections than in either of the preceding ones. Two newcomers- -the People’s Action Party and the United Democratic Party—have joined the fray, adding their
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    • 373 4 —Straits Times, April 10 Snubs from both north and south have greeted the twoday meeting of South-East Asia Treaty Organisation military advisers which began in Manila yesterday. The Saigon Government, indignant over the Seato secretarygeneral’s statement that its war was only an internal dispute between factions, suggested Seato
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    • 168 4 —Straits Times, April 10 Tlie New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Holynake, will find Kuala Lumpur greatly 1 changed when he flies in this morning. Since he was last here more than ioui years ago the city has developed impressively. Being a perceptive man, moreover, our distinguished visitor will
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    • 623 4 —Straits Times. April 11 African faces are no longei as uncommon in Malaysia as they once wert. The current visit by trade union leaders from 11 African countries follows on the heels ol the visit paid us in February by nine African delegations attending the Alro-Asian rural
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    • 134 4 —Straits Times, April H Any people who still belie'e gardening in Singapore i> a pursuit rendered futiU b> t» d much heat and rain would dc well to visit the flew the Turf Club, lhen na-’.v w'ill find that old ideas nc longer hold and that ,IUI modern
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  • 600 5 ‘They have been striving for this since confrontation began’ IPOH, Apr. 5. The 1 pan Malayan Islamic party was accused of trying its best to sell Ten piui ADdul Rahman and Malaysia to Soekarno. Tt accusation was made bv Dato Liew
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  • 41 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. s—Processor Ungku A*lz. of the Department of Economics In the Universe* of Malaya has returned from Ne Delhi alter attending the preliminary conference on technical assistance organised by the Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration.
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  • 41 5 KLANO, Apr. s—Dr. William S Munro was elected president of the Klang-Port Swettenham Rotary Club for 1964-65 at a meeting here. Other office-bearers are: vicepresident. Mr D. R. Daniel, secretary, Mr. Chen Yew Seong and treasurer. Mr. N. PeriyakarupDan
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  • 427 5 IPOH, Apr. 5. The Socialist Front tonight accused the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, of being an “agent” of the British in Malaya. Mr. Wong Kim Thim. the Socialist Front candidate for the Parliamentary constituency of Ipoh, told an election rally:
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  • 38 5 SINGAPORE. s.—Mr. Claude Olivelro, 59, has retired as Chief Accountant of the American Con-sulate-General In Singapore after 39 years’ service. A well-known Jazz pianist, Mr. Olivelro has made appearances on radio and television.
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  • 44 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 5 Mr. Sture Erickson, secretarygeneral of the International Union of Socialist Youth with headquarters In Vienna, arrived here today for a two-day visit as a guest of the Socialist Front. He Is on a tour of Asia.
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  • 160 5 OENANG, Apr. 5. 1 The Penang branch of the National Union of Teachers has decided to withhold a State rally in support of equal pay for women teachers because of the recent announcement from the Prime Minister’s Department that final consideration of the issue would
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  • 110 5 |(UALA LUMPUR, Apr. 5.—A Malaysian who went to Germany for a year’s training course as a motor mechanic returned yesterday. He is Mr. Ng Man Ching who has specialised in the repairing and servicing of diesel engines. During his stay In Germany Mr Ng received
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  • 258 5 KUANTAN, Apr. 5. The Mentri Besar of Pahang, Dato Wan Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Haji Abdullah, has spoken of his plans to .give up affairs of state to return to his first lcve farming. Dato Abdul Aziz, 50, who is not seeking re-election In
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  • 58 5 PENANG, Apri. 5—A former deputy Chief Medical Officer In Penang, Dr Ha ji SM. Baboo, died In the General Hospital today. Dr Baboo, who retired in 1950 after 35 years’ service, celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday. He had been 111 with heart trouble and
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  • 25 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. s—Mr. Yap Kim Hock has been elected president of the Rotary Club of Johore Bahru. Mr. Paul Lesser la vice-president.
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  • 143 6 ITUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 5. The Singapore Premier, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said today that he hoped that Tengku Abdul Rahman would carry on for as long as he could. Mr Lee was commenting on the intention ol the Tengku to retire from the prime ministership
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  • 99 6 IPOH, Apr. 5. —A group of 120 Thai teachers from Bangkok will arrive here on Thursday for a 12day tour of Malaysia. They will be led by Mr. Chua Sar:marn. deputy permanent secretary to the Ministry of Education. Thailand. Organisation of the Malaysia tour was
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  • 26 6 PENANG, Apr. 7—Penang Too chews have set aside three days— April 12 to 14 to celebrate the centenary of their association at Chulla Street
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  • 19 6 SINGAPORE. Apr. 7—A threeman Thai industrial survey mission will arrive here tomorrow for a four-day visit.
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  • 243 6 SINGAPORE, Apr. 5. Cl toresl Duke 11, who collapsed and died in his stall at Bukit Timah yesterday morning, was poisoned. This was revealed in an autopsy. Tests are now being made in the equine laboratory to determine the drug administered to the horse.
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  • 376 6 Friend: I cornered the killer but...’ HE ORDERED WEDDING SUITS...THEN WENT TO HIS DEATH SINGAPORE, April. 5 BUSINESSMAN today gave a graphic account of yesterday’s fatal shooting of Detective Melvyn Douglas Reddy then revealed how he himself escaped the same fate after he had cornered the killer. The businessman, Mr.
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  • 318 6 S’ PORE CHECKS ITS TRAINED MANPOWER SINGAPORE, April 5. RESEARCH is being done to find out the resources of Singapore’s trained manpower to carry out all schemes under the next development plan. Simultaneously, a study is being made of the existing facilities to train young people for suitable careers. An
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  • 50 6 SINGAPORE, Apr. s.—Dr. Ng Wah Hlng. former Director o t Public Works, has been appointed scientific adviser to the Ministry of Finance Mr KY D. Gin has been appointed to act as Director of Public Works, and Mr. Hlew Slew Nam as Deputy Director of Public Works
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  • 67 6 PENANG, Apr. 5 The People’s Progressive Party will hold its first public rally in Penang on the Dato Kramat ground at 7.30 tomorrow night in support of its lone candidate, Mr. Khoo Yat See, contesting in the State constituency of Dhoby Ghaut. Party leaders expected to speak
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  • 201 6 OENANG, Apr. 5. The x Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, and seven members of his family are suffering from dysentery. Dato Wong has been running a high fever for the last two days. Other members of his family who are also *lck
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  • 125 6 PNANG, Apr. 5.—The Chief Scout of Malaya. Dato Sardon bln Hajl Jubir. yesterday called on all Scouts m the country to be on the alert and loyal to the movement "Towards the end of nh year there will be a genera* meeting of
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  • 697 7 UNITY OF OUR NATION HAS AMAZED THE WORLD HE TELLS ELECTION RALLY IPOH, April 7 MALAYSIA’S L 1 unity and economic progress has made it the •‘bright star in the troubled sky of South-East Asia,” the Minister of Commerce and
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  • 298 7 KOTA BHARU, April 7. 'J'HE Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, said last night that it was the policy of the Alliance Government to provide peace, progress and prosperity for every Malaysian. He said that during the nine years the Alliance
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  • 169 7 TPOH, Apr. 7 Malay- sian students wish- 1 mg to take up veterinary science may in future be able to do so at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Kasetsart University, in Bangkok. Mr Prasob Buranamanas. a lecturer and secretary of the Faculty of Veterinary
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  • 180 7 KANGAR, Apr. 7.—The PMIP and the Communist Party were two different groups with conflicting ideologies, the Penang PMIP commissioner, Haji Yusuf bin Abdullah, declared at a rally here. “The PMIP believes In the existence of an Almighty God and preaches good, while
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  • 62 7 I SINQAPORE, Apr. 7.—The Singapore Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew returned home tonight from Kuala Lumpur where he stayed for two days In connection with the People's Action Party election campaign. On board the same plane with Mr lee was the Malaysian Minister of Transport.
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  • 389 8 IPOH, April 7 'J’HE Peoples Progressive Party “have no chance at all” of winning control of the Perak State Government from the Alliance, Tengku Abdul Rahman said here this morning. He was addressing a brief Press conference after a closed door
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  • 225 8 SEREMBAN, Apr. 7. The president of the Negri Sembilan branch of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Quek Kai Dong, was criticised by Singapore's Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, for switching his ward from Barat to Timor in the Parliamentary elections. Addressing
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  • 216 8 KUALA LUMPUR April 7 A RED carpet welcome awaits New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, when he arrives at the airport here on Apr. 10 for a two-day official visit. The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, and his wife. Puan Sharifah Rodzlah. will be
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  • 75 8 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7. The Extra-mural Studies Department of the University of Singapore Is starting a course on “Introduction to the study of politics” on April 13. The course will consist of 20 lectures, given on Mon- days and Thursdays by Dr. T V Sathyamurthy, lecturer In political
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  • 270 8 SEREMBAN, April 7. 'J'HE PAP candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Seremban Timor, Dr. Lau Kit Sun, was arrested tonight over an alleged technicality involving the printer’s name and address on election pamphlets. Also arrested were a lawyer, Mr. Stanley Ponniah, and two other doctors Dr.
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  • 108 8 PENANG, Apr. 7. The secretary of the East Jelutong Alliance election action committee, Syed Hassan bin Yahaya, is to inquire into an allegation that some Umno youths were working for UDP candidate in Jelutong. "Although this had not been substantiated, we will nevertheless
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  • 140 8 mIJ Wl BATU PAHAT, April 7. T'HE Minister of Internal Security, Dato (Dr) Ismail bin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, yesterday warned the Chinese that their survival in the country could not be guaranteed if parties other than the Alliance came into power.
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  • 51 8 PENANG, Apr. 7. A schoolteacher, Che Sharlfah bhjte Ishak, 19. was robbed of her necklace in Chowrasta Road yesterday afternoon Che Sharlfah reported to police she was walking alor.s the road at about 4.30 p.m. when man emerged from a ctcX snatched her necklace and :an
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  • 27 8 KLANG, Apr. 7. The Merjj Bcsar of Selangor, Dato Abu i $100,000 district dental clinc n kar bin Baglnda, will open 1 on April 17.
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  • 297 9 MALACCA, April 7 rpHF Minister of Finance and national president of the MCA, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said today that the Socialist Front’s boast it would win 15 of the oq c C ats to capture the st;.te “smacks of bravauo". “We will rot have
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  • 92 9 Kuala trf.ngganu. Apr. 7 —Malaysia would be i.ru>die<l by Indonesim CommnnUU if the Opposition parties won the elections. This was stated by the Mentri llesar of Trengcanu. l)ato Ibrahim Fikri bin Mohamed. when he opened a $6,000 community hall at Kampong (o»n
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  • 102 9 PENANG, Apr. 6. —The MalayU.. tiers’ College In Penv stage “Julius Caesar” A; 14 and 15 as the state’s El., donating in connection 400th anniversary of P. are's birth. p -3 to the performances a r at 8 30 p.m. on April 14 m on April
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  • 26 9 m K, A: WMPUR, Apr. 6.—A irathurat died ine collided with a nlli Snnrel fv.'I re on the night of Apr. 4.
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  • 188 9 KUALA LUMPUR, April 6. leader of the Pan Malayan Islamic Party, Dr. Burhanuddin bin Mohamed Noor, today described as malicious a charge by a Johore Alliance leader that the PM1P was “secretly trying to form an underground movement to overthrow the Government.” ”1 am
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  • 50 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 6 —Dr E. Patrick. Student Health Physician at the University of Malaya, will talk on ‘‘psycho soma.lr ailments” at 4 p.m. on Apr, 2. at 29. Ipoh Road Th" talk organised by Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club, will be open to the public.
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  • 136 9 SINGAPORE, Apr. 6. A third exercise in a series to test air defences of Singapore will be held on April 16 and 17. Called Exercise ‘‘High Up.” It will differ from the previous two “Klt-Kat” and “Golf Club” in that Royal Navy aircraft will make mock
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  • 34 9 SINGAPORE, Apr. 6.—Mr. Choo Soo Pin. 60, has reported to police that four armed thugs last night tied him up In his Geylang home and escaped with $2,000 from his safe.
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  • 160 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 1V 7. The United Democratic Party would “continue to leave religion” out of its politics, a statement issued by the UDP Central Assembly chairman, Mr. Lim Meng See, said tonight. Mr. Lim, who is the UDP Parliamentary candidate
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  • 54 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 6. The Federation Government today awarded $1,200 to the widow of a solider. who died In Sarawak. Sergeant Syed Omar bln Osman, 32 of the 4th Bn.. Royal Malay Regiment, died after a short Illness soon after he was posted to Sarawak on
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  • 33 9 SUNGEI PATANI, Apr 6—Mr. M. V. Raphavan has been appointed secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers here In place of Mr. R. Ratnam who has been transferred to Johore.
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  • 397 9 SUNGEI MANIK, Apr. 7. —The results of the general election will determine the future of Malaysia, Tengku Abdul Rahman this evening told a giant rally in the heart of this ricebowl area of Lower Perak. It Is traditionally a staunch Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
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  • 326 10 U A L A LUMPUR, Apr. 7. Alliance state branches are unanimous In their opinion that the Prime Minister, T e n g k u Abdul Rahman, should reconsider his decision to retire from office at the *nd of 1969. Alliance leaders said the
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  • 431 10 KUALA LUMPUR, April 7. r chairman of the Election Commission, Dato Haji Mustapha Albakri, tonight reminded 2,700,000 voters throughout Malaya that they were required to cast two votes at the same time on polling day April 25. He also told them in
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  • 99 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 6— The Malayan Trades’ Union Congress said today that recalcitrancy on the part of the Federal Capital Commission to meet the Amalgamated National Union of Local Authorities Employees’ claims for better wages and conditions of service would be met by strong retaliatory
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  • 163 10 TCLUK ANSON, Apr. 6 'THE Munster ot Agri- culture and Cooperatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari cut down a 70-year-old coconut tree with a power saw and later planted a young palm to launch the 2,000acre coconut replanting and rehabilitation scheme at Matang Kunda. 26 miles from
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  • 237 10 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7. About 400 young men—a third of them Chinese today responded to the call for enlistment in the Malaysian armed forces. They turned up at the Territorial Army headquarters in Beach Road long before the recruiting team, led by Major
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  • 55 10 SINGAPORE, Apr. Mr. Sture Enckson, Secietary-Oeneral of the international Union of Socialist Souths in Vienna was today enfertalned by members of the University ol Singapore Socialist Club ind the Nan.vang University's Poiticai Science Society Mr Erickson arrived here la?» light from Kuala Lumpur wher* he was
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  • 42 10 paxs—9 Jdv 'Hfldwm vivnn Salim bln Ahmad, 20, was sentenced to six months Jail by a magistrate's court today for dishonestly retaining three trousers believed to be stolen from Hassan bln Ahmad on Jan. 31. He pleaded guilty.
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  • 218 10 A LOR STAR, Apr 7 President Soekarno s picture has been seen, hanging in the homes of PMIP men!if r H Kelantan, the Kedah Mentri Besar Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddin said last lanSn told me hTha'd s ?en this himself," Dato Svtd
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  • 91 10 SINGAPORE. Apr. s.—Mr. Alfred H K Wong has been re-elect-ed president of the Singapore institute of Architects at Its recent annual general meeting Others elected: Mr Llm Chong Keat. vice-president; Mr Alan F C. Choe. secretary, Mr Ong Frg Hung treasurer; and council nv 'liners: Mr E
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  • 46 10 aiNOlAPORE. Apr 7.—Mi* 0 Tjeertes. matron of the salvation Army Lee Kuo Chuan Nurserv Home, will talk about her or in Singapore at the meeting oi the Toe H and Toe H Womens Association at Talbot House JD April 14 at 8.30 p m.
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  • 46 10 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7.— Mr. V; Ambiavagar, former Deputy 1 tor of Education In Singapore. talk on "my concert" at the value in education" at the lunch of the Rotary Club of gapore West at Prince's Resta i i on Apr. 9 at 1 p.m.
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  • 722 11  -  from HENRY PAUL: Kuala Kangsar, April 6 ON E of the first tasks of the new Parliament will be to pass laws to deal with Indonesian guerillas in Malaysian territory, Tengku Abdul Rahman said
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  • 138 11 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7 Now making a holiday tour of the Far East —in an inexpensive way Is Singapore multimillionaire rubber magnate Mr Tan Lark Sye and his family Mr Tan. his wife and three daughters, are members of the Cathay Pacific Airways "Cherry Blossom
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  • 144 11 Kuala kangsar, Apr. 6.—-Tengku Abaul Rahman, national president of Umno announced here this morning the expulsion of ail members of the party in Perak standing as Opposition candidates for the general elections, and their supporters. Earlier he had attended a closed door meeting of Alliance candidates
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  • 86 11 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7. The police training school in I homson Road, which has oeen training recruits for the past 38 years, will stage a last march-past on April 20 From next month, all Singapore recruits for the Royal Malaysian Police Force will be
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  • 55 11 SINGAPORE. Apr. 8. The Prime Minuter Mr Lee Kuan Yew. and Mrs. Lee will be at Singapore airport to meet the New Zealand Prime Minister Mr Keith Holyoake and his wife when they arrive at 730 pm tomorrow for a night stop before going on to Kuala
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  • 601 11 KUALA LUMPUR, April 6. 'J'HE National Union of Plantation Workers today withdrew from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare its seven-month-old dispute with the Malayan Planting Industries Emph yers’ Association over a new wage agreement for 300,000 workers. At the same time, it wrote
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  • 27 11 ALOR BT3AR. Apr. The Kedah Government today announced the allocation of $34,000 to build 10 prayer houses In the Kubang Pasu district of North Kedah.
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  • 564 12 MALACCA, April 6. 'J’HE Finance Minister, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said tonight that the Singapore electorate, “being largely Chinese and hence, brutally realistic,” voted the PAP into power because they felt the PAP was the lesser of two evils. Mr. Tan
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  • 169 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 6.—The “incoherent leadership” of the Socialist Front was referred to tonight by Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, at an election rally here. The Front’s “so called leaders,” he said, had not made up their minds whether they wanted
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  • 20 12 PARIT BUNTAR, Apr. 9 —About 100 Thai teachers will visit the $750,000 Rural Trade School here tomorrow.
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  • 184 12 OjNGAPORE, Apr. 6. Police arrested six Indonesian illegal immigrants at Boh Sua Tian Road during the weekend. On Saturday night a party of police officers from the Special Branch went into the swamps at Seletar. They found the six Indonesians suffering from malnutrition and
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  • 159 12 BATU PAHAT, April 6. r pHE Minister of Internal Security, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said hi re last night that Indonesia’s confrontation policv would be automatically discontinued if the Alliance Government was returned to power the elections. He told an Alliance
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  • 52 12 SINGAPORE, Apr. 9.—American round the world woman pilot. Mrs. Jerrle Mock, has cancelled her plans to come to Singapore as part of her flight. In a last-minute change of flight schedule. Mrs. Mock, a 38-year-old mother of three, left Bangkok this morning for Manila in her
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  • 39 12 BATU OAJAH, Apr. 6 —P. Narayanan, 6b, a labourer employed by the Hindu temple here in its graveyard. wa R fatally injured when he was hit by a motorcycle yesterday. He died on the way to hospital.
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  • 157 12 IPOH, Apr. 7. Negotia--1 lions opened here today between the National Mining Workers Union and the Malayan Mining Employers’ Association on a new wage structure and better working conditions for 17,000 workers in European managed tin mines. The talks, which were held In the
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  • 137 12 SINGAPORE, Apr. 7The University of Singapore will not hold its formal matriculation ceremony for freshmen entering the university this year. The Malayan Undergrad official organ of the University of Singapore Students Union, in its latest issue, said that the annual ViceChancellor’s tea party might
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  • 396 13 MALACCA, April 8. THE Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said tonight that if the Alliance did not get the same majority as in the 1959 elections President Soekarno might think that the support for the Government on its Indonesia stand was
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  • 39 13 r a i A J aON A P r 8 South Vietcla m", mill tary sources today lag l 1 80 Vietcong guerilclanh been billed in a heavy mi f.c mountains 300 nor.h of Saigon. —.Reuter.
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  • 187 13 SINGAPORE, Apr. B. The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Mr. Z. A. Bhutto, said here tonight that his country was “very disturbed” by the present dispute between Malaysia ana Indonesia. Speaking to reporters at the airport during a brief stopover before flying to Jakarta. Mr. Bhutto, said:
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  • 25 13 SINGAPORE. Apr. 8 A political detainee. Goh Aiw Slar. who was arrested under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance, 1957, was released today
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  • 297 13 OEREMBAN, Apr. 8. No police action is likely to be taken in connection with last night s alleged technical offence involving a PAP candidate here, a top source said today. A Government spokesman denied that the PAP candidate. Dr. Lau Kit
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  • 29 13 SINGAPORE, Apr. B.—The Minister of Transport. Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, will inaugurate the new $3.6 million airport terminal at the Paya Lebar Airport on May 2.
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  • 334 13 KUALA LUMPUR, April 8. THE Minister without Portfolio, Senator Khaw Kai Boh, said today that the Chinese would be very grateful” to the Malayan Chinese Association if they were reminded of what the association had done for them. Speaking at an Alliance rally in
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  • 42 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 8. “Bapa Malaysia”, a 41-minute documentary on the Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, had its preview today at the Filcm Negara Studios here. Produced by Filem Negara, it will be on Malaysian screens from tomorrow.
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  • 133 13 •ITU ALA LUMPUR, Apr. B.—The 1,400strong Union of Post Office Workers today served strike notice on the PostmasterGeneral, Inche Ibrahim bin Varshay. The notice, handed over by a union delegation led by Mr. A. Emmanuel, the union's president, expires at midnight on April 22. Postponed
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  • 54 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. B. A former Malayan civil servant, Mr H. A Shaw, Is to run the new International Students House In London to t*» opened In April next year. Mr. Shaw, who Is also director of the International Students Trust, was In Malaya and Singapore
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  • 155 13 PENANG, Apr. 8 MR Ooi Thiam Slew, chairman of the Penang Socialist Front, today warned the people to “beware of the cooing of the PAP.” “Do not forget 1958 the day of humiliation for the English-educated In Singapore when the PAP took over power.” he
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  • 312 14 KUALA LUMPUR, April 8. J^STl MATED losses of rubber from estates due to theft throughout Malaya totalled about 990 tons last year 57 tons less than in 1962. The 1963 annual report of the United Planting Association of Malaya, issued here today, said that
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  • 54 14 BATU GAJAH, Apr. 8.— Tapioca planter. Lee Kum Tet. 25. was attacked by a six-foot python which pinioned his legs in its powerful colls. Hut Lee severed the python's head with his parang He was found by a friend unconscious beside the slain 200-lb
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  • 44 14 SINGAPORE. Apr. 8 The Sree Narayana Mission will award 10 scholarships this year, eacn valued at $lOO, to local-bom students studying now in either primary or secondary Enblish schools in Singapore The students may be of any race, religion or creed.
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  • 73 14 Kuala lumpur, Thurs. The Yang dl-Per-tu&n Agong will open the first exhibition of Malaysian art at the National Art Gallery on Aug. 26. The gallery is presenting this exhibition, which will last for three months, to mark the first anniversary of Malaysia and
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  • 62 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 8 The Malayan Youth Hostels Association will hold a cultural show at the Chinwoo Stadium at 8 p.m. on Aprl. 11. The show Is being held for the visiting delegates to the 4th Aslan regional conference of the International Youth Hostel Federation and
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  • 27 14 PARIT BUNTAR, Thurs.—The Assistant Minister of Rural Development. Inche Ghaivalll bln Hajl Mohamed Jawl, today opened a prayer hall at Permatang Tengah. Alor Pongsu.
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  • 230 14 SINGAPORE, Apr. 8. —The Housing and Development Board has further relaxed the regulations governing its sale of flats “in the light of experience, information. and public reaction” to enable more people in the lower and middle income groups to buy their own homes.
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  • 48 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. B—The Arts Council nas launched a membership drive to raise funds lor its activities. According to its secretary. Mr George Chandy, more than 10 000 "Join us’’ forms have been printed and distributed to the various states in Malaya.
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  • 192 14 IPOH, April 8 MR. Khong Kok Yat, a leader of the People's Progressive Party, has given a new title for President Soekarno of Indonesia; “Slaughterer of the Chinese.” Addressing a PPP election rally at IVlenglembu, here last night Mr. Khong said: “Prom time immemorial it has been known
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  • 154 14 LUMPUR. Apr. 11— The meeting Detween representatives of the Shoe Industry Workers Union and the Bata Shoe Co. (M) ended in deadlock today. The company Insisted that cei lain categories of workers be excluded lrom Joining the union before the question of recognismg the
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  • 86 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Sultan of Kedah and Tengku Abdul Rahman have been chosen for the fifth time as the Joint-patrons of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaya. Other officials are: president, Tun H. S. Lee; Oxford vice-presi-dent, Dato Abdul Jamil bln Abdul Rais; Cambridge
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  • 309 14  -  By HENRY PAUL IPOH, Wednesday r £ENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN today described President Soekarno “as a very elusive man who never came out with a direct reply.’’ “He has no sense of dignity or honour and he has repeatedly broken his word," he said.
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  • 51 14 KUAI4A LUMPUR. Apr. 8—Two Malays.ans are taking pari in a course in parliamentary practice and procedure wh.ch starts today in London. They are Sarawak's Minis.cr of Local Government, Mr. Dunstan Endawi Anak Enchana, and the Pari.amentary Secretary to the Singapore M.nLster of Labour. Mr. Wee Toon
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  • 49 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 8—FV>ur Malaysians will be promoted m ushipmen on May 1 following intensive course at Brita 1 1 1 Royal Naval College. Dartimu They are cadets Ahmad b Idris, Batu Pahat; David I Muar; Loke Kok Cheong. ping; and Mohamed Ain Mashhor, Johore Bahru
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  • 460 15  -  Explosion at electricity sub-station followed by another at beach by PHILIP KHOO c I N G APORE, Apr. 8-Two bombs exploded within minutes of e o c h other in two different areas of the island tonight. No-one was reported hurt. The first
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  • 204 15 MALACCA, Apr. 9. lbe president of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. ran Slew Sin, today predicted that the MCA candidates contesting the general elections would win more seats Utfs rime than in the last elections. In the last elections the
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  • 453 15  -  By R. CHANDRAN: SINGAPORE, April 8 JJIGH-RANKING trade union leaders from 10 Afro-Asian nations tonight drew thunderous applause from a giant rally organised by the Singapore National Trades’ Union Congress, when they openly pledged to go on a “truth mission” to their
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  • 235 15 Kuala lumpur, Apr. 9. -Abe case of the Union of Post Office Workers who have threatened to go on strike on April 23, is to be referred to the Cabinet, the secretary to the Ministry of Works, Posts and ide* communications, Anc h e Jaffar
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  • 257 15 SINGAPORE, Apr. 9. fvii Lini Kean Slew, vice-president of the Labour Party of Malaya said in a TV interview tonight that his party accepted Malaysia as a constitutional fact but was still against the /av It was formed. “We believe that Malay sia will give rise
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  • 305 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 9 THE Alliance will return to power with a bigger majority in the general elections “because I know the people are solidly behind us,” the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said tonight. “They know what our policies are,” he said
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  • 264 16 Why Soek hates the Chinese —by Ningkan KUCHING, April 9. 'J'HE Chief Minister of Sarawak, Mr. Stephen Kalong Ningkan, said today that President Soekarno and his henchmen hated ;he Chinese and did not believe in free enterprise. He was speaking at the laying of the foundation stone of a new
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  • 462 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 9 <THE secretary-gen- of the People’s Action Party. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today underlined what his party means to do if given a say in the State and Central Governments of Malaya. In an interview on
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  • 166 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 9. Inche Zulkifli Muhamad, vice-pre-sident of the PanMalayan Islamic Party, told a TV audience here tonight: “We maintain that Malaysia is not in the interests of the Malays in this country.” His party opposed Malaysia “because the Malays will be outnumbered.”
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  • 32 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 10. Lance-Corporal Anwar bln din. 24, of the Royal Mala' glment band In Port Dickson. today for Kneller Hall of in Britain for a three year cour
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  • 432 17 DUNGUN, April 9. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul 1 Kazak last night spoke of the “important contribution” made by foreign capital to the prosperity of Malaysia and compared the “sane and realistic economic policy of the Alliance Government” with that of Indonesia.
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  • 112 17 OENANG, Apr. 12. 1 The Socialist Front yesterday announced its plans to turn Penang into a holiday resort, “essential in the State’s struggle for survival," should it take over the State Government in the election. ‘As a tourist and holiday resort Penang’s
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  • 34 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 10—Dr. E. Patrick. Student Health Physician at the University of Malaya, will give a public talk on “Psychosomatic Ailment” at 4 p.m. on Sunday at 39 Ipoh Road.
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  • 174 17 KUALA LUMPUR, April 9. THE Amalgamated National Union of Local AuA thorities Employees has postponed counting of its secret ballot papers on strike action scheduled for today. The union’s secretarygeneral, Inche Ibrahim Musa, said the reason was that negotiations with the Commissioner of the Federal
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  • 79 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 10—The first-ever radio telephone call to be made between the Illinois Rotary Club and the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club will be put through here at the home of Dr. L.S. Sodhy. the president, at 8 a.m. on April 17. Announcing this today,
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  • 142 17 IPOH, Apr. 8 A libel case against uie president and the secretary oi the Kuala Kangsar branch of the Malayan Indian Congress by a teacner in the Malay college, Kuala Kangsar, was postponed by Mr. justice All bin Hassan in tiie High Court
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  • 123 17 SINGAPORE, Apr. 10.—Singapore’s First Lady, Toh 1 Puan Noor Aishah. was faced with an unusual problem this evening when she presented prizes at the opening of the Singapore Gardening Society’s 16th Flower Show. When the announcement was made that the first prize
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  • 17 17 SINGAPORE. ADr. 9. The Peninsular Malay Union will holfl Its annual meeting on Abr. 12.
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  • 138 17 KANGAR. Apr. 8 T'HE secretary-gen- eral of Umno. Syed laafar Albar last night described President Soekarno as “an international hooligan.” "lie and his agents are out to destroy .Malaysia.” h«* told an Alliance rally here President Soekarno. Sved Albar said, was anxious to colonise Malaysia under a
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  • 317 17 KUALA LUMPUR, April 9. 'J'HE Ministry of Labour is making another effort to resolve the dispute involving 200,000 plantation workers and the Malayan Planting Industries Employers Association. The Assistant Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam said today: “My ministry is sparing no
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  • 69 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. B.—Six Malaysian youth leaders left here today for a month's stay In Britain at the invitation of the British Government. They are Mrs. Betty Wong Chen, of Kuala Lumpur; Mr. Nadesan Veeriah. also of Kuala Lumpur: Inche Bahrom Shah bin Saad of
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  • 498 18  -  By LESLIE HOFFMAN J nr If UAL A LUMPUR, Apr. 10. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, began his two-day official visit here with an hour’s “private discussion” with Tengku Abdul Rahman at the Residency this morning. Asked later if tney
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  • 210 18 K LUANG, Apr. 9. The Minister of Internal Security, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said here yesterday that the ‘‘complication’' of the PAP contesting the elections was serious, both from the national and international viewpoint. Speaking at
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  • 191 18 Kuala lumpur, Apr 10. —The Amalgamated National Union of Local Authorities Employees will count its strike ballot papers on April 20. This was stated today by Mr. A. J. Morris, president of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the union, which Is
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  • 102 18 PENANG, Apr. 9. The value of imports info Penang rose by 1.33 per cent last year, the Penang Chamber of Commerce records in its annual report issued today. The total $671,700,000 was $8,800,000 more than the 1962 figure. Exports, on the other hand,
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  • 61 18 KUCHING, Apr. 12—A 15-man Malaysian trade mission from Sarawak leaves here by air tomnr row for Hong Kong, Taipeh. Japan and Thailand to foster closer trade relations. The mission, sponsored by the Chief Minister Mr Stephen Kalong Ningkan, hoped to "sell” Sarawak produce abroad and encourage foreign
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  • 56 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 10— The new $4O million Government launched 17 days ago nas oeen oversubscribed by $6 million »na has been closed, the Minister j» Finance. Mr Tan Slew Sin announced today All applications received the loan will be allotted tn The money raised
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  • 23 18 IPOH Apr. 10.—Mr. W.S.W. vldson was called to the u* the High Court here today bit Mr. Justica All bin Hassan
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  • 761 19 jh, April 11 BIVEUH, with M. S. Thwaites astride, foiu-.vc,! up his recent Sliced at Buklt Timah u jtJ a easy win in the s'i xn Royal Lancers Cup at today’s amateur m: ring here. Bon Vi voir gave Thwaites a double. He
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  • 324 19 SINGAPORE, Apr. 10 rpHE commission of inquiry into education has recommended the re-organisation of secondary schools with provisions in the curricula to meet the needs of the students according to their individual interests, abilities and attainments. WV/t It also recommended that the present policy of secondary
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  • 191 19 KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 THE general manager of the Central Electricity x Board, Mr. J. Sharpies, said today that the board has placed an order for a $l3 million power plant for Malaysia with the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. in Japan. He said that the
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  • 57 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 8. Dr. Chong Yew Chong has been elected the president of the Selangor branch of the University of Malaya Graduates Bociety at the annual general meeting here. Others elected were: secretary, Mr. K. Sundrallngam; treasurer; Mr. Tan Soo Hal; and committee members: Mr. W.
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  • 50 19 SINGAPORE, Apr. TJgh tiling struck and killed a fanner while he was working with his brother on their farm In Chua Chu Kang Road. Chen Kin Min, 34, died In General Hospital while his brother, Kek Min, 30, was treated tor minor burns on the body.
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  • 756 19 riE following is a complete !ist of revised quotations for the week ended on Friday Apr‘l 10 INDUSTRIALS vi«x Orda 12 43 »A <Nj t*ouat«ad I 86 1 87 Central Prop I 44) 141 City Dev.' 59*. 60* C.B Holding 3.3 N 340 Ton. Tin Bmett
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    • 44 19 —BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL *****09 Ist *****0 884.971 2nd *****9 $17,415 3rd *****6 8 8.742 STARTERS $BB3 each Nes. *****8 *****6 *****0 *****4 *****4 *****3 *****8 *****$ *****9 *****0 *****7 CONSOLATION $6BO each Not. *****8 *****2 *****7 *****4 *****4 *****5 *****4 *****1 *****1 *****9
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2401 20 REGINNING “no bigger than a man’s hand” D last week interest on the Malayan Stock Exchange gradually grew until on Friday it blossomed out into a cheerful market The Malayan market certainly lived up to its reputation of resiliency because no-one at the end of the
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    • 40 20 (Managers’ Prloes) Flret Malayan 2.20 2.29 iccond Malayan 1.64 1.72 Third Malayan 1.18 1 25xd Malaysian C. A 1. .93 .99 First Hong Kong 1.07 1.12* Second Hong Kong .80 .84* Sterling Commodity 4/6 4/llxd (’Hong Kong currency).
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    • 30 20 Grubber tin (per lb.) (perptesL) April 6. 69* eta $520.75 7. 99% eta $523JO S. 69 eta $529.50 9. 60S eta $521.00 10. 09H eta $523.02 11. $522.00
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    • 70 20 /'’HINBOB Produce Exchange, Singapar* neon prices per pleul yesterday: Coconut ail: bulk $471 seller*, drum S50) sellers. Copra: April/May UK, Continent Unquoted. Pepper: Muntok white $1621 sellers. Sarawak white $180 sellers, special Sarawak black $130 sellers, garbled Lampoon black $136 sellers. AST A $150 sellers. Singapore Coconut Oil
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    • 14 20 All Malayan Eaehange Banks’ Assa elation rates were unchanged on satur day.
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    • 22 20 TAIPINQ. Apr. 12.— The Perak Co-operative 8ociety will hold its annual genera) meeting at the Survey Office here on Saturday.
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    • 35 20 industrials: IfJjl 1&78 *?9.S8 109.79 lS.*4| U tfo” Tin.: 180.94 129.89 130.14 129.57 129.55 129.62 rubbers; 105.80 105.92 105.92 105.92 105 92 105.92 •Dec. 30, 1963 m 100 Dec. 29, 1962 100
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    • 68 20 < Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous Bata Uatant B% May 5 y 25% 5"S? 22 *5 Mny 29 32 37 gj? n e 20% May 27 28% 32*% Glenealy 6% t May 13 20% SKj®®* RubbCT 25% May 27 38% 35% i,* hllll
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    • 670 20 THE decline during e A week was rathei comprehensible, bur peared to be compo ed of several fact, s state H.C.B. Co. in their current Mala* n Rubber Market surw* i Consumer offtake has M poor for some time with c tinued reporta of che r
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