The Straits Budget, 10 March 1965

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  • 38 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA NATIONAL NfWtPAPtft REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 647. KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 10, 1965. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 1102 1012
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    • 226 2  -  T. MAILVAHANAN Kajang IN Malaysia, the Prime Minister, some Cabinet Ministers, some Malaysian Ambassadors, members of public service commissions and not a few other high-ranking officials are government pensioners. It may be assumed that the cream ot pensioners are a live force indispensable for the proper
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    • 184 2  -  M. B. HERATH Kuala Lumpur 1 received a postal order from Ringlet by post on FCb. 11. I produced it to the General Post Office on the Feb. 12 birt was told the advice had not come from Ringlet. Again l produced it on
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    • 104 2  -  PETER LEONG Ipoh ANY sixth former must feel thoroughly indignant that “Teacher" (8.T. Feb. 24) should so vent his dissatisfaction on us An HSC holder already pays for his lack of professional training by remaining only in the precarious position of a temporary teacher. The availability of a
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    • 139 2  -  TAN HAN MENG Accountant Ministry of Health Singapore V REFER to the com- plaint about the office at the cashier's unit, Ministry of Health. He did raise two fingers indicating 2 p.m. in sign language as he had food in his mouth when interrupted. Not all Government departments
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    • 63 2  -  L.K.S. Singapore. Fis time that the Ministry of Education, Singapore, ovethauls its present chaotic, unreasonable and haphazard system of allocating teachers to schools. In some schools the staff quota has been exceeded. while others are understaffed. Trainees especially feel this injustice since they have college assignments, lesson apparatus and
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    • 138 2  -  TWO VIEWERS Ipoh. WE would like to T c o n g r atulate “Viewer" on his very valid complaint reg a r ding unannounced changes of programme on Talfvishen Malaysia (ST March 1). The entire presentation of T.V. in this country seems to be on
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    • 539 2  -  J. W. WRIGHT, Jurutera Negcri: Johore I REPLY to a letter In 1 your columns written by Enche Abdullah Ahmad referring to the roads in Johore. and I welcome the opportunity to explain the aoparent Inconsistencies. The Department is fully aware of the work which
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    • 102 2  -  “TAX PATER” Singapore DUE to an oversight, the Road Tax for my motor-car had not been paid on expiry. Immediately on discovery, the appropriate tax was tendered together with supporting documents. However, the Registrar of Vehicles refused to accept payment, but retained cheque and documents
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    • 136 2  -  MISK3N Sg. Sumun |N these days when the Senior Cambridge certificate is no longer the key to a job, but youths must have something even higher to Join successfully in the competition for work, it is doubly unfair that pupils in Lower Perak should be deprived
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    • 695 3 —Straits Times, March 1 It would appear probable that the landings would not have been attempted except for encouraging reports sent to guerilla bases on islands in the Straits of Malacca. The only real ground for “the glowing reports” which the White Paper suggests that Soekamo’s agents
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    • 617 3 —Straits Times, March 2 The Japanese, Pakistani and Thai Governments have all had the benefit of Dr. Subandrio’s views on Indonesian talks with Malaysia to end “confrontation.” They have been impressed by the prospects, the Thai Government perhaps most of all. The Malaysian stand being
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    • 668 3 —Straits Times, March 3 The first two days’ experience of the new pricing formula for American stockpile tin has been encouraging. The effect of the revised base, an average of the daily quotation of Penang and London futures brought forward to New York, is mildly bullish. But
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    • 669 3 -Straits Times, March 4 Only a Lewis Carrol could do full justice to the visual system by which natural rubber is graded and sold, Dr. L. C. Bateman told the International Rubber Study Group at their meeting in Washington three years ago. The grading system is
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    • 600 4 —Straits Times, March 5 Changes in the laws governing pioneer industries, which were approved by the House of Representatives yesterday, took second place in the debate to further explanation by the Finance Minister of the position of pioneer industries in Singa- pore. There i 5 no doubt
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    • 226 4 —Straits Times, March 5 It is entirely appropriate that Nigeria should become the first African country south of the Sahara to enjoy formal diplomatic relations with Malaysia. Our two countries share ties which make light of the geographical distance. We are members of the same Commonwealth, equally dedicated
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    • 669 4 •—Straits Times, March Some sort of motion was necessary if Parliament was to debate the White Paper on the great conspiracy, but the Socialist Front did its cause no service when it asked the House to view “with grave concern the march towards totalitarianism in Malaysia.”
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    • 322 4 —Straits Times, March The recruiting team of th Sandakan Contractors’ Asso ciation should have no diffi culty in finding the 95 skillet workmen it wants. In tw< days, in Singapore alone, mon than 500 applicants showed uj for interview. Some of the* workers already have steady employment and
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  • 475 5 Many Malayan workers in Sabah want to return before their twoyear contract expires TAWAU, Feb. 28. jyjANY Malayan workers who were recruited to work in rubber estates here wanted to return home before their two-year contract ended. The chairman of the Sabah Planters’ Association, Dato R. G. Barrett,
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  • 140 5 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 1— The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, told the House of Representatives today that the Japanese, Government had agreed to make a “tangible sign of atonement” for atrocities during the Occupation. “What is left now is for both Governments to settle the
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  • 72 5 KUALA LUMPUR, March I.—The Petaling Jaya vigilante corps will begin patrols on March 15. lne Patrols will be carried out by three to five volunteers in e ach section. Altogether 2,000 men will go on two shifts, one from 9 P- m to 1 a.m. and
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  • 123 5 THE Duke of Edinburgh chatting with gunners of the 170 Battery Royal Artillery during his visit to frontline troops south of Kuching. This artillery man medium guns covering the border at Krokong Bazaar, seven miles from the border in the Bau district of
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  • 137 5 rpAWAU, Feb. 28. An assistant Civil Defence Commissioner, Inche M. Azariah, said here yesterday that the greatest problem facing civil defence in the Borneo States was the lack of personnel and training material. “However, officers and material should arrive in Sabah next month
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  • 27 5 TANOKAK, June 7—The District Rural Development Committee yesterday approved $2,000 for the improvement of the Sunday market at Bukit Qambir, 16 miles from here.
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  • 445 6 NTUC PLANS RETALIATORY STEPS SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. THE Singapore National Trades Union Congress may stop dock workers from unloading British goods on Singapore wharves if the British Board of Trades does not reconsider the restrictive import quotas it has imposed on Singapore
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  • 193 6 TPOH, Feb. 28.—SecuA rity forces continuing operations in the Kampong Panchor area of Dindings against a party of Indonesians who landed there on the evening of Feb. 23 captured another of the group last night. He has been identified as Abdul Rahim bin Zakarla.
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  • 384 6 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 28.—The Lake Club today categorically denied allegations that it was practising “apartheid.” It was commenting on allegations by a Selangor Alliance State Assemblyman. Raja Nong Chik Ishak. The club’s committee in a statement said: “The committee of the club is concerned
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  • 181 6 1/UALA LUMPUR, Feb 1V 28.—Mlaysia imported $145.9 million worth ot poods from China an all-time record m the first 10 months last year. But only $38,771 worth of goods were exported to China during the same period-a decline lrom the 1963 figure During
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  • 90 6 D UNGUN, Feb. 28— A move is now underway tc prcvide literary classes lor aborigine hospital patients and weekend courses ter new aborigine medical staff. The scheme is being cede named “Operation Blowpipe’*. The organisers, Mr. Rajan Indran and Mr. Clyde Laird of the Dungun
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  • 46 6 IPOH. Feb. 28—The Ipeh Municipal Engineer, Mr. E E was elected chairman cl Technical Association of Make Perak branch, at the ac meeting here today. Other officials are: Vicf-< man. Wan Daud bin Wan Ibisecretary, Mr, K. C. A. treasurer, Mr. Chew Cheng
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  • 34 6 SINGAPORE. Feb. 28 A Zealand Special’ Air Servic t tachment has arrived in Sint' 1 and will be leaving for sen it» East. Malaysia in due course, army spokesman said today.
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  • 326 7 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has said that in the long run if there are to be enough Malaysians to save Malaysia, then there must be Malaysian parties, Malaysian movements and Malaysian thought which cut across race, language
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  • 66 7 IPOH, Feb. 28—Mr. D.R. Denning inch manager of Harper 'juniian and Co Ltd. here, was rejected chairman of- the Perak ianch of the States of Malaya chamber of Commerce at its ‘huai meeting yesterday, r 1 ,,nm *ttee members are Messrs. J M. Beazley, p. j. channer,
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  • 31 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 28—Mr. ip’?* Downey, a well-known L ,i Vo ,rer an d authority on art, will r'; a at the Shell Theatrelt* here on Mar. 5.
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  • 256 7 PENANG, Feb. 28. 'J’HE Minister of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, today warned against those people who wanted to see Malaysia under the iron rule of Communism. He said the threat from Communism should not be discounted.
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  • 60 7 BATU PAHAT, Feb. 28—Prof. M. J. Wantman, visiting professor in the School of Education, University of Malaya, will conduct a course in guidance and counselling at the High School, Muar, on March 7 The course, organised by the Ministry of Education, is for fulltime and part-time
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  • 278 7 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 28. The Central Government will send two teams of economic experts and statisticians to Sabah soon to investigate the cost of living and labour shortage there. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said this last
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  • 164 7 KOTA BHARU, Mar. I KELANTAN padi farmers will soon get fertiliser subsidies amounting to about $300,000. This was stated here today by the former Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. now Minister of Education, before his departure after a two-day visit. Inche Khir
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  • 259 7 1TUALA LUMPUR, Mar. v 1.—The Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said tonight that more comprehensive education classes would be opened up this year, whereever necessary. He wa s replying to an adjournment speech by Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (SF-Batu) in the House
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  • 42 7 KUALA LIJkfPUR, Feb. 28—The Montfort Boys’ Home will be officially opened by the Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, on March 13. The home accommodates 120 youths between the ages of 13 and 18.
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  • 241 7 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. —Malaysia has to be built up by people from the different educational streams and if they share some common experience, the chance of the nation enduring is very great. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. said this in
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  • 85 7 SEREMBAN, Mar. 1. The Seremban branch of the Peoples' Action Party today protested against the Jiolice authorities for reusing it permission to hold a rally here tomorrow night. The Prime Minister of Singapore and secretarygeneral of the PAP, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has planned to
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  • 17 7 KANOAR, Mar. I—More than 60 women want to Join the Civil Defence Volunteers in Perils.
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  • 569 8 KUALA LUMPUR, March 3. NEW method of selling Malaysian rubber in compact standardised bales and according to its technical qualities was announced today by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun. He said: “This development, which promises to be
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  • 126 8 Kuala lumpur, Mar, 3 —The police in Malacca refused to grant permission for the People’s Action Party branch there to hold a procession from the airport to its headquarters at Kampong Pantai today "because the country is in a state of Emergency.” This
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  • 39 8 PENANG, Mar. 2 The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, will entertain the Japansee Youth Mission now visiting Malaya in a tea party at the Hangunan Tuan Ira Syed Putra at 4.30 p.m tomorrow,
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  • 245 8 17 UAL A LUMPUR, Mar. 2. —The Minister of Lands and Mines, Inche Abdul Rahman Ya’acob, today stressed the importance of an accurate and up-to-date mapping of Malaysia-Thai border areas so as to overcome i the difficulty of operations against Communist terrorists. He
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  • 38 8 KLANG, Mar 3 —The secretary of Bank Negara, Syed Adam AlJa’ffi, will speak on "Higher Education in the United States and the United Kingdom” to the members of the Klang and PortSwettenham Rotary Club here tomorrow.
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  • 414 8 KUALA LUMPUR, March 3. Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said today that he had great confidence in the ability and common sense of the people in Malaysia to discern what was good and bad for them. Tun Razak said; “However, it is unfortunate
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  • 32 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 Prince Georg of Denmark tonight opened the new extension to Denmark House in Ampang Road here. Pflpfe Georg and Princess Anne on a one-week unofficial visit.
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  • 219 8 CANNED PINEAPPLES FROM MALAYSIA ‘TOO SWEET Kuala Lumpur, M ar 3 (GERMANS find Malaysian canned pineapple too sweet, a director of the Partners for Progress exhibition to be held in Berlin from Sept. 22 to Qct. 3, said here today. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Klndel, now on a visit to ask the
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  • 1547 9 By Our Parliamentary Reporters: Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2 'JHE outflow of foreign capital from Malaysia is decreasing year by year, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, told the House of Representatives today. He was replying to the Socialist Front leader,
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  • 325 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 2.—Tengku Abdul Rahman is expecting to hear about the possibility of holding peace talks with Indonesia in Bangkok soon. The Prime Minister said today that Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Tun Thanat Khoman, whom he met last week, had promised to keep In
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  • 62 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 3—Some 350 skilled workmen on the list of the Employment Exchange will appear for Interviews by the visiting 10man mission from the Sandakan Contractors' Association at the Labour Department tomorrow. The mission arrived here last night -and will later also visit Kuala Lumpur. It
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  • 160 10  -  By T. G. NG LUMPUR, Mar. 5. —It was a hectic day for the Duke of Edinburgh. Without once slackening his brisk pace, he breezed through six official functions today. Yet he appeared none the worse for the ettort at a State dinner
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  • 423 10 whirlwind tour of the Federation Military College In 8ungel Best with the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. He was greeted on arrival by the Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, Lieut.-Gen. Tengku Osman bln Tengku Mohamed Jewa,
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  • 59 10 IPOH, Mar. s—lnche Ahmad Bourmaln bin Dato Haji Mohamed Esah, interpreter in the State Secretariat, Ipoh, has been elected chairman of the Government Servants’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., Ipoh. Other officials are: Secretary, Mr. H. Gopal Chand and treasurer. S’-ed Aziz Baftim bin Syed
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  • 158 11 f/UALA LUMPUR. March 1. The ICI’s chlorine plant at padang Jawa, near Klang. will begin operation next international deputy chairman, Sir Ronald Holroyd (above), now 01 visit here, announced this today. The chlorine plant will have an Initial capacity of 3.000 tons a Jf The
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  • 121 11 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 28. —The United States Ambassador, Mr. James D. Bell, has presented a cheque for $5,458.59 to the chairman of the Malayan Association for the Blind, Bato Haji Mustapha Albakri. I ne presentation was made by Beil on behalf of the organisms
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  • 76 11 Mto?fnJt A UMPUR Mar. 1—The Batu f xLa 110 6 at Subang Road > for mnr f a U here today appealed h( -neSors d nations from a11 its "We h^!l? me mon thly report said: 'Sh°S 0re than 800 ap ber of nL g i
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  • 1278 11 GOVT URGED TO ACCEPT POSTAL AWARD —by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1 Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, announced in the House of Representatives tonight that the salaries commission will begin its work next month. A local judge he did
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  • 210 11 IT UAL A LUMPUR, Mar. 1. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today Malaysia was prepared to hold talks with Indonesia WITHOUT preconditions. The Prime Minister was answering a written question by Dato Haji Mustapha bin Haji Abdul Jabar (All.—Sabak Bernam). Dato Haji Mustapha said
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  • 34 11 TELUK ANSON, Mar. 1—Inche Amir Ishak bin Mohamcd Nordln, organiser of National Schools, South Perak, has left on transfer to Join the State Civil Service in Malacca as a cadet officer.
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  • 359 12 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 3. The Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, this evening met a union delegation for talks 10 hours after the 14,000strong Railwaymen’a Union of Malaya launched an unofficial work-to-rule campaign. The eight-man delegation from RUM and the Congress of
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  • 181 12 LUMPUR. Mar. 3 Satay Is being sold at 96 cents a stick at the Malaysia pavilion at the New York World’s Fair and not $1.50 as was stated In the Lower House yesterday. This Is the price quoted today
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  • 24 12 SINGAPORE. Mar. 3 The P and O liner, Chitral. will arrive in Singapore on March 17. Thlrtyseven passengers will be disembarking here.
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  • 223 12 PRINCE Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, performing traditional rites at an iban welcoming ceremony in Sibu on Mar 1. On the left is Mr. Johnathon Banggau, M.P. and on the right Is an Iban girl, both in their native refinery. The Duke was in Sibu
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  • 135 12 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 3 —Delegates from 15 student organisations will meet at the University of Malaya three days from Sunday to discuss “Nationalism, National Identity and the National Language." National Union of Malayan Students organisers of the four-day seminar, has invited leadmg politicians and
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  • 152 12 Malacca, Mar. 3 Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said here today that if Malaysia was to survive the Indonesian confrontation pressure there should be enough people in the country who believed in Malaysia to resist the communal forces within. He
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  • 269 13 K U A L A LUMPUR, Mar. 2. —The Mentri Besar of Kelantan, Inche Mohamed Asri bin Haji Muda, today spoke of Malaysian envoys who preferred attending functions given by “Europeans” to those given by Afro-Asians. Talking during the debate In the House of
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  • 233 13 PENANG, Mar 2. YHE Penang Umno division today described the City Councils plan to establish a Malay affairs section as “a mere waste of money.” “We have decided to oppose this move vigorously,” the party’s information officer, Inche Ismail
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  • 36 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2—The organising secretary of the National Girls’ Life Brigade ConcU of New Zealand, Miss Gladys Gebbie, will visit Singapore in April, to conduct a training course at the Singapore Girls’ Life Brigade.
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  • 129 13 IZUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 3. —The payroll tax exemption list for voluntary and non-profit-making organisations will not be made public, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said in the House of Representatives today. “No useful purpose will be served in making it public
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  • 22 13 KUANTAN, Mar. 3 The Sultan of Pahang will make a week-long tour of the Temerloh district beginning on Mar. 7.
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  • 372 13 KUALA LUMPUR, March 2. 'J'HE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said today that he would make a detailed statement soon on the Government’s stand on motor vehicle plants in the country. He said this at a laying-the-foundation stone ceremony
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  • 232 13 I/UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 2. —Armless Lai Yoke Heong will take her School Certificate examination again. This was decided today by the Board of Trustees, which met for nearly three hours to discuss her future following her failure in the exam she
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  • 398 14 SINGAPORE, March 2. pKOFESSOR Hugh Wilkinson, visiting professor of industrial administration at the University of Malaya under the Colombo Plan, said today that one of the mayor industrial problems facing Malaysia now was the lack of people with managerial training and experience.
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  • 137 14 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 3 Hotel Merlin employees who belong to the National Union of Hotel, Bar and Restaurant Workers, today accused the management of breach of agreement In respect of taking additional staff. The agreement was reached last year after a strike. The union's
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  • 193 14 LUMPUR, Mar. 3.—An elaborate programme has been drawn up for the Duke of Edinburgh for his two-day visit starting tomorrow afternoon. When his aircraft touches down at 5.40 p.m. at the Kuala Lumpur airport, the Duke will be received by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul
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  • 61 14 SINGAPORE. Mar. 2—A police supervisee. Goh Ah Beng, of Tiong Bahru, was today jailed for one year by a District Court for failing to remain indoors after 10 p.m. on Jan. 28. Goh, who was under an order to remain indoor from 10 p.m. to 6
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  • 255 14 J/'UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 3 —A businessman, Mr. Yong Kuan Teik, today appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice Ismail Khan who dismissed his petition to declare the election of Mr. C. V. Devan Nair to Parliament
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  • 234 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 3.— The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will speak at a ceremony, organised by Singapore Alliance at the National Theatre on Sunday to mark his 62nd birthday. Three other Federal Ministers will also address the gathering, according to a detailed programme released
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  • 330 14 ALOR STAR, March 3. rpHE Sultan of Kedah today pledged he and his people “would fight to the last drop of our blood” to defend the country’s freedom, integrity and sovereignty. “We are a peace-loving nation and will not tolerate any
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  • 25 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 3—TJ Federation Indian Film So will stage a -Queen Kite” at M Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka on Mar. 7.
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  • 1206 15 LIM: We wonder if Govt is not using confrontation as excuse to avoid carrying out its obligations... by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 4 THE Socialist Front resolution criticising the Government for rejecting the Ungku Aziz tribunal award for postal workers was
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  • 152 15 Kuala lumpur, Mar The Government is prepared to declare a special day’s holiday for workers provided this does not fall on May 1. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdl Rahman, said this in reply to DR.
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  • 228 15 A LOR STAR, Mar. 4 Two young pad! planters who tried to smuggle nearly $22,000 worth of raw opium into Alor Star were today fined $5,000 each or two years’ Jail, by the Sessions Court. Ahmad bin Haji Jaffar, 23, and Hamid bin
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  • 275 16 SINGAPORE, March 4. THERE was a big rush of skilled workmen, mostly unemployed, at the Havelock Community Centre today to apply for jobs from the visiting 16-man mission of the Sandakan Contractors’ Association. Police stood by outside the centre, as the applicants
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  • 226 16 PORT DICKSON, Mar. 4 —The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said today that the Government “intends setting up training centres for National Servicemen in every State.” He said this in a message read by the Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin
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  • 23 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. 4 Polic arrested 23 suspects under the Societies Ordinance, while screening 3.403 people during the past 24 hours.
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  • 371 16  -  By P. KRISHNAN Kuala lumpur, Mar. 4 —More than 20 goods trains have been cancelled since the Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya started an unofficial work-to-r u 1 e camp aign yesterday morning. Most passenger trains were late again today. Thousands of dollars worth
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  • 165 16 MALACCA, Mar. 4 iTl xhe Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, said last night that all loyal citizens had an important part to play in the defence and security of the nation and that they did not rest solely
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  • 84 16 BATU PAHAT, March 4 Three Indonesians were sentenced to three months’ jail each in the magistrates’ court here for illegal entry. The three. Hassan bin Madi, 34. Ahmad Putra bin Sutan Hamzah 30, and Lamin bin Haji Ahmad 45, came in a boat from
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  • 275 16 KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 THE Government loses an estimated $6 million a year in revenue because of unpaid radio licences. The Auditor-General, Mr. D. G. Bompas. in his report for 1963 said that this estimate was given by experts from the Organisation and
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  • 65 16 KUALA LUMPUR- Mar. 4 Inche Jaafar bin Abdul Manao. 21 of Banting. Kuala Langat, been awarded a Shell sch°la_ to study for a Bachelor of merce degree at the Univers Melbourne. He leaves here ton A former pupil of the College, Kuala Kangsar. 1 ..jj. tained
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  • 105 17 DRINCE Philip, in the uni1 form of Admiral of the Fleet, chats informally with RAF personnel and their families who were present to witness his inspection of 21 different defence aircraft on parade at RAF Changi on Feb. 27. On the Dyke’s right is Air Vice Marshal
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  • 245 17 IfUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. The Central Government was vested with the authority to grant pioneer status to any concern in Singapore from Malaysia Day Sept. 16. 1963. In a gazette notification today, the Government made it dear that “no pioneer certificate shall be
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  • 38 17 TANGKAK, Feb. 28—The Tangkak Boy Scouts Association is to collect old clothes in response to an appeal from the Bouth Vietnam Boy Scouts Association. A house-to-house collection will be made on March 26 and 27.
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  • 117 17 DENANG, Feb. 28. There are 15,000 serving in the Civil Defence Corps in -Malaysia. The Minister for Sabah Affairs and Civil Defence, Dato Donald Stephens, said this when he addressed a JJinner of the Penang branch here yesterday. He called on them to
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  • 83 17 CEREMBAN, March 1. Two leading businessmen here were this morning each presented with a certificate and a colourful “Berjaya” cloth poster for their National Defence Fund, efforts. The presentation was made by the Mentri Besar, Dato (Dr.) Mohammed Said bin Mohammed, chairman of the
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  • 30 17 SINGAPORE, Feb 28—Mr. K. R Chandra has been appointed a member of the Public Utilities Board, with effect from Feb. 1, in place of Mr. S. T. Stewart.
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  • 181 17 Kuala lumfur. Mar. 6.—The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today outlined steps to beat increasing smuggling in Penang. He told the House of Re* preservatives that police had been asked to help and additional firearms had been provided for Customs officers to
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  • 108 17 I/UALA LUMPUR. Mar. 1 The Central Government is preparing legislation to establish eye banks in Malaya, the Health Minister, Inche Bahaman bin Shamsuddln, said today. Answering a question in the House of Representatives, he said: "I am aware there is a need
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  • 50 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. I—The Minister for Sabah Affairs and Civil Defence, Dato Donald Stephens, last night attended a gettogether of civil defence officers at the Central Region Headquarters here. The 35 civil defence officers who cam-, from all parts of Malaya had completed a two-week training course.
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  • 34 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. I—The Straits Times Group today received $lOO from Inche Yusoff Markaya and his colleagues in Kuala Lumpur for the National Defence Fund. It has so far collected $45,641.M
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    • 1891 18 From Our Market Correspondent ALTHOUGH turnover continued to be very poor on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia last week, sentiment was undoubtedly better on the whole and both in the industrial and tin sections of the markets a large number of small rises were
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    • 35 18 RIJHBKk tin (per lb.) (per picul). Mar. 1. 71 cts. $616.75 2. 71 Hi eta. $622.37 3. 71H» cts. $629.37*4 0- 7IVa cts. $631.37 j 5* 1114 CU $629.37 >/j 6 $630.12 H
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    • 39 18 ,h Tf•• oschsngt markot in Hong Kong on Saturday the U S. dollar was quoted at 5 70 for T.T. and 5 74 lor cath. Sterling was quoted at 16 and one tael of geld at ,'M
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    • 31 18 -pHE Malayan Exchange Banka* Ann--1 elation marie this change In Its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to $100): Selling TT or 0D ready: Swiss Stance HO 7/8.
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    • 49 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 7—About 350 American tourists, who arrived here yesterday evening in the Norwegian-America liner BergensfJord left at noon today for Penang. Before departing this morning they went shopping and souvenir hunting in certain shops in the city which had previously arranged to be opened
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    • 51 18 The popular German Volkswagen again set the pace in imported car sales in the United States last year, the Polk Research Organisation has reported. It led with 307,173 compared with 240, 143 the year before. The British Motor Corporation second place with 33, 401— as against 30,725 In
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    • 70 18 SINGAPORE, Mar. 7—A four-year-old boy, Andrew Smith was killed yesterday after being knocked down by a lorry near a fishing pond in Jalan Kayu. Andrew 0 f Kayu. was crossing the road when tfie accident occurred. Eye-witnesses are asked to contact Inspector Tan Ban
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    • 69 18 /'HINESI Product Exchange, Sings. P* r prlsss par picul ysttsrday: Coconut oil: bulk s64* sellers, drum s67* sellers. Cepra: Mar./Apr. UK/Contlnent: Unquoted. Pepper: Muntok white |l5O aellera Sarawak whlta sl47* aellera, special Sarawak black sl42* aellera, garbled Lampong black »150(N) sellers, ASTA sl62* (N) sellers. Singapore Coconut Oil
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    • 49 18 Mar. 1. Mar. 2. Mar. 3. Mar. 4. Mar. 5. Mar. 6. Industrials: 79.82 79.62 79 60 80 21 80.43 80 57 Tins: 104.33 104.39 104.41 104.71 104.61 105 00 rubbers: 105.13 105.51 105 51 105.55 105.51 105.51 •Dec. 30. 1963 100. Dec. 29. 1962 100.
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    • 692 18 TWE following is a complete list of revised quotations for the week ended on Friday, March 5. INDUSTRIALS a. s. S. Ale* Bricks 15.50 16.50 Boustead 1.37 1.39 C. S. Holding 2.08 2.12 C.T.S, ord» 42/3 43/3 Dunlop 1.60 1.63 E«»o 1.69 1.71 Esso deb 1.02
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  • 249 19 \f ALACCA* Mon.—Thirty students of the Gajah Berang Secondary English School here are to receive a total of $785 in cash awards for distinctions obtained in their examinations. The Principal of the school. Mr. Tai Yen Chuah, had asked his students to try and
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  • 178 19 KUALA LUMPUR, March 5. MALAYSIA has not yet received, through Bangkok, Indonesia’s reply to its reaction on the proposed peace talks at the Thai capi- tai. Utusan Melayu today reported that the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak, who had delayed his trip to
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  • 124 19 Kuala lumpur, Mar. -5 The Royal Malaysian Navy was “strong enough” to counter violations of Malaysian territorial waters by enemy vessels, the former Chief of the Malaysian Naval Staff, Commodore A. M. Synnot, said here today. He said: “I am quite confident that the
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  • 109 19 ITUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 5. The Yang dl-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong will be pests of honour at a gettogether party of past and Present officers of the !t oya JL Mal ay Regiment at ihe Dewan Tun Templer, Military College, night. party
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  • 224 19  -  By JUDITH YONG SINGAPORE, Mon. —An English girl Journalist is stranded in Singapore with only $16 in her purse. Mary Drake, 20, a reporter with a provincial newspaper in London walked into Times House today, accompanied by her hiker companion, Jenny Shaddock, 22. The
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  • 84 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 5—The Commissioner of the Sarawak Constabulary. Mr. R. T. M. Henry, said here this evening that all was well in Sarawak. “The security forces are on constant alert, we are waiting for the next Indonesian move,” he added on his
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  • 429 19 RUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 5. —Tenants Registration Regulations are now in force throughout Johore, Malacca and Perlis, and in parts of Kedah, Perak and Kelantan, the Government Gazette announced today. In KEDAH, the regulations are being enforced in parts of the districts of Kubang Pasu, Padang
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  • 170 19 Kuala lumpur, Mon. A three day programme beginning from Sunday has been planned for the celebration of the Sultan of Selangor’s 39th birthday which falls on Monday. The celebrations will start with .a feast at the main mosque of each of the State’s seven
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  • 30 19 KUAI A TUMPUR s—Bank Negara haa so far received a total or tl 283.182.84 for the National Patriotic Fund and $3,442,882.86 for the National Defence Fund.
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  • 863 20 DENANG, March 3. 1 Australian jockey Des Coleman rode five winners in seven races here. He got going on Entertainer 111 in the second race, followed up with a hattrick with Just Dandy, Beauty Miss and Our Byrsa and ended great day
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  • 882 20 BUCENTAUR 111 CAUSES $429 UPSET pENANG, March 7, It was Des Coleman’s day again here this afternoon. The Australian jockey rode four winners. He won the second race on Flawless, the third race on Excelsior and completed a hattrick on Pinkson in the Spring Cup. Then to
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 82 20 BIG SWEEP 1 No. 187m UCTJW.... 2 No. *****5 80,990 3 No. *****2 *3,438 Starters ($600 cswh): Nos. *****3, *****7, *****3, *****1, *****5, *****8, *****8. Consolation* (8349 each): Nos. *****7. 1X4417, 22X199, 197S81, *****9, *****7, *****5, *****2, *****4, *****0. -Bie sweep TOTAL POOL $53,440 1— No. 204(30 ($32,076) 2— No.
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