The Straits Budget, 29 September 1965

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    • 280 2  -  DISGUSTED Kuala Lumpur M. JESUPASS Teluk Anson I AM a regular donor at 1 the K.L. General Hospital and I have come to a point where I am deciding whether to continue being a donor or not. Reasons? The very cold reception at the
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    • 227 2  -  RICHARD L1M President Students’ Union Malayan Teachers College Johore Bahru C.S. LEE Singapore WITH reference to the letter by “Genuine Chegu” (S.T. Sept. 16), under the heading “Teachers.” may I be permitted to say a few word on behalf of the students of this College. I
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    • 68 2  -  JSM Malacca WHAT b happening vv to the Postal Department? Letters addressed to us and to our friends never reach their destination, inspite of the fact they are legibly addressed in block letters and with the postscript “If undelivered please return to sender’* whose address
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    • 55 2  -  LUCKY SINGAPOREAN Singapore IT is good to be reminded now and then that Singapore has the highest per capital income in this part of the world and all that It helps one to forget the current unemployment situation. I, for one, have been tramping unsuccessfully for a job
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    • 51 2  -  SOH CHEE CHEONG Singapore. I NOTE with regret that the waving gallery of Paya Lebar airport has been sealed off for some time. When I telephoned the Civil Aviation Department, I was told: “Yes, It has been closed for quite some time, but I can’t tell you the
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    • 188 2  -  PARENT Jelebu ANTI-M0SK1 Raub rag MY child, who Is In the prim&ry school here, has been asked to go to school in the afternoon armed with a pail, u brush, a rag. and a cake of soap to scrub the child's desk and chair s in
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    • 82 2  -  N.A. KEAT Singapore *-iSr AnjaL r ALTHOUGH I have a television set at home. 1 seldom view it because I am fed-up with the continual advertisements that are being telecast. Recently I saw the Hokkien film that was being tele cast between 8.05 p.m. to 8
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    • 336 2  -  BERT < Singapore MR. Tan (S.T. Sept. 10) says that T.V. Malaysia should> have separate channels for “classical music, operas and modern pops etc”. Bhould all the items he has mentioned be segregated, where is the impetus for the younger generation to learn to appreciate opera and
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    • 708 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 20 Some future historian, it ma y be forecast, will find the ten years just ending a key period in the development of Singapore and the Malaysian territories. This will not be for political or economic reasons, though the changfii have been enormous, but
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    • 729 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 21 Before the flames of the Indo-Pakistani conflict have been extinguished, a new confrontation is threatening to develop between India and Communist China. The dangers arising from the two situations taken together are greater than the sum of the dangers inherent in each. Fighting
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    • 374 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 21 This morning, shortly after the retiring Yang di-Pertuan Agong returns to his royal capital of Arau, his successor will arrive in Kuala Lumpur by special train from the East Coast This is not his first arrival in the federal capital, of course, but
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    • 683 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 22 Decisions of great moment will be made before this day is out. One of them rests with the leaders of Communist China. It is whether to attack India and re-inflame the long Sino-Indian border after three years of relative quiet. The Chinese
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    • 711 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 23 United Nations military observers are on their way to Kashmir and other IndoPakistani border regions to supervise the disengagement of the two national armies, locked in battle for the past three weeks. The way was cleared for this welcome and wholly constructive
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    • 626 4 —Straits Times Sept. 24 At first sight the collective padi-planting scheme which the Malacca Chief Minister, Inche Ghafar Baba, announced this week is bound to impress. It simultaneously tackles the old rural problems of technical stagnation, usurious credit and market exploitation. If its pilot project succeeds—and
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    • 663 4 ompeung uuf c> —Straits Times, Sept. 2 The monsoon season in South Vietnam, with its favourable conditions for guerilla offensives, is drawing to a close. The Vietcong so far have made no significant military gains. Since the Chu Lai engagement last month they have ceased to have
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  • 263 5 PA RIT BUNTAR, Sept. 19.—The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senn bin Abdul Rahman, said here last night there was “no place'' for another official language, apart from Malay, in this country. “This is because we firmly believe that the national language
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  • 206 5 SINGAPORE, September 19. 'JHE Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, today warned that certain irresponsible elements” were planning to use religion to create friction among the people in Singapore. “Racial and religious harmony and goodwill have been two
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  • 77 5 K U/LLA LUMPUR, Sept. 19. —The Mentri Besar of Sei? n or Dato Harun bln Hajl Idris, has stressed the importance of co-ope-ration between employers and trade unions in the country. He was speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Transport Workers’ Union
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  • 42 5 Sept. 19.—The Chief Officer, Perak. Mr. T, Ambrose, will distribute in B to 18 secondary schools State at the conference 2 f the Information Departhere. published by the MaIJJPjgP Sociological Research InSS2UST pres nt d by th<
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  • 163 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19—A Singapore girl has a unique position of being the only overseas graduate to be working in the patholoG department of Austra’s oldest women’s hospital the Women’s Hospital in Sydney. Miss Dorothy N. Davidson (above) has been working In the department since she graduated
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  • 102 5 KUANTAN, Sept. 19. The Central Government nlans to build youth centres in all the state capitals of Malaysia. The Assistant Minister of Cul ture, Youth and Sports, Date Engku Mohsein bin Abdul Kadlr announced this at a meeting with the Kuantan district
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  • 450 5 IPOH, September 19. HE 16 People's Progressive Party members on the Ipoh Municipal Council today began an intensive tour of Perak in an attempt to get 200,000 signatures. The signature campaign is in protest against che establishment of a commission of inquiry by the
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  • 35 5 SINGAPORE, Bept. 19.—The Singapore Institute of International Affairs is organising a oneweek goodwill tour of Cambodia for its members. The party will leave on Oct. 28 and return on Nor. 4.
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  • 228 5 SINGAPORE. Sept. 19. The Minister for Finance, Mr. Urn Kim San, has assured the National Trades Union Congress that he would investigate the retrenchment of workers in large commercial firms. This was disclosed today by the NTUC chairman. Mr Ho See Beng. who
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  • 467 6 KUALA LUMPUR, September 19. man who equipped Malaysia's Armed Forces during the present emergency ended his tour of duty here today. Lieut.-Col John Smith, officer commanding Malaysia’s Ordnance Directorate for the last three years, is returning to England to take up a new command.
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  • 224 6 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19. —Tribute was paid today to officers of the Department of Information for having helped to “quell rumours and restore confidence in democracy” among the people. The tribute came from the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Inche Senu bin Abdul
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  • 138 6 PNANG, Sept. 19. The only Malaysian police officer who has trained with the Federal bureau of Investigation in the has been transferred to Ipoh to head the Criminal Investigation Department in Perak. He is Acting Assistant Commissioner U. Santokh Singh. 40. who
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  • 228 6 JPOH, Sept. 19. Th, J_Pe ra k dWision of the MTUC ia making a determined bid to woo women workers to take a more “active interest” in trade union affairs It has arranged a sDeeiai two-day “women only" semi nar at the National Union
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  • 58 6 IPOH. Sept. 19—The Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association will celebrate its diamond Jubilee on Sept. 27. About 500 members and guests are expected to attend a dinner at the association premises to mark the occasion. A donation will be made to the National Defence Fund from proceeds of
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  • 200 6 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. Singapore can become a good base for fishing vessels exploiting the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, Inche Rahim Ishak. Minister of State (Edu- cation) and Assemblyman for Siglap, said today. Inche Rahim was distributing foodstuffs to 209 Siglap fishermen
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  • 167 6 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. —Mr. Hideo Aya, head of the loan department of the Bank of Tokyo here, was killed by lightning this afternoon as he was playing golf at the Singapore Island Country Club. Mr. Aya, 41, was playing a friendly game with a
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  • 231 6 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 19 nnHE National Union of Day Training Colleges and Centres Trained Teachers is “insulted” because the Government does not want its members for service in Sabah and Sarawak. In a statement Issued here Mr. Ngoh Weng Loong, secretary
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  • 720 7 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 20. —Tuanku Syed Putra, Malaysia’s third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, today bade farewell to the capital. As a 21-gun salute echoed across Kuala Lumpur the seat of his five-year reign—the royal train pulled silently away from Platform One on its journey to Perils.
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  • 201 7 IUALACCA, Sept. 20. Unitac (Malaya) Ltd. explained today why e *Kht estates under its a ffency recently pulled out of the Malayan Planting industry Employers' Association. In a statement issued here, Mr. Ng Chons Chee, assistant secretary of Unitac, said that the withdrawal arose out
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  • 163 7 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 20 rpuE umno headquarters L here is to take over the organisation of political courses and workshops for members from the party’s state organisations. Announcing this today, Inche Musa llitam, acting Umno secretarygeneral, said that the first of the centrally organised
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  • 265 8 |{UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 20. Unsuspecting housewives are still paying up to 40 cents for a kati of sugar—five cents more than the ceiling price fixed by the Government. The Government last week announced that from today the retail price of sugar should not exceed
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  • 143 8 Kuching, sept, *•—The Sarawak United People’s Party wants a commission of inquiry to investigate its Sarikei branch which was banned on Sept. 17. The Government claimed that the branch was being used as a cover by Communists in the lower Rejang area of the
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  • 221 8 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 20. The Ministry of Defence here today could not confirm the actual cause of death of Corporal V. Sivayoganathan in Sabah. A spokesman said: “80 far we only know from the official signal received from Sabah that the v cause
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  • 53 8 IPOH, Sept. 20—Nearly 800 recruits and non-commissioned officers of the Territorial Army so far this year have oeen given basic training at the 8iputeh training camp, near here. The latest batch to complete a two-week course yesterday were 78 recruits from Pahang and 38 N.C.Oa from various
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  • 331 8  -  By PREM KUMAR KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 20. —Miss Lai Yoke Heong left here today to study in the United States, determined to return with a degree The pretty 21-year-old armless girl, who will study sociology at the Arizona State College, said that
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  • 77 8 CINGAPORE, Sept. 20 The Singapore Government is expected to make an omcial statement soon on postal rates and the issu of new stamps. A Straits Times reader ww pointed out that an independent Singapore should have a neu of stamps. Another said that
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  • 213 9 PILOT BALES OUT SINGAPORE, Sept. 20. A NAVAL Scimitar aircraft crashed at RAF Changi airfield this morning, but its lone pilot baled out to safety. The pilot, whose name is being withheld by British naval authorities, had ejected himself. He was unhurt. The aircraft, from carrier Ark Royal,
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  • 52 9 LUMPUR. Sept. 20— Sadasivam ha* been tinn tL Dres *dent of the Informan °u Department BtafT Union. rnrh her .wS fflclals: Vice-president, SjSf Abdul Majid bin Haji Zam secretary, Inche Badudin r r^a Mohamed Tal *>; Assistant se- Inche Abdul Majid bin Abdul Rahman: and treasurer, Mr.
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  • 87 9 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20 Italians will see Singapore—in all its aspects—for one hour through their na-tion-wide Televisione Itallana on Nov. 18. A 60-minute documentary film, portraying the political. social, economic and cultural situation of this island State is now being made! Carrying out the
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  • 49 9 PENANG, Sept. 20.—The former secretary-general of Umno, Dato Syed Ja’afar Albar. arrived in Penang this morning for a short rest. Dato Syed Ja’afar who resigned from his Umno post following the separation of Singapore from Malaysia last month, declined to talk about politics.
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  • 102 9 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20. Singapore and Thailand today agreed to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. This was simultaneously announced in Singapore and Bangkok. The Thai Consulate in Singapore has been raised to the status of an embassy. Pending the appoint- ment apd accreditation of
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  • 453 9 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20 MR. G. Kandasamy, general secretary of the 20,000-strong Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, has resigned as deputy secretary-general of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress. In a statement today, he explained that he was quitting the post because he disagreed with
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  • 233 9 Kuala lumpur, sept. 20. —Acting Senior Assistant Commissioner Tan Ghim Keng Is Selangor’s new Chief Police Officer the youngest (42) and the only Chinese C.P.O. in Malaysia. He succeeds the former Selangor C.P.O. Senior Assistant Commissioner Moil am ed Natt bin Hajl Mohamed
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  • 779 10  -  By NICK MASON and SAMAD MAHADI K. LUMPUR. S«pt. 21 THE Trengganu Ruler, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, today began his reign as the fourth Yang di-Per-tuan Agong. Witnessed by his brother Rulers, the Governors of Malacca, Penang and Sarawak, the Yang di-Pertua Negara
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  • 77 10 India s greetings The guard-of-honour of the 7th Bn., Royal Malay Regiment, with fixed bayonets, presented arms and the Regimental Band struck up the National Anthem. He then Inspected the guard-of-honour as the band played the slow Kl ALA .LUMPUR, Sept. 21. The President of India Dr. S. Radhakrlshnan, has
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  • 472 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 21. —Stanilaus Krofan. 23, who said he was a member of the Indonesian K o r p s Kommando Operas! based at the Indonesian island of Pulau Sekupang, admitted in the High Court here today that he and two fellow
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  • 191 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 21.—A retired teacher, Mr. S. Dural Raja Singam, who started writing when he was 19 years old, is now working on his 27th bookv ‘‘Hundred Years of Ceylonese in Malaysia’*. The centenary Is from 1867 to 1967. Mr. Singam, 58, who
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  • 34 11 PENANG. Sept. 21— A Penang travel agent, Mr. Louis Choong Nam Foh, has left for Hong Kong to attend the 34th American Society of Travel Agenta Convention and World Travel Congresa.
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  • 153 11 PENANG, Sept. 21. THE Penang Malay Patriotic Youth Organisation has suggested to the State Islamic Religious Council that money raised from the fitrah tithes last year be used to buy “suitable uniforms” for two girl typists working in the Religious Affairs Department. In a
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  • 100 11 PENANG, Sept. 21.—Several secondary schools here today received sets of books published by the Malaysian Sociological Research Institute. The books, presented by the Lee Foundation, were handed to the various principals by Miss Sh rift Gordon, secretary of the MSRI. at a ceremony at
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  • 147 11 Kuala lumpur, sept. 21.—A German tourist flew in here today from Singapore his 34th stop 1 on a round-the- world tour with only a pair of trousers, three vests and a pair of shoes. And Franz Johannes Taptas, 36. (above), a male nurse
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  • 32 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Bept 21—An air services agreement between Malaysia and Belgium was signed here today. This Is the 12th air agreement Malaysia has entered Into with other countries.
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  • 409 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 21. 'J'HE Minister of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, today described as ‘‘unjustified” any fears that the Royal Commission of Inquiry on local authorities is in fact aimed at their abolition. Mr. Khaw, who launched the Inquiry today
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  • 361 12 K. LUMPUR, Sept 22 INDIA and Pakistan have thanked Tengkn Abdul Rahman for his concern over the IndoPakistan conflict. On Sept I the Tengkn called on India's Prune Minister, Mr. Shastri, and President Aynb Khan of Pakistan to accept the U-N. Security Connell resolutions
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  • 261 12 OINGAPORE, Sept. 22. The Vice-Chan-cellor of Nanyang University, Dr. Huang Ving Jung, today clarified the future position of the Chinese language in the university. He said: “Chinese will continue to be the main medium of Instruction at Nantah In line with the
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  • 172 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 22. Ten British M.P.s five Labour and five Conservative —flew into Singapore this afternoon from Kuching. Soon after their RAF let touched down at RAF Changl, they went on a tour of the airfield. Later, Mr. T. Dalyell, a Labour M.P.
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  • 27 12 BINOAPORE, Sept. 22 The Health Minister, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, will open the new school for assistant nurses at the Thomson Road Oeneral Hospital
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  • 22 12 KULJM, Sept. 23—Dr. Wong Chung Kin, medical officer-in-charge here, has been elected chairman of the Kullm District Hospital Goodwill Committee.
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  • 185 12 I’ll counter Soek’s lies —Red Cross delegate KUALA LUMPUR, September 22. MALAYSIA'S representative to the annual ifl International Conference of the Red Cross Society, Mr. William Fernando, left here today “fully armed to counter any lies" the Indonesian delegate might bring up regarding the treatment of his country’s prisoners here.
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  • 39 12 BUTTERWORTH, Sept. 23—Mr. C.A. De Ollverio has been reelected president of the Prai Railway Recreation Club with Inche Mohamed Hussain and Mr. M. Balakrlahnan as vice-presidents. Mr. A. Arulandoo was re-elected secretary and Mr. V.C. Phlllpose treasurer.
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  • 72 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 22 A 30-member Scottish trade mission will arrive here early next month to promote sales of Scottish products. The team the biggest to be sent by Scotland to the Far East will be led by Sir Robert Maclean, chairman of the Scottish Council’s
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  • 305 12 tPOH, Sept. 22. The future of the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association is “bleak” unless it adopts a “more flexible” attitude on the issue of a common weekly holiday for estate workers. This gloomy forecast was emphasised by planting circles here. The chances are
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  • 56 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 22—-The Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation hftS dO n p r(> $20,000 to the Medical gress Fund. nato This was announced by B a of Runme Shaw, chairmai the fund, today. a The gift will pay lounge and seminar ference area on one Hoorn of the
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  • 432 13 KUALA LUMPUR, September 22 TUN Abdul Razak said today that Malaysia's representative to the United Nations, Mr. Ramani, had done nothing wrong to warrant his being recalled. “On the other hand, Mr. Ramani has ably put up Malaysia’s neutral stand at the U.N. in the
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  • 118 13 I/UCHING, Sept. 22. Cholera has broken out in Brunei Town. The Medical Officer in charge of Sarawak’s Fourth Division, which borders Brunei, warned today that two cases of cholera had been confirmed in Brunei Town. Steps must be taken to prevent its spread to
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  • 103 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 22. A French policeman in full uniform was met with stares at the Singapore Airport last night as he stepped down from a UTA jet airliner from Paris. Sergeant Bernard Hanriat. 35. of the Paris City Police Force, cut a striking figure
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  • 56 13 81NGAPORE, Sept. 22 The Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, will give away the prizes to the winners of Singapore Telephone Board Muslim Workers’ Koran contest on Bept. 25. The presentation will be made at the S.T.B- recreation club at Kampong Ampat, off
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  • 314 13 KUALA LUMPUR, September 22. MALAYSIAN planning expert has returned from a two-week stay in Yugoslavia convinced of the need for Malaysia to establish diplomatic relations with Eastern European countries. Inche Hamzah Sendut, lecturer in Geography at the University of Malaya, was representing
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  • 98 13 JOHORE BAHRU, Sept. 22 —The Photographic So--0 ety of Johore will hold a Pictorial photography extnbiilon.here from Nov. 18 all 2 r!>> be °P en t 0 iaio Photogra P hers in MaaL^a nd Singapore. JnFJ e Tengku Mahkota of Rate T w engku
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  • 193 13 KANGAR, Sept. 22. The Perlis Umno dispute between the Selatan Division and the Mentri Besar, Dato Sheikh Ahmad, over the appointment of a Deputy Speaker and vice-chairman of the State Umno Liaison Committee, has been settled by Tun Abdul Razak.
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  • 23 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 The Budget meeting of the House of Representatives will be held from Nov. 10 to Dec. 22.
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  • 66 13 SINGAPORE, Sfcpt. 22—Two officials of the Singapore Red Cross Society will attend the Asian Regional Meeting of Red Cross Societies to be held In Vienna, Austria, on Bept. 25 and 26 They are Dr. A W.B. Thevathasan, chairman of the society who left by air thU evening,
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  • 294 14 pENANG, Sept. 23. 1 Tengku Abdul Rahman led 500 guests In singing “Happy Birthday" to Mr. M. Saravanamuttu, former editor-in-chief of the Straits Echo, at a dinner held in the Penang Turf Club’s golf pavilion last night to mark his 70th birthday. The
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  • 49 14 SEREMBAN, Sept. 23.—The recruiting team for the British Army for Malayan other ranks will be visiting Seremban, Segamat. Malacca and Muar next month. The British Army requires recruits In the signals, transport, ordnance, medical corps, Singapore Guard Regiment, catering corps, electrical and mechanical storemen and electricians.
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  • 221 14 MALACCA, September 23. A SCHEME for collective padi planting, first of its kind in Malaysia, will be launched in Malacca early next year. The scheme will begin with a test on 300 acres of padi land at Paslr Puteh and Bachang. The Chief Minister, Inche Abdul
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  • 41 14 BATU GAJAH, Sept. 23—The Red Cross Society here will screen a film “House of Intrigue” at the Waldorf Theatre here an Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.n* In aid of the Malaysian Rea Cross Society Fund.
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  • 122 14 SINGAPORE, Sept. 23. Cambodia is to have a commercial attache here soon to promote trade relations with Singapore. x This was stated here today by the Cambodian Charge d’Affaires, Mr. K. R. L. Wongsanith, on his arrival at the airport after a brief consultation with
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  • 214 14 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 23. The National Union of Teachers has submitted a memorandum urging the Minister of Education to expedite the placement of Indian graduate teachers on the graduate scale. The general secretary ol the union, Mr. John Gurusamy, in a statement today
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  • 267 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23. THE Selangor Youth Section of Umno today called for an emergency meeting of the National Alliance Council to decide the party's stand on the nation's official language. The call was contained in a memorandum submitted to Umno’s executive secretarygeneral, Inche
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  • 389 15  -  by ABUL FAZIL: Singapore, September 23 gXTREME worry over the future of his wife and three children drove a sacked radio mechanic to arson and death yesterday. Lim Hok Kheng, 43-year-old former employee of tht Keller Plano Company, set fire to
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  • 160 15 PENANG, Sept. 23. The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today paid a sentimental visit to the old Penang Free School building in Farquhar Street now being used as the Penang Museum and Art Gallery. Going through the rooms and viewing the exhibits, the
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  • 54 15 SINOAPORE, Sept. 23—The Singapore Taxi Drivers' Association today called off its eight-day old boycott of the harbour area by its 400 members. The boycott had been called in protest against alleged discrimination against taxi drivers by the Port of Singapore Authority in favour of licensed hire
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  • 255 15 KUALA LUMPUR. September 23 A SPOKESMAN of the Ministry of Defence today spoke of the latest “hectie” Indonesian activities across the Malaysian border in Sarawak. These included: A NEW build-up of regulars and so-called volunteers; ATTEMPTED violation of our air space by Indonesian Air Force
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  • 86 15 Kuala lumpur, sept. 23. —The managing director of the United Malayan Banking Corporation Ltd., Mr. Kang Kock Seng, leaves for Washington tomorrow to attend the annual governors’ meetings of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and affiliates and the International Monetary Fund. Mr.
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  • 213 15 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 23. The Veterinary Department has moved in to get rid of the pilot’s “nightmare” at Subang Airport—dogs. Over the past month, two officials from the department have shot 20 of these mongrels. A few more are still roaming around. Overshoot Though the
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  • 255 15 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 23.—Managements with an eye to the box-offlce have invariably had second thoughts concerning the commercial reception of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” Kuala Lumpur has proved be no exception, and the Play has been long delayed. Now that it has finally 'mder
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  • 54 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23. The Mayor of Nairobi, Alderman Charles Rubia, will telephone the Commissioner of the Federal Capital. Haji Ismail bln Panjang Arls, on Sept. 29 about 4.30 p.m. The call will mark the opening of the Agricultural Society Show of Kenya, at Nairobi, by
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  • 372 16 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 23 THE National Union of Plantation Workers is to appeal to the Government for legislation to deter "unfair competition" in industry, particularly the rubber industry. The “unfair” competition it wants to prevent is that between members of the Malayan
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  • 111 16 IJUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23. —Six British Parliamentarians today paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul in his office here. They were given a briefing by Tun Razak on Malaysia’s defence and national development. They were: Earl Ferrers (Conservative), Lord
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  • 44 16 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept. 23. —The Parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Health, Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman, will conduct two meet-the-people sessions tomorrow. He will be in the Machang Buboh community hall at 3 p.m. and at Juru at 8 p.m.
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  • 91 16 MANILA, Sept. 23.—The Phi- 1 lippines will participate in a four-day conference sponsored bv Public Service International which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from Sept. 27, it was reported here today. Some of the topics expected to be discussed at the conference include:
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  • 203 16 PENANG, Sept. 23. Tengku Abdul Rahman today said that the recent attack on Mr. R. Ramani, Malaysia’s permanent delegate to the United Nations, by newspapers in Pakistan was "unfair.” "It is made by people who probably had no opportunity of reading the full text of
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  • 137 16 DENANG, Sept. 23.~-T he Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman’ said here today Penang should become a “very important port” of Malaysia following Singapore’s secession n company has a PPHed to build a causeway between the island and the mainland" he told a Press conference.’
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  • 43 16 MUAR. Sept. 23. —The Ifuar Chinese Art Society will hold children’s art exhibition here on Oct. 31. All children in the state are invited to take part. Entry form* can be obtained from the society at 23. Jalan Arab. Muar.
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  • 30 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept 23The Mentri Besar of Selangor. Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, will declare open the aborigines community hall at Bukit Cheedtnf in Banting on Sept. 25.
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  • 164 16 pENANG, Sept. 23. The Director of Tourism, Inche Osman Siru, yesterday stressed that the development of local tourism would help considerably to bring: about a more even distribution of the nation’s wealth. Inche Osman was speaking at the distribution of certificates to successful candidates in the
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  • 144 16 ALOR STAR, September 23. THE Mentri Besar, Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddin, A said today that a big cement manufacturing firm had applied to the State Government for permission to set up a multi-million dollar cement factory in Pulau Langkawi. The Government has agreed in principle
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  • 77 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 24. Three Malaysians leave for Britain tomorrow to continue their studio scholarships awarded Shell Malaysia. They are: Goh Tiong ev j Ariffln bin Khalid and Seng Lui all old boys of w lacca High School. Ooh and Ariffln will l
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  • 119 17 Envoy Tun Lim: I am a child of estranged parents ITU ALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24. —The Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia, Ton Ltm Yew Hock, said here today that he was a “child of estranged parents." He was referring to his position after the separation of Singapore from Malaysia. Tun
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  • 140 17 QEREMBAN. Sept. 24.—The u Negri Sembilan and Central Governments are to spend almost $39 million in the first five-year Malaysian plan on fringe alienation schemes, roads, water supply. and drainage and irrigation projects. This was revealed today by the Mentri Besar. Dato
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  • 81 17 PENANG, Sept. 24. —Penang Hill Railway employees will soon receive more pay for working on public holidays. They will also get higher housing allowances and a laundry allowance. The new rates have not been announced but the State Governfnent has approved a supple*
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  • 47 17 ALACCA Sept. 24.—About 60 trade unionists from 15 organisawil1 atten d a two-day trade 9 n education course at the School here from tomorrow. r V e J1 cou rse is organised by the T^ a l division of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress
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  • 244 17 MALAYSIA PLAN: ‘WE NEED LOANS... KUANTAN, September 24. 'J’HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said here today that Malaysia depended on foreign aid and loans to successfully implement the First Malaysia Plan which begins next year. Speaking to members of the rural development committee at the State Development Operations
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  • 139 17 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 24. The Pakistan High Commissioner here, Mr. S. M. Hassan, will return to Karachi early next week, the High Commission said today. Radio Pakiston on Sept 22 announced that Mr. Hassan had been recalled for consultations. It said that he would
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  • 314 17 KUANTAN, September 24. MALAYSIA would consider sending officials to be included in the United Nations team to supervise the cease-fire in the Indo-Pakistan conflict if requested by the world body* This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, at
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  • 185 17 PENANG, Sept. 24. The State Government has proposed to the Central Government that an Economic Development Board consisting of foreign and local experts be set up in Penang. The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, said the Central Government had agreed to the establishment
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2025 18 From Our Market Correspondent TURNOVER reached a low ebb on the Stock Exchange last week and conditions have now well and truly reverted back to stagnation of the type which prevailed in July. The market in effect is stalemated or deadlocked as far as industrial
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    • 28 18 RUBBER TIN (•crib), (perpicul). Sept. 28. NK «*a. f7M.ItH SI. Mftcts. ITNJm St. 8814 eta. 9765.87}* St. HHcto. f783.8t tt 24. MfceU. 9769.87}* 25. f 757.86
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    • 136 18 The International Tin Council discussed the recent and current tin market position at its 19th meeting held in Vienna frog* September 21 to 24. The official communique said the council noted that its standing committee on production was continuing its enquiry into the technical and economic
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    • 110 18 In Detroit General Motors Corporation’s top executives predicted that industry new-car sales will continue at a strong pace in the 1966 model year. Mr. Frederic G. Donner, chairman and James M. Roche, president, said in a statement that car sales in the model year will
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    • 331 18 nra sva® Asi»n political situation rep°rt H.CJI. Co. Ltd. In hel curnm sunyy of the Malay an Rubber Market. y JP w#ik uncertainty over political developments tooi October Int. No. 1 Raa U p to «t? oentg, but attbo some time madt trading adds
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    • 138 18 A plan to build a.mill for tg* production of steel bars in land is being envUaged by two Japanese firms the MJtsubt Shojl Company, a trading f rn and the Kawalchl Comps y; Jointly with the G.B. Steel Com pany of Thailand, Mltsubish to W?th a
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    • 39 18 /\N the frM axchange market Id Hong U Kong on Saturday the U.t. dellar was quoted at 5.75 for T.T. and 5 731 for cash. Sterling was quoted at 19.04 and •ne tael of geld at 282|.
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    • 93 18 'I'M t AiMtutMii it Banka in Malay 1 ala inad«* theae changes in Ita rates to merchants on Haturday (all rates to $100): Maw Yark: buying TT 32 13/16, airmail OD 32 13/16, 90 d/at. 33 3/16 credit bills, 33 9/16 trade bills Canada: buying TT 33 5/16,
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    • 68 18 New U.S. car sales rose 14 per cent In the first third of September from the 1964 period. Dealers delivered 153,086 new cars to customers In the September 1/10 period this year, up from 134,010 a year earlier. Oeneral Motors took 54 per cent of the early-September
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    • 33 18 Current Dale of Total for Total for payment payment year previous year C.T.B. pref. 3»/a%t Nov. 12 Pataling Rubber 5%t Nov. 9 Muar River 4d. Oct. 28 4d. 4d. t Interim.
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    • 50 18 THE pr«,n. r»<« of 4 dollar against P* |a sterling fised on November year I. selling. T.T or O.D. J 15/ hid. Buying T.T. 2». 4 L lO Buying O.D. 2s 4*. tu o r» The dollar is at al middle position in relation range against the pound.
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  • 435 19 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 24 merit to settle the strike by 1,000 forest employees without delay or face a monthly loss of mi I ion in overseas earnings. The associations president, Mr. Xavier Samy, said the strike was artecting the logging, sawmilling an<J transport
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  • 181 19 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24.—The executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, Mr. H. R. LabouIsse Jnr., today praised the Malaysian Government for its “marvellous efforts" in looking after the welfare of the nation’s children. “Malaysia should be a model to most other
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  • 25 19 SINGAPORE!, Sept. 24.—AU Lloyd Triestino passenger ships will resume normal strylce to Bombay and Karachi, following the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
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  • 32 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 Bank Negara has received $5,600,340 for the National Defence Fund. It has also received a total or $1,358,200 for the National Patriotic Fund.
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  • 240 19 A LOR STAR, Sept. 24. A Tengku Abdul Rahman said here today he was not aware that Mr. R. Ramani, the Malaysian permanent representative at the United Nations, was resigning. “I have heard nothing about it and 1 don’t know anything about
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  • 191 19 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 24 J HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Ra,aK said today that a Hill would be introduced >n Parliament soon to enable indigenous people 'n, Sabah and Sarawak to .inin the Royal Malay ReKiment. In an interview with >Ierdeka,
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  • 77 19 8 EIRE MB AN Sept. 24—Tanah Mr-rah Estate.' Port Dickson. will celebrate a belated Malaysia anniversary tomorrow night with a variety concert and a satay party. The celebration is being organised by members of the adult education classes and workers on the estate-
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  • 288 19 OINGAPORE, Sept. 24. Hectic last-minute repairs to the roof of the dilapidated quarters of some Division Four workers of the University of Singa- pore today averted an embarrassing situation for University authorities. The Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, representing the workers, had given the
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  • 1129 20  -  RACING WITH EPSOM JEEP tit'' 3 V* 4* :jHp. f&JigiF sV> .< A USTRALIAN J ockey Les Coles was in top form at Penang on Sept. 26, winning five out of nine races on the programme. Les got going on Panchor in Race Two and made
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  • 57 20 I MALACCA, September 24. 'fHE Minister of Health is to be urged to inquire into the reasons for the resignation of Malacca’s only eye specialist. Since Dr. S. Ramamritham, 63, went on leave six weeks ago prior to leaving the service, those requiring
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  • 504 20 MALACCA, Sept. 24.— 1TI xhe Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, will organise a national youth pioneer movement to give youths military and technical training next year. This was announced by the Assistant Minister of Culture. Youth and Sports. Dato Engku Muhseln
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  • 25 20 PENANG. Sept. 24.—The light beacon at Sungei Kedah on the west coast of Malaya, has been temporarily extinguished, the Marine Department announced today.
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  • 27 20 uuvno It* The SEREMBAN, Sept. i0 SS& eight sets of books to cht ,b education officer. JJJ: (lU Tat Huat, for use in eight here.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 95 20 THE BIG SWEEP fi '<55*. LF l VI 7* ‘B’ draw ToUl pool $41,842. 1st No. *****3 $25,113. 2nd No. *****6 $6,278. 3rd No. *****7 S3.139. Starters ($697 each): Nos. *****6 *****1 *****5 *****4 *****9 *****9. Consolation (ISIS each): Nos. *****5 *****1 *****2 *****8 *****0 *****9 *****9 *****1 *****9 *****7.
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