The Straits Budget, 9 March 1966

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  • 38 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER I SERIES 699. KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 9, 1966. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2035.
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    • 265 1 MCREASE M CffiCUUTIOM IN 8 YEARS! Reflecting the countries’ consistent economic development the Straits Times has since 1957 soared from an average net sale of 80.683 per issue during that year to 160,249 in October 1965. and is still rising? A continuous rise in income levels (from an estimated £465
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    • 234 2  -  TSUNG TZEE CHANG Kuala Lumpur 1 STRONGLY support the criticisms put forth by the Chairman of the Automobile Association of Malaya, Mr. F. A. Fielding, on the contemplated use of tachographs and governors and I am greatly surprised to learn that the Minister of Transport, Dato
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    • 71 2  -  H.C. Singapore ACCORDING to a report published recently, tnc Town Board in Kajang will only issue licences to all food hawkers found to be free from any chest infections. In view of the fact that all Singapore hawkers will be licenced, I think it will be an
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    • 123 2  -  ABDUL JAFFAR B. SALLEII Singapore MR. Jelt Yuen Thong is wide of the mark when he says Malaysia interfered in our Internal aifairs when the Central Government passed comments on the work permits issued by the Singapore Government. The work permit policy is generally, directed at Malaysians, so
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    • 218 2  -  MUHAMMED BIN NAEMAN Pengerusi Sharikat PegawaiZ Kerajaan Pahang DE.R WIJASURIYA lion Secretary Library Association of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur REFERRING to Ben 1 Daud’s letter (S.T Jan 13> It Is obvious that the reply as to the status of a D.T.C teacher should have been obtained
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    • 142 2  -  for SETIAUSAHA KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTAN WITH reference to your TT editorial of Feb. 20 under the heading of ‘Taxi Solution”, adequate measures have already, in fact,, been included in the proposed scheme to prevent legally authorised school hire cars from being used other than for the
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    • 156 2  -  WILLIAM CHENG f. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Singapore I refer to your editorial of March 2. May I again point out as I did in my letter of February 15, that Singapore has paid for one-third of the cost of the purchase of Malaysia Hall and owns
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    • 58 2  -  CIIEE KING TING Publicity Liaison OfUcer Postal Services Department Singapore 1 refer to the letter by “Action” (S.T., February 16) enquiring about the issue of a 15 cent postage stamp by the Singapore Post Office. Arrangements for the production of the stamp are well under wav. DeUUs of
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    • 187 2  -  LOCAL DOCTOR Singapore I READ your leading article on doctors with great interest. However. I feel that the formal recognition of foreign medical degrees is not going to alleviate the present shortage of doctors in this part of the world. There are pnly two solutions to
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    • 150 2  -  WILLIAM CHENG f. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education Singapore I REFER to the letter by James» Teng on work permit (S.T. Feb. 16). This Ministry does not require Singapore citizens to apply foi work permit. But in cases of those possessing unnamed Singapore Birth Certifl- cates, this Ministry,
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    • 330 2  -  KHOO HIN HION( Singapore MAY I. cs spokesm n for the delegation representing the Corn a of Churches of Mala ;a and Singapore, be remitted to clarify v our report (S.T. March 4) on our representatk to the Constitutional Cammission. Our main concern, which took up
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    • 32 2  -  SCRIP Kuala Lumpur A letter posted in Kual Lumpur on Feb 20 t* a local bank w«s receiv* only on March 2. So mut for a Capital postal se vice.
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    • 640 3 Straits Times. February 28 Piesident Marcos cannot seriously expect President I Soekarno to meet him in I Manila for talks on mutual L problems and on Indonesian of Malaysia. Too much is still happening in ■Indonesia, and too much is still I lined tain, for Soekarno to
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    • 185 3 —Straits Times February 28 The recent Indonesian incursion into the Serian district of Sarawak appears to have been dealt with efficiently and expeditiously. But it is distressing that security op**ations have to be continued because of the presence in the area of Sarawak Chinese, trained in Indonesia as
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    • 746 3 —Straits Times. March 1 In its plans foi tin* motoi vehicle assembly industry the Malaysian Oowi'iimcnt seem* to have just the right mixture of encouragement and cocteion. 1 here will he no hail on the importation ol cat." ready to he driven off the docks, and
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    • 375 3 Straits Times March 2 The enormous Jengka Triangle land scheme in Pahang, designed 10 turn 200,000 acres of jungle into homes tor tens of thousands ot people at present landless, looks like becoming one ol (hose projects which move quietly from conception to maturity without many people knowing
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    • 217 3 —Straits Times March 2 Today tin* Malaysian Cabinet I* due to decide whether the facilities ol Malaysia Hall and similar hostels in Australia should be withdrawn from Singapore students. It is not difficult to make a plausible case for doing so. It can be argued, for instance, that
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    • 661 3 —Straits Times. March 3 The Kederal Agricultural Marketing Authority has yet to show a sense of urgency in reforming Malaysia's marketing system and raising produce prices. The chairman. Tnche Hanafiah Hussain, last week mentioned plans to bring some improvement into padi and fish marketing during the next
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    • 653 4 Straits Times March 4 The Philippines Govern- 1 ment will not go back on its announced intention to nor- j malise relations with Malaysia. On this, President Marcos’ i special envoy, Mr. Farolan,!' has been definite. Recognition 1 will not come, however, as quickly as was hoped
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    • 369 4 Straits Times. March 4 The Sabah elections to be held by the middle of this year will mark a major step forward in the State’s political development. They will be the first direct elections, and they will result in a State Assembly much more representative of the people
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    • 425 4 —Straits Times. March 5 Malaysia, it is estimated, still has about six million acres of land suitable for agriculture untouched, against about nine million already alienated for farming. This is a very satisfactory situation in a country with a rapidly expanding population but it can be rather unfortunately
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    • 186 4 —Straits Times. March If the Singapore Pioneer Industries Employees’ Union cm produce in all factories in which its members work th< extra productivity it has already inspired at the Jurong iron and steel mill total gain* will be remarkable. In January this year average reduction of iron bars
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  • 53 4 Drug company’ s chief flies in SINGAPORE, Mar. 6—Mr. C.f Knight, manager of Rexall l> Co., flew into Singapore yester He is on a tour of the Far r Australia and Africa to f various aspects of the pharma tical trade. The company manufac ui vitamins, antacids. analg’ toiletries, cosmetics
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  • 215 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27. MALAYSIA'S first trade envoys are expected to take up their posts abroad in July. The Public Services Commission interviewed 14 candidates for the posts last week and the results, said an official of the commis- sion, are
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  • 144 5 SINGAPORE, Feb. 26.—The w University of Singapore's b» partment of Extramural Studies in coniunction with the Japanese Consulate, has organised a public lecture on economic development in Japan bv Professor Noboru '»<;uYiakuta of Kyoto University. He will compare the Japanese <•<■ t-idinic experience in
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  • 57 5 kuala lumpur. Fob 27—Mr r .v,r°" d Chin Min Kong. 5' l>llnt manager of Chemileav^° mpany of Ma iaysia Ltd. will for a four-month nhm f ourse on fertilliser 1 'ant operation in Britain. fWc h S return he will .loin the fwd'.n® n f W
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  • 69 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb 27 A seven-man British trade mission from the Leicester Chamber of Commerce arrived here today for a three-day visit. The team, led by Mr. Ross Wilson, is on its way to the British Trade Week, which will be held in Hong Kong
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  • 169 5 LUMPUR, Feb. 27.—The government will set up a legal aid bureau shortly, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, told the MCA Central General Assembly here today. A government committee was now studying the various systems in different countries
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  • 21 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb 27—The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman. will officially open the Bank Bunvoutra here on March 10.
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  • 178 5 1/ANGAR, Feb. 27. The Government should continue to give financial and other aid to bring the standard of living in Perils up to that In the other States the Mentri Besar. Dato Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed Hashim, said last night. “It Is a well-known
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  • 569 5 IPOH, Feb. 27 NEWLY-FORMED Malay finance and investment company has found a way to mine about 850 acres of what is believed to be tin-rich land and get part of the profits from dredging operations on another 850 acres with an initial capital
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  • 32 5 SINGAPORE Feb. 27 The Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Singapore will move to its new chancery at No. 2. Nassim Road tomorrow. The new telephone numbers ire ***** and *****.
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  • 426 6 KUANTAN, Feb. 27. ambitious scheme costing $73 million for the planting of oil palm will be undertaken by the newly formed Pahang Permanent Government Staff Co-operative Society. Formed a week ago. the society is open to all government servants from Division
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  • 25 6 1KI UK ANSON. Fob. 28 -Scni< r !nsp« i tor M. Kuppusamy has loft ho, on transfer to the Police Continent workshop In Penai
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  • 123 6 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 28.—The Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, Lieut.-Gen. Tengku Osman bin Tengku Mohamed Jewa, was received in audience by the King of Thailand during his one- week goodwill visit to Thailand. Gen. Osrrfin, who returned here today, said he had a “chat
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  • 40 6 AP. KUCHING, Mar. 1 Sarawak exported 672 712 tons of round timber last year, an increase of almost 200,000 tons over the 1964 exports. Sawn timber exports were also up—191,452 tons against 184,179 tons in 1964.—AP.
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  • 199 6 2nd TRADE EXPERT APPOINTED TO KL I{UALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27. Opportunities for Malaysia’s developing industries to find export markets in Australia were £Ood. Mr. J. A. Ellis, Australia’s Second Trade Commissioner, said today. There was also room, he added, for an increase of exports of
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  • 23 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun Dow Chemical International, Inc., will officially open their office here at Jalan Anipang at 4.30 p.m. tomor row
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  • 148 6 SINGAPORE, Feb. 27.—The third phase of the antileprosy campaign In selected Singapore schools will be launched soon. This was announced by the Political Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Mr Chor Yeok Eng, when he opened an anti-leprosy exhibition at the Bukit Timah community centre He
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  • 371 6 IPOH, Feb. 2R jyjALAY women in rural areas in Perak \\\W be intellectually better off than their menfolk within the next five years if the men do not change their attitude towards adult education classes. This was predicted by
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  • 110 6 SINGAPORE, Feb 28. —Opposition parties in Singapore are likely to concede a walkover to the People’s Action Party in the three parliamentary by-elections when nominations are Med tomorrow. With the Barisan Somalia once again boyeo’UU the by-elections, and Kt Alliance Party Singapura deciding not
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  • 160 7 MALACCA, March 1. rpHE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun 1 Abdul Razak, will open the Malacca Urnno annual delegates meeting at the Hang Tuah hall here on April 16 More than 1,000 delegates and observers are expected to attend. After opening the meeting, Tun Razak
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  • 122 7 c *L.‘> LUMPUR, Feb. 27— he chairman of the 'Lour Party. Mr. Lim Kean sai d today that his L, y never join the Malaysian Solidarity Conveytion under any circumstance. 1 In 1 two main differences betA*rn the Labour Party and the f,
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  • 31 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 sep lna r on housing co- r tlve will be held at the Lo-operative College. Petaling March l f 2° m MarCh 10 t 0
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  • 204 7 SINGAPORE. Feb. 27. The Alliance Party Singapura is in the process of reorganising itself and considers that at this juncture it will serve no useful purpose to contest any by-elec-tions. The party issued this statement today without directly referring to the three by-elections
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  • 260 7 1/ U ALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. Tengku Abdul Rahman today told how the death of his brother, Captain T e n gk u Yusot, in Thailand, c h a n g e d the course of his life. In a message to the
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  • 198 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. |JNRULY behaviour by a section of a 2.000 strong crowd marred the balloting for low cost housing at the Chinese Assembly Hall here today. The situation got so bad that the Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr.
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  • 42 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 28Dato Ong Yoke Lim. Malaysian Ambassador to the United States, will be the chief guest at the National Press Club of Malaysia dinner to be held at the Federal Hotel here on March 5.
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  • 165 7 SINGAPORE. Fob. 28. —The University of Singapore Democratic Socialist Club said today that the hierarchy of the Barisan Sosialis should be “revamped/’ It said in a statement: "New attitudes which re- cognise the basic functions of an Opposition and new leaders who arc prepared to
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  • 111 7 —Reuter. TAWAU, Feb. 28— A team of Japanese geological experts is to visit Tawau on Sabah's east coast, to conduct extensive explorations for oil on nearby Sebatlk Island. Announcing this, Mr. Etgo Shibano. an official of the Sabah Teiseki Oil Co. of Japan, said
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  • 266 7 WORK MAY BEGIN ‘WITHIN A YEAR’ SINGAPORE, Feb. 27.— The Food and AgrlI cultural Organisation Special Fund has ac1 cepted the Sarawak Government’s request for technical and financial assistance to carry out a comprehensive survey of a large forest region in Sarawak to determine
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  • 276 8 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 1. The Malaysian Government today proposed to the Singapore Government a meeting of officials to discuss issues affecting mutual defence and economic co-opera-tion. ITiis proposal was made in a Note from the Malaysian Ministry of External Atlairs to the
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  • 19 8 SINGAPORE: Feb. 28 Malay-‘-i-in Airways today announced the appointment of Mr. W.L. Bennett a.* it* technical manager.
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  • 248 8  - Hidden Sarawak danger by Sir Michael By JEFFREY FRANCIS IESSELTON, Feb. 28. The British High Commissioner in Malaysia, S i r Michael Walker, today warned against concentrating only on the military aspect of Indonesian confrontation. Alter spending two days in Kuching, he was quite certain that subversion was a serious
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  • 92 8 IPOH Feb 27—The Ipoh Municipal Council Engineer. Mr. E B Carlos, has been re-elected president of the Perak branch of the Technical Association of Malaya for the third successive year. Other officials were: vice-chair-man, Mr. F.L. Cowie; secretary. Mr. Low Nga; and treasurer.
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  • 172 8 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 28.- The Central Government is to set up an industrial training institute in the Borneo States. Mr. V. Manickavasagam, the Minister of Labour, disclosed this after a 70minute tour of the *3 o million institute here f h:s morning. The Government,
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  • 149 8 CINGAPORE. Feb. 28 J Every year about 150 people from commercial offices and government departments in Singapore and Malaysia are sent to t he Oversea Service College in Britain to learn about the British way of life. They attend a series of courses entitled ’Introduction
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  • 32 8 IPOH. Feb. 27 —Mr. Wong Lo Peng will hold an exhibition of his microscopic ivory carving work at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce here from March 2 to 5
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  • 298 8 IPOH, Feb. 27. An appeal to the State Government for financial aid to help the Perak branch of the St. John Ambulance Association send its officers to the rural areas, was made here yesterday It. was made bv a vice president
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  • 66 8 KANGAR Feb. 27 A broadcasting station for Kedah and Perlis is to be set up at Jutra. Kedah. ‘‘The project will begin this year.” the Mentri Besar. Date Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed Hashim said today. Da to Sheikh Ahmad has just returned from Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 50 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. I—The Chief Minister of Madras. Mr. M Bhaktavatsalam will lead a delegation to the first International Seminar on Tamil to be held here from April 17 to 23. Delegates from Malaysia Ceylon. Burma. Africa and some European countries will also attend the seminar.
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  • 202 8 KUALA LUMPIK, lY Feb. 27.—The MCA central general assembly ended its twoday meeting here today pledging support for Tun Abdul Razak as the logical successor to Tengku Abdul Rahman. It also approved a resolution criticising the Singapore Government for the introduction of work
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  • 64 8 PENANG, Feb. 27 Mi 1 K Cheah has been re-elected chairman of the Penang Bar Committee, and Mr Lim Peng Suw secretary. Other committee members a if Mr. Lee Saik Kee, Mr Chong K Keng. Mr. Wong Sai Hong aim Miss W A. Goh. Mr. Cheah
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  • 34 8 TELUK ANSON. Mar 1 proposal that Women's Day Aug. 25 should be observed at •< levels of the Women’s Institu-t was adopted at the Perak v men’s Institute convention m 1 yesterday.
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  • 572 9  -  -By Samad Mahadl RAZAK PRESIDES AT MEETING ON THE BIGGEST PROSPERITY PROJECT TEMERLOH, Feb. 28. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razok, today presided over a "council of war" for the biggest and most ambitious single operation for prosperity the development of the 300,000-acre Jengka triangle
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  • 348 9 LABOUR MINISTRY WORKING OUT A NEW DEAL K LUMPUR. Feb 27 T’HE Ministry of 1 Labour is to set up new departments and expand old ones in its efforts to better equip youths for employment. A three-point plan will soon be launched, calling
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  • 178 9 KUALA LUMPUR, March 1. rpHE only trouble in the Sarawak Alliance was between the two predominantly Malay political parties Barisan Ra’ayat Jati Sarawak (Barjasa) and Party Negara Sarawak (Panas) and the dissatisfaction of a State Minister over portfolio allocations. Sarawak’s Chief Minister. Dato Stephen Kalong
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  • 57 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 6—Dr. K. Tiews, a fisheries expert from the German Federal Research Institute of Fisheries in Hamburg, arrived here today. While in Malaya, Dr. Tiews will make a two-week study of the fishery industry and find out in what way West Germany can assist
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  • 88 9 SINGAPORE, Feb. 27 The Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, today distributed food parcels and clothing, worth $7,500, to fishermen in five islands oil Singapore. Inche Othman distributed the gifts on behalt of the Lion’s Club, of which he is an honorary member. The food parcels
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  • 38 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 27.—A passing-out parade of 706 National Servicemen will be held at Sißinting Camp in Port Dickson tomorrow. The Minister of Transport. Dato Sardon bin Hiji Jubir, will take the salute.
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  • 74 9 FrUALA LUMPUR Feb. 28 i The Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Inche Senu bln Abdui Rahman, today toured a pictorial exhibition of the United States space programme, “Adventure In Space.” The exhibition, a tribute to astronauts Frank Borman and Walter Schirra, soon to visit Malaysia, is on view
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  • 45 9 BENTONG, Mar. 6—Mr. Wong Bong Cheong has been elected chairman of the Bukit Tinggi oranch of the Malaysian Chinese Association here. Other officials are: Vice-presid-ents. Mr. Tham Kwal and Mr Wong Ching Chor; secretary, Mr. Tham Choon; treasurer, Mr. Kok Lan.
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  • 1017 10 Constitutional Commission opens hearings A two-house parliamentary system is urged SINGAPORE, Mar. 1 SUGGESTIONS that there should be a two-House system of parliamentary democracy by nominees of minority groups, were made at the first public sitting of the Constitutional Commission here today. The 11-man commission of
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  • 76 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 2 The Malaysian Government will recognise “any Government in Ghana that is acceptable to the people there,” Tenjfku Abdul Rahman said today. The Prime .Minister "as asked bv reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting today if the Malaysian Government would recognise the in*" government.
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  • 542 11 FOREIGN VIPs NOT BEING INVITED: TENGKU K. LUMPUR, Mar. 2 'j'HE installation of Malaysia's fourth Yang di-P e r t u a n Agong on April 11 at Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall will not be a “lavish affair/' Tengku Abdul Rahman said
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  • 42 11 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. —Ministry of Defence officials here will leave for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow morning to discuss outstanding issues with the Malaysian Government. A Government statetoday, said that the talks would pave the way for a ministerial level meeting later.
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  • 47 11 JESSELTON, Mar. I—Dato Mehamed Yassin, Minister for Social Welfare, said today that tbe Sabah Government had agreed in principle to the sale of Malayan Social and Welfare Lottery tickets in the state. He said he thought first sales would begin In May.
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  • 40 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 28 Syed Nasir Alwi, eldest son of the director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Syed Nasir bin Ismail, left here today for Australia to take up a five-year course in commerce at Hobart University. Tasmania.
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  • 197 11 ‘Grow more palm oil for export call 1/ UALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27. mPr,7 Th Mlnister of Com22? «d Industry, Dr. Lim f n w p e r e Aim. today called for £g««cl cultivation of E£oil to boost Malaysia’s A 8al W the export a lngs < i ur ng
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  • 163 11 SINGAPORE. Feb. 27. Singapore will be the venue for an inter--1 national seminar on disaster relief in May to be organised by the League of Red Cross Societies. About 50 delegates from 20 South-East Asian and Pacific countries are expected to attend
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  • 54 11 fyJALACCA, Mar. 1 The Chief Minister. Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, will open a congress of Malay businessmen at the Dewan Hang Tuah here on March 16. About 350 have been invited to attend. The congress will discuss working papers dealing with industry, business transportation, building contracts,
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  • 175 11 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 2. —The Minister ol Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today warned that disciplinary action would be taken against teachers, especially union officials, who tried to woo trainee teachers into Joining their unions. He told principals and organisers of Primary
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  • 91 11 SINGAPORE, Feb. 28. —Nanyang University has been swamped with applications for admission to the new academic year due to begin next month when the three colleges will take on a new look. The recommendations of the curriculum review committee headed by Prof. Wang Gung
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  • 86 11 IjENANG, Mar. 2.—Glugor squatters occupying land formerly owned by Brown Estate have asked their elected representatives Inche Ismail Idris, M. P. for Penang Selatan, and Inche Aziz Ibrahim, State Assemblyman for Glugor to speak to the new owners on their behalf. "These people about 150 families are
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  • 174 12 .—A.P JESSELTON, Mar. 2.-— All British and Commonwealth troops based in Sabah, Brunei and Sarawak may now travel by air to any part of the Orient, including Hong Kong, on a “fly now and pay later” plan. The scheme will be
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  • 205 12 IPOH. Mur. 2.-About 4,000 applications for mining land in the State are waiting to be cleared, the Commissioner of Lands and Mines, Perak, Inche Zakaria bin Sulong. disclosed today. The only way to deal with this “pile-up”
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  • 90 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2 Singapore Orchids Ltd has won an award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. London, for the h /brld named “Renantanda Velcome Glow Variety Mandat.” This Is a cross between Vanda Inslgnis and Renan* *hera Coccinea. Singapore Orchids-win-iers of a number of
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  • 385 12 KUANTAN, Mar. 2 frHE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said today that certain politically ambitious people who have failed to gain multi-racial support for their party were now embarking on a desperate attempt to destroy the achievements of the Malaysian nation. Speaking
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  • 97 12 SINGAPORE, Feb. 27. Three civilian employees of the RAF have received testimonials for good service presented by the commander of the Far East Air Force. Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham. They are Mr. Tara Singh, an anti-malarial overseer at RAF Tengah. Mr. Mukhtlar
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  • 158 12 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 2 Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that he had given “complete authority’ to the Ministers of Defence and Commerce and Industry to go ahead with their t.:lks with Singapore representa 11 ves over economic co-opera-tion and differences over Malaysian troops in
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  • 136 12 S SINGAPORE, Mat. 2 The biggest flower show to date will be opened by the President of Singapore, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, at 6 p ro. on Mar. 4. The three-day show at the Singapore Turf Club in Bukit Timah is the 18th show to
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  • 42 12 JESSELTON, Mar. 2—Sabah is to conduct a survey of rubber estates to determine the structure and characteristics of the rubber Industry and assess its contribution to the economy. Last year the State exported $34 million worth of rubber.
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  • 142 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2 SEVEN-MAN trade mission from Leicester. England, flew into Singapore today for a four-day visit to promote their products and strengthen contacts with local businessmen The mission, led by Mr. H O A. Ross-WlLson. of Patridge Wilson, manufacturers of electrical and engineering goods, was
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  • 150 12 Kuala lumpur, Feb. 23 —Kelantan businessmen have rejected charges that they had exploited flood victims by raising food prices during the recent floods, and claimed that prices during that period had been 4, very stable/’ However, on very “rare’ occasions in remote places, where communication
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  • 420 13 Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2 Mr. MODESTO FA ROLAN, special envoy of president Marcos of the Philippines, arrived here today to meet Tengku Abdul Rahmon. He told newsmen at the International Airport here*. “1 hope the message which I carry will help to normalise and cement relations
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  • 193 13 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 2. Tengku Abdul Rahman has asked the Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman. to “consider the release" of Dr. burhanuddin A 1 Helmi, president of the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party, from detention. Disclosing this
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  • 31 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 3—Mr. Allen Yau Lee Nam and Miss Ruth Kao Keng Seng were admitted today by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah as new members of the Singapore Bar.
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  • 225 13 MANILA, Mar. 3. MANILA newspapers said today that the Marcos administration had been conducting "quiet consultations" with its allies in the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation on what to do if Indonesia launched a confrontation policy against the Philippines. The Manila Daily Bulletin in
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  • 217 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 3 'J'HE success of the defence talks between Singapore nid Malaysia would serve as a good take-off point to new negotiations beween the two countries and Britain on defence arrangements in this area. This was indicated yesterb.y the
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  • 157 13 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 2 THE Minister of Finance. 1 Mr. Tan Siew Sin, will present prizes to winners of the “Why I Save in the Post Office Savings Bank” essav writing competition at the Post Office Savings Bank headquarters in Petaling Jaya on Saturday. Pupils
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  • 79 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 3. —The Survey Department will become the second department to be completely Malayanised in the Ministry of Lands and Mines, when two expatriate officers leave this year after completing their contracts. The Minister. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Ya kub, disclosed this when
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  • 42 13 JESSELTON, Mar. 3—Two experts from the International Labour Organisation, Mr. Kesap Ben and Mr. Rene Caty, have arrived here to assess the supply of trained manpower and see the trend for the next five cr 10 year*.
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  • 399 14  -  By SAMAD MAHADI PEKAN, Mar. 1. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today travelled more than 50 miles visiting six villages on the Pahang River during which he opened six development projects cost- ing $120,000. They are a $12,500 mosque each
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  • 59 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 3 'Hit* secretary-general of the LeaL "’e of Red Cro>.s Societies. Mi Henrik Beer- will arrive here on Mar 6 on a two-day fact-findine and goodwill visit. From liere ho will fly to Singapore. He wdl be accompanied by Baron F. G.
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  • 43 14 KUALA LUMPUR. M.ir 3 Penang violinist Kam Kee Your will Rive a recital at the Malayan reachers College auditorium in Pantai Valley here at 8 15 pm on M ir. 5. Tickets at $1 $3 and $5 arc available at Bata.,
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  • 179 14 I/UALA LUMPUR, Mur. 4 —The Herald Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, formed three years af>o. today completed 10.000 flying hours. This in layman language means 2.400.000 five return journeys to tHe moon. Fit Lt Doong Ngit Kuan and Fit. Lt. Choy Yoon Hoong
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  • 31 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mur. 3 Hu* Sultan of Selangor yesterday presented $2OO to Inche Harm bin Sohod- who lost his home it' ■i lire at Kampong Bahru here 'a.-t month.
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  • 136 14 Mar. 3—The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Kazak, has set aside land In the 300.000acre Jengka triangle in Pahang for development by people of all races from Malacca. This was announced here last night by the Chief Minister. Inche Gha far bln Baba,
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  • 112 14 Iv< \!<A LUMPUR, Mar. 3 The Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Limited has approved a 8400.000 loan to the Malaysian Weaving, Dyeing and Printing Factory Ltd., bringing its total investment in the textile industry to 84.4-million. An MIDFL statement today said the loan was
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  • 204 14 K LUMPUR. Mar. 3 A FILIPINO journalist is full of praise for the Malaysian Government's policy towards its civil service. Capt Carlos Albert of the Philippine Herald *aid today. before leaving for Singapore after a two-week visit to Malaysia: “The Malaysian Government
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  • 280 14 KUCHING, Mar. 4. gARAWAK Alliance leaders are not happ\ over the arrangements made for the recent seven-day visit to Sarawak by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, the Sarawak Chief Minister, Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, said here today. Dato Ningkan, who di closed this
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  • 60 14 -JESSELTON. Mar. 3 A Si bah Government spokesman con firmed today that the scholarsh 1 ofTered to Mr. Harry Reginald Gomes was withdrawn by ‘‘nui tual agreement” between Hie Government and Mr. Gomes. He said this was arranct 1 after Mr Gomes had indicate > he
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  • 48 14 SINGAPORE. Mar. 2 M James E. Perkins, president d Paramount International Fdm Inc-, arrives in Singapore < ri Mar. 5 on a five-day business visitHe will be accompanied by lv. w'ife and the company’s Far EaM supervisor. Mr. Svend Henriksen and his wife.
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  • 876 15  -  RELATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE’ By K KRISHNAN Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 3 THE speciol envoy of President Marcos Mr. Modesto Farolan, left here tonight on his way back to Manila after meeting Tengku Abdul Rahman twice with this promise to the Government and people of Malaysia:
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  • 225 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 3. THE Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, disclosed today that Malayan teachers’ training colleges might be asked to serve as the South-East Asian regional training centres for the teaching of science and other subjects. This
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  • 69 15 KUALA LUMPUR. M/r. I—The head oi me technical subjects department at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, Mr, J. M. Milligan will arrive here next month to advise on the teaching and inspection of technical subjects and to train i/ispejtors in those subjects. Mr Milligan will
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  • 60 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 1 Seven Umversity of Malaya students left here r odav for a onemonth visit to Britain to observe students activities there. They are Mr. Anthony Leong, Mr. Ye 0 Guan Teik. Inche Mohamed Ismail bin Yahya Mr. »->enniß Hugh Pestana, Mr Stephen
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  • 36 15 Amhncfil^t Man 3 The Thai aci )r to Malaysia. Mr. tod av 5 sunchomi5 unchomi ft nd wife a courtesy call on the S, r Selangor and the Shah hore mPUan at Istan Ah,m
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  • 156 15 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 3. —The British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Sir Michael Walker, returned here last night after a one-week “wonderful introduction” to Sabah and Sarawak. Sir Michael, who was In Sarawak when the security forces beat off an attempted infiltration by Indonesians, said "The
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  • 52 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2 Royal Air Force No. 45 Squadron, which has served for many years in the Far East, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The squadron, based at Tengan. is holding a formal dinner for past and present officers of the squadron and a party for
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  • 25 15 KAJANG, Mar. 3 The Veterinary Department here has distributed 100 piglets to 20 farmers in Sungei Chua village under the paw ah system
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  • 17 15 PARIT BUNTAR. Mar. 3 Mr. K. Wigneswaran is now the Krlan Civil Defence Otncer.
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  • 528 15  -  By 808 NG KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 3. AMERICAN astronaut Walter Schirra was today struck down by a common “tummy ache v on arrival here. He had to be rushed to his hotel immediately missing a Press conference at Subang airport as well as
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  • 122 15 IfUALA LUMPUR, 1V Mar. 3. T h e Royal Malaysian Navy will commission two inshore minesweepers on Mar. 5. The commissioning ceremony will take place at the Ruthenia Jetty, Woodlands, in Singapore, at 11.30 a m. The Malaysian High Commissioner in Singapore, Dato
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  • 142 16 KU AL A LUMPUR. Mar. 2 Direct elections in Sabah will be held by the middle of this year, Tengku Abdul Rahman announced today. Speaking: to reporters alter the weekly Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister said: “The Cabinet has considered the Flections Commission’s report
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  • 206 16 Bukit mertajam, Mar.—The Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today that religion existed to “unite the people, not to split I them." “Some people use religion for their own political ends.” he said when he opened an Islamic religious
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  • 119 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. I —The Ministry of Education today announced a new scheme to improve the teaching of English as a second language. All teachers teaching English as a second language in Government and Government-aided schools will be required to undergo special in-service courses. This
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  • 216 16 ‘We have no place for opportunists’ KOTA BHARU, Mar. 4 r JTIE Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, today called for more discipline among Umno members and warned that the party would not tolerate opportunists. “There is no place in
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  • 174 16 Mar. 4. Singapore is rapidly becoming a major centre for the export of cut flowers to countries all over the world. This was indicated this evening by the president of the Singapore Gardening Society, Mr. AG Alphonso. at the opening of the flower show at
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  • 43 16 KUALA LUMPUR Mar. 4—Malayan Cement Ltd., in Rawang. will resume production tomorrow after being closed tor two weeks following a strike bv 230 of its workers on Feb. 18. Agreement to a nd the strike was reached ves terdav.
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  • 115 16 1/I ALA LUMPER, Mar The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak. today reiterated that Malaysia had the right to station her troops in Singapore under the Singapore separation agreement. In an interview will’ Merdeka, Umno’s ofli cial weekly, Tun Kazak said that under
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  • 537 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 4 TENGKU Abdul Rahman and the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said today that they were not prepared to attend a summit meeting with Indonesia unless President S o e karno genuinely wonted peace in South-East Asia.
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  • 37 17 SUNGEI PATANI, Mar. 1- Mr. S. Selvaratnam has been plected chairman of the Fraternity of Adventurers with Mr. Khaw Cheng June as assistant chairman. Mr M Vnratharajoo see rotary and Mr Oner Ewe Chong treasurer
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  • 143 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 4.— Singapore's 17-man economic mission left here tonight by BOAC airliner to launch a big trade offensive in Africa. The team will criss-cross eight African countries to explore new markets lor local products and to orighten Singapore's Image as a
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  • 36 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 4— Mr Loong Foong Beng. a Selangor State Assemblyman for the Bukit Nanas constituency and a member of the Local Defence Corps, has been selected to undergo an olflcers’ training course.
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  • 23 17 BENTONG. Mur. 9 —Dsto Teh Eng Suan. a businessman, has been re-elected chairman of the St. John Ambulatuc Association here.
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  • 50 17 KC ALA 1.l MIM IL Mar. 4.—An Allanle work camp will soon be held in Selangor for about 1;>0 Umno, MCA and MIC youths, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said here yesterday. The camp will be the first of its kind.
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  • 57 17 I/I'ALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 The Queen is making steady progress, a Ministry of Health bulletin said today. She has been allowed restricted visiting hours from II a.m. to 12 noon and 5 p.m. t« (j p. m from tomorrow. The Queen underwent an appendicitis operation at the
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  • 424 17 JESSELTON, Mar. 4 J,'HE Federal Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, has called for greater attempts to create confidence in the quality of locally produced goods so that Malaysia's young industries may survive. “Such attempts are worthy of praise and
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  • 84 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 4. —President Soekarno has ordered that exports from the “confrontation harbour’' of Dumai, in Rhio, be stepped up so as to intensify the “Crush Malaysia’’ campaign, Radio Jakarta reported today. The “confrontation harbour’’ is so called apparently because of Indonesia's hopes to
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  • 169 17 IJARIT BUXTAR. Mar. 4 The Minister of Aericulture and Co-operatives. Haji Ghazali bin Jawi. today predicted that bv 1971 Malaysia would crow enough rice to be selfsufficient. Addressing about 40 Government officials at the district office conference room here this morning, he said all maior
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2468 18 From Our Market (’orrespondent 1 LI'IKM (01 the market picked up towards the close of week the situation on the Stock Kxehanxe was basically one of lack of interest and lack of confidence with investors preferring to hold cash rather than invest in
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    • 67 18 laiwn a exports of mules in 1965 totalled US*219,985.000 iepre«eming an Increase of 19 pei cent over 1964 according to 'he Japan Rubbei Manufactuieus A Association Fxix'its of tyres and tubes increased by 40 9 per cent to *89.1 t'1.000 while those ot i ibtrer looiv ear Htnoun'ed
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    • 40 18 vN ih# frto taohanga markPt in Hong Kong on Naturday the U.H dollar *,iv guoted at 8.74i for T T. Rnd 3 73 for «a»h Starling wag <juo**d at itl v>0 ao4 ono ta«i of gild at 363).
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    • 99 18 Avaociatian of Hank* in Malay la fill -1 HlfVse -lltfiKes it. il- in I e. u met, h it.*s on -diihmldy mil tales 1,, 11 1 a 1 U’Mtcd Stales tm v in at TT 3'J 1 m iii Cl) W 7 s Vi'i d .si 33 >
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    • 42 18 K I HIM I IN i |wr ll» i |»«m pit ill I* I* 7n ii n Jiii.vY ‘i M u i .i> f ~s; To 1% <♦;.»< Til s I In StiST.IMI I Tn (in jiis T 1 1 •> »».s
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    • 59 18 I M nUiffi Pr,, vi 1 i\ I J 'll I I M 1 1 v 1 'i |l. I 5 \l iv 1 1 f, |t Mil. I I I r •> U I Ml > I III I 117 I ■I It !\.I I ll> I
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    • 378 18 IDLE and featureless trading marked the beginning oi the past week's trading and levels tended to sag. If only fractionally, state H.C.B. Cii l l.td. In their review of thJ local rubber market. Absence of fresh consumet aiders, or for that matter anv lei whaiooever from
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    • 26 18 Mar. 4 KIBHKK PRICK: 70,’ dents (down one-eighth of a rent). TIN stfB‘?.37t (up M.t&i). Unofficial estimated offering JftO ton* (up !0 tons 1.
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    • 73 18 Current I>■*»♦* Total lor Total f«»» patment pataltlt* Hit* »t*,u previous >**i* (harlrrrd Hank 7','. 150, 13 7'll", Metal Ko\ 5 Mir. 30 12 18", v llanitaHJii Kuti. Mir ‘24 ft sr;5 r llraduall 12,' Mil. 31 *l6 6 "I. I .end u 0, Mar. 28 12^"'. I’aril
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    • 59 18 8 M.u i M u 2 Mar 3 Mar. 4 M u I mill'll I.IU 83 04 83 61 83 80 8} 18 84 1)7 Bft 1 ~M' li» 1 lOB.Ol 108 4(1 108 04 109 2ft 100 f> Mil.Ori, :o!) >, 109.1# 109.ft7 109 57 *****1
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  • 309 19 KUALA LUMPUR, March 6. THE United Front of the Labour Party and the i People’s Progressive Party today decided to set up a permanent secretariat here from April 1. The decision was taken it a two-hour meeting attended by
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  • 36 19 PORT SWETTENHAM, Mar. 6A -Mit 500 Muslims boarded the f ‘t, r uin ship Anson here today for Mecca The ship will arrive In Penang tomorrow to pick up more pllgi ims
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  • 232 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 6. A leading British industrialist said here today that the “frequent polemics” between Singapore and Malaysia after separation were holding up decisions of some British industrialists intending to invest in the two countries. Mr. H.G.A. Ross-Wilson, leader of a seven-man trade mission from
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  • 230 19 If U A LA LUMPUR, Mar. 2. —Malaysia Will be placed on the “on demand” radio telephone link with any part of the world by the end of this year, Tengku Abdul Rahman. disclosed today. Provisional approval was given bv the Cabinet
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  • 86 19 KAJANG, Mar. 6 —Three women and seven men have been appointed to serve on the board of visitors to the 11th mile Cheras Old Peoples’ HomeThey are Dato Ungku Abdul Rani bin Dato Shamsuddin. I (chairman); Puan Salmah Shamsuddin, Puan Rahmah binte Yaacob, Mrs A.P. Richards. Mr
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  • 214 19 Rename Jesselton Kota Kinabalu JAMBUNAN, (Sabah), Mar. 6.—Tun Datu Musbln Datu Harun, the (-'•’Unman of the Sabah Al- (nee and the Uniied SaNational Organisation, uay suggested that JesL^° n should be renamed in honour 1 the Dusun race. 1 be Alliance leader who as add.esslng a meeting, ne suggested Kota
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  • 252 19 JESSELTON, Mar. 6. T'ENGKU Abdul Rahman will come to Sabah in A June this year to boost the State Alliance’s chances of winning the first general election. The Prime Minister’s visit just before the election, scheduled to be held sometime in the middle of
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  • 94 19 If LANG, Mar. 6—Yeoh Sim Ai, 16. a Form V pupil of the Methodist Girls’ School here, has won the Klang Rotary Club’s award for the best student in the district. The runner-up was Ng Boon Yian, 16, of Kwang Hua
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  • 57 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 6—The assistant director-general of the World Health Organisation In Geneva. Dr. P.M Kail l arrived here by air today for a five-day visit He told reporters at the a'rpor* that the purpose of his visit was to review some of the WHO activities in
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  • 130 19 KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Mar. 6. —The Chief editor of one of India’s most influential weekly newspapers arrived here today as a guest of the Malaysian Government He is Mr. Jang Bahadur Singh, chief editor of the Urdu weekly Sher-i-PunJab and a founder member of the
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  • 101 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 6 Piling work has begun on the 200 ft. memorial on a site In Beach Road to be dedicated to civilian victims of the Japanese occupation. The memorial is being built with donations from the public. The Government Is providing the land *nd
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  • 876 20 Malaysian Glory by a head OENANG, Mar. 6. Malaysian Glory won t;ie Spring Cup in a photofinish with Pasir ilogak here today. RACE 1 C LASS 6— 6F. Jonah Stable’s (7) LARATOR 9.0 C 8.7 (948—199) Wong 1 (1) Chengal Batu 7.7 C 7.9 (338—146) Nelson 2 (5) Gallant Turk
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  • 82 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 6—The secretary-general of the League cf Red Cross Societies, Mr. Henrik Beer, an da Swedish volunteer, Baron P. a Akerhielm. arrived here today for a two-day visit They will meet the Minister of Welfare Services. Hajl Abdul Hamid Khan, who is also
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  • 283 20 MCA top leaders meet to chart course of action’ for the future Kuala lumpur, Mar. 6. —The new-ly-elected MCA central working committee met informally here for two hours today to “chart the course of action to be taken to meet the changing political situation.*’ The meeting, the first since the
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  • 80 20 If U A LA LUMPUR, h Mar. 4. —Two em ployees of the rehnery at Port Dickson will leave for Manila tomorrow to attend a course on the maintenance of Te finery equipment and operations. They are Mr. Tham Chee Kuan, an enginee., and Inchee
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  • 66 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar ii:- 1 assistant cVutJuOi-general St John Ambulance headquarter.-*' London. Mr David Wilkinson, u'ft nere lor Singapore toda.N alter week's visit. Mr. Wilkinson, who is v-« branches in the Far East ‘V they were well equipped to■ han e any emergency but their problem
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  • 129 20 Importers of wheet flour ma y buy from local firm I/UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 3 The Min’ster of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, announced today that wheat i flour importers on the Ministry’s approved lb’ of quota holders can pur chase supplies from tl» Malayan Flour Mills. Dr Lim
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  • 181 20 IfUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 6 The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. will launch “Operation Malu” operation community development on March 14 at Federal and State levels here. The aim of "Operation Maju" is to intensify the efforts of the people for the good of the people and
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 86 20 BIG SWEEP 1 B• SWEEP TOTAL POOL $48,832 1st. No. 17*815 $28,304 2nd. No. *****6 $7,326 3rd. No. *****6 $3,663 Starters ($687 each): Nos. *****0 *****5 *****4 *****6 *****5 *****2 *****6. Consolation ($366 each): Not. *****3 21X435 *****0 *****4 *****6 *****1 *****9 *****6 *****7 *****5. C’ SWEEP TOTAL POOL $54,771
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