The Straits Budget, 30 March 1966

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  • 37 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 SERIES 702. KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 30, 1960. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2035.
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    • 259 1 MCREISE M CRCIIUTION M 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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  • 452 2 SEQUEL TO DICTATOR CHARGE AND CLASH IN THE HOUSE... KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 25. —The Minister of Justice Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, today successfully sought leave of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dato C.M. Yusof, to
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  • 214 2 ‘THEY’VE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHERS’ KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 25 THE Selangor Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, today defended the sale of State land to Ministers and Government servants. He was replying to Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (Labour Party-Jinjang) who yesterday cautioned the
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  • 50 2 PENANO, Mar. 25—Pour Malay officers and NCO In the nursing section of the St. John Ambulance Brigade from Bavan Lepas and Balik Pulau districts will leave for Kuala Lumpur next month to attend a leadership course at the brigade headquarters from April 9 to 11.
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  • 605 2 K. LUMPUR, Mar. J'HE House of Representatives today approved two Bills aimed at making the Federation of Malaya Rubber Exchange more effective and to control rubber exports so that it will not bypass the local market and deprive the country of foreign exchange.
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  • 75 2 KUALA LUMPUR Marc-' Zj— The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Tun Abdul Razak, will take the salute at a passing-out parade of 212 recruits from the National Service Training Centre at Seberang Takir. V d a Trengganu, on March 29. The national servicemen
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  • 18 2 KULIM, Mar. 23— Inspector m Tong Suan of Malacca, has transferred to Kullm police s trict.
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  • 26 2 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Mar. The annual fire-walking al of the Sri Mariamman Temp’ Jalan Kullm here, will be at 5 30 p.m. on April 4.
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    • 709 3 --Straits Times. March 21 Whatever points the Finance Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore may score off each other in their controversy L over negotiations for a double agreement, industry land commerce are the losers. ■The need for agreement is ■imperative. We are told over ■and
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    • 251 3 Straits Times, March 21 For some time to come Gen. Suharto will be too busy consolidating his position to be able to spare time and troops for any large-scale attempt to “crush” Malaysia. In the long run, he may even come to see that conflict with Malaysia is
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    • 668 3 Straits Times, March 22 The report of the two-man team of consultants who undertook last year a review of public administration in Malaysia is as shattering as critics of the public services and official methods expected, and its recommendations are as impressive as the exponents of
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    • 262 3 —Straits Times, March 22 The present arrangements which are being made for coverage by the Press of the installation of His Majesty, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, are going to be far from adequate for the newspapers to be able to present in report end picture the story of
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    • 370 3 Straits Times, March 23 Two of the three “emergency” measures to improve Tanjong Karang padi marketing which the Minister of Agriculture announced last i week represent only inevitable adjustments to the inj creased production brought by double-cropping. Of course milling capacity must be increased to cope, and of
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    • 627 4 Straits Times M r 14 Tlu* Mala ysian Government s pproval in pr inciple’’ of the American team’s report on de velopment administration coons an exciting vista of I reform in the civil service, in both staffing and methods. There is every indication that the Government has been
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    • 335 4 Straits Times. March 24 Safeguards for pur (ha se houses in privately developed estates have long beer, needed One danger is that a develop*, may go bankrupt before completing the houses, but after collecting most of the mone;. There have been cases, too. ot purchasers having to
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    • 394 4 -Straits Times, March 25 lodia’s protest to Pakistan over what it calls “deliberate and sustained violation of the letter and spirit of the Tashkent Declaration’’ gives rise to fears that January's accord is going to be shortlived. New Delhi’s complaint is that Pakistan is continuing to publish propaganda
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    • 137 4 —Straits Times. March 25 After months of complications the Philippines has decided to do away entirely with its fingerprinting of visitors of Chinese origin. They will not be fingerprinted on arrival, as the previous Government insisted; nor will they have to submit photographs with thumbprints on ihe back,
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    • 701 4 —Straits Times, March Supplementary expenditure t i $52 million for 1965 occupied Parliament's attention for most of two days, without perhaps petting to the real heart of the matter. Malaysia's 1965 budget provided a total ordinary expenditure of $1,599 million. Supplementaries in May and November, and
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    • 376 3 Straits Times, March 23 Two of the three “emergency” measures to improve Tanjong Karang padi marketing which the Minister of Agriculture announced last week represent only inevit- able adjustments to the in- j creased production brought by double-cropping. Of course milling capacity must be ins creased to cope,
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    • 611 5 —Straits Times. March 24 The Malaysian Government? approval “in principle” of the American team’s report on “development administration’’ opens an exciting vista of reform in the civil service, in both staffing and methods. There is every indication that the Government has been highly impressed. Presumably the committee of
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    • 336 5 —Straits Times. March 24 Safeguards for purchasers of houses in privately developed estates have long been needed. One danger is that a developer may go bankrupt before completing the houses, but after collecting most of the money. There have been cases, too, of purchasers having to wait
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    • 407 5 —Straits Times, March 25 further steps are said to have been going well. But all this Is not nearly enough to ensure that the undertaking to avoid force will be permanently observed. There appears to be great internal pressure upon the Pakistan Government to breach the agreement —and
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    • 136 5 —Straits Times, March 25 After months of complications the Philippines has decided to do away entirely with its fingerprinting of visitors of Chinese origin. They will not be fingerprinted on arrival, as the previous Government insisted; nor will they have to submit photographs with thumbprints on the back,
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    • 694 5 —Straits Times, March 26 Supplementary expenditure rf $52 million for 1965 occupied Parliament’s attention for most of two days, without perhaps getting to the real heart of the matter. Malaysia’s 3965 budget provided a total ordinary expenditure of $1,599 million. Supplementaries in May and November, and
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  • 360 6 —Reuter JESSELTON, Mar. 20. ALL signs here point to the formation of an opposition political party before Sabah's first direct general election. Tun Mustapha, president of the ruling Sabah Alliance and leader of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) one of its
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  • 109 6 PENANG. Mar. 20 The Standing Orders Committee ot the State Legislative Assembly has recommended the addition of a new paragraph in the Standing Orders to limit oral question time at assembly sittings to a maximum of three hours. The committee, which met
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  • 316 6 IESSELTON. Mar. 20.— Sabah's first general election cannot be held before December despite the fact that politicians here are clamouring for it to be held earlier They have demanded that the State Government keeps its promise to have the election In
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  • 53 6 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20— There were 105,895 cars in Singapore 1 1 st month, an increase ot 564 over JanuaryThe Registrar of Vehicles latest monthly statistics also disclosed that there were 459 more motor cycles last month, bringing the total of 61,704 while goods vehicles rose by
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  • 19 6 PENANG. Mar. 20—The United Democratic Party \\»11 hold its annual General Assembly In Penang on April 10
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  • 152 6 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. Rotarians from seven Sout h E ast Asian countries today ended their two-day conference here with a pledge to dedicate more of their time to community service. Mr. Ee Feng Liang, chairman of the 31st annual conference of the Rotary International District 330,
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  • 64 6 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 20—The Central Government has accepted the appointment of Mr. G. B Yakthumba as the new Nepalese Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Yakthumba. who is also Nepalese Ambassador to Buima, succeeds Mr. Y. N. Khanal. An Extenal Affairs Ministry statement said the Ambassadordesignate will
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  • 28 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 20—An parcel service to Belgium. Norway and Sweden will Ik- introduced on Mar. 24. the Ministry of Wotks, Posts and Telecommunications announced today.
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  • 179 6 KAJANG, Mar. 20. r J I IIE Minister ut Education, Inche Moharned Khir Johari, today warned that “one of Malaysia’s neighbours” may attempt to sabotage the country's economy by employing agents to provoke industrial unrest. Speaking at the opening of a new building
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  • 124 6 KLANG, Mar. 20. The Minister of Information, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said today that physical development alone could not guarantee the independence, sovereignty and prosperity of Malaysia. The people, he said, must adapt themselves to the changes around and be able to make
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  • 32 6 TEI.UK ANSON, Mur. 20-A recruiting team will interview candidates for various vacancies in the British Army at the Lower Perek Malay Club here on April 7 at 9 a m.
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  • 356 7 .—Reuter. JESSELTON, Mar. 20. ALL signs here point to the formation of an opposition political party before Sabah's first direct general election. Tun Mustapha, president of the ruling Sabah Alliance and leader of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) one of its
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  • 110 7 PENANG, Mar. 20 The Standing Orders Committee of the State Legislative Assembly has recommended the addition of a new paragraph in the Standing Orders to limit oral question time at assembly sittings to a maximum of three hours. The committee, which met
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  • 317 7 IESSELTON. Mar. 20.— Sabah’s first general election cannot be held before December despite the fact that politicians here are clamouring for it to be held earlier They have demanded that the State Government keeps its promise to have the election in
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  • 52 7 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20— There were 105,895 cars In Singapore last month, an increase of 564 over January. The Registrar of Vehicles latest monthly statistics also disclosed that there were 459 more motor cycles last month, bringing the total of 61,704 while goods vehicles rose by 2,056
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  • 20 7 PENANO. Mar. 20—The United Democratic Party will hold its annual General Assembly In Penang o n April 10
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  • 155 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20. Rotarians from seven S o u t h E ast Asian countries today ended their two-day conference here with a pledge to dedicate more of their time to community service. Mr. Ee Peng Liang, chairman of the 31st annual conference of the Rotary
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  • 64 7 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 20—The Central Government has accepted the appointment of Mr. G. B. Yakthumba as the new Nepalese Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Yakthumba, who is also Nepalese Ambassador to Burma, succeeds Mr. Y. N. Khanal. An Extenal Affairs Ministry statement said the Ambassadordesignate will
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  • 28 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20—An parcel service to Belgium, Norway and Sweden will be introduced on Mar. 24. the Ministry of Works, Posts and Telecommunications announced today.
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  • 177 7 KAJANG, Mar. 20. r £HE Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today warned that “one of Malaysia's neighbours’’ may attempt to sabotage the country's economy by employing agents to provoke industrial unrest. Speaking at the opening of a new building for the
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  • 124 7 KLANG, Mar. 20. The Minister of Information, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said today that physical development alone could not guarantee the independence, sovereignty and prosperity of Malaysia. The people, he said, must adapt themselves to the changes around and be able to make
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  • 31 7 TELUK ANSON, Mar. 20-A recruiting team will interview candidates for various vacancies in the British Army at the Lower Perak Malay Club here on April 7 at 9 a.m.
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  • 245 8 PENANG, Mar. 20. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said here last night that the Malays in Kelantan were generally disillusioned with the PMIP and were drawing closer to the Alliance. They had been under the PMP for seven years
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  • 75 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. The Minister for Labour, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong has appointed the following to be members of the employee panel of the Industrial Arbitration Court: Mr. P. Raniasamy, Mr. lawrence Bia Khoon Seong and Mr. Peter Ltm Heng Loong. The Minister has
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  • 33 8 PONTIAN. Mar. 20—The consort of the Tengku Mahkota of Johore, Tengku Sahriah, will be the patron of a Poppy Day dance at the Pontlan Rest House oete on March 2«.
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  • 164 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 20. than two tons of Australian foodstuffs arrived here last night by a Qantas Boeing jet for the Australian Food Fortnight starting tomorrow. The fare Includes the famous Sydney rock oysters, crayfish and mushrooms. Other Items for the exhibition Australian
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  • 80 8 JPOH. Mar. 20—The Ministry of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. will open a $130.000 extension at the Methodist Girls’ School here on Mar. 26. The Bishop of the Malaysian Central Conference of the Methodist Church, Dr. Robert P. Lundy, will dedicate the extension which
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  • 156 8 CINGAPORE, Mar. 20— 1 Two young Australian globetrotters now in Singapore hope to find a cheap way to India to continue their round-the-world journey. John Jurkowskiv, 22 and Tony Nathan, 24, both arts graduates, arrived back here on Mar. 18 with their
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  • 38 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 20-Mr. Lee Chong Jin, 32 an agricultural assistant in the soil science division. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, will leave here on Mar. 22 for Britain fo a sixmonth course on plant nutrition.
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  • 424 8 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 20 THE MCA is to set up o political bureau as part of its reorganisation programme. The bureau, details of which are still being worked out, will be under the national president, Mr. Tan Siew Sin. Mr. Tan
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  • 142 8 CINGAPOFE. Mar. 20. °The Minister of State for Education, Inche Rahim Ishak, today left for India to attend the 22nd session of the United Nations Economic Commission 1 o r Asia and the Far East meeting In New Delhi from Mar. 22 to April
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  • 26 8 PENANG, Mar. 20— The 7 000strong National Union of Teacher is hoping to double its strengt during a 10-day membership drive starting tonici row.
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  • 200 9 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 21.—The PMIP leader. Dr. Burhanuddin Al-Helmy, who is now under treatment at the Batu Gajah Hospital, was first admitted to the third class ward. But five days after admission he was transferred to the first class ward, the Minister of
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  • 31 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar 21 The Government today announced that April 11—the installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong would be a public holiday throughout Malaysia.
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  • 197 9 KU A LA LUMPUR, Mar. 21. —The question whether a Swiss company, the Power Trust International Establishment, is in existence in Malaysia was brought up during question time in the House of Representatives today. MR. LIM KEAN SIEW (Labour Party-Dato Kramat), who raised
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  • 97 9 CINGAPORE, Mar. 21.—A visiting Indian editor, Mr. Sardar Jang Bahadur, today spoke warmly of the bonds of friendship between the people of Malaysia and the people of Singapore. Mr. Singh, editor of the Sheri-I-Punjab, said: “In Malaysia, I found there is little hate
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  • 152 9 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 21 THE findings and recom- mendations by two Ford Foundation experts, who were appointed to review the Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security of Tenure) Ordinance. 1955. have been forwarded to all State Governments for their comments. The Minister of Agriculture
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  • 351 9 Tengku plans to have constant contact with S’pore Prime Minister SINGAPORE, Mar. 21 TENGKU Abdul Rahman has invited the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, ond some of his golfing Ministers for a game of golf in Kuala Lumpur. Disclosing this here today the Malaysian Prime
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  • 329 9 Subang ‘a laughing stock’ Sardon’ s reply Kuala lumpur. Mar. 21. —An assurance that adequate hangar and repair facilities would be provided “as soon as is practical” at the Subang Airport was given by the Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, in the House of Representatives today. Dato
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  • 396 10 1/UALA LUMPUR. .vlar. 20. It will take Malaysia 58 years, at the present rate of economic growth, to reach the present per capita income of Japan, and 125 years to reach the present New Zealand per capita income. These figures were given by
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  • 118 10 1/1 ALA LUMPCR, Mar 20.The Democratic Action Party, which was registered by the Government yesterday, today issued its symbol. It consists of a blue circle against a white background with a red rocket vertically across the circle. In a statement, the DAP chairman, Dr. Chen Man
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  • 51 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 21 The Mathematics Department of the University of Malaya here will hold two seminars on “Combinational Analysis” and “Graph Theory” at the Science Lecture Theafe beginning on April 4 from 11 a m. to 1 p.m. daily The seminars are open to the
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  • 40 10 PONTIAN, Mar. 20 The staff and pupils of the Secondary English School, Pontian. will stage a variety concert at the Pei Chun School Hall on July 10. 11 and 12 to raise funds for a school librarv building.
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  • 301 10 I/UCHING, Mar. 21. The loyalty and stout hearts of the people of Sarawak are the greatest bar to Communist attempts to dominate the State, Sarawak’s Chief Minister. Da to Stephen Kalong Ningkan. told the United States Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. James D. Bell, today.
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  • 157 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 20 4 NEW ZEALAND trade mission will arrive in Singapore next month to pave the way for more trade between the two countries. This was announced by the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. J.R. Marshall, when he flew in last night
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  • 145 10 glNGAPORE, Mar. 21 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Nikolai Pavlovich Firioubine (above), had a “cordial exchange of opinion” with the Singapore Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, at City Hall this afternoon. Later he described the talks as “fruitful and constructive” and commented on the
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  • 49 10 PENANG. Mar. 22 The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee will launch National Language month in Penang at a City stadium rally at 5 p.m. on Mar. 25. Government offices will close at 4 o’clock to enable officers and other workers to attend.
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  • 144 10 gINGAPORE, Mar. 21One man was killed andg 12 others seriously injured when an explosion rocked the 15,000ton Norwegian tanker. Sem Tonsbert, while berthed at the BWestern Anchorages yesterday The 13 fitters, from a local engineering works, were working in No. cargo tank at
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  • 169 10 ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Government has collected $20,781,3211 in turnover tax for 1965, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, said in the House of Representatives this morning. He told Mr. Chia Chin Shin, of the Sarawak Alliance that there was still
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  • 25 10 RAUB, Mar. 23—The Pahang Government Workers’ Union here will hold its annual meeting at the union premises in O Cheroh Road on Saturday.
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  • 290 11 SING9PORE, Mar. 22 gOVIET Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Nikolai Pavlovich Firoubine, said today his country was prepared to develop relations with every country on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and non-interference in domestic affairs. Mr. Firoublne, who spent two days
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  • 57 11 PENANG. Mar. 21 The national Umno youth leader, Inche Scnu bln Abdul Rahman, will address the Penang Umno divisional youth assembly at Umno Hall on April 8. The Umno secretary general. Inche Musa Hitam. will also speak at the assembly which will be attended
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  • 112 11 Kuala trengganu. Mar. 21.—A Trengganu PMIP State Assemblyman for Ulu Besut, Inche Lokman bin Haji Abdul Kadir, today puUed out his kris and challenged an Alliance member in the State Assembly to a duel. The incident took place when the Assembly was debating a
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  • 25 11 KANOAR, Mar 23—'The Indra Putra Club in Repoh, two miles from here, will hold its annual meeting tomorrow in the community hall.
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  • 255 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 22—Another man has died of injuries received in an explosion on board the 15,0H-ton Norweigian tanker, Sem Tonsberc, at the Western anchorage of the Singapore harbour yesterday. The man died in the General Hospital last night five hours after be was admitted
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  • 277 11 IPOH, Mar. 21 INDUSTRIALISTS and businessmen in the Philippines are hoping that relationship between their country and Malaysia will be normalised soon to strengthen trade ties and Sive the way for more vestment in Malaysia. This was stated by Mr. Antonio
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  • 471 11 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 22 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today explained in the House of Representatives why a consignment of arms intended for the Malaysian Armed Forces was address ed to a private individual. The arms were discovered accidentally when one
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  • 74 11 —Reuter. BRUNEI TOWN, Mar. 21 The Royal Brunei Malay Regiment has acquired a Westland SRN-5 Hovercraft. The regiment Is the only Infantry force In the world to have a Hovercraft on regular operational duty. Later this week the regiment’s striking force will be further augmented by
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  • 721 12 Minister sets out the sequence of events K. LUMPUR, Mar. 21 rpiIE Minister of Fin- a nee, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today set out the sequence of events in the controversy over the double t a x a tion agreement with the Singapore
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  • 111 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22.—Mr. V. B. Spandarian, leader of the visiting Soviet trade mission. today E resented five record alums of Russian classical and folk music to Mr. K. C. Lee. the Minister of State for Culture, at a ceremony at the Ministry of
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  • 125 12 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 21 —The existence of the English Service in Radio Malaysia explained the Government’s policy on broadcasting, the Minister of Education, Inche Mo. hamed Khir Johari. told Parliament today. He said this in a written reply to Dr. Tan Chee Khoon
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  • 125 12 Kuala lumpur, Mar. —The Sultan ot Selangor will open the third session of the State Assembly here tomorrow. He will Inspect a guard ot honour of 100 men of the Royal Malaysian Police opposite the main entrance to the Government Offices In Jalan Raja. Then,
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  • 575 12 By Our Parliamentary Reporters Kuala lumpur, Mar. 22 —A suggestion that the Essential (Control of Publications and Safeguarding of Information) Regulations, 1965, should be amended or toned down was rejected by the Government in the House of Representatives last night.
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  • 1950 13 PARLIAMENT: Second day KUALA LUMPUR, a Mar. 22. The amendment to the Internal Security Act requiring students who have interrupted their studies for a year to obtain suitability certificates before re-join-ing institutions of higher learning is aimed at preventing those indoctrinated from subverting
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  • 313 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 22. FLOATING institute of higher learning the University of Seven Seas will arrive in Singapore on the morning of Mar. 25 to spend three days in port. Arriving with the ship will be 365 students from the United States and eight
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  • 179 14 IfUALA LUMPUR, Mar. ZZ Syrd Alwi, 37 was today bound over in I2N for one year for assaulting a physics tutor at the University of Malaya. Mr. Lee Sing. Alwi pleaded not guilty to a summons charge of "voluntarily causing hurt" to Mr. Lee
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  • 75 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 22 —The Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin. tonight expressed the hope that the two-way trade between Malaysia and Australia will increase. He was speaking at the buffet dinner on the occasion of the opening of the Australian Food Fortnight
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  • 47 14 PKNANO, Mar. 21 Che Mariam binte Mohamed was reelected leader of theTanJong Bungah Umno Kaum Ibu division at a general assembly held in Tanjong Tokong yesterday. Che Wan binte Omar was elected assistant leader while the secretary and treasurer will be appointed later.
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  • 26 14 BATU OAJAH. Mar 22—Inche Tajuddin bin All. MP. has been re-elected president of the Umno Batu Oajah division for the eleventh year In succession.
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  • 52 14 .—A.P. JESSKLTON. Mar. 21 The chairman of the Sabah Alliance. Tun Mustapha bin Da to Harun said today he had received many letters supporting his suggestion to rename Jesselton Kota Kinabalu. He said this when opening a SSwK'JS Unlted 3a»>*h National Organisation at Tabanak in La
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  • 209 14 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 22. —The Government is to seek ILO assistance to improve the Empioynjpnt Exchange system, the Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, said in the House of Representatives today. He was replying to Dr. Lira Chong Eu (UDP-Tan-jong) who had
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  • 39 14 PENANG. Mar. 22 The Minister of Health. Inche Bahaman bin Samsudm, will declare open the children's dental centre and school fir dental nurses and dental technicians at Sepoy Lines Road at 10.30 am. on April 8.
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  • 129 14 Kuala trenooanu, Mar. 22 The Trengganu Government today denied that it had received applications from Arms to set up a paper mil in the State. In a statement, the State Secretary, Dato Bentara Betia, said that there were applications from firms, including the Pacific
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  • 124 14 |(UALA LUMPUR. Mar. 22 The Essential (Vigilante Corps Regulations 1966. vhlch made service in the Vigilante Corps compulsory came Into effect on Feb] 3, the Minister of Home Affairs, Da to (Dr.) Ismail bln Dato Abdul Rahman, said today. Under the regulations every male Letween
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  • 84 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 22 The committee set up by the Government to negotiate for the Jalan Pekeliling Industrialised housing scheme completted negotiations on Mar. 15. It is now in the nrocess of submitting its Anal report to the three-man Cabinet committee. the Minister of Local Government and
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  • 53 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar 30 About 50 delegates from Singapore. Johore Bahru. Malacca and Kuala Lumpur attended an Apex Club's district meeting at the Assunta School in Petaling Jaya today. The meeting, .vhich was presided over by the Apex Club district governor. Mr. Tam Chat Tim, discussed the
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  • 246 14 IPOH, Mar 22. 'J’HE Mentri Besar of Perak Dato Ahmad bin Said, has urged Malays who own land in tin-rich Malay reserves to form a company to mine the land without delay. He pointed out that the Ministry of Lands and
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  • 154 14 NO RETALIATORY ACTION AGAINST S’PORE TENGKU KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 22. TUSNGKU Abdul Rahman, cold the House of 1 Representatives today that the Government had no intention of taking retaliatory measures against the Singapore Government’s actions in charging higher school fees for Malaysian children studying there and in asking Malaysians working
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  • 24 14 KLUANO. Mar. 20 —Mr. Teoh Chin Boon hag been re-elected president of the Kluang Youth Club here for the seventh successive year.
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  • 1041 15 By Our Parliamentary Reporters K. LUMPUR. Mar. 23 l)ATO Ling Beng Siew, of the Sarawak Alliance, suggested in the House of Representatives today that an amnesty be granted to prisoners serving sentences for lesser crimes on the occasion of the installation
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  • 352 15 Ll'MPUR, Mar. 23.— Tengku Abdul Railman told the House of Representatives today that economic sanctions against Ian Smith’s Rhodesian Government were only 30 to 40 per cent effective. If the sanctions failed to achieve their objective by July, Britain would have to decide on an alternative
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  • 136 15 Kt ALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 About 15,500 needy students in Malaya were given financial aid to buy text books and equipment this year, the House of Representatives was told today. The Minister of Welfare Services, Haji Abdul Hamid Khan, who was answering an oral
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  • 189 15 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 23 THE National Union oi Malaysian Students said today that the Government’s claim that the Internal Security Act requiring students to produce a certificate of suitability before admission into institutions of higher learning was necessary to contain subversive elements “does
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  • 231 16  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE. Mar. 23. How do you sell more false teeth to Singapore and the Far East? Tills is the problem of Mr. J. F. McPherson, managing director of F. H. Wright Dental Co. Ltd. of Dundee who
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  • 47 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 23 Malaysia is among 100 countries to be invited to send representatives to a world congress on roads in London from Sept. 18 to The congress Is being organised by the British Road Federation for the International Road Federation.
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  • 22 16 BRUNEI TOWN Mar 23 Brunets Religious Department staff hsve moved into a new $1,200,000 building near the town mosque —Reuter.
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  • 159 16 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 23.—A report by the Election Commission containing recommendations on the delimitation of parliamentary and State c o n s t i tuencies for direct elections in Sabah was tabled in Parliament today. The report recommends 16 parliamentary and 32 L ate
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  • 124 16 l/’UALA LUMPUR. Mar. ZZ. Tengku Abdul Rahman told the House of Repesentatives today that the Government would support any move to check the advance of Communism into SouthEast Asia. The Prime Minister was replying to Dato Haji Mustapha bin Abdul Jabar (All.-Sabak Bernatn)
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  • 32 16 NfBONG TEBAL. Mar. 23—The annual meeting of the Province South Umno youth and Kaum Ibu sections will be held at the Henry Gurney Boys* Club here on March 28.
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  • 242 16 IPOH, Mar. 22. The Perak Government will spend $32,000 on the National Language Monthly observance this year, which will be spread over six months and carried out in three phases. An official announcement j today said that Phase One will be at
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  • 82 16 SINGAPORE. Mar. 23. An executive of a British ing meters will spend firm manufacturing parkthree days in Singapore next month discussing parking problems with local authorities. Mr. David England, sales ager of the parking controls division of Venner Ltd., arrives on April 12 in
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  • 48 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 23 The Ethiopian naval vessel. H.MS Ethiopia, arrived at Singapore Naval Base yesterday for a fourday visit. H.M.S. Ethiopia (2.000 tons> Is a former United States Navy seaplane tender. It was transferred to the Imperial Ethiopian Navy at the end of 1961.
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  • 122 16 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 22.—Eighteen officers from the Canadian National Defence College are expected to arrive here on Mar. 25 for a three-day visit to Malaysia. The group will be led by the commandant of the college, Major-Oen. C. B. Ware (above). They will be here to
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  • 123 16 p ENANG, Mar. 23.—Const--4 ruction work at the site of the new Prai river railway bridge has now entered an advanced stage, the Marine Department said today. It cautioned all vessels to exercise extreme care when navigating in the area. Boats are advised to
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  • 67 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 23 The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. will give a talk on National Development with Special Emphasis on Techniques of Implementation.” at Lecture Theatre A. University of Malaya, at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The talk, arranged by the Economic Association of Malaysia
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  • 220 16 IESSELTON, Mar. 23. The Malaysian Tariff Advisory Board was today urged to provide a protection rate on certain printing matter to avoid competition from Hong Kong and Singapore at “dumping prices.’* If protection was provided on the articles as proposed, said a brief joint
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  • 94 16 I/UALA LUMPUR. Mar. 23.—Residents in P e taling Jay a will be able to meet officials of the Town Board for the first time on Mar. 28 to air their grievances. The secretary of the board. Mr. Chang Yaw Hong, said today that "meet-tne-people” sessions would be held
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  • 59 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21 Ar parcels to Belgium- Norway and Sweden will take only a few day? to reach their destinations instead of weeks, with the introduction of air parcel services between Singapore and the three countries. A statement from the Depu y Prime Minister's office said
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  • 589 17 BYPASS ROADS TO SPEED UP K.L. TO IPOH TRAFFIC K. LUMPUR, Mar. 23 Sultan of Selangor today outlined his State Government’s policy and plans for the year at the opening of the third session of the State Assembly here. They include: A $100
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  • 73 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 23 The YWCA of Petaling Jaya will hold an international costume ball at the International Airport night club at Subang on Mar. 26 in aid of its funds. The highlight will be a fashion show of models of different nationalities, including
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  • 36 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 22 Mr. Stanley Heesom, general secretary of the British Sailors’ Society, will visit Malaysia next month to discuss possible new arrangements for the Society's Mariners Club at Port Swettenham.
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  • 32 17 KULIM. Mar. 23 The Assistant District Officer here. Tengku Abdullah bin Tengku Kassim. has been elected chairman of the Shell traffic game committee here with Mr. V. GovindaraJ as secretary.
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  • 773 17 No premeditated plan to take over councils PENANG, Mar. 23 THE Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, today assured Opposition members in the State Assembly that the Alliance State Government did not have any “premeditated plan” to take over local authorities in
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  • 590 18 DUTY OF ‘HAVES’ IN BOOSTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, declared this evening that Malaysia could not remain strong and prosperous without hard work, sweat and some sacrifice. The “haves”, he said in a talk to
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  • 123 18 LUMPUR, Mar. 24. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that Malaysia would not lose face or status by his meeting the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. He was replying to Haji Mokhtar bin Haji Ismail (All.Perlis Selatan) and Inche Ahmad bin
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  • 483 18 K. LUMPUR, Mar. 24 THE Assistant Minister of Finance, Dr. Ng Kam Poh, denied in the House of Representatives today that an “improper*' offer was made to him by a European. He also declined to reveal the name of the European who told him that
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  • 61 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar 24 The Deputy Prime Minister o> New Zealand. Mr. J. R Marshall, will arrive here on Mar. 27 foi two-day informal visit. Mr. Marshall who is also>*'''■ Minister of Industries and Commerce. and Minister of Oversea Trade, is now in New r
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  • 77 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 24 The Government plans to provide tractors for loan to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Haji Mohamed Qhazali bin Jawi, said this in the House of Representatives today. The farmers, he said. 'y n 1 have to pay a
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  • 345 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 24. THE Selangor Government was today urged to enter the manufacturing field by three Alliance State Assemblymen and a Labour Party representative. Priority should be given to rice milling, coconut oil and related products to help absorb production by farmers
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  • 121 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 24. The delay of an American firm, WarnerLambert (Mfg.) Ltd., Pet&ling Jaya, in recognising the Chemical Workers’ Union of Malaya was raised in the House of Representatives today. Mr. C. V. Devan Nair <DAPBungsar) asked the Minister of Labour.
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  • 47 19 KANGAR, Mar. 24 Another branch of the Immigration Department has been set up at Kuala Perlis to issue border passes and other travel papers to visitors travelling to Thailand. This is in addition to the immigration post already in existence Padang Besar.
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  • 196 19 J/UALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24. Steps have been taken to form a committee of senior officials from various Ministries to look into certain claims by the Teachers’ Panel, the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said here today. In a statement, Inche Khir
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  • 48 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 24 Mr. S. Kula Singam was elected president of the Selangor Stamp Club at its annual meeting here yesterday. Others elected were Dr. A. R. Kandiah and Mr. T. E. Hatton, vice-presidents; Mr. C. Nagarajah. secretary, and Mr. Loh Chang Yoong, treasurer.
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  • 474 19 K. LUMPUR. Mar. 24 rpHE Minister of Justice, Da to Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, clashed with two Opposition Members, Dato S. P. Seenivasagam (PPPMemglembu) and Mr. Lim Kean Siew (Labour-I)ato Kramat) on what could be debated in the committee stage of
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  • 222 19 K. LUMPUR. Mar. 24 VfALAYSIA’S external debt was only a quarter of its domestic debt and not as huge as the Opposition tried to make the public believe, the Assistant Minister of Finance, Dr. Ng Kam Poh, said in the
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2492 20 From Our Market Correspondent |N many ways it was an unbalanced week’s trading on the Stock Exchange with the market mechanism being thrown out of gear by the huge concentration on the shares of Chemical Co. of Malaysia after their first listing on Thursday.
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    • 52 20 (Managers' Puces) l.i M n.ivan 2 07 i. s. c.iiiil M »1h\an I 4*> 1 i .i i i i i. Mat i C4.mtn. ti i' M it S i\, Fund I I'. _> x j a a Hong Kung l.oi 0t»* it CcnifiKHllf v 4 2 4/y
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    • 36 20 V tin tree exchange market ir, II •is. ,io ir Qi»ol id it 5 ?j| T T and 5 for cash. aiorlMiK was quoted u inui n d one tael »f gold at 2H.U.
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    • 26 20 Mar. *5. RUBBER PRICE: (if)* cents (up one-eighth of a cent). TIN: S(>(i4.(>‘!i (down 874 cents). Unofficial estimated offering 240 tons (down 5 tons).
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    • 86 20 Current llaie Total for Total for pavnieni pa;.able tlit* scat previous \rat Nel. Prop. ft' 17’.' 7• 17 1 Mcanc-hip- 12', Apr. 20 (j 1 William .lai k> ft Apr. 16 1ft l I.. 01 ds. 17‘,' May G 17 \0Uan1 fr Apr. 30 20 I aiping 4
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    • 59 20 M l 2* M; 22 Mor. 23. Mar. 24. Mar. 25 Mar 26 l"tl"s|M.tU 85.80 8a <G 85 73 85 85 85.91 85 99 1,,,5: 110. GO 110 26 109.45 109.10 109 10 100 30 8 rubbers; ***** 109 15 109 15 109 Ift 109 19 109
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    • 389 20 INFORMATION on Tuesday M. that the G.S A. Intended to sell more rubber from the stockpile was the feature of the week’s trading and this news plus subsequent bulletins on the subject set the pattern, state H. C. B. A t’o Ltd. In their
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    • 235 20 A PHIL first grade rubber f.u.b. buyers closed at a pjn. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, yesterday at 69 m cents per lb up one-eighth of a cent on Thursday’s closing: level for the position The tone was verv quiet. ILA.S. and F.M.R.K. closing prices in cents per
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  • 230 21 If UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 24.—Tenrku Abdul tlahman, (old the House of Representatives today that he was prepared to consider any reasonable quest from persons nishing to travel to Communist countries, includ1 i .g Russia and China. Such visits should also be for
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  • 137 21 f T’ttUT, Mar. 24 A party of holiday mak- «rs swimming off Pasir Bojak on pangkor Island on the afternoon, of Mar. #2 found a body in the and brooght it to shores The dead man was later identified as Mr. Yeap Cheng
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  • 140 21 If UAL A LUMPUR. Mar. 24. A call for an all-party conference to discuss how confrontation by Indonesia can be ended was made in the Selangor Legislative Assembly today. It came from MR. V. DAVID (Labour PartyPantal) who urged the Mentri Besar,
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  • 29 21 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 24 Inche Moh&med Zakaria bin Haji Tahir, the president of the Town CouncU here, has been re-elected chairman of the town branch of Umno.
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  • 176 21 TESSELTON, .Mar. 24. The Australian Government has sent two experts here to examine the possibility of building part of the highway between Jesselton and Sandakan. Mr. Thomas Lewis, a field, construction engineer, and Mr. George Mackey, an agricultural economist, will start with a preliminary survey
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  • 251 21 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 24. Dato S. P. Seenivasagam, M.P. for Menglembu, tonight explained why his younger brother Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam (PPP-Ipoh) had raised the issue of the promotion of High Court Judges in the House of Representatives yesterday. He
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  • 202 21 SINGAPORE, Mar. 23. —Kelablt children, at a remote village in the highlands of Sarawak are taking lessons in a new school thanks partly to the Fleet Air Arm. Wessex helicopters of 84ft Naval Air Commando Squadron have over the f>ast few months
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  • 94 21 CINGAPORE, Mar. 24.— The editor of the BBC external services news, Mr. Kenneth Fairfax, Is now in Singapore. Mr. Fairfax, who arrived two days ago, today called on the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. An economics graduate and a barrister, Mr. Fairfax
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  • 34 21 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 24 The Belangor Btate Government has approved ln principle the development of 8.490 acres of land in Sabak Bernam for palm oil by the Federal Land Development Authority.
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  • 34 21 KANGAR, Mar. 24—The Department of Lands and Mines will send a mobile team in April and May to collect quit rent, assessment and other rates in kam pongs, and other remote areas.
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  • 162 21 MALACCA, Mar. 24.— A resolution urging Tengku Abdul Rahman not to initiate a move for a "golf” summit meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, will be moved at the annual meeting of Malacca Umno here on Mar. 26. The Tengku
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  • 90 21 KANGAR, Mar. 24—Work would start within two months on the $200,000 Perils youth centre, the Mentri Besar, Dato Sheik n Ahmad, said today. The site, he added would be at Jalan Hosthe Kangar general Dato Sheikh Ahmad, who discussed the project with Ministry of
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  • 53 21 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Mar. 24 The Penang state MIC presiT 3 Arumugam Pillai. has donated $5,000 towards the international Tamil research conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur from April 17 to 23. Mr. Pillai has also agreed to pay the air passage of three visiting
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  • 65 21 SINGAPORE. Mar. 24 A threeman delegation, led bv Mr. W. H. B. Johnson, the British Commissioner of Inland Revenue, will arrive here tomorrow f-r talks with the Singapore Government on the question of double taxation. Talks between the delegation and the Singapore Gove.-iimen* will open
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  • 932 22 SINGAPORE. Mar. 20. Teh Su Su, with Asuwadl astride, created a sensational unset at Eukit Timah today; v hen he beat a field of; 16 to pay $713 for a win and $lBO for a place. Race One LASS 5— 9 F Dato Low
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  • 950 22 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. —Grenadier owned by Ipoh businessman Mr. Ng Loong Kee, won the Singapore Derby run over 12f in heavy going at Bukit Timah today. Race One CL. 2. DIV. 2—7F T. H. Teo’s (11) 8KKUAN NEGARA 8.5 < 506 —253) liar bridge 1 (5) Ayer Terjun
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 137 22 BIG SWEEP—TOTAL POOL $100,290 1st *****9 $51,653 2nd ***** l $14,758 3rd *****0 S 7.379 Starters ($1000 each) Nos. *****7 *****4 *****8 Cancelled tickets: No. *****6— *****0 (25 tickets). BIG SWEEPTOTAL POOL $105,465 1st No. 3292*65 $56,675 2nd No. *****2 $16,193 3rd No *****6 $8,096 Starters ($1,000 each): Nos. *****4
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