The Straits Budget, 15 June 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. UK. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 713 KIIALA LUMPUR, JUNE 15, 1966 Price 40 Cents (Malaya or 1 Shilling IfcDN 2035
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    • 161 2  -  PRESIDENT Association of Professional Social Workers Singapore IT It gratifying to note 4 that the Minister of Social Affairs has banned corporal punishment in Welfare Homes. However, your report of May 16 needs some clarification. We are told that the ban applies to all Welfare Homes
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    • 439 2  -  RAHMAN AHMAD Segamat IT ts foolish to think that the lorry driver, whose very livelihood and that of his dependents depends on his safe driving, should invite trouble by being purposely reckless on the roads. I personally have found that, as a
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    • 173 2  -  D. J. HUNT Vice-Chairman S.P.C.A. Kuala Lumpur WITH reference to the letter (S.T. June 8) concerning the stray dog problem in Kuala Lum--Bur. we would like to add sat the S.P.C.A. is at present doing its best to alleviate the danger to health, both
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    • 82 2  -  WONG KENG SAM Commissioner for National Registration Singapore. I REFER to the letter by L.E.Q. headed “Unregistered.” The Minister for Labour has stated in Parliament recently that the Government would consider sympathetically those who claim to be born in Singapore but with no documentary proof, and have voted during
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    • 63 2  -  A. B. C. Singapore fJNTIL two or three years ago, the K.L. and Singapore School ualendars were exactly the same and teachers, students and parents could exchange visits during the school holidays. Teachers, students and parents would appreciate very much if the Ministers of Education in both territories
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    • 196 2  -  K.M. LOH Kamoar I agree with “Motorist” x («.T. May 26) that if the Traffic Police enforced the law more strictly and heavier lines were imposed by the law courts, the accident toll would be reduced, It is common to see school children cycling two
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    • 70 2  -  ANXIOUS PARENT Seremban TOTOR accidents involving school children are increasing at an alarming rate, yet nothing has been done so far to increase safety along the stretch of the main road to Kuala Lumpur near Borneo Motors here. During the peak hour, hundreds of schoolchildren from four big
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    • 39 2  -  N.Y. Kota Bharu THE following are titles A ordinarily used In Kelantan; Tengku, Raja, Dato, Nik and Wan. It Is not correct to use ‘lnche’ or ‘Che' whenever a person has any of the above mentioned titles.
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    • 42 2  -  MARKETER Singapore 1 THERE is no sheltered > bus stop in front of the Serangocn Garden Estate market and a further contribution to discomfort is the fact that a section of the market roof has been damaged and rain pours in.
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    • 357 2  -  J.M. TAYI K Singapore 18 it not high time some. one pointed out t ie real cause of the aprilling death toll? The of the roads, laci of safety belts, Insufficient police and poor road signs have all been b: lined In the past. But
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    • 53 2  -  HONDA Cl Kuala Lumpur rhas been stated that law will require c to have safety belts will not require the occ pants to use them. N' where Is the logic of th If the Intention is safeguard the moto cyclists why not requn them to wear goggles well
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 695 3 —Straits Times. June 6 The scene of eight y. per cent of nil the traffic accidents. Kuala Lumpur is very properly the centre of attention this veck during the annual attempt to make the roads a hide safer. Fortunately the totalities are not in the same
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    • 632 3 —Straits Times. June 7 A great deal has happened in the eight weeks since the Indonesian Government announced it would extend diplomatic recognition to Singapore. In mid-April the Indonesian Government said that while recognising Singapore, confrontation against Malaysia would be intensified. Recognition has now been announced
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    • 360 3 —Straits Times, June 7 The Suluiuuin Secondary School in Bcntong is in a very singular;situation indeed. With headmasters everywhere else complaining of desperate ivcicrowding, this new, wellequipped school complete with tlie bighly-pi i/etl accessories ol fccience laboratories ;uul industrial aits workshops ■•-has classroom and hostel space to*
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    • 162 3 —Straits Times. June 8 Because Inche Johari is Malaysian Minister of Education .he naturally favours training courses as the answer lo many problems. But his suggestion that transport companies give their employees “in-service courses” in safer driving may have stretched the principle a little too far. The. trouble
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    • 679 3 —Straits Times, June 9 Delayed approval in Jakarta of the agreement which ends confrontation is not holding up Malaysian study of what needs to be done next. Diplomatic recognition and an exchange of missions is not as important as taking the last of the heat out of
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    • 384 4 —Straits Times. June 9 The increase in the number of superscale posts and the upgrading of existing posts, announced by the Government, should go a long way towards removing discontent in the medical and dental services. The superscale establishment as a whole is enlarged by only 14 posts
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    • 384 4 —Straits Times. June 10 Next month's commission of inquiry into the affairs, conduct and management of the George Town City Council will be a stern test of memories as well as of Penang's public affairs. The period to come j under scrutiny dates back as far as Dec.
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    • 144 4 —Straits Times, June 10 The recapture of two men who escaped* from Pudu prison late last month is evidence of steadily improving links between police and public, Without information the escapers would have been much more difficult to find: as it was their time at liberty was short
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    • 638 4 —Straits Times, June 11 Although the Indonesian Government has not approved the Bangkok agreement quite as quickly as was expected there are no real obstacles. Mr. Adam Malik has spoken of “matters on which we reouired clarification from Malaysia.*’ and presumably it is to provide the clarification
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    • 388 4 —Straits Times, June H Yesterday’s inauguration the Malaysian National Family Planning Board is best seen against the disclosure Ut month that a slight decrease had become apparent m th* Malayan urban birthrate, In other words, planned parenthood (to use Tun Abdul Rnzak’s favoured phrase) has caught on. The
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  • 774 5  -  By P. KRISHNAN: Kuala Lumpur, June 6 TENGKU Abdul 1 Rahman today warned against antiMalaysian elements in the country and strongly rebuked certain members of the British Press in Singapore. Anti-Malaysian elements, the Prime Minister declared, were spreading rumours designed to please only the Communists
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  • 288 5 (SINGAPORE. Juno 5. —lndonesia's emissary, Lieut.-Colonel Ali Moertopo, today mot the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. again for talks before his departure. They talked for about 45 minutes. It was his second meeting with Mr. Lee since he flew in from Bangkok on the
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  • 308 5  -  By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, June 3 THREE Indonesian officials flew here late tonight to discuss renewal of diplomatic ties with Singapore officials. The trio was led by Lieut.-Col. Ali Moertopo, a member of the eight-man military goodwill mission to Malaysia last week. The others who
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  • 196 5 1/ U ALA LUMPUR. June 6. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that the conference of Asian Foreign Ministers in Seoul would find ways of peaceful co-operation between the nations in the region. “A.s far as I know, there is no other motive for
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  • 37 5 KANGAR. June s—lnche Abdul Aziz bin Harun has been elected chairman of the Perils Religious Teachers’ Association with Inche Ahmad Salleh as vice-chairman, Tnche Hashim bin Omar secretary and Inche Ahmad bin HaJI Hashim treasurer.
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  • 591 6 PAKISTAN ENVOY TAKES NOTE TO MALIK DECISION BY MANILA ‘THIS WEEK...’ SINGAPORE, June 6 glNGAPORE will exchange diplomatic representations with Jakarta as soon as it can be done without disrupting friendly relations with other neighbouring countries. This is stated in the Singapore
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  • 33 6 SEREMBAN. June 5 The Mentri Besnr- Dato <Dv) Mohamrd Said, will hold a meet-the-people session at the National Type Primary School, A.stana Raja. Rcmbau at 3 pm. on June 7.
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  • 313 6 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 6. i —More than 700 torus of rubber are being produced in Malaya monthly under the Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR) scheme, the director of the Rubber Research Institute, Mr. B. C. Sekhar, said today. “The response to the
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  • 503 7 K. LUMPUR. June 6 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today advised small businessmen to put aside part of their profits for expansion and improvement if they wished to stay in business. “If this principle is observed, I am
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  • 119 7 I/UALA LUMPUR. June 6 —A leading Indian politician said here today that India should form a coalition with Malaysia and other countries in the region to contain the threat from China. He is Prof. B.R Madhok. president of the Jan Sangh Party.
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  • 236 7 KUALA LUMPUR, June 6. —A prominent Malay businessman and Selangor State councillor, Raja Nong Chik bin Raja Ishak, leaves tomorrow for Jakarta via Bangkok to prepare the groundwork for a full-scale resumption of trade between Malaysia and Indonesia. He is expected to make arrangements
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  • 22 7 KUALA LUMPUR. June 3 Bank Negara up to yesterday received ft total of SB-680.736 for the National Defence Fund.
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  • 447 7  -  By RODERICK PESTANA Johore Bahru, June 6 2OO students of the Secondary Trade School in Johore Bahru have boycotted classes in protest against alleged nonrecognition of their certificates, poor hostel conditions, shortage of teachers and lack of proper training facilities. Yesterday, tot? students went to
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  • 66 7 JAKARTA, June 6. Indonesian Army engineer troops stationed along the Borneo border of Malaysia have returned to their homes in Java, Antara said today. The troops, more than 130 strong, returned to Semarang after 18 months of duty in the border area. The pull-out appeared to
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  • 46 7 PENANG. June 5 The Chief Priest, the Ven. Phra Kru Prasit Chaiya Mongol, and resident priests of the Chaiya Mangkalaram Buddhist Temple. Burmah I ane. Will hold a special thanksgiving service on the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on June 8.
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  • 23 7 SUNCiEI PATANI. June 10—Rev Fr. T- Fitzgerald. S-J-. has succeeded Rev. Fr. T Sheridan as editor of the Malaysian Catholic News
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  • 220 8 SINGAPORE, June 5. A RCHITECTURAL students of the Singapore Polytechnic, now carrying out a survey of Chinatown to find out how urban renewal schemes could be carried out with minimum inconvenience to the public, have found the residents there most co-operative. Mr.
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  • 79 8 I/UCHING June 6.—P10lessor S. O’Connor of New York’s Connell University arrived here today on a three-month visit to Sarawak. He will do research work on objects excavated by the Sarawak Museum along the Sarawak River durlnß the past 15 years Otllclals here said
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  • 54 8 SUNG At PATANI, June 6 Inche Abdullah bln Mohamed 7*uln has l»?en appointed Sta'c Treasurer. Kedah. In place of Inc he Abu Bakar bin Sulaiman who has gone to Baling as District Officer. Inche Btkar succeeds Hail Harun bin Haji Hamzah who has been transferred to
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  • 304 8  -  By CHEAH BOON KHENG gINGAPOHE, June ti.—The Sin-gapore-Polish talks on a trade agreement have hit some difficulties, the Polish Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr. F. Modrzewski, said today. But he was optimistic that “little by little we shall overcome these difficulties,*’ when he spoke at a
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  • 24 8 SUNGEI PATANI. June 6—The Malay Secondary School in Sungoi Putnni has been named Sekolah Menengah Khir Johari after the Minister of Education.
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  • 153 8 I/UALA LUMPUR, n June 5. —The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will launch the National Family Planning Board at a ceremony at the Dewan Tengku Abdul Rahman here on June 10. Cabinet Ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, MPs, senior officials of the
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  • 363 8  -  By GUNN CHIT THYE: Penang, June 6 r pHE Central Government is investigating reports that several Chinese millionaires in this country had sent money abroad for feat that the re-establishment of relations between Malaysia and Indonesia would be detrimental to
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  • 31 8 PENANG, June 6. The Australian frigate Diamantina Win arrive here tomorrow on a threeday operational visit. The ship will leave on June lor an undisclosed destination
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  • 292 9 MALACCA, June 6. estimated 20,000 people in Malacca will thank the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, for his efforts in the successful Bangkok peace talks, at a mammoth rally at Kubu Stadium here on the afternoon of June 9. The Chief Minister,
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  • 96 9 SINGAPORE. June 6. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Department, Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed, has called on Malays in Singapore to adopt new ways of thinking to meet the changed situation He urged them to work hard and strive forward together with
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  • 66 9 KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 —A Malaysian student at the Brighton College of Technology in southern England, Mr. Ng Boon Keat. has been elected president of the college’s 1.000-strong student union. M r Ng, of Kajang, Is one of 85 Malaysians at the college. He is the
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  • 24 9 PENANG, June 6—The Sungei Kedah light beacon, on the west Mala y a bas been re-lit, tne Marine Department announced today.
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  • 45 9 PENANG, June 6—The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will open the Penang Malay Chamber’s annual meeting at Mak Mandin Industrial estate on June 30. Inche Hanaflah Hussain, president of the Pan-Malaysian Associated Malay Chambers of Commerce will address the meeting.
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  • 224 9 1/ (JALA LUMPUR, June 6. The Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said here today that quite a number of lorry and taxi drivers in the country believed they were the “kings of the road” and were deliberately reckless. To teach them road
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  • 84 9 JESSELTON, June 7. —A four-man Parliamentary delegation from Britain will arrive here next week to present a mace to the State Legislative Assembly. A special meeting of the assembly will be held on June 17. A Government statement said today that the delegation would comprise Mr.
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  • 31 9 KUALA LUMPUR. June 7 The Sultan of Selangor will lead a procession in the Federal Capital on the occasion of the birthday of Prophet Mohammad on June 30
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  • 239 9 I/UALA LUMPTJR, June 7.—The stability of the Malaysian dollar is a sign of the successful implementation of the economic policy of the Government. Th»s was stated here todav by Mr. P. D. Ojha of the International Monetary Fund before leaving for Washington after completing a
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  • 232 9 KUALA LUMPUR, June 7. Malaysia’s roads are the best in Asia, according to the United Nations information service chief, Mr. William Tanzer, who is investigating the routes forming the Asian Highway. Mr. Tanzer arrived here yesterday after travelling from Bangkok in
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  • 73 9 (SINGAPORE, Jane 7—The president of the Singapore Rubber Packers’ Association, Dato Ng Quee Lara, today suggested that Singapore should send a trade mission to Indonesia and hoped that Indonesia would also send one to Singapore, the impending resumption of trade with Indonesia would
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  • 28 9 KUALA LUMPUR. June s—The Theatre Club will present the comedy "Doctor in the House’ at the Town Hall here on June 10 at 9 15 pm.
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  • 411 10  -  By LIM BENG TEE: Singapore, June 7 pOLAND and Singapore today signed a trade and economic agreement under which the volume of trade between the two countries is expected to reach $6 million by the end of the first year, apart from the
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  • 78 10 SINGAPORE, June 7—The Singapore regional centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists today presented a cheque for $l,OOO to the parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Social Welfare. Mr Chan Chee Seng, for distribution to 10 social welfare homes The cheque was presented by the centre
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  • 42 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 A reception to mark the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines will be held at the residence of the Philippines Charge d'Affaires ad interim. Mr. Rodolfo Diaz, in Weld Road here on June 12.
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  • 829 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 THE Malaysian Government is to offer surrender terms to hundreds of Communists in Sarawak and Sabah before stepping up military and police action against them. Disclosing this today, Tun Abdul Razak said: “The surrender terms will be on the lines
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  • 237 10 Kuala lumpur. June; Britain will do all she can for the defence of Malaysia. This assurance was Riven today by Britain s Minister of Defence for the Royal Air Force, Lord Shackleton, at the Subang Airport at the end of a 24-hour visit to
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  • 49 10 SINGAPORE, June 7. Malay members of the PAP will celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday a’ the Victoria Theatre on July 3. Inche Mohammed Ghazali Ismn secretary of the PAP Malay Affair Bureau, said he expected, more than 1.000 Malay members onn supporters of the party to attend
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  • 35 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 7— The Minister of Information lin<l Broadcasting, Inche Senu Abdul Rahman, will meet the staff of the Johore Information Services at the Information Ofln Johore Bahru on June 9.
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  • 62 11 IPOH, June B—The Veterinary Research Department in Tiger Lane here is to be further improved and strengthened to enable it to play a more effecUvp role in combating animal diseases in this country. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Haji Mohamed Gh*zall
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  • 32 11 BUKIT MERTAJAM. June 8. Mr. M. Jaganathan has been elected president of the Buklt Mertajam Tamil Association with Mr. V. Nagalingam vice-president, Mr. R. Munlandy secretary, and Mr. K.Cheliah treasurer.
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  • 89 11 SINGAPORE, June B—Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, today proposed a toast to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the King’s 59th birthday at a diplomatic reception at the residence of the Malaysian High Commissioner, Dato Jamal bin Abdul LatifT. VIPs present included the Chief Justice, Mr.
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  • 44 11 SEREMBAN, June 7—The commander of Far East Land Forces, Lieut-Gen. Sir Allan Jolly, today called on the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan at Istana Hinggap. He was accompanied by the GOC 17 Division Malaya District, MajGen. A.G. Patterson.
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  • 61 11 IPOH, June 7—A drive for funds for the proposed $20,000 educational wing of the Y M C A here will begin with a dinner on June 11 at the Good Luck Restaurant. Proceeds of the charity premiere to be held at the Lido Cinema on June
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  • 271 11  - Statue of Penang’s founder first to g o... RENAMING TOWNS—NEXT STEP IN REMOVING COLONIAL RELICS By GUNN CHIT THYE PENANG, June 7 THE Penang Government has decided to remove all colonial relics in the State. And the to go is the life-sized statue of Penang’s founder, Capt. Francis Light, standing
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  • 30 11 PENANG, June B—The8 —The Penang Teachers Art Circle will hold its annual exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery in Parquhar Street from July 11 to Aug. 10
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  • 86 11 I MANILA, June 7. —Pre1T1 si dent Marcos has given the “go” signal for the start of negotiations with Malaysia on the Philippine claim to Sabah according to informed sources here. The Foreign Office, acting on an order from the President, has started forming a
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  • 41 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 7. —Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, is expected to meet Tengku Abdul Rahman at the Residency here tomorrow morning at 10 for a “short private meeting,” it was announced here tonight.
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  • 49 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9— The Interviewing Board of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports will interview applicants for the National Youth Pioneer Corps at Johore Bahru on June 13. Muar on June 14, Kuala Trengganu on June 20 and at Kemaman on June 21.
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  • 35 12 QIRLS dancing on a portable stage carried by boys at yesterday morning's celebrations at Stadium Mcrdeka in honour of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday. Straits Times picture by Soong Hon Sin
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  • 151 12 OINGAPORE, June 7. A British soldier who saved a comrade from drowning; in a fast-flowing Borneo river, has received the Queen’s Commendation for brave conduct He is Pte. Francis Dourlsh. 22, of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who returned to England with his regiment in April. Pte.
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  • 267 12 m R Wd k SINGAPORE, June 8. M .Kltlrt he Pakistan diplomat j w P la y p d the role of intermediary in the Indonesian recognition of Singapore flew in from Jakarta for a JO-min^tl^air’portTtop- Mr. Rahiman, who is Pakistan’s Ambassador
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  • 236 12 KUALA LUMPUR. June 8 Central Government’s decision to upgrade professional posts in the Ministry of Health and to revise the system of specialist lees was welcomed today. The vice-chairman of the Ministry of Health division of the Senior Government Officers’ Association, Dato (Dr.)
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  • 26 12 KUALA LUMPUR. June 7-1; Deputy Prime Minister, Abdul Razak, will launch j National Family Planning at the Dewan Tengku Rahman here on June 10
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  • 256 13 kl ALA LUMPUR, June B. Messages from all parts of the world poured in here today congratulating the Yang tll-Per-tuan Agong on his 59th birthday. I'lie first message to arrive was from the President of the Republic of Singapore, Inche Yusof bin Ishak,
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  • 59 13 r rHE Raja Permai--1 suri Agong (second from left) watching the display by school children in the Merdeka Stadium yesterday to celebrate the 59th birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. On the left is Toh Puan Rahah, wife of the Deputy Prime Minister. At right is four-ycar-old
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  • 66 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 8. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuii Agong will attend the charity premiere ol the film “Dr. Zhivago,” at the Odeon theatre on June 16. The premiere, sponsored by the University or Malaya Students’ Union and the Muslim Womens Welfare
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  • 27 13 KAJANO. June 9. The Ulu Langat district will hold its annual padi contest and exhibition at the 18th mile Ulu Langat village on June 17.
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  • 190 13 LUMPUR. June 7. —The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, and two Malaysian officials will leave on June 10 for London to attend the Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ conference opening on June 13. At the four-day meeting, Malaysia is likely to propose
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  • 1231 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 8 Malaysia with the co-operation of her friends is slowly but surely moving towards creating a region of peace, friendship and goodwill in SouthEast Asia, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong declared today. In his birthday broadcast to the
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  • 219 13 SINGAPORE. June 8. A British M.P., Mr. Colin Jackson, fresh from a trip to Indonesia, today said the people of Indonesia were ‘‘very pleased” about the Indonesian recognition of Singapore and were looking forward to an early resumption of trade between
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  • 30 13 KUAI.A LUMPUR. June 7. The Information Department here will hold a film show at 7 30 pm. tomorrow in the Lake Gardens in conjunction with Road Safety Week
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  • 537 14  -  Razak announces super posts boost By P. KRISHNAN: Kuala Lumpur, June 7 r j'HE Cabinet decided today to increase superscale posts in medical health and dental services and to upgrade many of them. It also decided to revise the present system of fees
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  • 32 14 SUNGEI PATANI, June 1 Inchc Abdullah bin Moham I Zain has been appointed St.iV Treasurer, Kedah, replacing livlv Abu Bikar bin Sulaiman. wlw has gone to Baling as District Officer.
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  • 188 14 JESSELTON, June 8. OABAH's Chief Minister, Mr. Peter Lo, said last night that the bonds of friendship between the State and Australia were being constantly strengthened since the last world war. Australia was not only helping Malaysia’s development but also education. “Many
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  • 77 14 SINGAPORE, June 6. W American twin-engined if* aircraft, scheduled to *und here tonight from Colombo in its world flight i° establish international speed records, landed ear* Her in the day at Butterworth instead. The aircraft a Jet (n1 mander—later left for on its way
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  • 40 14 KAMPAR, June B—The C’lnu 1 of the Sacred Heart hen celebrate a double occasion June 11 to 19 with special ycis. It will celebrate Its P* ()f feast and a thanksgom ii(il peace between Malays'** Indonesia
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  • 265 15 PENANG, June 9. The Very Rev. Brother T. Michael. Visitor of ihe Christian Brothers’ schools in the Far East, has been appointed an Assistant Superior-General of the Christian Brothers’ Order. Bro. Michael, who was the first Asian to be named Visitor for the
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  • 391 15  -  By LIM BENG TEE: Singapore, June 9 EXCESSIVELY high prices and slow deliveries of locallymade plastic/PVC cables were today given reasons why the Singapore Government had raised the import quota of cables from five to 30 per cent. The Director of Trade, Mr. Kok Ah
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  • 28 15 TAIPING. June 9 —The Kedah Boy Scouts Association is making a country-wide appeal for funds for the $30,000 State Boy Scouts headquarters in Alor Star.
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  • 495 15 SUDDEN DEPARTURE TO MEET SUHARTO KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 MALAYSIA’S Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, has left for Jakarta to establish personal contact with Indonesia’s military strongman, Gen. Suharto. The general has got the blessings of
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  • 234 15 pENANG, June 7. The Flag Officer Commanding the Australian fleet, Rear Admiral V. A. Smith, will re-join his flagship, HMAS Melbourne, when it arrives here on the mornof June 9 for an informal four-day visit. The 19,930-ton aircraft carrier will be accompanied here by
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  • 51 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9—The Minister of Transport, Tan Si 1 Sardon, left here today on a tour of Kedah and Penang. He will travel In the test run of the new rail car shuttle service between Pral and Padang on Jun& 12. He returns on June
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  • 31 15 MUAR, June 9—The Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will address the Umno Muar division at its 20th Umno Anniversary celebration on June 1C
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  • 158 16 —Reuter. JAKARTA, June 9. 'rHE Indonesian Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam 1 Malik, said today that the end of the undeclared war between his country and Malaysia would mean the return of British troops in the Federation “to their original bases.” The Minister
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  • 99 16 A LOR STAR, June 9 —The Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Ha.ji Sardon, said here today he had ordered an investigation into a complaint about uncivil treatment shown to driving instructors and learner drivers by government testers. “I have received a petition from 12
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  • 77 16 BENTONG. June 9—The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak, will be guest of honour at a party here tomorrow to celebrate his success at the Bangkok peace talks. More than 500 people from various voluntary organisations will attend the function. They will also pledge their
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  • 64 16 MISS DOROTHY Djisin Chen (above), of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, is among 400 graduates who received their Bachelor of Arts degrees from Barnard College, in New York, recently, A former pupil of the Senior Methodist Curls’ School, she majored in zoology. Barnard is the women’s undergraduate college of
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  • 162 16 L'UALA LUMPUR, June 9.—More than 40 Japanese technicians and engineers have arrived to work on the first phase of the $204 million Muda irrigation project in Kedah. The Director of Drainage and Irrigation, Mr. Ow Yang Hong Chiew, said today that heavy earth
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  • 179 16 KUALA LUMPUR. June 9. —lndonesian barter traders will have to wait until the formal reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Indonesia before they can come to Malaysian waters and ports to trade. The secretary for Commerce and Industry, Raja Mohar bin Raja Badiozaman,
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  • 473 16 If ALACCA, June 9. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, was given one of the biggest welcomes ever accorded to a VIP when he arrived here today to address a giant rally at Kubu Stadium. Thousands Including flag-waving schoolchildren lined the slxmlle
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  • 141 16 KUALA LUMPUR. 3 vine 9. rrHE National Union of Malaysian Students toA day urged the Government to turn to Malaysian graduates to solve the nation's shortage ot graduate teachers. The union, which was commenting on the announcement by the Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir
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  • 33 16 PENANG. June 9 The Cn Minister, Tan Sri Wone Po" e* will open the 19th annual exitgates’ conference of the and Province Wellesley Muir, and Government Labour 1 on June 12.
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  • 21 16 SUNGEI SIPUT. June 9 nator D. S. Dorairaj n ;i re-elected president ot the branch of the MIC.
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  • 500 17 TIP-OFF BY PRINCIPAL SINGAPORE, June 10 A TEAM of diggers is exhuming a mass grave in the Bedok area, said to contain the remains of more than 2,000 victims of the Japanese during the war. The diggers were sent by the Chinese Chamber, which
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  • 69 17 —AP. DANGKOK, June 10. A u working committee of the Association of South East Asia (ASA) will meet in Bangkok on June 16 to prepare for a ministerial conference probably next month, Thai officials said today. It will be the first meeting of the three-nation association since
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  • 131 17 1/ UALA LUMPUR. June. 10 —The Yang di-Per-tuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to Queen Elisabeth on the occasion of her birthday. The message read. ‘On this happy occasion of the anniversary of Your Majesty's birthday, the Raja Permaisun Agong and I take great pleasure
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  • 110 17 CEREMBAN, June 10. The Umno and Kaum Ibu here will give the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. a hero’s welcome at Kuala Pilah tomorrow. at Kuala Pilah tomorrow. Tun Razak who will arrive by helicopter at 9.20 a.m. will be briefed on
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  • 585 17 K. LUMPUR, JtHM 10 pLANNED parenthood is an economic necessity if Malaysia is to maintain its prosperity and standard of living, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, declared today. Faced with a three per cent population growth and a declining
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2487 18 From Our Market Correspondent \\\T\\ the first half* of ***** nearly spent the Stock Kxchange of Malaysia and Singapore has put up a performance that even the wildest optimist could not have forecast a year ago. Last week tlie performance was also better after
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    • 60 18 'I’HK Association of Bank} in Malay slg'rnade these changes in It* rates to meirhjints on Saturday (alt tales to $100)J Canada: tniylng TT :t3 3'l*. alrmnU Ol) Jrt, VO d at, lta« credit Inlli, :iv> 15 Mi tia/le bUis. 1 Selling TT or OU toady: Can.»dw W»tt Germany
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    • 51 18 'PIIK ptriont r»lf of Ihr Malayan dollar against Ihe pound sterling lived on November ?4 1964 Is T.T. or O.l>. in. .1 15 16d. Uuiiiiy T.T. 4 1 ltd. Kutinji O.l) 2*. 4'fid. Ihe dollar is at its statutory middle position in relation to its range against Ihe
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    • 31 18 RIRRtR TIN Ipei lb.), (per picul). June 6. 67 c(o; 5639.75 7. 67 fix.- $035.13'i' 8. 66»-i i t». 0. 06's.cH. *643.01) 10. 66% eta. 1840 00 11. $«*5.45
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    • 47 18 (Managers’ Pnoes) Kii'st Malayan Second- Malayan .1 *V2 i Thud Malhvan 1.1& 1 Malaysia Commerce «i xa Mai. Savirg Kund 1 US h irst Hong Kong 1 Oh 105 xd Second Hong Kong ’<* .<4 xd Sterling Commodity 4 t 4 10 (*H.onfi Kong current y)
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    • 26 18 /"VN the frtt Sxohange market in Hon* Kon* on Smudav the l’s. dollar wg. q toted Rt for T T nruf 7M •or cash
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    • 50 18 1 TOt June 6. .lune-S. .lutte 8. June 9, #orte 10. Mune II. •IndfMiiaU: 10 ?.Off 10 ?.)?> 40*87 HKi.4.3 (j 10.1.75 103.31 Tins: 119.5* 1 I *0,W (.>0,18 1*0.91 1*0.74 IMl.GS I rubbers: 110.65 110.69,7 .1 llO.bl ,110.15 110.18 Dee. 30. 196H 100.' ’Dec.'‘ll, 1964 fa
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    • 42 18 j U M i urrent ITale »„t .,rTot.il for Total lor pavinesit payable the.., year prevism* vegr l> inn lie i Rubber 10'*/ Sept. 16 10'*, > |o*} MaUkoff- IS IS ?4 l t .lute 16 47 1 12V *37 1/12%
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    • 399 18 WHIT E n, luftiifhceg at worn- u frfci* ,h e WK? trading factors situate at the f last continued to m a: the market at about balance for most 0 j period, II < Mi. &<i d m-fhett current review m •OCal Rubber. Market.
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    • 22 18 June 10. RIBBER PRICE: Wi cents (down half cent). Tin: $640 (down §•>»• (Estimated unofliiii' offering) 190 tons (do\u> 20 tons);
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    • 72 18 /'HINCSE Piaduce Exchange pore noon prices per picul V'' day: f Coconut oil: bulk $l4 s<lb’< $45 J seller.'!. Copra: June/July UK/Contm quoted. Pepper: Muntok white SI 0-* Sarawak white $1621 aellers, Sarawak black $1174 seller?'. Lampong block sK'7i (N) 96 r i, MI„ W), ASIA $142) )NLW)..
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  • 324 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 a SIX-POINT plan to gain more ioreign exA change for Malaysia was outlined by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, at a Press conference at Subang Airport. Dr. Lim, accompanied by two officials of his
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  • 31 19 KAJANO. June 10.—The Mentri B-esar of Selangor, Dato Harun o*n Hajl Idris, will address memwrs of KajAng Umno at their annual delegates conference tomorrow at Umno House here.
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  • 124 19 lOHORE, BAHRU, June J 10—The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bln Abdul Rahman, today warned of enemies who were campaigning to disrupt the unity of Malaysians. Addressing Johore’s first convention of Umno youths, he said the tactics used by these
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  • 78 19 LUMPUR, June 10.—Prof. A. A. Sandosham, a former director of the Institute for Medical Research, has been appointed director of the Selangor Spastic Children’s Association centre In Petaling Jaya. Prof. Sandosham, 60, retired from the institute in December last year. Disclosing this coday, the president
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  • 36 19 KUALA LUMPUR. June 10 Inche Ahmad bln Mohamed Yunus. Commissioner for Co-opera-tive Development, is expected to leave here on Sunday for Washington on a 45-day study tour of the United States co-operative movement.
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  • 251 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 'JHE Board of Commissioners of Currency will meet here tomorrow under the chairmanship of the Finance Minister, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, to discuss the formulation of a common currency agreement among Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. The meeting is expected to endorse
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  • 101 19 ITUANTAN. June 10.-A resolution urging the Ministry of Education to provide appropriate training for untrained Tamil schoolteachers will be discusstd by the National Union of Teachers, Pahang oranch, at its meeting at the Abu Bakar School in Mentakab. tomorrow The resolution adds that the
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  • 44 19 SINGAPORE, June 9 —A record total of 670 graduands of the University of Singapore—lso more than last year— will receive their degrees and diplomas from the Chancellor. President Yusof bin fshak. at a convocation ceremony at the National Theatre on Saturday.
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  • 21 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 Bank Negara Malaysia has received $6 683.601 up to yesterday for the National Defence Fund.
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  • 396 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 THE Deputy Prime 1 Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, is expected to make a statement on the Bangkok peace talks to the House of R e p r e sentatives on Wednesday. The new relations
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  • 167 19 PENANG, June 10 ABOUT 100 men and officers of the visiting Australian aircraft carrier, Melbourne, donated a pint of blood each to the Penang Blood Bank today. The bank sent a special team on board the ship to take the blood. Last night,
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  • 645 20  -  By NORMAN SIEBEL IfUALA LUMPUR, June 12. —Sheffield Wednesday need not repine the end of their splendidlyfashioned tussle with Fulham last night. Only they must wonder why they so often lose the glitter of a golden hour. In the English FA Cup
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