The Straits Budget, 28 December 1966

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  • 38 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 741. KUALA LUMPUR, DECEMBER 28, 1966 Price 40 Cents (Malaya or 1 Shilling) KDN 2035.
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    • 206 2  -  ANTI-VENGEANCE Johore Bahru AS a Malaysian who lost a brother and an uncle at the hands of the Japanese In 1942. I feel disgusted at the way the Chambers 01 Commerce in Malaysia are tackling the so-called 'blood'debt." In the first place why
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    • 134 2  -  PARENT Singapore IUR. UM CHENG LOCK iTI (River Vahey) should be congratulated for raising the pep pill issue in Singapore's Parliament. I know of many teenagers who take this drug for study purposes. The pill is said to give a sense of well being and
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    • 151 2  -  WAITING Petaling Jaya ■N less than a month’s time schools will reopen for the new term and until now teachers studying in the University of Malaya have not been Informed 01 their posting. It is seldom that a teacher Is posted back to his home
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    • 82 2  -  M K GOPIKUMAR London NW 3 pOR a Malaysian who is back home for a visit, it was a pleasant surprise to see the many progressive activities. But I think the National Art gallery should remove the exhib tion of Picasso’s ‘paintings’ which are really commercial reproductions I
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    • 420 2  -  MOHD GHAZALI BIN ISMAIL Political Secretary Ministry of Culture Singapore I REFER to your report 1 of Dec. 9 Malay Is already a Modern Language. Minister told, attributed to Inche Zakarta Omar Bagharib vice President oi the Singapore Malay Teachers Union Inche Bagharib
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    • 88 2  -  J.R Singapore DON’T understand our P U.B. I don t suppose I ever will. I write to the P.U.B. to cut off my gas supply and remove the cooker, this being In the latter part of November, 1968. The accountant sends back a note saying that gas
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    • 232 2  -  MILTON TAN Chairman. National Safety First Council of Singapore. jyfAY I congratulate you on the publication of the most iniormauve article entitled “Road Safety as a Medical CamM.B. Wilde tS.T. The main point made by the article is well taken, namely: A really effective road
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    • 360 2  -  permanent Singapore OVERCHARGE!' Singapore ISN’T It time the Government made some endeavour to show a more welcoming attitude to those visitors who do not simply come to Singapore for one or two days, hut travel half way round the world to stay with relatives and
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    • 630 3 Straits Times December 20 While there is much in the report of the Rubber Research Institute that will mystify the layman including confirmation of the opinion that the effectiveness of lutoid serum in flocculating latex is limited by factors outside the lutoid particle in the aqueous
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    • 417 3 —Straits Times December 2(' The Education Ministry in Kuala Lumpur and the teachers’ unions between them have managed to create a fine mess. Two things need doing if workmanlike relations are I to be restored. In the first place, the Government must come to a decision on tie*
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    • 193 3 —Straits Times December 20 What is the purpose ol the j five-foot-way? Posing the question in its magazine, the Automobile Association ot Singapore suggests that it people knew the answer, and also the purpose of the road, traffic casualties would be much fewer. But the point is
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    • 385 3 —Straits Times. December l Assurances by Mr. Ong Pang Boon, Singapore s Edue at ion Minister, that Malay schoolgirls will not be compelled to exchange their baju kuiong for skirt and blouse should allay parents' disquiet. Many had thought the change would he compulsory and there was,
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    • 615 3 —Straits Times. December 2 Yet another armed robbery, the scene this time the Accountant Generals office in the Treasury building, really puts the police on their mottle. Commercial firms were warned by the Selangor police last week that they must take extra care. Treasury officials are among
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    • 366 3 —Straits Times, December 21 Twelve exciting Bangkok days have done a lot of good for Asian sport. Later the sports writers, released since last night’s Asian Games closing ceremony from the need lor instant judgement, will present their considered findings, their estimates oi progress and forecasts for
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    • 687 4 —Straits Times, December 2 President Soekamo’s appeal for a return to “guided democracy” in Indonesia sounds much more like a search for an issue on which to fight than a dramatic casting of the gauge at the feet of the generals. Soekarno is losing the struggle for
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    • 156 4 —Straits Times. December r Though the Director of Operations in East Malaysia, Maj.-Gen. Dato Ibrahim bin Ismail, says the security situation in Sarawak is good it plainly could be better That the amnesty offered under Operation Harapan has gathered in only 30 of the estimated 700 Communists in
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    • 749 4 —Straits Times. December Enough has been said in these columns on the need for the Government to come to a decision on the claims of the teachers' unions. Just as important to the restoration of tranquility in the teaching service is sensible adjustment in relations among the unions
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    • 162 4 —Straits Times. December 23 For the second time, Sabah has set back its local council elections to make way for a general election. This first happened just a year a go when it seemed likely that voters would go to the polls within the next three or four
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    • 207 4 colleges—Straits Tlmrs TVrrmbf- r The British decision to more than treble tuition fees for foreign students at universities and colleges will sharply itduce the number of shoestring scholars from overseas in search of cheap degrees and diplomas. Fees which averaged around £70 a year could be tackled on
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  • 282 5 TROVE WE'RE DISLOYAL’ CHALLENGE KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16. READERS of both the Singapore Alliance and Singapore Umno today strongly denied a charge by the Foreign' Minister' Mr. Rajaratnam, that the two political parties were "not interested in seeing a peaceful and prosperous Singapore.'’ At a Vigilante
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  • 48 5 IPOH D*>c. 18 ~A charity show of the film “Heroes of Telemark'' will be held at the Ruby Theatre here on Dec. 22 in aid of the YMCA education wing building fund The show is under the patronage of the Sultan ol Perak
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  • 136 5 YONG: A THIRD OF HA WKERS’ PROBLEM SOLVED (JINGAPORE, Dec. 18. —The Minister for Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk IJn, told Parliament that tlie Government already had one-third of the hawker problem “in hand.” “We have licensed and controlled about 5.000 hawkers this year,” he said. “We had something like 12.000
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  • 181 5 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. —A note from Napoleon Solo today explains why he and Iliya Kuryakin—the “Men from U.N.C.L.E.” will be visiting Singapore next week. It was sent to the Straits Times through Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's office here. Hollywood actor Robert I Vaughn. w
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  • 115 5 SINGAPORE. Dec. 16— The Minister for Culture and Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok. told Parliament today that the Government at present had no intention of raising the public assistance rates for the aged and widows. Answering Mr. Ho See Ben (PAP-Bras Basah>
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  • 259 5 Senu: Why self-help spirit must be revived. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16. Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said today that the spirit of gotong royong of the rural people will be revived with the “clean up*’ contest launched by the Malaysian Association of Youth Clubs. He
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  • 120 5 UiNGAPORE, Dec. 19. An MP today d< plored the increasing number of TV advertisements and programmes on golf. Moving in Parliament for a reduction of $lOO in the vote of $14,780,380 to the Culture Division, Inclie Mohamad Arlfl bin Suradi (Kampong
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  • 69 5 SUNGEI PATANT Dec. 19 Mr. I.im Say Leong. a teacher of the Ibrahim Secondary School here, has left for the United States with his wife, the former Miss Joan Voigt, a member of the American Peace Corps. They wen married earlier this year in Alor
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  • 67 5 PENANG. Doc. 19—The Malay section of Radio Malaysia, Penang, will hold a variety show at the Penang Chinese Girls’ High School hall on the night of Dec. 21 in preparation for its Hari Raya Puasa programme. The show will feature songs from leading Malay vocalists Including S.
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  • 384 6 gI'NGAPORE, Dec. 18. —The Finance Minister, Mr. Lim Kim San, today urged Singapore consumers to make suitable adjustments in their thinking and buying habits. One of these adjustments, he stressed, was to become local-brand-conscious. He continued: “Indeed we should also instil
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  • 63 6 KUALA LUMPUR Dec. 18 A local band calling itself the Secret Agents won the joint prize of $5OO in the "Battle of Sounds” competition at Stadium Negara last night. The Swinging Jades won the second prize of $3OO. and Lee d Jinks the third
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  • 29 6 REREMBAN. Dec. 18 The Minister of Finance Mr. Tan Siew Sin, will open the second interstate table-tennis tournament at the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Hall here tomorrow.
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  • 226 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18. r pHE member for Telok Blangah, Mr. Bernard Rodrigues, is to ask the Minister for Defence at the next sitting of Parliament what steps he proposes to take to ensure that no employees suffer any loss by their voluntary participation
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  • 29 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 18 The National Library has issued its millionth book this year. Last month alone it lent out marly 110.000 books—the highest monthly figure.
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  • 550 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 16 r JpHE Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Leo Kuan Yew, has warned that a wage increase for members of the Public Daily-Rated Employees Unions Federation, who are threatening strike action, might spark off a “chain reaction among workers in
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  • 77 6 PENANG, Dec. 1» r Boey Foong Phin wa> night elected president the Penang Port Comm sion Employees’ Union Mr. Boey. a member of union’s executive council I> 622 votes against 315 vo e the outgoing president, Mustapha bin Hamidon. Others elected were: Rajaiah Mr Get
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  • 435 7  -  A BOLD NEW CONCEPT FOR SARAWAK From GEOFFREY GELDARD KUCHING, Dec. 19. —Alliance leaders here have evolved a bold new concept to meet the political needs of the people of Sarawak a single multi-racial Alliance Party absorbing all the existing parties of the Alliance. This
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  • 186 7 SINGAPORE. Dec. 19 O Should the Twist, A-Go-Go, and James Bond Aims be banned in Singapore? This question was posed in Parliament today by the Minister of State for Culture, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy, who then asked: Are we going to
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  • 66 7 SUNOEI PATANI Dec. 19 The Rev. Father L. S. Norris- of Alor Star, will celebrate his sacerdotal silver jubilee with a •solemn High Mass at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd In Singapore on Jan 17. Consecrated In 1942, during a •Japanese air raid on Singapore. Father
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  • 27 7 KAJANG, Dec. 18 A special Christmas party will be held for 'he inmates of the Rehabilitation Centre for handicapped |x*ople at Cheras on Dec. 27.
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  • 169 7 IPOH, Dec. 19. I’tHE Perak Government is planning its own student exchange programme next year with a difference. Unlike Selangor and Penang where students are put up in homes of Government officers and prominent citizens, the Perak scheme calls for students to be housed
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  • 98 7 IPOH. Dec. 13 -Mr. Cheah Keng Chong took overall honours with his Vanda Rothschildiana at the monthly competition of the Perak Orchid Society here today. In the novices class Mr. Chew Yam Ming submitted winning entries with his Doris Pink Cloud and Zada Jaldo while
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  • 353 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 19. r rHE president of the United Chambers of Com- merce, Senator S.O.K. Übaidulla, today welcomed the weekend announcement by the Finance Minister, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, on cutting down Government expenditure. Mr. Übaidulla said: “There Is always room for stringency
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  • 36 7 PENANG Doc 23-Inrhe Kama* ruddin bin Abdul Rahman h<u assumed duties ns District Officer. Bilik PuUu, in place of Byed Zalnul Abidin Jamalullail, who left for Kuala I.umpur on transfer two months ago.
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  • 272 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. r |’HE Ft n ign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, last night ureed Singaporeans to discard the “look-after-myself" attitude, and instead ask themselves what they could do to help the Re public survive. Unlike the days when the British were
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  • 59 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 19—The Democratic Action Party will hold a rally in connection with the Kampong Bharu by-election at the Ampang bus station. Malacca Street, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow. Speakers will include the party chairman. Dr. Chen Man Hin, the secretary-general. Mr C. V. Devan
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  • 26 8 KUCHING, Dec. 19—The Chief Minister. Penghulu Tawi Sli, today welcomed 2j* new Peace Corps volunteers. who have arrived for two years’ service in Sarawak.
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  • 98 8 PENANG. Dec. 18—An Indonessian politician, Kiayl Haji Anwar Mussadad, will pay a three-day visit to Penang at the end of this month. A reception committee to welcome him has been formed here with Haji Tamin Sutan Deman as chairman and Inche Ismail bln Ibrahim as
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  • 207 8 17 UA LA LUMPUR, Dec. 18.—- Telephone subscribers in Malaysia can now make ;i call to almost any part of the world in as short t iim< as it takes to make a local trunkcall The Telecommunications Department, with its “on demand”
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  • 135 8 1POH, Dec. 18.—Three 1 chalets—two semidetached and a single unit—are under construction on Pangkor Island in the first phase of a $500,000 plan to turn the island into a first class holiday resort. The man behind this ambitious project. Dato Char. Swee Ho, chairman
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  • 250 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. THE recruitment of Indonesian u would only be a stop-gap measure existing vacancies, the Permanent Set. to the Ministry of Education. Da to S Zahiruddin bin Syed Ilassan, said today. “Tfic teachers will be here only temporarily perhaps lor two to
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  • 94 8 Malaysia to open consulate in T aipeh Kuala lcmitr. iw v IK The xeftinjj up «*i a consulate in Formosa will be the only overseas be established by Malaysia next year. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mid today that a Candid lie had already been chosen as the Consul
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  • 31 8 KUALA LUMPUR Pec. :b Professor Max BeiofT pro!* government and acimmi it Oxford University, will public lecture on “Contenn Aspects of British Govoinn tomorrow at the Univci>i’ v Malaya
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  • 22 8 KUALA LUMPUR- Dec. 18 1 Minister of Health, inch. 1< man bin Samsudin. left for 1 today for a holiday
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  • 104 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19—An air agreement, giving the green light for Malaysian Airways and Taiwan’s China Air Lines to operate services between Taipeh and Singapore, has been signed in Taipeh. I'he agreement was signed by Singapore’s Director of Civil Aviation. Tan Beng San. and Taiwan’s
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  • 219 9 MALACCA, Dec. 19. 'pHE Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Ltd. has given out loans totalling $6O million over the past six years to 140 industrial projects, the general manager of MIDFL, Mr. L. M. Svoboda, said here today. He told a Press conference that the
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  • 97 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 Difficulty in scouting local talent and securing a market for locally-pro-duced television programmes was the “big difficulty” the Ministry of culture had to face in its plans to increase the number of such programmes. This was stated in Parliament today
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  • 126 9 (SINGAPORE, Dec. 2s. —The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, has named Singapore’s three enemies as “the Barl s a n Soslalls, Gommunalism and Big Brotherlsm.” And to combat them, Dr. Toh said at the PAP Buldt PanJang branch’s 11th anniversary celebration, “the
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  • 76 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. A three-man trade delegation from Rumania flew into Singapore late tonight to negotiate a trade agreement. The delegation is led by Mr. Stefan Voinov, of the Rumanian Ministry of Foreign Trade. The other members are Mr. Dumitru Dinescu and Mr. Florian Stoica.
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  • 229 9 A LOR STAR, Dec 19. Tengku Abdul Rahman today denied he would be meeting Mr. Lee Kuan Yew when he visits Singapore later this month. “in fact, there is nothing for us to talk about,” the Prime Minister said on his return
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  • 180 9 J/'UALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 f-V —Malaysian Airwavs has yet to decide on the type of Jet aircraft to replace Its existing Comet fleet, Its chairman, Mr. Yong Pung How, said today. It would be premature to speculate the
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  • 419 9 SABAH ASSEMBLY jesseltoh, Doc 20 rfHE all-Alliance Sabah State Legislative Assembly was told today that the Government should seek a much greater share of timber profits than outlined in the 1967 Budget proposals. A backbencher, Mr. Peter Mojuntin (Penampang), referring to the
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  • 40 9 SINGAPOR E Dec. 19—Singapore and Pakistan today began discussions here on a new air agreement. The agreement, when signed, will spell out the rights of Malaysian Airways and Pakistan International Airlines tc operate in each other's territory.
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  • 39 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 19 Telegraph services between Malaysia and Indonesia will be resumed tomorrow. A Government statement said that telegrams would be accepted daily from 10 am to ISO pm except on Sundays and puhlto holidays
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  • 291 10 JESSELTON, Dec. 20. J'HE former Chief Minister, Dato Donald Stephens, has told United Pasokmomugun Kadazan Organisation members that Sabahans must learn to submerge parochial attitudes for a Malaysian outlook. “I myself need this advice more than anyone else, but I have come to
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  • 51 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 20. An informal beer and curry pufT party will be held aboard the m.v. Prim on Jan. 3 on the occasion of her maiden voyage to Singapore. The 13.300't0n cargo liner of the Blue Funnel Line will ply between England ar.d the Far
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  • 139 10 SINGAPORE, Dec. 20. The Singapore Chamber semble, with a 60-strong choir will perform at the same show which will feature American jazz king Lionel Hampton at the National Theatre next week. The ensemble and choir will be conducted by Paul Abisheganaden Also appearing In the
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  • 108 10 SINGAPORE, Dec, 20. The Education Minister. Mr. Ong Pang Boon, disclosed in Parliament today that he had told the University of Singapore authorities that they should plan to increase the output of doctors by three-fold. Speaking during the debate on the development
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  • 491 10  -  Prom Geoffrey Geldard IYUCHING, Dec. 18— The Sarawak Alliance today announced a top level elections operations command with the Federal Minister for Lands and Mines, Inche Abdul Rahman Ya’acob who master minded the Sarawak Alliance polls victory in 1963, as director. He will be aided
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  • 266 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 20. THE Selangor Government is budgeting for a $6.8 million deficit for next year, with an expected revenue of $52.6 million and expenditure of $59.4 million. The Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, gave these figures when presenting the
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  • 106 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 20 Three Scandinavian countries—Denmark, Norway and Sweden today signed air services agreements with Singapore enabling the Scandinavian Airlines System to operate here After the joint signing cere mony, the Permanent Secretai to the Deputy Prime Minister office Mr- Wong Keng Sam, said
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  • 68 10 PENANG, Dec. 20. The first Indonesian barter boat to arrive here since the ban on barter trade was lifted, left today for Sumatra with Malaysian goods. The two-ton sailing craft had arrived from Indonesia on Dec. 18 aite* pirates had seized ur fifths of
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  • 378 11  -  By REJAL ARBEE lOHORE BAHRU, J Dec. 20. —Dato Haji Hassan Yunos today declined to comment on speculation that he would resign as Johore’s Mentri Besar on Dec. 31, after the Budget session. ‘lt is better that 1 keep
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  • 49 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec 20 -The Alliance Party will hold an election rally in front of the Selangor Mansions at 8 pm. tomorr°The Mentri Besar Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, the Assistant Minister of Education. Mr. Lee Siok Yew, and Dato Athi Nahappan are expected to speak.
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  • 135 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 20 —A five-man Thai delegation flew in today to negotiate a Thailand Singapore air services agreement. It was led by Mr. Sawarng Sanguanwongse, Under-Secretary of State. Ministry of Communications. The other members are Air Vice-Marshal Perm Limpisawasdi, Wing Commander Sanan Sangkachand
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  • 287 11 IZ U A L A LUMPUR, lB All postal and telecommunications suspended during the confrontation period would be operate again by Dec 20. Airmail parcel post, a service not available before, would be provided by Dec. 27 and the money order service was
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  • 247 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. SINGAPORE’S Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, tonight urged young men in the 16 to 25 age group to enlist immediately for training in the Vigilante Corps. This, he said, would afford them the opportunity of becoming lawabiding citizens, healthy
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  • 126 11 lESSELTON, Dec. 20— The State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Inche Mohammed Said bin Keruak, today told the Legislative Assembly here of a three-point plan for Sabah to move towards self-sufficiency in rice. The plan calls for the provision of improved and expanded irrigation
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  • 52 11 SINGAPORE. Dec. 20.—Seven officials of the City Council of Saigon arrived in Singapore this morning to make a study of local social conditions and public administration. The leader of the group is the Deputy Mayor of Saigon. Mr Le Cong Truyen. They are expected to spend five
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  • 35 11 TAIPING. Dec. 19—Mr Chancel Singh has been elected president of the Rotary Club of Taiping. with Mr. Titus Jeyasekara as vice-president, Mr. Tan Chong Weng as secretary and Mr. Charlie Phang as treasurer.
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  • 426 12  -  SINGAPORE AND INDONESIA... -By GABRIEL LEE SINGAPORE, Dec. 20. ■pHE celebrated Indonesian journalist, Mr. Mochtar Lubis, today said he would “hate to think"' of any future relationship between Singapore and Indonesia influenced by racial considerations. Asked how he viewed the future relationship between Indonesia,
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  • 131 12 If U ALA LUMPUR, a Dec. 20. The Transport Workers Union today called upon its 000 members in the Sri Jaya Tranport Co. to change their public image. Bus drivers and conductors were asked “to win the confidence of the public by being polite and
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  • 43 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 30. Major Haji Syed Hamzah bin Syed Abu Bakar, former ADC to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. has been appointed the new Service Malaysian Embassy On assuming his new appointment he will be promoted to f.ieufenant-Colonel.
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  • 344 12 No alternative to increased royalties on timber’ JESSELTONj Dec. 20 rpHE Minister of Natural Resources, ~Mr. Thomas Jayasuria, told the Legislative Assembly today that the Government had no alternative but to legislate for increased royalty rates on timber. He regretted that the timber licensees were not prepared to concede to
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  • 54 12 BINOAPORB. Dec. If. —Another 65 Singapore student* have sat for the special English language test which will determine whether they will be accepted in Australian institutions They were the second batch to take the test. Ear her. 100 had been through a similar test at
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  • 19 12 JOHORE BAHRU. Dec 18. The Johore State Assembly will hold its Budget session her. on Dec. 27.
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  • 152 12 Kuala lumpur. Dec. 20.—The Alliance Government was a prestige government that spent extravagantly on prestige projects, Dr. Chen Man Hin, chairman of the Democratic Action Party, said tonight. Speaking at a rally in support of the DAP candidate. Mr. Khoo Heng Hock, in the Kampong
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  • 129 12 PENANG, Dec. 20.—Prizes for he beat decorated and Alumina ted buildings in Penang during the State Feitival just concluded will be presented at a simple ceremony in the City Council chamber at noon on Dec. 91. The pend of judges thief architects and
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  • 124 12 BANGKOK, Dec. 20 -Both and Thailand want the South-East Asia Fishery Development Centre, which Japan has offered to be set up in this region. The resuit is that Japan formed a study group toJMPJJ the proposed sites in the countries and report to
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  • 22 12 SINOAPORE. Dec. l®" quarterly import quota caustic soda from Dec a 54 March 5 is on* per cent of imports.
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  • 15 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec M Malayan Collieries will hold annual meeting on Dec 21
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  • 417 13 Lee’s facts on daily-rated claims are one-sided: Ho SINGAPORE, Dec 21 I'HE secretary -general ul the* NcL tonal Trade Union Congress, Mr. Ho See Bong, todav challenged the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew to make public the “entire unedited version" of the dispute between the
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  • 104 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 21. O Tlie .Parliamentary Secretary to Hie Minister lor Interior and Defence, Mr. Toon Boon, told Parment today that Singapore’s Naval Volunteer Force would be expanding. Answering a backbencher’s question on whether Singapore intended to build up its own Navy, and
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  • 83 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 21. The Tintookies” arc coming to Singapore and Tuala Lumpur in February. The famous Austra lian puppet show “tintookie” is an aboriginal word meaning “the little people who live in the sandhills” is going on a South-East Asian tour. Mr. Ronald Denson,
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  • 202 13 (JINGAPORE, Dir. 21 A thre e-man trade delegation from Rumania today began talks with Singapore Government officials for a trade agreement between the two countries. The Rumanian team is headed by Mr. Stetan Voinov, director of the Rumanian Ministry ol Foreign Trade. The other members
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  • 57 13 KUALA LUMPUR Dec 21 Thirty-eight artists. inclutl.ng nine ‘girls all trained at the Specialist Teachers training College at Clients. have cornbu* rd to show their works at Calen II in Jalan Plnung till Jan 7 The teachers, who graduated between 1062 and this vear. w’ exhibit
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  • 257 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 21. Parliament was today told that there had not been a single specific complaint by debtors of moneylenders harassing them at their homes and places of work an offence under the Moneylenders Ordinance since the implementation of the Ordinance in
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  • 95 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18— Australia has already made plans to participate in an exhibition of building materials to be held here between March 2 to 11. The exhibition, sponsored by the Economic Development Board, follows the successful machine tools and metal trade exhibition last year.
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  • 47 13 TAIPING. Dec. 19—The Chin Woo Athletic Association here will rr.ark Its 36th anniversary and the 67th birthday of a founder uember, Mr Chuah Telk Chung, with a tea party and cultural nhow at Its premises In Temple -tieet on Dec 2S at 8 30 pm.
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  • 264 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 22 'JHVO international conferences will be held here in May next year, Tengku Abdul Rahman said at his weekly post-Cabinet Press conference today. There will be a meeting of Commonwealth senior officials to discuss economic development and another of
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  • 74 14 SINGAPORE. Dec 22—The Chiue.se Chamber ot Commerce has set up a special seven-man sub-committee to collect and study the views of its members on the 1967 Budget, with a view to formulating a memorandum for submission to the Government. The sub-committee has asked the chamber s
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  • 228 14 Dec. 22. —Parliament today 1 referred the Companies Bill to a select committee after the Minister for Law and National Development had taken it through the second reading. The Bill is similar to the Malaysian Companies Ordinance <l96n). which came into effect in the
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  • 21 14 MACHANG, Dec 22—The town council here will spend $2 000 on equipment for the childrens playground here neat year
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  • 237 14 pENANG, Dec. 21. 1 Russian journalist Yurin Yasnev, who is on a week s tour of the country as a guest of the Government, is “greatly impressed” with the land development schemes In Malaysia. “I am very impressed with your Government’s projects to
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  • 31 14 KUALA LUMPUR Dec. 22 The Aiiran Muda Orchestra will give a public performance at the I ake Gardens here from 4 pm to 4 p m on Dec 26
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  • 231 14 JESSELTON, Dec. 22 gABAH’S Chief Minister, Mr. Peter Lo t > i the State Legislative Assembly yesterday it was not true that the people were beginning to doubt the sincerity of the State Government in solving the problem of the high cost
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  • 127 14 I/UALA LUMPUR. D*‘* ll The Institute of Medical Research is to get five professors by th middle of next year to J> full-time research into ‘lit* health problems of rural people. Announcing this today. Director of the Institute n< Ungkti Omar Ahmad. sa. I
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  • 29 14 PENANG, Dec. 18 —A RMAF cruiting team will visit the T* r i torial Army Centre at Peel Avon'here tomorrow to interview didates for the air force.
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  • 128 14 JESSELTON, D«c. 22—Local council election, scheduled for March next year, have been postponed till after the general election for the State Assembly, which is due to be held in April. This follows the approval of the Local Government Elections (Amendment) Bill In
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  • 159 15 NO EXTRA EXPENDITURE WIM, BE INVOLVED, SAYS TENGKII KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE Cabinet today approved the setting up of Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency. A Bill to set up the agency will be introduced at the Budget session of the Dew a n Ra'ayat beginning
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  • 93 15 u A L A LUMPUR, I Dec*. 21. —A ninemember team of economic and defence experts from the Philippines will arrive here tomorrow for a four-day visit. While in Malaysia, the team, composed of six economic experts and three defence experts, will visit rural development projects
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  • 53 15 PENANG. Dvr 22 The Governor. Raja Tun Uda and his wile will be tne guests of honour at a Hari Raya tea party at the E and O Hotel on Jan. 15. Th( Penang Malay Association organisers of the Party, expects more than 500 Muslims to
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  • 101 15 SINGAPORE. Dec. 21.—The Minister for Health. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, today told Parliament that piling work on the proposed Medical Institute would begin next month. Answeilng a backbencher’s question, he assured the House that they were making some progress towards the building of
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  • 18 15 PENANG. Dec 22—About 130 Musims in Butterworth district will make the pilgrimage to Mecca next year
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  • 56 15 1/ I ALA M MPI'lt, Dec. 22.—The Minister of Educa(ion. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today presented the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak, with a cheque for $5,000 from the Day Training Centre, here for the National Defence Fund. This is the last donation for the fund
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  • 370 15 r PIIE Working Com- mittee for the Establishment of Bernama in a statement yesterday said that the agency would be a “venture of partnership” between the Government and the Press. The statement added that Bernama (Pertubohan Berita Nasional Malaysia) would be set up
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  • 207 15 KUALA LUMPUR, MV Dec. 22. —The Communications Agency of the White House in Washington today said “Well Done” to the Telecommunicatio n s Department here for the “superior and excellent” facilities provided during the recent visit of President Johnson. In a letter to the
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  • 75 15 JE88ELTON, Dec 21—Tengku Abdul Rahrnan has written to Chief Minister Mr Peter Lo, thanking the people cf Sabah for the great welcome’ given to him on his recent visit he.e. It was indeed very nice of the people to have given me such a great welcome, and
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  • 59 15 PENANG. Dec. 21 —A herald of angels plus l.ve cows and sheep —w.111 appear in the The Story of Christmas which the children of Puiau Tikus will stage in the compound of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 11.30 p.m. on Christmas Eve The nativity play
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  • 307 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 22. 'J'HE first batch of eight Filipino doctors on contract with the Malaysian Government will arrive here this month to serve in various parts of West Malaysia. Disclosing this today the Principal Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Inche Pawanchik
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  • 32 16 SUNGEI PATANI. Dec 22 «un«ei Patcmi Club will hold a dir.net and fancy dress dance for members and their guests on New Year’s Eve. The Blue Boats of will play.
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  • 62 16 SINGAPORE. Dec. 22.—The price of rice In Singapore has returned almost to normal with the expectation that the two-month-old ban on export ol rice from Thailand may be lifted next month. Already, some lower grades of Siamese rice have been coming in from Thailand for
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  • 41 16 SINGAPORE. Dec 22—Parliament today passed the Supply Rill. Supplementary Supply Biil (No. 3) Final Supply <l9G3i Bill ;nd Final Supply »1964» Bill. They were taken through second •nd thiro readings by the Finance Minister Mr. Lim Kim San.
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  • 38 16 SINGAPORE. Dec 22.—Singapore's Director of Posts and Controller of Posts will be known as Postmaster-General and Director of Posts respectively from Jan. 1. ui.der an amendment approved by Parliament today to the Departmental Titles (Alteration > Ofdinance.
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  • 100 16 L I ALA LUMPl’tf, Dec. 21- The number of kissing scenes in TV films will he heavily reduced from next year. Reason: They will have to come under the Censor’s scissors before being released. From Jan. 1 all TV films will have
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  • 160 16 SINGAPORE. Doc. 22 INDONESIAN journalist 1 Mochtar Lubis today called on the Singapore and Indonesian governments to launch vigorous Initiatives for closer cooperation in the economic. cultural and other spheres. “There is wide room for closer meaningful cooperation between the two republics.
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  • 240 16  -  By I Magdalene Lum: Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21 'J’HE armed forces in the Philippines help in the country's development, the leader ot the Philippines economic and defence delegation, Dr. Placida L. Napa, said here today. The delegation, uni prising six members oi
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  • 284 17 But export of top grade rice is still prohibited KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 22 TWO grades of Thai rice parboiled and broken can now be imported into Malaysia. The export ban imposed by the Thai Government last month was lifted for these two grades earlier this month.
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  • 154 17 Reuter. Bangkok. Dec. standing committee of the Asia and Pacific Council (ASPAC) baa agreed to recommend to tbe member nations the establishment of a social and cnltnral centre for tbe Asian and the Pacific regions. ASPAC, formed In Seoul, South Korea, earlier this year and
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  • 148 17 LUMPUR, Dec. 22. The Tariff Advisory Board today announced that public hearing on five classes of goods would be held here from Jan 23 to 27. Inquiries on tyres and tubes will be held on Jan. 23, cigarettes on Jan. 24, samsu and other spirituous
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  • 316 17 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23. Tengku Abdul Rahman last night disclosed why he wrote the novel Raja Bering (the King with the Fangs) which has been adapted for a film by Shaw Brothers. He told a kenduri gathering at the Bhaw s studio in Jalan
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  • 25 17 SEREMBAN Dec 22 Members of the Lions Club here and their wives entertained 70 children from ♦he General Hrspit* to a party yesterday
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  • 187 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Ike. 22. Assistant Minister of Education, Mr Lee Siok Yew, said last night that the Alliance Government will always regard Chinese as an important language. “We never intend doing •way with this language/’ he said at an election rally at
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  • 47 17 SEREMBAN. Dec. 22—Mr. M. Muthucumaru was re-elected president of the Negri Sembilan Indian Association for the fourth successive year at its annual meeting recently. Other officials are: Vice-pre-sidents Mr. V Fernandez and Mr. E. Anthony: general secretary. Mr. M Ramalingum; treasurer. Mr S Maniam
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  • 44 17 SINGAPORE Dec. 22 The Primary Production Department 15 offering Lampam Jawa fish try at tw<> cent* nch to bona fide ffarmers for ul'ivation in their ponds They are nMced to apply tf »he Fisheries Research Station at tflj mile Sembnwang
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  • 140 17 Envoy to fly home for blood debt’ talks KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec. 22. —The Japanese Government has asked Its Ambassador here, Tan Sri Fumihiko Kai, to return for consultations on his negotiations with Tengku Abdul Rahman on the “blood debt” issue. Confirming this today. Tan Sri Kai said that he
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  • 29 17 NIBONG TEBAL. Dec. 22—The Social Welfare Officer, Nibong Teba! Sved K Baharin Aljamlud will leave the district on transfer to Kola Bharu at 'he end of the month
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  • 479 18 But why should sittings be in private? asks Singapore Alliance SINGAPORE, Dec.22 '|TIE Alliance Party Singapura and Umno Singapore today welcomed the “watchdog" Council of State proposal of the Constitutional Commission on Minority Rights, but urged that the council should sit in public. The Government, in accepting the
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  • 78 18 CINGAPORE, Dec. 22.—A six-seater twinengine Piper Comanche aircraft is now winging its way across the Pacific Ocean to Singapore. Its owner. Mr. T. J. Hoar, manager of Pergamon Press (Australia) Ltd., said today: “The plane is the first Singaporeregistered aircraft to make the long crossing of
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  • 80 18 CINGAPORE, Dec. 22. Qantas services are expected to be resumed through Singapore by the week-end following the settlement of the 27-day pilot's strike. The first Qantas V-jet after the strike will touch down at Singapore airport on Saturday on its way from Sydney to
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  • 54 18 KUALA I.UMPUR. Dec. 22 Ilie Democratic Action Party will hold a mass rally in connection with the Kampong Bahru state by-election tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Malay Street, opposite Selangor Mansion. The party's chairman, Dr. C’hen Man Hin, and the secre-tnry-gt neval. Mr. Devon Nair,
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  • 32 18 MACHANG. Dec. 22—A former PMIP Kelantan State Assemblyman. Hajl Mohamed Noor bin YusofT, has been appointed a member of the board of management of the Hamzali English Primary .School here
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  • 615 18 K. LUMPUR. Dec. 22 'J'HE Federal capitals newest hotel Hotel Malaya was allowed to go up in the crowded heart of the town by a Minister, despite Municipal disapproval, it was alleged in the Selangor State Assembly today. Mr. V. David (Labour-Pantai), who was
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  • 38 18 SINGAPORE. Doc. 22 c commission on cv«os< Kampong Kapor J' 1 f.u Church will visit the h; n ri the aged at Sennrtt 0 Grange Road on Boxii’u' 1 brine Christmas cheer inmates
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  • 344 19 ciAens and non CITKENS— why DOEp LEE KEEP BRINGING IT UP? •> i KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 X H E president ot the Public Daily-Rated Employees Unions Federation. Mr K Suppiah, today expressed concern over recent speeches by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee KuaH, Yew, which referred
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  • 29 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Assis'ant Minister, of Finance, pr Ng Kam Poh, will make a four-dav tour. of his Teluk Anson parliamentary constituency beginning on Thursday.
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  • 75 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23.—The second-ln-com-mand of the tfih Bn., Royal Malay Resilient, LtCol. Hajl Hamzah bin Syed Abu Bakar, will leave for Bangkok tomorrow as Service Adviser to the Malaysian Embassy there. Lt-Col Hajl Hamzah will take over from Lt.-Col. Mohamed Nordin bln
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  • 58 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 23. A Malaysian. has become the first Asian to graduate with an honours degree in English and Literature from Monash University in Victoria. Australia. He is Shahnza Hussein, an old boy of the Victoria Institution here. His father is a government pensioner
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  • 62 19 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23 Mr. Justice Tan An Tah has been elected president of the Oxford and Cambridge Bociety of Singal>ore His son Mr Tan Cheng Ouan. a lawyer, was elected secretary Other officials: Vice-presidents: Mr DO Osborne-Jones and Mr N.A. Christopher: treasurer. Mr J.H Mills: committee: Mr
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  • 62 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 23-The Minister of Lands and Mines Inche Abdul Rahman bin Ya’akub donated $lOO to the Christmas Cheer Fund of the Selangor Children’s Home at Cheras today. He was at the nome to distribute Christmas gifts of toys and sweet to about 100 orphans,
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  • 33 19 MALACCA. Dec. 22 The Chief Police Officer, Malacca. Asst. Commissioner Tan Ghim Kheng, will leave for Britain early next month to attend a senior staff officers’ course there for six months.
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  • 291 19 Threat to a multi-million-dollar industry, says Inche Johari IPOH, Dec; 23. AN EMERGENCY meeting to discuss the outbreak of swine fever in the Kinta district was held at the Veterinary Research Institute here today. Among those present were Inche Johari bin Haji Mohamed Daud,
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  • 82 19 IPOH. Dec. 23. Models will present national costumes of eight countries at the SouthEast Asian fashion show to be held in conjunction with the “Rovers Nlte” Christmas Eve dance at the St. John Ambulance Association hall here tomorrow night. Some of the national costumes
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  • 67 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 23 Malaysia and Japan can settle the “blood debt” issue earlv because both sides are adopting an “amiable” attitude Tan Sri Fumihiko Kai, thp Japanese Amoassador to Malaysia said today before leaving for Tokyo to brief his government on the talks he had
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  • 40 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Doc. 23 Tengku Abdul Rahman will broadcast his Christmas Diy message on Dec. 25 at 10 a.m. over the English and Indian aervices of Radio Malaysia Chinese listeners can hear the message at 11.30 a.m
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  • 37 19 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23-More than iO people have applied foi the 10-week. 20-lecture .ntroductory course in rubber tecnnology. to be conducted from Jan 9by the newlv-established Rubber and Plastics Divlsoln ol the Singapore Polytechnic
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  • 54 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 23-The Vang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permalsurl Agong have sent a congratulatory message to King Idris Al-Mahdt As-Sanusl of Libya on the occasion of his country's National Day tomorrow. Tengku Abdul Rahman sent a similar message to the Pr.me Minister of Libya. Mr
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  • 33 19 PENANG, Dec. 23—The Tasek Glugor branch o! the P.ovince Wellesley north division of Umno will stage a variety concert on Hart Raya night In aid of the divisional Umno building fund.
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  • 62 19 CINGAPORE, Dec. 23—The 40* member Alishan All-Girls Revue o* Taiwan,. will oerform in Singapore du'.nj. the Chinese New Year season Members of the revue include (tin. stars. dancers, singers and acrobits They will give seven shows beginning Feb 9 at the National Theatre. After
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  • 214 20 JESSELTON, Dec. 26. THE chairman of the Sabah Rubber Fund Board, Mr. R. Smith, said today that thousands of acres of young rubber in the State remained untapped, because of lack of labour. He said if this was not remedied
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  • 37 20 IPOH Dec. 26. The Perak Electrical Association will celebrate Its third anniversary on Jan. 2 with a tea party Its premises In Lex a man a Road and a dinner at the Kwong Chow restaurant.
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  • 166 20 IPOH, Dec. 26.—Mr. V. A Ponnusamy Piilai, secretary of the Perak branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress and a State Executive Councillor, today called on the Government to group small estate Tamil schools in the same locality into one and introduce much
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  • 33 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 26 The Sultanah of Kedah, Tengku Bahiyah ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman arrived here today from Alor Star to pay visit to her mother. Tengku Puan Bsear Muarshlah.
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  • 287 20 CINX3APORE, Dec. 26. The Singapore Fish Merchants’ Association has again written to the Burmese Government, m e s e Government seeking the release of 29 Singapore fishermen detained in Mergui since September. In their latest letter, addressed to the Burmese Foreign Minister, they
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  • 137 20 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 2«. The Johore State Government has set up a special four-man committee to look Into all applications for land in the Johore Bahru district. This Include* applications by 80 squatter families who have been living in makeshift quarters her*
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  • 276 20 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 2(i. 'J'HE Johore State Assembly meeting tomorrow, though scheduled to be the Budget meeting, will not debating next ye; i Budget estimates because there will not be a Supply Bill. The Supply Bill, which was supposed to do debated and passed
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  • 49 20 IPOH. Dec. 26 —Dr. Ourmukh Smgh. medical superintendent of the Central Mental Hospital TanJong Rambutan. will go on transfer to Penang as medical superintendent of the General Hospital there at the end of this month* and he will be succeeded here by his assistant, Dr 8. Bivanason
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  • 166 20 SINGAPORE, Dec. 20.- 20 Lions Clubs in Singapore and Malaysia are nor* •i'W going through the 1,000-odd essays on “World Peace'’ they have received Judging Is expected to t> r completed by mli-Janu-ary. The best entries from each club will then compet**
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  • 32 20 PENANG Dec. 26.—'The voVince North Rural District Cou willl hold its monthly meetin it l the District Council office Bu r I worth, at 10 a m on Dec. 2?
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