The Straits Budget, 26 April 1967

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  • 40 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 758. KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 26, 1*67. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN. 2582: 2594 (P)2273.
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    • 185 1 mo*, STi* H mei 'm* m-' 5* *V 2**l* Vi m w. )m •5. K 2 -\T tf 7 r. n i r h ESS 11 If you know Singapore, you’ll certainly recognise this landmark —the main Singapore office of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. What you may not
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    • 184 2  -  KM Singapore IT 18 several years since 1 direct trunk dialling was introduced in some parts of Singapore. Other areas are still waiting for this facility. Meanwhile, It would appear that the S.T.B. has drastically reduced the number of operators attending to trunk calls. At
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    • 174 2  -  SYMPATHISER Malacca CURELY the authorities cannot base the Muar bridge toll rates on the prev.ous ferry fares. The ferry was run by 8 private company which from the limited volume of traffic that It could handle, had to make a profit in addition to meeting
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    • 193 2  -  REDUCTION Singapore nRITAIN is now trying to reduce its forces in D this area to cut expenses. Whilst it is difficult to reduce the number of teeth’ units, such as infantry and still fulfil defence commitments, it seems likely that there could be
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    • 53 2  -  RESIDENTS Malacca HOE GARDEN, in Bukit Bahru, Malacca, Is now Infested with flies and mosquitoes because the roadside drains are clogged with filth and stagnant water. Nobody has come to clean up the drains, the back lanes are littered with refuse and for a final touch miniature “poultry farms”,
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    • 289 2  -  LESLIE FRANCIS KOCH Chairman, Interim Committee. Technical College Architectural Society. Kuala Lumpur. V\7E architecture students of the Technical College here In Kuala Lumpur, wish to express our enthusiastic support for Mr. William Chen’s proposal to set up a course In the
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    • 155 2  -  PATIENT VIEWER Singapore MAY I, as an engineer who has been livtng In Singapore ever since the television service was operated, sa; a few words regarding breakdowns? TV came to Singapore as a one hour one channel pilot service In February 1903. No country in the
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    • 93 2  -  B A. LOO Singapore AS an ex Boy Scout, I am saddened at the way job week has degenerated into a vast begging campaign. It Is true that many Cubs and Scouts ask to perform tasks for payment. and do their jobs well. But
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    • 297 2  -  COMMON8ENSE Muar THE dec sion to impose a toll of S 3 for lorries and 51.50 for cars on the Muar bridge Instead of Sl5O and 7o cts. respectively as announced earlier. has caused dismay and annoyance. The existence in the past of two
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    • 101 2  -  M. IBRAHIM Singapore VjAY I use your column to thank an unknown Chinese gentleman? On Tuesday night, April 11 as my son-ln-hw was waiting for a bus to take his little son, who had acute asthma, to the O H.. he met the gentleman who aske'i h’m what was
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    • 690 3 —Straits Times, April 17 Long range forecasting of commodity trends is neither a science nor an art. Mostly it is guesswoik, and the guesses, particularly when it comes to rubber, are likely to bounce. Predictions of a possible slowdown in the growth of world consumption of rubber,
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    • 418 3 —Straits Times. April 17 Sekinehan, where the rice crop is now being brought in if a small part of the Selangor “rice bowl.” Harvesting in the main rice areas of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Brmam will not begin till next month. Only then will the Federal Agricultural Marketing
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    • 149 3 —Straits Times. April 17 A predictable consequence of the new* breach in the bund which feebly defends Teluk Anson against being swept into the Perak River will be to set off a new outcry amono the townsfolk for a firm decision on whether to fight erosion in
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    • 651 3 —Straits Times, April 18 Whether the Tokyo conference of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East is the milestone it should be will depend on the vigour with which the conference's main resolution is pressed. There can be little question which of the sixteen resolutions
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    • 356 3 —Straits Times. April 19 There is a long history of a ttempts by Opposition parties to form a united front. Trial balloons have gone up before every election —Parliamentary, State or local—except the first general election in 1955. The present call for solidarity has come earlier than usual.
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    • 598 4 —Straits Times. April 21 The part of Thailand’s Nakorn Srithamaraj Frovince where a Communist airstrip is reported to have been sighted is over 100 miles from the Kedah border and lies outside the area of ThaiMalaysian joint security operations. This does not mean, of course, that it is
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    • 361 4 —Straits Times, April 21 In the preface to Sarawak's development plan, published in 1963, is a tribute to the Malaysian Government, worth repeating. Work on the plan began before the formation of Malaysia, wrote Dato Stephen Ningkan, “but this plan would not be possible without Malaysia, for the
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    • 227 4 —Straits Times, April 21 The Ministerial conference on South East-Asian economic development which opens in Manila next week is a followup to the get-together sponsored by Japan in Tokyo last April. It does not come under the aegis of any formal regional or international body and its essential
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    • 671 4 —Straits Times, April 22 A fresh wave of speculation concerning British defence planning east of Suez adds little or nothing to what is already an open secret. If further economies can be made, without obviously undermining British assurances to Malaysia and Singapore under the defence treaty, then
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    • 296 4 —Straits Times, April 22 The teachers salaries commission. which held its first meeting yesterday, has the difficult task of reconciline three sets of interests. The teaching profession expects ii to remove anomalies within the Unified Teaching Service and between the U.T.S. and the Government Teaching Service. The Government,
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  • 47 4 SINGAPORE, April 21. The Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will represent Singapore nt next week’s ministerial conference on South-east Asian economic development to be held in Manila. The Minister, who leaves on Wednesday morning, is expected back immediately after the twoday met ting.
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  • 370 5 SEGAMAT, Apr. 14 TENGKU Abdul Rahman today expressed the hope that with the acceptance of the National Language Bill, Malaysia would not face more major issues which could jeopardise racial harmony and national solidarity. He said acceptance of the Bill had
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  • 185 5 CINGAPORE. Apr. 14. 0 Singapore today received high praise from the visiting Belgian economic mission. •This Is the sort of country we want to deal with, and with whom we want to lay the foundations of closer ties In every field of commercial
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  • 193 5 I(UALA LUMPUR. Apr. IV 14 A former detainee, Mr. S. Woodhull, today criticised “those who would readily cock a snook when it is said that Malaysians live in a democratic system.” Speaking at the student leadership seminar at the University of
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  • 220 5 SINGAPORE, Apr. 14. r PHE Foreign Minister. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, toA night advised Singapore traders to “think big.” Opening the Spring Trade Fair at the Great World Park, he said: “Singapore traders should start learning how to operate not in the side streets of
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  • 58 5 1/LUANG, Frl. 13 The former Chief Minister of Sabah. Dato Donald Stephens. Is to leave for Ottawa immediate ly after the Sabah elections as Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Canada, the Prime Minister announced here tonight. Dato Stephens retired from politics for about a year and
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  • 29 5 PONTIAN AW. 14—Asst SUpt. A. Selvadurai has been appointed the new OCPD of Pontian. He takes over from Asst Supt B Radukrislina, who has gone on le.i\e.
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  • 39 5 IPOH. Apr. 13 Mr. N. P. Thevaiyah has been elected president of the luoh branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress, with Mr. A Chelliali as vice-president. Mr M Rajoo as secretary, and Mr. T. Kathirgamoo as treasurer.
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  • 61 5 TKI.I'K ANSON. Apr 13 1 Two Sixth Form pupils here have been awarded scholarships worth ASIII (.5135) each hy the Rotary Clubs of Cnle.v and Murray Bridge in South Aust ralia. They are l.ee Sink llua and Teoh Ah Leek, both 17. The awards
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  • 276 5 S’ PORE TO RECOGNISE U.S. AND CANADIAN MEDICAL DEGREES SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. Singapore and Malaysian doctors from accredited American and Canadian medical schools will be allowed to practise privately here. This was announced tonight by the Health Minister. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, at an American University Club dinner In the
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  • 30 5 PENANG. Apr. 13 The Bishop of Penang. Monsignor Francis Chan, returned last night from Hong Kong where he had been receiving medical treatment for the past two months.
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  • 342 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14. 'J’HE economics paper in the Higher School Certificate examination can be taken in the National Language for the first time this year. This was announced today by lnche Mohamed Zaln bio Abdul Majid, who presented a paper
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  • 118 6 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14. Seven Japanese university graduates, on a study tour of Asia and Europe on motor-cycles will arrive here tomorrow. They and their bikes will sail on board the Laos from Bangkok In the morning. The travellers aim to make surveys of
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  • 69 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14 —The Special Assistant for Military Assistance Affairs at the U.S. Defence Department, MaJ. Gen. E C. D Scherrer, arrived here today on an area orientation triD. He will meet the Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, General Tengku Osman bln Jewa
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  • 192 6 Manicka warns leaders of the big walk’ C V ALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14.—The Government will take action against those trade unionists who are misleading the workers of the Bukit Asa han Estate, the Labour Minister, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, said here today He said that the workers had been retrenched because
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  • 40 6 KANGAR, Apr. 14. —A hospital assistant. Inche Abdul Rahman bln Munir, was elected chairman of the Oenerai Hoepltal Staff Cooperative store Society at its meeting here Inche Darus bin Omar Is secretary and Inch# Omar bln Zainuddln treasurer.
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  • 26 6 SINGAPORE Apr. 14 The new Australian High Commissioner in Singapore. Mr. AR. Parsons, presented his credentials to President Yusof at the Istana this morning.
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  • 60 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 14—The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, will open the eighth Malayan Hindu youth convention at the Alam Shah School in Jalan Cheras here on Apr. 21. More than 600 delegates from 12 Hindu youth organisations w,ll attend. A Miss Convention Nite. Mr.
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  • 50 6 SINGAPORE. Apr. 14 Mr. Geoffrey Davis—a timber market expert of the Pood and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations who completed a twomonth mission in Singapore last year has returned to Singapore to take up a three-month assignmentunder the United Nations Development Programme, Technical Assistance.
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  • 48 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14—'The Thai Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Prasong Bunchoem. opened an exhibition of 40 paintings by a Thai artist. Pricha Arjunka. at Galerl 11, here this evening. Mr Arjunka has held exhibitions in Britain and Australia. The exhibition will be open till April SO
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  • 99 6 IPOH, Apr. 14. —The 1 Mentn Besar of Perak. Dato Ahmad bin Said, today launched the experimental planting of 100 acres of State land with corn of the metro variety in the Parit area, where he was on a one-day visit. The corn Is
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  • 77 6 Congratulating the farmers on their Initiative, the Mentri Besar said that eight tractors would be bought soon by the State Government for work undertaken bv the people under the gotong royong system Dato Ahmad gave an on the spot grant of $15,000 for building a community hall in
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  • 351 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 14. ■J'HE visiting American trade mission today urged the Government to set up a trade office in San Francisco to increase Malaysian exports to the United States. Making the plea at a Press conference today, the leader of
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  • 175 6 SINGAPORE, Apr. 13. TWO journalists among the 14 Russian tourists who arrived here yesterday, have expressed a wish to meet Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. They are Mr V Usvatov, a representative of New Times and Mr. 3. Verbitsky, editor of a
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  • 57 6 KLUANG Apr. 14—Officers and men of the 2nd Bn 6th Queen s Own Gurkha Rifles, took part in a parade to commemorate Medicina Day at the garrison here this morning The battalion was in action in the Italian town of Medicina, an important enemy communications centre, in
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  • 254 7 HAJI HAMDAN LEADS THE STUDY TEAM KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 16. JTOUR officials from the Ministry of Education today left cn a tour of Bangkok, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipeh and Manila to explore the scope of educational planning and re- search activities. Led by the Chief
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  • 407 7 KUCHING, Apr. 17 talk of “Sarawak for Sarawakians’’ could only lead to complications, confusion and even destiuctlon, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said here today. He was speaking at the opening of the Sarawak youth seminar attended
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  • 137 7 SINGAPORE, Apr. 17. Elaborate plans have been made for the arrival of the 45.000-ton British liner Canberra on .Tune 16. The Canberra Is on her maiden voyage. Arrangements have already been made for her to berth alongside the Jurong wharf—the first passenger vessel to do
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  • 111 7 Businessman in S’ pore to study electric motor needs CINGAPORE. Apr. 17—A British business executive, Mr. K. P. Annas, is here to study the special needs of the South-East Asian market for electrical motors. Mr Annas, the general export manager of Brooks Motors said that he would be meeting local
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  • 42 7 10m to spend St NGEI PATANI, Apr. 17—Ten million dollars will be spent in Penang State on rural development projects under the First Malaysian Plan, the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, said when he opened a new cinema hall here.
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  • 67 7 SINGAPORE. Apr. 17—Misi> Rubyn Bode, 19, Miss West Austialia Apple Queen 1967, will fl\ into Singapore on the morning ot Apr. 19 for a week s visit to the Republic and West Malaysia as her prize-winning trip. Miss Bode who won the contest from six other
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  • 80 7 KUCHING. Apr. 16—The Limbang branch of Party Negara in Sarawak (Panas) has conditionally decided to align itself with Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan’s Sarawak National Party (Snap). The condition is that the Panas receives “equal be- nefits with Snap.” A statement issued by Panas expressed
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  • 26 7 KING AFORE, Apr. 17.—Mr W. N. Scottorn. marketing director of Wolf Electric Tool* Ltd of !<on don is due in Singapore on April 28.
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  • 163 7 SINGAPORE. Apr. 15— The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today hit out at the growing mood of complacency in the republic. Too many things, he said, were being taken for granted. This was a dangerous trend as it could lead to less hard
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  • 321 8 PENANG. Apr. 16 THE national viceL chairman of the Labour Party of Malaya, Mr. V. David, today suggested that all Opposition parties should unite and form a united front based on a minimum common programme instead of a united Opposition party.
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  • 155 8 SINGAPORE, Apr. 17—A Hong Kong artist Mr. Ilui Tung-chlng, who has perfected a revolutionary method of painting, which gives a three-dimension effect to his works, is now in Singapore to give an exhibition. This new method, which Mr. Hul calls the “sharp contrast
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  • 46 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 17—The Mara College of Business and Professional Studies in Petaling Jays will hold a four-day Mara Graduates Semins beg'rinlng from June 15. All graduates of the college are requested to g?t In touch with the Principal as soon as possible.
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  • 78 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 16—The visiting Director-General of Internationa) Co-operation of the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Mr. J. Meijer today called on the Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin at the Federal Treasury here. He was accompanied by the Dutch Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Lucas Kruytbosch.
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  • 31 8 KANGAR, Apr. 17—The Perils branch of the Union of National School Teachers will imet on April 29 to discuss its stand on the Abdul Aziz Commission of Inquiry,
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  • 320 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 17. Cycles (Malaysia) Berhad will turn out bicycles at its factory in Batu Tiga here in 15 months’ time. The solicitor of the company’s parent body, Raleigh Industries Ltd. of Britain, Mr. G. Boulton, told the Tariff Advisory Board this when
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  • 265 8 SINGAPORE, Apr. 10. Conditions for the admission of candidates for the degrees of Master of Social Sciences and Master of Business Administration in the University of Singapore have been amended A Gazette notification re vokes the original acts relating to these two degrees. Under
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  • 86 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 16—The Amalgamated Union of Employers in Government Clerical and Allied Services will hold a dance In aid of the ir building fund at the Chinese Assembly Hall here on May 13. Ihe highlight of the dance will be a beauty queen
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  • 169 8 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 17 WEST Malaysian oil palm production last year increased by 21 per cent over 1965’s output to 177,970 tons, according to the 05th annual report of the United Planting Association of Malaya. Production, It said, was expected to double by
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  • 68 8 KA JANG, Apr. 17—The District Officer of Ulu Langat, Inch# Hassan bin Ibrahim, today appealed to chairman of local councils, penghulus and kampong leaders to co-operate with the authorities so the people could obtain a better standard of living. At a meet-the-people tea party, Inche Hassan said
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  • 257 9 PENANG, Apr. 17 'J'OP officials from Opposition parties throughout the country, including Sabah and Sarawak, plan to hold a “summit meeting” shortly. The conference is expected to prepare the ground for the formation of a united Opposition against the Alliance Government. Disclosing this today, Mr. Ong
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  • 128 9 SINGAPORE, Apr. 17. —a 12-man United States trade mission flew in from Kuala Lumpur last night for a three-day visit to study Investment opportunities in Singapore. Today the mission's members. representing the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Area Trade Association.
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  • 84 9 Lord Rama’ s birthday KUALA LUMPUR. April 17 The Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications. Tan Sri V. T. Sambanthan. and Puan Sri Sumbanthan, are among a large crowd of Hindus expected at the Sliri Lakshml Narayan Temple at Gombak Lane on April 19 to celebrate Lord Rama's birthday. From
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  • 74 9 KUALA LUMPUR. April 17—A South-East Aslan Economic Ministers’ conference will be held In Manila from April 26 to 28. the Assistant Minister of Finance. Dr. Ng Kam Poh, disclosed today. Dr. Ng left today for Manila to attend a meeting of the board of executive
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  • 210 9 SINGAPORE. Apr. 17 llayley Mills couldn't have looked prettier than she did in this seethrough sun-dress during the final shooting of one of the last scenes of the film "Pretty Polly" in Singapore. The scene was shot on board the luxury liner
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  • 150 9 SEREMBAN. Apr. IG. IMIE Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said today that Umno had all along followed its ideology of democratic nationalism. He was speaking at the opening of the annual meeting of the Seremban Umno division. He
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  • 24 9 PENANO. April 17—The "hawkers’ paradise’ tn Tanlong To|;ong, built on a half-acre site MST the village beach, is now open for business.
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  • 101 9 I POH. Apr 16. The newlyformed Orchid Exchange Club of Perak, will hold a series of talks on orchid culture at Its future meetings. This was announced at the inaugural meeting of the club, here today presided over by Mr Yap Chong
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  • 33 9 RAUB, Apr 16— Mr. P. Shanmugam has been elected president of the Tamtlar Sangam here. Others elected were: Vice-president. Mr. C. Mogaralah; secretary. M. P Arunasalam; and treasurer. Mr. fl Rajoo.
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  • 131 9 [(UALA LUMPUR. Apr. 17. Australia looked more and more to Asian countries for expansion of trade and industry, the head of an Australian farmers’ cooperative society said today. Mr. A. W. Walker general manager of the Producers’ Co-operatives Distributing Society Ltd, said this
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  • 339 10 ‘RETURN TO STORE TO SAVE MOVEMENT’ PLEA BY 17 NTUC AFFILIATES SINGAPORE, April 18. SEVENTEEN affiliates of the Singapore NTUC today appealed to Mr. C. V. Devan Nair, member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bungsar, to return to the Republic to save the trade union movement.
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  • 102 10 CINGAPORE, Apr. 18—The Port of Singapore Authority has compiled a new brochure for world distribution. Initially, between 6,000 to 7,000 copies are being distributed to port users and the shipping community The brochure details all important port facilities and services available in Singapore, with
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  • 201 10 CINGAPORE, April 18. —Government officials and tourist representatives held a special meeting today to plan the welcome for 4,000 passengers who will call here In the 45,000-ton luxury liner Canberra. The Canberra's two visits In June and November, each time carrying 2.000 tourists,
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  • 80 10 l/UALA U MPIR, Apr. 18 Miss Robyn Bode, 19 (above), West Australian Apple Queen Is due here on Apr. 23 for a two-day visit to Malaysia. A shop assistant at Donnybrook, Miss Bode hopes to become a music teacher. She is an accomplished pianist. She
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  • 26 10 RAUB. Apr. 18.—Mobile learn will give free chest X-ray to the public at the District Hospital her 3 from April 24 to April 26
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  • 50 10 KLUANO. Apr 18—The Johore Malay Parents' Association. Kluang branch. will conduct classes in English and Malay next month to help members* children in their studies. Members should register their children's names with Inche Mnhamed Sies bin Kamsan. at Jalan Batu Pahat, Kluang. as soon as possible
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  • 47 10 PENANG. Apr. 18.- The Penang and Province Wellesley Malay Shorthand (Trengkas) Association has postponed to May 14 its education tour of the Malaysia-Thal-land border town of Padang Bcsar, originally planned for -his weekend. The association Is Inviting non-members to join in the excursion-
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  • 132 10 Kuala lumpur, April 18. The Government is looking for 15 assistant trade commissioners to promote Malaysian exports overseas. This, in addition to the six trade commissioners appointed last year, will round up the search by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for a
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  • 60 10 OR BTAR, Apr. 18. The iat ion of a united opposition inst the Alliance will be one the topics to be discussed by ie central committee of Party ikyat Malaya at its meeting in Cuala Lumpur on Thursday. The committee will also discuss the National Language
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  • 236 10 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 18 'fHE National Union of Day Training College Trained Teachers and the Malayan Teachers’ Union were responsible for excluding the issues of equal pay for women and DTC parity from the terms of reference of
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  • 119 10 KANGSAR, Apr 18—Four teachers left here yesterday afternoon on an unusual excursion They went on a bamboo raft down the Perak river to Teluk Anson to survey the damage caused by the January floods For the four— Inche Mohamed Hussein bln Hassan of the
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  • 46 10 SINGAPORE, April 18. Mr. David Raphel, vice-president of Twentieth Century. Fox International, and his wife will be feted to a cocktail party given by Cathay Organisation at the Cathay Hotel on April 24. Mr. Raphel arrives on Sunday for a four-day visit.
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  • 489 11  -  By Cheah Boon Kheng SINGAPORE, Apr. 18.— Former U.S. VicePresident Richard Nixon today had discussions at City Hall with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew on Vietnam and other matters. The talks ran to a full hour —longer than expected. So much so that lunch
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  • 89 11 JESS ELTON. Apr. 18— Malaysia’s Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests, Inche Ismail bln Haji All, arrived here today at the request of the State Government to study the problems of timber revenue collection in Sabah. During his one-week stay he will have discussions with
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  • 121 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Apr. 18. —The Sultan and Sultanah of Johore will lead State VIPs attending two performances by the visiting Indonesian cultural team here on the evening of Apr. 20. The proceeds from both shows will be donated to the Malaysian Air Force Welfare Fund
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  • 87 11 PENANG. Apr. 18. A diocesan synod service will be held at the Church of Bt. George the Martyr in Farquhar Street tomorrow evening. It will be attended by representatives from the diocese cf Singapore and Malaysia who are in Penang for the synod meeting which begins tomorrow.
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  • 68 11 towns nnd proceed to Celebes. CPI. JESSELTON. Apr. 18. The visiting South Korean fisheries rerearch ship, with 11 experts on board, sailed for Sandakan town, about 120 miles west of here, after carrying out a survey of the waters around Jesselton. On its way to Sandakan
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  • 50 11 KUANTAN. Apr. 18. The Kuantan Town Council Is waging a war against rats as part of its World Health Day programme. The council will pay 10 cents a rat. In addition, the champion catcher will win a prize of $3O. the runner-up s2o and third $lO
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  • 250 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 18. 'fHE Ministry of Foreign Affairs here today denied a Manila report that Malaysia was boycotting the second ministerial conference on economic development to be held at the Philippines capital from April 26 to April 28. The Manila Bulletin quoting Philippines official sources
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  • 65 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 18. Two top officials of the Franklin Book Programs Inc. New York, a non-profit organisation, will arrive here tomorrow for a threeday fact-finding tour. Mr. Edward E. Booher. chairman of the board of directors, and Mr. Datus C. Smith. Jr., president, will
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  • 27 11 RAUB. Apr. 18 The acting Mentri Besar of Pahang, Dato Haji Abdul Aziz bln Ahmad, will open a Roman Catholic church here on April 28.
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  • 145 11 SINGAPORE. Apr 18 A UU-TON ore loader, the biggest of its kind ever Imported Into SouthEast Asia, was unloaded from the American freighter President Jackson In the Singapore outer roads this morning Minutes later, it began a 40-hour ride on board a lighter
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  • 116 11 FM ALA U MPUR, Apr. 18 i Malaysia is not taking a rigid position but is open to any new suggestion for regional cooperation. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here today. It was commenting on a statement by Mr. Adam Malik, the Indonesian
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  • 57 11 FENANG. Apr. 18.—The Sla'e Government today decided to give free padi seeds and fertilisers to more than 1.700 farmers in Balik Pulau district whose earnings were affected bv serious crops failures. More than 2.430 acres of padi land was destroyed this year as a result of
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  • 50 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 18—The Girl Guides Association will hold a v.eek-long camp in the grounds of the Day Traning College and the Jalan Kuantan English School to mark the golden Jubilee of the movement from Apr. 21. About 500 guides from all the states will take part.
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  • 52 11 ITOH, Apr. 18—The Republic of China trade fair scheduled to open on the Perak Chinese Recreation Club ground In Chung Thye Phin Road here on Apr. 20 has been postponed for a fortnight. The reason i& the delayed arrival oi officials and representative* of the manufacturers
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  • 40 11 .—Reuter LUSAKA. Apr. 18. Zambian Commerce and Foreign Trade Minister. Mr. Justin Chlmba, left here yesterday on a month-long trade mission to the Far East.,. He will visit China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan —Reuter
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  • 359 12  - S’pore crashes into $50 m. toy trade By Roderick Pestana: Singapore, Apr. 19 gINGAPORE is getting set to crash into the multi-million dollar toy manufacturing industry, which has a market worth more than $5O million a year in South-East Asia. This was disclosed at a Press conference held by the
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  • 57 12 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Apr. 19 The Chin iw»'«-s*er Tan Sri Wong Pow Nt- w II open the ntwlycompietcd three-mile long concrete path at Jalan Kampong Pertama here tomorrow morning. The path costing over $76,000. will Join Hdan Nibong and Kubang Semang. It is the biggest State
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  • 24 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 19 The Minister of Health, Inche Bahatnan bin Samsudln, will pay a three-day visit to Johore from Apr. 22.
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  • 196 12 pENANG, Apr. 19.—No. 2 1 Squadron of Canberra jet bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force today left the RAAF base at Butterworth for South Vietnam. Commanded by Wing Commander R. Aronsen, the squadron had been in Butterworth since 1958 as part of the
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  • 56 12 IPOH, Apr. 19.—About 30 commanding officers of the various units attached to 2 Malaysian Infantry Brigade, attended a conference at th Brigade headquarters here ye terday Tht commanders were from Ipoh, Taipin*, Penang, Alor Star and Kota Bharu. The conference was presided over by the Brigade Commander,
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  • 141 12 KUALA LUMPUR, April 19. THE first conference of rubber smallholders A in West Malaysia will be neld at Sungei Patani on April 26. Sponsored by the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, It will be opened by the Mentrl Besar of Kedah. Tan Bri Byed Omar Bhahabudin.
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  • 106 12 PENANG. Apr. 19—The Penang branch of the National Cancer Society Is to be launched at a meeting here on May 12. Disclosing this today Mr William Nr Jit Thye, president of the Rotary Club of Penang, said that the president of the society.
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  • 61 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 19 Malaysia and the Netherlands are to sign an agreement for a “very comprehensive” development scheme of Trengganu in two weeks’ time, Mr. J. Meijer. Director-General of International Co-operation of the Dutch Foreign Ministry, said here today Mr. Meijer has been here for
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  • 123 12 IPOH, Apr 19 A governor and the headmaster of Dover College. a public school in south-east England will visit Singapore and Malaysia this week to meet parents of pupils studying in the school. They are Mr. Jeffrey Archer, governor, and Mr. T. H. Cobb, headmaster. They
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  • 138 12 Kuala lumpur. Apr. 19.—The Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the second Ministerial Conference on Economic Development of South-East Asia in Manila from April 26 to 29. This was decided at today's Cabinet meeting here which was
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  • 69 12 1POH. Apr. 19.—The nine-mem brr Indonesian ChrLstlan Youth goodwill mission, which had Just attended the East Asia Christian conference in Singapore and are now touring Malaysia, today called on the Mentri Be&ar of Perak. Dato Ahmad Said They were given details of the working of the
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  • 46 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 19. The Assistant Minister of Culture. Youth and 8ports, Engku Mohseln bin Abdul Kadir, will open the 19th annual meeting of the Malay Students’ Federation at the Dewan Sekolah Amlnuddln B«kl at Kampong Pandan on Apr. at 5 p m. p.m.
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  • 211 13 SINGAPORE, Apr. 19. —The West German airline. Lufthansa and the Alitalia airline of Italy tonight confirmed a news agency report that they had lost their traffic rights for passenger flights both ways between Singapore and Sydney. The ban. by both the Malaysian and Singapore
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  • 194 13 KOTA BHARU, April 19. THE Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Yusoff, said here last night that where the official language was concerned Malaysia should not be compared with Japan and Thailand. “Neither country has been under colonial rule,” he
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  • 123 13 SINGAPORE, April 19. Seven Japanese motorcyclists have arrived here »>n a 15.000-mlle trip from Japan to Europe and back. They are Tatsuya Harada, 32. a motor cycle designer, Masao Horike 33, Kyoichl Hinotanl, 30. and four teachers, Kazuo Hashlmoto, 30, Yuzuru Tsuchimorl. 30, Kazuo Taka no,
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  • 217 13 IJUALA LUMPUR, IY Apr. 19.—The MP for Bungsar, Mr. C. V. Devan Nair, today pledged to offer any advice that was sought by Singapore trade unionists “in an entirely personal and private capacity.” He gave the pledge in answer to a call by 17 affiliates
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  • 216 13  -  By PC. SHIVADAS IPOH, Apr. 19.—Pick a $lO note off the ground with just the eyelids? Trick cyclist R. Gopal, of Kota Bharu. can do it with ease. He demonstrated his sklil during his marathon 75hour non-stop cycling feat at
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  • 36 13 JKSSKLTON. Apr. 19. Sumpit a task command < up by Indonesia during the height of confrontation was officially dissolved yesterday. A Malaysian liaison team led by Lt.-Col. l\lok(I flew to Tarakan to witness the dissolution.
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  • 278 13 I/UCHING, Apr. 19. Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan's Sarawak National Party at present the strongest opposition party in the State was welcome to rejoin the Alliance. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bln Abdul Rahman, said this last night. Speaking at the opening of
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  • 60 13 JFSSELTON, Apr. if). —For the second time in live days, a MSA Comet (light from Singapore was delayed for more than three hours Last Fridav. the Comet arrived hree three hours late. Today it was four and a half-hour’s late Passengers on the flight said that
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  • 33 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 19—The Travelling Commissioner of the Scouts Association of Malaysia, Inche Mohlni bin Omar, left here today for the United States. Tie will be away for four months
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  • 341 14 K. LUMPUR. Apr. 20 THANT’S view that the Vietnam war was “a very unequal combat’’ between North Vietnam and the United States came under fire today by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia, Tan Sri Tran Kim Phuong. In a farewell interview, he
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  • 442 14  -  From Bill Campbell RANAU, Apr. 19. Dato Ganie Gilong, Upko’s deputy president, today comfortably won the Ranau seat in the State Legislative Assembly as Sabah's staggered election continued. Dato Gilong is a Member of Parliament and chairman of the Ranau District Council. His win
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  • 293 14  -  By BILL CAMPBELL: Jesselton, Apr. 20 'J'UN Mustapha bin Dato Harun, Usno president and Federal Minister of Sabah Affairs and Civil Defence, today easily won the battle for Bengkoka-Banggi in the Sabah election. His winning two-to-one margin over Upko’s Richard Yap drew a jubilant roar from
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  • 202 14 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 20 i 32-MEMBER Bel- gian trade and ecoiom i c co-operation nission led by Prince \lbert is expected here on Apr. 24 for a sixlay visit. The mission will be met >n arrival by the Minister if Transport, Tan Sri Sardon,
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  • 51 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 20. Five members of the Roval Malaysian Air Force will leave for Britain tomorrow to attend RAF training courses They are Junior Technician Yeow Kow Chec, and Leading Aircraftmen Ng Yin Scong, Abdul Rahman bin Hajl Ibrahim. Ng Seng Peng and Yong Ah
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  • 239 14 SINGAPORE. Apr. 19. J Singapore’s young citizens should know how to make the best use of their knowledge and skill to cope with new situations while bearing in mind the needs of society at large. The Minister for Culture and
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  • 300 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 20. SENIOR diplomat, who was a former Au" tralian surf life-saving champion and instructor, is to train youths in the Kuantan District in surf life-saving techniques, using the Sea Scouts detachment there as a nucleus. He Is Mr. W. L.
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  • 100 15 |£UALA LUMPUR. Apr. 20 —The Apex Bank is to operate along the lines of a commercial bank from 1969, its acting president, l.iche Abdul Karim Abu. MP. said today. This, he said, could be done If the 3.000 co-opera-tive societies in Malaysia became
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  • 56 15 SEREMBAN, Apr. 20. Inche Mohammed bin Ujang. political secretary to the Minister for Health Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin, was elected chairman of the Seremban Umno for ihe seventh year Others elected were:- Deputy chairman. Haji Redza bln Mohammed Said; vice-chairman. Inche Zeina) bin Latl. The secretary
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  • 33 15 PENANO, Apr 20. Youne people arc Invited to the Youth Council meeting of the Salvation Army to be held at S 3. Perak Road at 3 P m on Apr. 22
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  • 60 15 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr. 20—The Sultan and Sultanah of Johore teceived In audience the 42-member Indonesian cultural team now touring Malaysia at the Istana Bukit Serene this morning. After breakfast, they were shown round the Istana by the Sultan and members of the royal family The team
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  • 49 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20. Fifty-five teachers have been -elected from all States In West Malaysia to attend an eight-day special In-service Industrial arts course on metal lathe, power mechanics and electricity at (he Teachers’ Technical Training Col lege in Jalan Kuala Lumpur from tomorrow
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  • 198 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 20. r|UTY-FREE soft drinks from the Philippines are being imported Into Sabah at the rate of 3,000 cases a month, the general manager of Fraser and Neave (M) Ltd., Mr. A. D. Fraser, dis- closed today.
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  • 135 15 l/ANGAR, Apr. 20 The Central Government Is spending $lO million annually on allowances to supervisors and teachers in the battle against Illiteracy among adults, Inche Suleiman Bulon, (he Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development. said here yesterday. Inche Suleiman, opening a course for
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  • 59 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 20 The Minister oi Transport, Tan Sri Sardon bln Hajl Jubir. today addressed State representatives jf the National Road Safety Council Welcoming the delegates from the various Ministries firms and organisations lie said that close co-operation among them was essential to make the forthcoming
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  • 116 15 OUKIT MERTAJAM, 2o.—New exercise books, with the names of Tengku Abdul Rahman and some of the Rulers scribbled on the first few pages, have been dropped into the post box at the post office here. "We have been collecting these books dally for
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  • 109 15 |(UTLA LUMPUR, Apr. ?0 —Thousands of application forms for restricted Malaysian passports and certificates of identity were today Issued by immigration offices throughout Malaysia. This was the first day for the issue of application forms. Applications will be received by Immigration offices only
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  • 351 16 CINGAPORE, Apr. 20. —Tne Director of Civil Aviation, Mr. Tan Beng San, today disclosed that a third airline, Air France, has lost its traffic rights for passenger flights between Singapore and Sydney. He described the action by Singapore and Malaysian Governments as a “common
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  • 232 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 20. yyORK is well in hand preparing the Chinese Assembly Hall for the Australian industrial display scheduled to open here next Apr. 25. Mr. N. Beachley, promotions manager of Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd. Sydney organising contractors for the
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  • 103 16 ■OHORE BAHRU, Apr 20— A Kami journalist now on a month’s tour of Malaysia today called for more student and cultural exchanges between Malaysia and Indonesia These exchanges, he said, would further strengthen the ties between the two countries. He is Mr. Naswil Idris,
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  • 63 16 KUALA LUMPUR Apr. 1# The Minister of Culture. Youth and Sports. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will open the Oiri Guides Golden Jubilee Camp at 5p m. on Apr. 23 on the grounds of the Day Training College in Jalan Kuantan here. About 500 guides
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  • 169 16 JESSELTON. Apr. 20. fTHE Japanese consulate announced here today that it would not take responsibility for the activities of a Japanese company here. The company, the Toa Klgyo Sabah Ltd. a furniture manufacturing company had announced here that with the arrival of a Mr. K. Moria,
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  • 241 16  -  By A. Ramalingam JESSELTON, Apr. 19. There is widespread speculation here that Dato Donald Stephens, the Upko leader and former Chief Minister, may turn down the offer of Tengku Abdul Rahman to be the Malaysian High Commissioner in Canada. The Minister
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  • 75 16 SINGAPORE Apr 20 The Minister for Law and National Development, Mr. E. W. Barker, ha* given notice that on the re-com-mittai of the Intestate Succession Bill, he will move at the next meeting of Parliament the addition of a new clause to the effect that the
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  • 46 16 PENANG, Apr. 20—Bank Buniiputra is to open a new branch in Penang this year. “Another branch is also being planned for Sabak Bernam. in Selangor,” Inche Ahmad Rose, secretary of the bank said today. The bank now has eight branches in Malaysia.
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  • 46 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 20. Ihe Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir, will attend a variety show of the Malayan Hindu Youth Convention at the Alam Shah School Hall. Jalan Cheras, on the night of Apr. 23.
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  • 44 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr. 10. The Minister of Information and Broadca sting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will open a three-day Umno youth work camp in Balu Pahat on Apr. 23. Aixnit 150 youths from Johore will attend the camp.
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  • 231 16 UA LA LUMPUR, Apr. 20.—The Singapore branch of Bank Negara Malaysia will cease operations in the Republic after the close of business on Apr. 22. Announcing this today, the Governor, Tan Sri Ismail bln Mohamed All, said this decision was made with the agreement of
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  • 43 16 KOTA BHARU, Apr. 20.—Tlie Kelantan branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress recently elected Mr. A M. Thannikodl as Its president. Other office-holders are: Vice-president ,Mr. A V. Nagaratnam: secretary. Mr. D. Naidu: assistant secretary, Mr. T. Arasu: treasurer. Mr M Karuppiah
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  • 44 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 20. Tlie Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir. will open the 19th annual meeting of the Malay Students Federation at Dewan Sekolah Aminuddin Baki. Kampong Pandun, here at 5 p.m. on Apr. 22.
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  • 26 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 20 The editor of the Tamil weekly Deepatn, Mr. N, Parthasarathy, will arrive here tomorrow for a month's visit to Malaysia.
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  • 25 16 IPOH, Apr. 20.—A party of 15 town councillors from Taiplng will make a study tour of the Ipnh Municipal Council on Apr. 23
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  • 682 17 Defence cuts —Jek assures union ‘GOVT WILL DO ALL IT CAN TO FIND A SOLUTION’ SINGAPORE, Apr. 21 'J’HE Minister for Labour, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, has promised that when the problem of proposed defence cuts by the British Government arises the “Singapore Government will do everything in its power
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  • 70 17 I/UALA LUMPUR. Apr. 21. The MTUC la organising a mass May Day rally at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pu&taka. It will pass resolutions on sub-division of estates, teachers’ problems, and the Government’s failure to introduce social security legislation. Trade union leaders. Including MTUC
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  • 114 17 CINGAPORE. Apr. 21—The J Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has said that the future of Singapore Is “reasonably secure” for the next five to 10 years. “It Is Imperative that we should use this time to strengthen our society to meet the challenge
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  • 38 17 PENANG. Apr. 19.—The Speaker of the State Assembly, Hajl Suleiman bin Haji Ahmad, flew to Jakarta today for a two-day visit. He was accompanied bv the president of the Penang Tourist Guides’ Association. Mr Eddy Phuah.
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  • 107 17 CINGAPORE, Apr. 21. A Malay student. JalTar bin Mohamed Kassim, 23, of Pulau Tekong Besar. has been admitted to Nanynng University. JafTar. who switched over to a Chinese secondary school after completing Standard V in a Malay school, is taking a course of study In
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  • 240 17 ITUALA LUMPUR, **Apr. 21—European airlines were informed that the traffic rights granted to them from Malaysia and Singapore to Australia were temporary and that as soon as MalaysiaSingapore Airlines began operations to Australia these rights would end, the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon. said
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  • 16 17 KLUANG. Apr. 21—The Indian Association here will hold its annual meeting on April 29.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2102 18 From Our Market Correspondent IT was another extremely dull week on the Stock Exchange with a low turnover, but prices on the whole were very steady. Price movements were extremely narrow and without any big drops or falls there was little to attract either
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    • 29 18 Babber Tin (psrlb.) (per pleat) Apr M 17. 57Ls ets. 9606.78 18. 58H «b. 8887.0# 10. U!iek 8606J8 80. 589b els. 8006.08}; 81. 58He4s. *****7M It. 8502.17
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    • 355 18 r|)HE past week's trading I maintained the improved levels reached towards the end of the previous week Mtßtl* H. C. B. m I V Ltd. In their current rubber market report. Turnover was brisk, but slowed down as the week progressed, adds the report. 1 tie
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    • 63 18 Apr. 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 Industrials: 106.7# 107.42 107.41 107 40 107.64 107 88 Properties: 101 89 103.75 105 18 104 60 105.67 106.38 Minifies: 100 40 100.56 100 98 101 56 102.11 102.01 ‘S rubbers: 111 88 111.86 111 86
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    • 57 18 (Mm|wi 'Pfliw) Firet Malayan 2 30 2.40 H'iond Malayan I *5 1.74 Ihird Malayan 112 123 id The Ravine fund 1.3.1 146 ad The Commerce Ind. *0 lot Mai. Invaat. Fund .»!S I (MS Flrat Hon* Kona .»1 I DS' xd **<ond Hong Kona .71 .71* Sterling Commodity
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    • 39 18 /VN the Iran aiahanga market In Hoas Kong on Baturdav the ui Oallar was quoted St 5.794 for T.T. and 5 721 So> taab. terimg waa quoted at IS Ot, and ana lee at geld at 268*.
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    • 93 18 ’ARGO requiring storage aaaam- nitflllin fir the undtr mentioned vmkli wit: b* raaalvad ini* Ui* Part twattanham Authority Gadawn Nd. S fall***: 1 noracap*, Splldra and Holat at ia on April 28, Kora ns on Apri. 24, Tiomed. Mlaret, traquaddy on April 35: John Kvaratt. Houtman and Conotia on
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    • 85 18 S'HINKgf Piadoa* lilhamt, Singa- air* nun priaaa per pnul yaitarday: Cocaniit ail: hulk $45 iciler*. drum >t7t Mi r Capra M.vrt if.nb.) loose Apr May I’K Vonnueit J 274 B. Pappar: Muntok white sll7* sellers, Sarawak v. lute SI 45 aellei a. special Sarawak ha.k slo7* aellcra, garbled
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    • 17 18 The fTong Kong free market was do rd vesterdny for Uie Queen’s! Hirthday holiday.
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    • 34 18 Current Date t otal for Totsl for f. Life P *i? b,r l 4 ?r r V Ju,y 31 U% 13% .1. Waugh 20 cte May 20 20 ct* 20 ctn.
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  • 252 19 PENANG, Apr. 21. THE Anglican Bishop of Singapore and Malaysia, the Rt. Rev. Joshua Chiu Ban It, yesterday paid a courtesy cail on the Catholic Bishop of Penang, Monsignor Francis Chan, who is seriously ill with cancer. He was accompanied by the Archdeacon
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  • 270 19 SINGAPORE. Aur. 21 For the first time, school cadet corps for girls will be formed towards the end of this year. There will be corps to be set up In nine secondary schools. Each corps will have 60 girls. This was announced on behalf
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  • 104 19 J| ESSELTON. Apr. 21—The Lnued saOan National organisation today scored an easy victory at the Kuala Kinabatangan constituency (6.888). bringing Us total to date to 11 seats. Its candidate. Oatu Xliuddin bin Datu Harun. polled 3.871 votes as against Upko's candidate Inche Abdul Aziz
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  • 59 19 SINQAPORE. Apr. 21 Prof. T.A. Jansen, president of the Asian-Pacific Dental Federation, left for Korea today to attend the fifth Asian-Pacific Dental Congress, which begins in Seoul from Apr. 24. With nmi was Dr Llm Khena president-elect of the Singapore Dfn t nl Association, who
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  • 288 19 IfUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 21—The Government would continue to give every assistance to genuine religious bodies, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, said today. Speaking at the opening jf a Malayan Hindu youth convention nere, Mr. Tan gave the assurance that
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  • 270 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 20. T*HE Selangor branch oi the National Cancer Society of Malaysia has begun establishing a cytology (the study of cells and their formation) unit here as the nucleus for a cancer diagnostic centre later on. Two laboratory
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  • 55 19 PENANG, Apr. 21—All five unofficial members of the Penang Free School board of trustees have been re-elected to hold office for three year with effect from April 1. They are Sir Husein Aboolcader, Dr. Ong Huck Chye. Mr. Saw Choo Theng. Mr. Koh Sin Hock and Inche
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  • 103 19 LUMPUR, Apr. 21 Tengku Abdul Rahman will return tomorrow evening from his four-day visit to Ceylon. Two other Cabinet Ministers now overseas will return on Apr. 2 They are the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr Llm Swee Aun from Tokyo and the Deputy
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  • 31 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 21. Mr. Mohamed Attaur Rahman. India's new Hivh Commissioner to Malaysia, will arrive here by air from Vietnam on April 26 to assume his post..
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  • 47 19 IPOH, Aor. 21—The Mentrl Besar of Perak, Dato Ahmad bin Said, will open a community hall at Kampong Jalong. Sungel Siput. and present a $40,000 enrque to the Indian Association in Kuala Kangsar when he makes a one-day tour of the areas on April 27
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  • 325 19 IT UA L A LUMPUR. Apr. 21 The chairman of the Tariff Advisory Board here, Tuan Hajl Sujak bln Rahman, strongly urged all government departments to set an example by making as much use as possible of locally manufactured products. He said
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  • 171 20 IfANGAR, Apr. 22. Perak had to fight much harder than they expected to beat Perils 2-1 in their Malaysia Cup north zone soccer match played here today. Alter a*, scoreless first half. Perak found themselves a goal down early In the 1 second
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  • 136 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 33— Selangor had scored 168 for three when ram halted play at 6.22 In their cricket match against Negri Sembilan at Pantai today. Hector Durairatnam hit 65 not out. Opening batsman Tharumagnan&tn also batted well for 41 before being run
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  • 147 20 OXNQAPOHE, Apr. 22—Ceylon Sports Club Singapore's league division one hockey champions- suffered their first defeat today when they lost i-1 to 19 Signals In the quarterfinals of the Lesgue Cup com petition at Parrer Park This shock dereat has dashed CSC'a hopes of
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  • 480 20 PHNANG, April 23.. gILLY YAP of Selangor, the No. 4 seed, pulled off a stunning upset in the Malaysian national tennis championships today when he beat defending champion S. A. Azman 7-5, 3-6, 9-7 in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles on the Penang
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  • 168 20 I POH, Apr. 22. Ong Mel 1 Mel won Uuee titles at the ftru* uio<e Wants cnampioush.ps nere last night. met WHO to Oil two gold meat*ls at tne Heap Chimes m ivoo, too* tne women's single*. Qoubles and mixed douotes titles. lang Bek Heng,
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  • 209 20 IPOH, April 23. 'JHE Perak State Secretary, Raja Mokhtar bin Raja Ya’acob, prime mover of the State’s student exchange programme, today spoke of a plan to consolidate the scheme. He hopes to set up an association of pupils who -thave benefited from
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  • 47 20 IPOH, Apr. 20—The Shaw Organisation Employee' We.lare Association. Perak bran.-h, today presented scholarship awards totalling $1 490 to I 4 primary school children, eigni secondary school children and one H.gher School Certificate student They are the children ot the staff of the organisation
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  • 145 20 CINGAPORE, Apr. 21. —An executive from a British consortium which specialises in building container shipping systems said here today it was inevitable that modern harbours throughout the world would have container complexes in future. Mr. J. W. Woods, director of O. Dew and
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  • 41 20 UANGKOK, Sat. Slng- apore played a great game tonight to beat Japan 2-0 and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Aslan youth soccer tournament. In the other Group D match Burma beat Formosa by the same margin.
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  • 77 20 MALACCA. Apr. 24—John Park hit to forceful 60 runs to help Malacca Club beat Medical Services. Terendak by five wickets In the Sheppard Trophy League Cricket match at the Malacca Club grounds yesterday. Scores: Medical services Terendak 00 (Coots 30) Langford 4-6, Banks 3-18 and
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  • 247 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 20. —Four Americans, who are on an oceanographies u m pleasure cruise aboard the 37ft schooner Dante Deo, are looking for additional crew to sail with them to Hong Kong, Japan, Formosa and back to the United States. The team, comprising Captain Thomas
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