The Straits Budget, 25 October 1967

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K, AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 784 KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 25, 1967. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KPN 2582
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    • 377 2  -  8 H YONG Ipoh ZAMAN1 Lumut 0" N Oct 18, my nephew returned to Malaysia by plane having completed his studies In London He got off at Kuala Lumpur Hls luggage Including a S-year old taperecorder, was cleared. The same day he took
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    • 370 2  -  C 8 Singapore TAXPAYER Taiplng OWE Arts Council should be fully encouraged A in Its endeavours. However, I would warn 1 against a rush into building plans. To think about a multi-million dollar building to house a yet non-existent academy of arts seems to
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    • 173 2  -  E. A COBLEY Singapore BE FAIR Singapore jtfAY 1 plead with parents to show a greater vigilance for the safety of their children The other day 1 was shopping in Orchard Road, The floor was strewn with plastic bags Two children picked them
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    • 225 2  -  MEDICO Singapore THE reason why some 1 doctors do not issue separate oais lor medicine and lor consultation as advocated by “King-a*der (b.f. Oct. Id ts Decause tney have no wish to split-hairs. Most patients are only interested in knowing how soon they can be
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    • 148 2  -  L EGAN, S J Singapore IN the course ol history many things some good some bad have been falsely laid at the door of the Jesuits The most recent example occurred »n your Item of Oct 12 under the headline "Wooing the Hippies trom the Pulpit’’
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    • 116 2  -  TRAVELLER Singapore ()NE of my relatives w recently travelled irom Penang by train but was not allowed to enter Singapore as he did nut have proper travel documents with him. 1 do not blame the lmmlgr.t authorities, but 1 am at a loss to
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    • 58 2  -  UB1 Singapore (kUR Deput; Minuter Dr Toh Chin Chye advises eating less rice and more wheat But television lessons in the various ways of using wheal to make pou. slew mal. cakes etc Indicate that the result would be very expensive breakfast or lunch Most people cannot afford
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    • 233 2  - An American G.I. says thank you PAUI GARNER San Francisco IAM an American ser viceman. stationed in Vietnam and I have Just returned from an R&R in Kuala Lumpur The flve days that 1 spent there was one ol the finest times in my life Mv friends did everything within
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    • 639 3 —Straits Times, October 10 Umno continues in full possession of the strengths which have been the secret of its success: unity within the top leadership and solid confidence in the leadership by the rank and file. This is the impression that emerges most forcefully from the annual
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    • 349 3 Malaysia’ s MIT —-Straits Times, October 16 Saturday's foundation stone ceremony for the Mara Institute of Technology marked a further stage in the Malaysian Government's swing away from some tradition.*! cliches about why the bumiputcras have not done well in business. The theory that they have failed mainly for lack
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    • 191 3 —Straits Times. October 16 The Singapore trawler crew which has just returned home after nearly a year in a Buimese prison draws attention cnee moie to the need for an Indian Ocean convention an the treatment of fishermen in foreign territorial waters. As more and more craft set
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    • 624 3 —Straits Times, October 17 Delegates to the Afro-Asieu Housing Congress in Singapore last week did not say much about the size of their countries’ housing problems. They did not need to. In virtually every country represented five population explosion and the drift to the cities in
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    • 389 3 —Straits Times, October 18 How serious are the signs of ‘‘retardation and strain’’ that Tan Sri Jamil Rais sees vhe Malaysian public service? That he should feel them to exist ai all is caus.» for concern in times when the administrative burden is bound to increase; and that
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    • 211 3 —Straits Time*. October 18 Sabah’s policies on immigrant labour bad 1\ need tidying up. Though a stop has been put to the anarchic system under which workers from the Philippines entered tie* State virtually unrestricted and unsupervised, things are still not neatly as well regulated as they should
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    • 652 4 B—Straits Times, October 19 The question Mr. Lee Kuan Yew is seeking an answer to on his visit to the United States is of vital concern to all the non-Communist countries of Asia. Will American willingness to act as a counterweight to the forces of Asian Communism
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    • 239 4 —Straits Time*, October 20 The thousands of ornamental trees now being planted along Singapore streets wili rot just make the republic more attractive, though that would be purpose enough. A useful effect upon the rainfall is also to be anticipated. Were the trees not being planted there is
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    • 673 4 —Straits Times, October 21 Neither politically nor economically is Indonesia out ot the wood. On both front*, however, there has been progress. No doubt can remain that the ‘new order" has indeed triumphed over the old. It has been two years since the Untung coup wa> crushed and
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    • 337 4 —Straits Time*. October 21 Mr. J. H. D. Sibree, chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, has expressed again manufacturers’ anxiety about the tax incentives announced last December but not yet brought into force. There has been unusual delay, even allowing for the explanation last month by
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    • 185 4 Straits Times. October 21 Yesterday- in Tawau Tengk.i Abdul Rahman both laid the foundation stone for a mem orial to the Malaysian soldiers who died at Kalabakan in 1963 and opened a new general hospital, spanning the years with consecutive ceremonies. In 1963 the word was survival. Malaysia
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  • 497 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 15 TENGKU Abdul Rahman said here this evening Malaysia had reason to be proud that her people of diverse races had accepted Malay as the sole official language of the country. There
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  • 48 5 KI.UANG Oct. lOlniHrEndan bin Haji Duhlan was elected the chairman of the Amalgamated Union ot Employees in Government Cle’ical and Allied Services at th< branch's annual meeting here recently. Others elected were: Inche Rafai bin Idris, secretary, and Inche Ot liman bin Yusol, treasurer.
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  • 214 5 I>ARIT BUNTAR Oct. 1 15.—The Chief Education Officer, Perak, Dato Idris bin Babjee, yesterday said that the tremendous progress made by Japan in technology had been due to the great spirit with which she had tackled her problems. “Nothing Ls Impossible to the Japanese,”
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  • 64 5 MALACCA. Oct. 16-Six members of the State Assembly who have been re-appointed State Executive Council members were sworn-in today before the Governor. Tim Hajl Abdul Maleic. They ore Inche Abdul Ghani bin Ah. Inche Nordin bin Sa'ad, Mr. Yoong Yonij Pow, Inche Hushim bin Haji
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  • 287 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13. problem of falling rubber prices can be solved only by real international effort, the British Minister of State for Commonwealth AfTairs, Lord Shepherd, said today. He said he had talks on the problem with Tengku Abdul Rahman, Tun
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  • 49 5 SEKEMBAN, Oct 16-Miss Soo Su Chlng and Miss K. Sritheratiee of Port Dickson left today for Australia for a three-year course in nursing. The course is sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Port Dickson and Horsham, Victoria. Two other girls will leave In December.
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  • 24 5 BUTTERWORTH, Oct. 15-The Butterworth Red Cross Association will hold a Red Cross Night at the Town Hall, here on Oct. 28
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  • 359 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 15. 'J’HE Malaysian Alliance convention in Kuching on Oct. 26 will be held as scheduled, Sarawak's Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Tajang Laeng, said here today. He was commenting on a statement by Sarawak’s Chief Minister, Dato Penghulu Tawi Sli,
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  • 186 6 Kuala lumfi R.Oct 15 —Ceylon's Minister of Finance, Mr. U. B. Wanninayake (above), who arrived here today on a three-day visit, hopes to finalise arrangements on a double taxation agreement between Malaysia and Ceylon. In an airport interview, he said: “We have had
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  • 109 6 |>ENANG, Oct. 16. Two French fishing harbour experts have arrived in Penang to make a survey of the fishing industry with a view to making recommendations for building a fishing harbour complex on Penang island. The two experts, Mr. p. Bernard and Mr. J.
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  • 608 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. lti. TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN leaves on Wednesday for Jesselton to begin his nine-day official visit to East Malaysia during which he will hold talks with Party Pesaka and Party Bumiputra leaders in Sarawak to heal the rift between them. Differences between
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  • 126 6 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 16.-A 32-year-olci artist, who believes that “sketching is an essential pre-requisite’’ for a real artist, is currently holding an exhibition of his works at the Balai Ampang, AIA building, here. He Is Mr Le Chek Wen. a school-teacher from Seremban, who
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  • 24 6 SINGAPORE. Oct. 16— The Minister for Social Affairs Incne Othman Wok. will visit the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore on Oct. 30
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  • 188 7 LUMPUR, Oct. 16. Eight U S. Peace Corps members will be “adopted" by three kampong communities near Jitra, Kedah, for the next fortnight as part of their orientation programme. They will live in the kampongs to learn the Joget.
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  • 480 7 |(UALA LUMPUR, ■*Oct 16.—The Deputy Secretary ot the Ministry of Overseas Development in London, Sir Alan Dudley, arrived here today with a three-member team for aid talks with the Malaysian Government. Sir Dudley, speaking to reporters, stressed that the first aim of
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  • 129 7 l/ANGAR, Oct. 16 The Perlis PMIP today rejected the advice of the Mentrl Besar. Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad, not to field a candidate against Tengku Abdul Rahman In the 1969 general election. Such a step would make a mockery of the democratic principles which the
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  • 298 8  -  Experts to meet in Geneva next month By 808 NG: Kuala Lumpur Oct. 17 EXPERTS from natural rubber and synthetic rubber producing countries as well as consuming countries will meet in Geneva next month to discuss ways to stabilise the price of rub-
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  • 306 8 27 COMMITTEES TO LEAD THE WAY SINGAPORE. Oct. 16 yyOMEN community leaders in Singapore will soon be playing a more positive role with the setting up of ‘‘women's committees’’ at the community centres. The committees, formed by the People’s A s s o c
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  • 46 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17— Mr. Tofchlo Homa, t< Japanese fisheries expert, flew in here today to look into the prospects of fisheries development. He is here as a member of the Aslan agriculture survey te im which is working for the Asian Development Bank.
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  • 54 8 KUAI.A lUMPUR. Oct. 16— The visiting Ceylonese Finance Minister, Mr. U. B. Wanninayake, today had a 30-mlnute discussion with the Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Slew Sin, on common economic problems. They are also believed to have talked generally on ways of cooperation between Ceylon and Malaysia
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  • 190 8 K. LUMPUR, Oct. 16 L'IFTEEN Malaysians were 1 among 24 Asians who received diplomas from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology at a graduation ceremony early this month. Seven Malaysians and another Asian received the Fellowship diplomas in civil engineering. The seven Malaysians are: Lew
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  • 177 8 SANGAPORE, Oct. 16. A ROYAL Malaysian Navy oflicer, Sub-Lt. Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal, will serve on board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Maryton, which is making a 13,000-mile trip back to Britain the longest unaccompanied passage undertaken by a British Navy
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  • 20 8 SINGAPORE. Oct. 16-ImDorr* of human liaix from any country must now jt covered bv special import licences l
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  • 468 9  -  By PADMAN GOPAL KOTA BHARU, Oct. 17. 'J'HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today called on the people not to be complacent though the Emergency and confrontation were over. “There Is still no real peace prevailing In our country. This is
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  • 41 9 KUAIA LUMPUR. Oct. 17Six new postal agencies in West Malaysia were opened yesterday. They arc at Batu Meraonq (Negeri Sembilani; Kemendore (Malacca): Chabang Tiga Berangnn (Kelantan): Megabnng Talipot (Trengganut; Bukit Kapar and Sungei Burong tboth in Selangor).
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  • 128 9 VUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17. Mr. Wong Moo ('hew (above) will soon leave for Paris to farther his stadies at the school of Les Beaux Arts. He has been awarded a French Government scholarship. Mr. Wong, 24, look to painting at the age
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  • 107 9 Kuching. Oct. 16— Ten-year-old Janies Anak Kabau, gandson of Tan Sri Temrnggong Jugah. the Federal Minister for Sarawak Affairs, rescued a bay fromni the Kejang river here last week. Jamci, a Wolf Club at Kapit. in Sarawak's 3rd division, was standing by the
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  • 21 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct 16— The Sultun of Kelangot opened the Centenary Stamp Exhibition at the Muztum Negata here today.
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  • 130 9 THE deputy Permanent J Secretary to the Ministry of Education, inohe Mohamed Yusof bin Hftjl Ismail (above), has been appointed secretary to the Malayan Rubber Fund Board He succeeds Dato Sham.-udin who will retire on Nov. 1 Dato Shamsudin has served as Secretary of the
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  • 204 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17. •JHE Government will conduct its first national housing survey in 1970, the deputy secretary to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, Mr. N. Jagatheesan, said today. He was briefing a group of Afro-Asian delegates who are on a visit
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  • 62 9 AUCKLAND Oct. 17-Fifty thoavand feet of New Zealandmade pipe to be installed In Malaysia was loaded on to tlie freighter Tjimanek in Wellington this week. This is the first part of a $60,000 order for telephone piping won by a Wellington firm A company spokesman said
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  • 32 9 PARIT BUNTAR. Oct—l 7 The Speaker of the Penang State Assembly. Hajl Sulaiman bin Hajl Ahmad, wilt address an Alliance rallv at Tautens Piandang on the night of Oct 19
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  • 1129 10  -  By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, Oct. 17 yALKS between Singapore and Britain on economic assistance to offset the military withdrawal appear to have hit some snags. An indication came today from the Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng S w e e when he said:
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  • 111 10 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 16. The New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. B. D. Zohrab, will make his first official tour of East Malaysia from Oct. :10. During his visit Mr. Zohrab, who will be accompanied by his wife, will attend the formal opening
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  • 336 10 Alliance Party outlines right’ road for S’pore QINGAPORE, Oct 17. The Alliance Party Slngapura 3aid today it had “a realistic, practical and constructive approach and policy which can make an independent Singapore not only survive but also prosper.” In a policy statement emphasising the dangers and sufferings ahead, the party
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  • 114 10 l/UALA I.UMPUR. Oct. 16 Decisions taken at the three-day Regional English Language Centre Co-ordi-nating Committee meeting held here recently, will be submitted to the SouthEast Aslan Ministers of Education Council conference to be held in Singapore in December A Government statement said the committee considered
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  • 318 11  -  By PREM KUMAR KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18. 6,000 to 7,000 untrained teachers in most secondary and primary schools in West Malaysia will be out of work next year, the National Union of Teachers claimed today. This, according to the general secretary of
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  • 100 11 KI ALA LUMPUR. Oct. 17. —A United Nations road expert believes that Malaysia has one of the best networks of roads in South-east Asia. He is the deputy director of the U N. transport survey team, I)r. It. Johnson. Dr. Johnson, who arrived here last
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  • 35 11 KUI.IM Oct. 18 Professor S. Madinavachariaiiu. <>l Matins University will address a public meeting at the Umno premises litre on Oet 20 Mr. K K Nair for Kedah State MIC president, will preside
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  • 252 11 IPOH, Oct. 19. Tae1 kwon Do enthusiasts throughout Malaysia will miss one of their most popular tutors, Mr. Woo Jae Lim, 33, the chief instructor, who is returning to Korea on Oct. 27 after four years here. Mr. Woo, who holds the 5th
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  • 62 11 PENANG Oct. 18 —Resident? of Kampong Kolam in Brown Estate. Gluqor, have formed a cooperative society with the object of buying the 14-acre piece of land on which they are living. The formation of the society followed a reported move by the estate owners to sell
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  • 36 11 SINGAPORE Oct. 18 Mr. Lim Theng Kuan has been elected president <f the Com-missioner-general's Local Employees’ Union. Other officials include Mr. E.V.N Nair. vicepresident; Ayub bin Ibrahim, secretary, and Che H.imnah Muhd. Jaafar. treasurer
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  • 126 11 pENANG. Oct. I.—Malaysia's oldest school, the Penang Free School, will honour several long-service teachers at its 151st Speech Day on Oct. 21. They will be presented with loop service and "thank you’’ certificates by the chairman of the school’s board of governors. Dr. Sir Husein
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  • 61 11 SINGAPORE. Oet 18 The Indian High Comm rsion here is receiving applications from Singapore citizens who wish to do pre-university courses at Indian universities for the 1968/69 academic year beginning next July and August Applicants must he ld a Grade II Senior Cambridge certificate. Application forms are
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  • 311 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18. MEMBER of the Afro-Asian Housing Congress, Dr. Saba Shiber, thinks Malaysia is the most progressive and dynamic country he has visited. He said this while touring the Petaling Jaya housing schemes with eight other delegates. Dr. Shiber exclaimed, “How humane!”
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  • 424 12 IPOH, Oct. 18. CRACKDOWN is being considered on tin miners who own large areas of mining land in reserve but are not mining them. According to the Commissioner of Lands and Mines, Perak, Inche Zakaria bin Sulong, the mining enactment states that
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  • 79 12 IPOH Oct. 18—The Perak State Government today began studying the Suttlan Report on salaries with the aim of presenting views to the Central Government on its effect on the State Government. The officers studying it are the acting State Secretary, Incite Murad bin Mohtimed, who is
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  • 181 12 CINt.APORK Oct. 17.—The J days of big-time taxdodgers are numbered. The Finance Minister, Dr. Gob Keng Swee. announced today that the Government would soon he cracking down on these evaders. ”After we have tidied things up, it will be very difficult
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  • 95 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. II The Sarawak Minister nf Agriculture. Mr. Tajang Lain*, had talks here today with the Minister of I-aiids and Mines. Dato Haji Abdul Rahman Ya'akub. on the implementation of land projects for the bumiputras in the State. Mr. I,aing is seeking
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  • 26 12 SINGAPORE Oct. 18. The Consulate-General if the Republic of Panama wl'l celebrate their National Day with a reception at Raffles Hotel on Nov. 3.
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  • 68 12 India’ s National Solidarity Day KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 18—A ceremony to tn.uk India's National Solidarity Du. will be held at 8 a m. on Oct. 20 in the library of the Information Service of India. United Commercial Bank Building Malacca Street. The acting High Commissioner for India. Mr. G. V.
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  • 142 12 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 18 —A 14-member trade mission from the Australian chemical Industry will make a six-week tour of six Aslan countries beginning from Oct. 28 and is expected here on Nov. 25. Led by Mr W S> Duffleld. a director of Laporte Australia Ltd
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  • 126 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18. TWO Labour Party members have asked for 4 an emergency meeting of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly to discuss the case of Hamid Tuah and his 530 followers. Mr V David <Pantai>and Mr. Woo Hon Kong iSalaki made the request
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  • 33 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 18.—Lord Shephprd. the British Minister of State in the Commonwealth Office, will arrived on Oct. 21 for a three-dav visit in the course of a Far East familiarisation tour.
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  • 283 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17. THE Minister of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, today recommended the prefab housing system to a group of AfroAsian housing delegates. He was speaking to them at the Selangor Legislative Assembly chamber after they had been briefed
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  • 112 12 Kaula lumpur, Oct. ib —Specially designed disposable pohthrne bags have begun to replace the conventional latex cups on Malaysia's rubber estates. Writing in the annual report of the Rubber Research Institute, the head of the chemistry division. Dr. W.A. Southorn, says that research has shown
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  • 277 13  -  By Chan Beug Soon: Alor Star, Oct. 18 more clashes between Communist terrorists and Malaysian-Thai border police have been reported in the jungle around Betong district, in South Thailand. An official source, which disclosed this today, said the area had long been the
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  • 177 13 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 18 —lne Senior Officers’ Association of the Malayan Railway today said that it was proud that a railwayman had been appointed general manager of the railways. It congratulated the Government and the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri
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  • 26 13 tPOH. Oct. 18 —M>'. I icw Stow Kim. s graduate of tin* University ot Malaya, has assumed duties here ns Assistant State Secretary <Finance).
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  • 108 13 pKNANG, Oct. 18.—The Malaysian Indian Congress cannot accept Rroup membership of people who got together and claimed to form a new branch of the party, Mr. K. R. Govimlarajulu. secretary of the Penang State MIC, said today. “We entertain only individual applications,'* he said
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  • 155 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17.—The president ot the MTUC, Mr. Yeoh Teek Chye, left for Washington today. He is to attend the 15th World Congress of the International Federation of Commercial. Clerical and Technical Employees. The five-day congress is scheduled to begin on Oct.
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  • 127 13 Reuter. IESSELTCN. Oct 17 —The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. A. J. Eastman. today flew over the proposed route of the 250mile east-west transSabah highway. Work on the highway, to link Jesselton with Sandakan, the commercial centre of Sabah, Is to begin in February.
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  • 60 13 KUAIA LUMPUR. Oct. 18— Thr executive council of the Aston Brojulcastiii" Union will hold a two-day meeting beginning tomorrow at tlie Ministry of Information and Broadcasting here to prepare for their general assembly to be held in Singapore from Nov. 23. The secretary-general of the organisation.
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  • 169 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 18 Mr. P. P. Narayanan hopes that if rubber seeds are taken by the Russians to the moon the first one will he a Malaysian one. The general secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers is going to
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  • 198 13 JOHORE BAHRU. Oct 18. Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Ltd. is looking for a site as an estate for small industries here. In the initial stages it hopes to build and finance up to 15 factories, which, when ready, would be sold to small
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  • 378 14 KOTA BHARU, Oct. 19. 'J’UN ABDUL RAZAK today took time off from his political vi. c it here to witness the second phase of the biggest Malaysian Armed Forces exercise in Trengganu. The exercise code-named, “Bersama,” involves more than 4,000
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  • 114 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 19 O More than 30 pugilistic group here today got together to launch the Singapore National Pugilistic Federation. Leaders of these groups met at the People's Association this afternoon under the chairmanship of the Defence Minister, Mr. Urn Kim San. Mr. Urn said
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  • 55 14 KANOAR, Oct. 19—The Perils State Umno win launch a one-month polnical campaign in November to counter oppos.tion propaganda in preparation for the 1969 national elections. Inch O'hman bin Abdullah, acting secretary of the Perils Umno liaison committee, said rallies would be held in Kangar, Arau.
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  • 34 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 19 Mr. Stephen Kang, director of Mayflower Tours, leaves for Athens on Sunday to attend the 37th World Travel Congress sponsored by the American Society of Travel Agents.
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  • 228 14 CINGAPORE, Oct. 19. Oct. 19. Irene Lee, a school teacher at Ampang Road Girls’ School, has topped a class of over 100 tourist guides in the six-week guiding course run by the Tourist Association. ft was almost by accident that Miss Lee applied to
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  • 47 14 SINGAPORE. Oct 19—About 100 foreign delegates will attend the Asian Bn adcasting Union’s fourth general assembly which begins here next week. The Deputy Prime Minister. Dr. Toh Chin Chye. will open the conference at the Conference Hall in Shenton Way on Monday.
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  • 30 14 BATU PAH AT. Oct. 19 Twenty schools in the district will take part in the two-day traffic games sponsored by Shell at the stadium here from Nov 11.
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  • 287 14 SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 'J’HOUGH New Zealand’s 30-man trade team is here primarily on a selling mission some of its members will gladly consider any proposals to start joint ventures in Singapore. Disclosing this today the leader of the mission, Mr. R. H.
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  • 85 14 E. German team seeks closer ties’ SINGAPORE, Oct. 1$. A five-man economic mission from the German Democratic Republic arrived here today for a nine-day visit. Mr. Willi Scliild, leader of the mission, told reporters on arrival “so far direct trade between our countries amounts to only million annually. “We have
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  • 49 14 ALOR BTAR Oct. 19 A housewife. 8a jura binte Muin, 31. screamed last night when she woke up suddenly to find a man trying to undress her in her house in Kampong Stingei Em as The man jumped through a window and escaped.
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  • 103 15 DENANO, Oct. 19. The City Council may do away with parking meters. “Wc are looking into better methods of providing similar facilities.” Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, the Chief Minister said today. Although the new system was likely to cost the council more, it was
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  • 63 15 SEREMUAN. Oct. 19 Mis* ■layanthi Subramaniam. 20. d.tußhtrr of Rev. and Mrs V. A. Subramanlam of Serembnn. who is now in Vienna studying, singing and piano, has been granted a four-week travelling scholarship to the United States. The scholarship was the prize for coming out first
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  • 148 15 SINGAPORE, Oct. 19. AN electronic desk-top computer, claimed to be the world’s first portable model, will be on display at the Olivetti Innovates exhibition to be held at the Singapore Conference Hall from Nov. 14 to 18. Known as the Olivetti Porgramma 101, the conve-nient-size versatile
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  • 270 15  -  By MAGDALENE LUM LUMPUR, Oct. 19. Tlie deputy secretary of the British Ministry of Overseas Development, Sir Alan Dudley, stressed today that* “no specific decisions* had been reached on the “form or uses of aid’’ for Malaysia and Singapore.
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  • 110 15 QJINGAPORE, Oct. 19.. Singapore has been described by a visiting Swiss executive as being one of the most important centres in SouthEast Asia for the watch trade. lie Is Mr. Pierre Renggli, deputy manager of Asuag. the largest holding company of the watch
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  • 283 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 19.-—Would you contribute your entire wardrobe to a fashion show In aid of charity? Yes, says Mrs. Helen Brown, a Peace Corps volunteer teacher at Kajang. Mrs. Brown, 41, has given all her clothes made of local
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  • 30 15 PENANO. Oct. 13 Mr TP. Hibbetf haj> appointed new director of the British Council here. He succeeds Mr. M S. Dalliel, who has been transferred to Lahore, Pakistan
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  • 143 15 \IALACCA, Oct. 19. Young people of this country should stop wasting their time in flve-foot-ways and collee shops and indulging in A-Go-Go dances. The Chief Minister, Haji Tallb bin Karim, who said this today, warned them that the country would “go to the dogs” if
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  • 444 16  -  By PREM KUMAR KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 19 pASSDNG learnerdriver tests will NOT be sufficient soon for Malaysian motorists. They will have to undergo an additional five to six months as probationary drivers. In a separate move against reckless commercial vehicle drivers. a bill is
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  • 228 16 Kuala lumpitr, Oct. 19. —Foreign airlines which have air agreements with Malaysia, but do not fly their planes here were again strongly criticised today by the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon. He was speaking at the signing of an air services agreement between
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  • 57 16 PENANO. Oct 19—Air ViceMarshal C. T. Hannah, Air Officer Commanding. Operations Command, RAF, today paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister. Tan Brl Wong Pow Nee, at the State Secretariat here. Air Vice-Marshal, Hannah, a former Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. RAAF. is on
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  • 105 16 UUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 19.—TenflRku Mustapha ibni AlMarhum Tengku Besar Burhanuddin, 52, was today appointed Grand Chamberlain of the Istana Negara. Tengku Mustapha, until yesterday secretary of the Ministry of Justice, took over the post from Raja Lope Rashid. He was private secretary
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  • 61 16 SEOUL. Oct. 19 The new South Korean Ambassador to Malaysia. Dr Hong Ki Karl, left tor Kuala Lumgur tonight to take up his post. Dr. Karl, who was a governient spokesman during the late President Syngman Rhee's regime, Ls filling the post vacated by Mr.
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  • 57 16 BRISBANE. Oct. 19 More than 600 men of the l Bn., King's Shropshire Light Infantry today started their return to Tercndak Camp. In Malacca. The battalion, which forms part of 28 Commonwealth Brigade, has been in Australia since early last month to take part in
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  • 250 16  -  f ror: GEOFFREY GELDARD Kuching, Oct. 19. The Minister for Sarawak Affairs, Tan Sri Temenggonf jupah, returned unexpectedly today from leave in Kapit. He told pressmen that the Sarawak Alliance National Council would meet on Monday In Kuching and that he would make a
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  • 284 17 ‘GIVE AND TAKE’ SPIRIT A MUST, SAYS KHIR PENANG, Oct. 19. jyjALAYSIAN youths can contribute greatly to the elimination of the ‘‘artificial” race barrier which has existed in the country for many generations, the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said
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  • 68 17 KUALA I.UMPI'R. Oct. 20.—A 10-man Pakistani trade mission will arrive hpre next Thursday to Interest local businessmen in textiles, rayon, leather and jute products and also raw cotton and newsprint. The mission will be led by Mi Ahmad HA. I)ada. president of the Federation of
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  • 27 17 KUAIA lUMPIIR. Oct 20-The Alliance of Malay.si.ui Teachers Unions today celebrated Teachers Day by holding a Cultural Night at the Dew an Bahama dan Pustaka
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  • 75 17 SINGAPORE, Oct. 20. The Indonesian training ship “Dewa Rutja”— Sea God—will call here on a goodwill visit on Nov. 11. Carrying a complement of 35 senior military, naval and air force officers <0 navy cadets, and 30 sailors, the 810-ton Ger-man-made frigate will be here
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  • 183 17 SINGAPORE, Oct. 20. East Germany and Singapore today began talks on ways and means to improve trade ties between the two nations. The talks began in the conference room of t he Trade Division of the Finance Ministry. The five-man East German mission
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  • 123 17 I/UAH LUMPUR. Oct. 20 —The special adviser to the UN Development Programme, Sir Robert Jackson, arrived here tonight to discuss with the Government development protects already in operation.” He will also sign agreements with the Government on the plan of operation of the
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  • 30 17 PENANG. Oct 20-Thf Ikatan Belia Jayi Youth Club of Padang Menoia, Butterworth, has formed section to eater for the social and recreational needs of girls in th. Village,
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  • 290 17 KOTA BHARU, Oct. 20. 'J’UN Abdul Razak yesterday accused the PMIP of carrying out terror campaigns to intimidate the peop e to support it. The PMIP, he charged, had been going around threatening the people that if they supported the Alliance their houses would
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  • 37 17 KUAI.A LUMPUR, Oct. 20— The Warden of Melbourne University’s Intern ational House, Mr. S.G. Dimmick, Is due here tomorrow night for a abort visit to make contact with former students of the University of Malaysia.
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  • 95 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2* —The president of the Industrial Court, Sir George Oehlers today delayed the handing down of an award to the Non-metalic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees Union because the management was not represented in court. After half an hour's wait.
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  • 75 17 OENANG, Oct. 20. 1 The secretary of the Penang division of Party Rakyat, Inche Salleh bin Ya’akob, has resigned from the party. In his letter of resignation, sent to the divisional chairman, Inche Kasslm Ahmad, he said he did not believe that the Socialists cou!d establish
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  • 57 17 KUAI A LUMPUR, Oct 20.—The Malaysian Red Cross Society is holding a farewell dinner for Tan Sri Abdul Jamii bin Rais and his family at the society's premises In Jalan Belfield on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. The out-going Chief Secretary, Tan Sri Jjmtl has
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2292 18 From Our Market Correspondent D' A LINGS on tlie Stock Exchange last week were overshadowed in the industrial section by trading in four counters which thrust other issues into the background. It was an active market with the turnover reported through the two trading rooms
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    • 38 18 O' N the fra# axebaeie market In Hona Kong yeatatday the ill. Dellar yvgs quoted at 5.78* for T.T. and 5.77* fSt aath. Starting waa quoted at 16 OS and pta taat at gatd at -'661.
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    • 36 18 TNI Attaalalian at Bank* in Malay- ala mad# these changes In Its rater to marchants on Saturday (all rate* to floor: suing TT or OD ready: W#»l «#rmany 129*; •wttiarland 14U| and Italy *O,lOO
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    • 56 18 I Manaeart' Price,) First Mai i van 2.43 2 53 Second Malayan 1.74 1.83 Third Malayan 1.13 1.22 xd Th* having fund 1.29 1.31 The Commerce Ind. .91 list Mai Invest Fund I 'M) 1 IM ,4 First Mung Kong .81 .86*id S«cond Hong Kong .60 .64* Btarlin
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    • 25 18 Oct. St. RUBBER PRICE: Mi rents <*P one eighth of a cent). TIN PRICE: (up $1). Estimated ofTcria# Sit tons (up IS tons).
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    • 48 18 (Mtfitien Pnaee) e' rat Malayan 3 41 2.M Second Malayan Its 1.»4 mad Malayan I.l* In* Boring Fund... 1.2$ Toe Cornu ere* Ind-. J W Mai. Invest. Fund 1.00 11® *<• Klrat Hong Kong a hrumil Hong Koug Sterling Commodity 3 9 44 *d (•Hong Kong currency)
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    • 66 18 Current Date Total for Total for payment payable the vf»r previous year C'.T.S. ord» 74 %t Dec. 20 174% W. Meider, Hi 12% NOV. 21 20% 20% Sled'll deb. #4% Nov. 1 7% 7% (iopeng 6d.t Dec. S 2'6 4/# Pahang Con. 15% Dec. 22 21 2 2%
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    • 319 18 rHE week’s Rubber Market has wavered In fairly quiet trading around the 50 ents mark, state H. C. B. Co. Ltd. In their current review. No frooh feaUiraa emerged whllot .ho announoetnent at last week* loee of the all Mom raoord exporV figure of 1J».07
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    • 118 18 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 22 —The War Department Civilian Stafl Association has decided that the ballot papers kept under lock and key since Sept. 15 should be left untouched until talks between Britain and Malaysia on its members’ redundancy benefits are concluded. Only when the
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    • 96 18 pKNANG. Oct. 22 The United Democratic Party president. Dr. Lim Chong Ku, today criticised the appointment of the former Minister of lnche Abdul Rahman Talib. as Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United Arab Republic and Morocco. In a statement. Dr. Lim said he had submitted
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  • 341 19  - SOON COLOUR LESSONS FOR MALAYSIA, STORE SCHOOLS By ELIZABETH WONG Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 20 EDUCATIONISTS from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Brunei will collaborate to produce a series of films for secondary and primary schools throughout their countries. Initially there will be six 20-m 1 n u t e programmes (three
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  • 84 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 20— The new Canadian High Ccmmissioner to Malaysia, Mr. John Hadwen, will arrive here to morrow to assume his duties. Hr will be accompanied by his witf 1 d four rons. Mr H?dwen, 44 studied u the Univerity of Toronto and th® T
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  • 100 19 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 20— Mantas will play transoceanic butler next month when it flies 216 meat pies here from Melbourne. The pies are “traditional’' on Melbourne Cup day, Australia's biggest race event which is being celebrated here by members of the Malayan Australian and
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  • 93 19 PENANO, Oct. 20—The Par East Air Force November schedule for firing and bombing practices at the Pulau Song Song .ange. In the vicinity of the Bunting Island group, off Kedah. Is as follows: 9 a.it »/> 2 p.m.— Nov. 3 and 10; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.—Nov.
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  • 182 19  -  By GABRIEL LEE SINGAPORE, Oct. 19. —Soprano Florence Pong, Malaysia’s Madame Butterfly, today revealed a talent probably none of her fans knew she had. ruey Will see that talent reflected on her when she gives a recital at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow
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  • 204 19 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 20.-—The Minister of Agriculture and Co-o per atives, Haji Ghazali Jawl, said here tod y that Malaysia would set up an agricultural research centre soon to undertake research on all crops except rubber and pineapple. He was speaking to
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  • 76 19 Kuala lumpur, Oct. —The public was warned today not to make any contribution to a Chinese pair, a man aged about 50 and a girl of about 19, who posed as representing “a Red Cross magazine v In a statement, the Malaysian Red Cross
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  • 64 19 VfALACCA, OcL 19 ivltVork will start soon on the $750,000 Mara Vocational Training School in Jalan Hang Tuah here, the State Mara Officer, Inche Khalid bin Mohamed Sldek, said today. It is expected to be ready by next April. An automobile engineer now with
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  • 45 19 BUTTERWORTH, Oct. 20 The Penang Bta e MIC will consider at Its annual delegates’ conference this Sunday a resolution criticising the undemocratic manner in which the party's last annual assembly was conducted The resolution will be moved ov the Green Garden branch
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  • 304 19 FOUR DEATHS CONFIRMED IfUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22.—The bodies of the four men on board the RMAF Twin Pioneer which crashed on Friday into the Jungle near the PerakPahang border were flown back here late this evening. They were placed In dagdrapeu coffins on arrival at
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  • 127 19 SINGAPORE, Oct. 20. —The Junior Chamber of S ngapore Is to change its name to “Singapore Jaycees.*’ It also plans to reduce the minimum age limit for membership from 21 to 18 years These proposed amendments to the constitution will be discussed at the
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  • 841 20 IPOH, Oct. 22. A Mr. 0. W. Wong’s Top Power scored his fifth win of the season when he beat a Class One top division field over 9f at Ipoh yesterday. Race One cl. oiv. i er. Open SUtble'a i 10> Iftl in*. GO 8.4
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  • 342 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21. —Belangor’s rugby prestige—after a prolonged period in the doldrums—came bouncing back with a vengeance on the padang here today when a “new look" State XV came within an ace of beating the touring Australian Emu team. After leading lor moat of
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  • 154 20 PNANO, Oct. 21—A splendid last 16 minutes rally during which they scored 13 points enabled Penang to beat Perak 21-18 In their Malaya Cup rugby match here today. Penang got tneir points from three goals and two penalties against Perak's three goals and a
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  • 38 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 21. Rain restricted the Navaratnam Shield cricket Anal between Kalar.g Indo-Cevlonese and University of Malaya on the PWD ground today to only 95 minutes during which Varsity lost four wlcke’s for 34 runs
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  • 828 20 IPOH, Oct. 21. Nlne--1 year-old Champion, riaaen by Luke Kang, sprang a surprise to pay SI2S in the Class 2 Oiv. 2, B±l Handicap at Ipoh today. Anotner shock winner was Paling Balk. Ridden by Subian Oalwee he beat a Class 2 Div. 1 held
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 46 20 BIB SWEEP TOTAL POOL: 331.481 1 No *****7 (326.161) 2 No. *****8 (810,686) 3 No. *****8 35.848) ST AK ruts (3632 each) No*. *****7. *****8, *****3. *****8. *****1. *****8. *****4. *****7, *****4. CONSOLATION (3382 eacb) No*. *****6, *****7, *****4. *****8. *****0. *****4. *****6. *****8. *****1, *****4.
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    • 45 20 BIG SWEEP Total Pool: $90,278 lit *****1 ***** 2nd *****6 $11,172 3rd *****9 $5,586 Starters $477 each Nos. *****4, *****3. i«2^8. *****3, *****2. *****7, *****2, *****7, *****1. *****5, *****0, *****8 *****5. Consolation $435 each Nos. *****0, *****0. *****0. *****9, *****9, *****4. *****5. *****7, *****8. *****5.
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