The Straits Budget, 3 July 1968
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Title Section46 1968-07-03 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K.. A 6 A NEWSPAPER SERIES 820. i^—i li mi. i am KUALA LUMPUR, JULY 3, 1968. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 3110 MC (P) 003546 words
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Advertisement268 1968-07-03 1 MGREASE M CRCUUHON M 8 YEARS! Reflecting the countries’ consistent economic development the Straits Times has since 1957 soared from an average net sale of 80,683 per issue during that year to 160.249 in October 1965, and is still rising! A continuous rise in income levels (from an estimated £465268 words
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292 1968-07-03 2 KENNETH SEAH - KENNETH SEAH Public Relations Officer Secretariat The Port of Singapore Authority, -tlngipore “T>EACHGOER” in his letter (S.T. June 18) brings into prominence particular cases of oil pollution on our Singapore beaches and surrounding waters. The Port of Singapore Authority Is aware that292 words
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Article46 1968-07-03 2 STUNG - STUNG Kuantan I ETTERS posted In Kuantan take three to four days sometimes five days to reach Kuala Lumpur An ‘Express Delivery’ letter posted at 10 a.m. on June 21 at Kuantan did not reach Kuala Lumpur until afternoon the Monday of June 24.46 words
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247 1968-07-03 2 OOI 1H1AM SIEW - OOI 1H1AM SIEW Penang 1 ORDERED these two books from American publishers through the University Book Store (Penang) Ltd.: The Future of the Overseas Chinese in South-east Asia by Lea E. Williams, New York: McGrawHill (for the Council of Foreign Relations)247 words
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266 1968-07-03 2 TRAVELLER - TRAVELLER Kuala Lumpur (ANE hears lots of crlv ticlsm of Inter-town taxi drivers, on grounds that they drive recklessly and too fast. May I present a more favourable opinion. During recent holiday travels around West Malaysia I made considerable use of these taxis, and266 words
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149 1968-07-03 2 G. K. CHAN - G. K. CHAN Singapore rAE and money and effort spent by the Government and the Safety First Council, to Impress upon motorcyclists the wisdom of using crash helmets, seems like putting the cart before the horse. I think the education of all would-be149 words
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Article42 1968-07-03 2 HONG LIM KEAN - LIM KEAN HONG Kota Bharu THE explanation given by Government for not Implementing the Sufflan Pay Report Is "Financial difficulties The remedy To Curb wanton wastage, unending new projects, study tours for MPs and world trips for Division I officers.42 words
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154 1968-07-03 2 PARENT - PARENT Singapore IN March this year my son was called up for National Service training at Pulau Blakang Matl. Just before his ct. 11-up he had completed a vocational training course at the Singapore Vocational Institute. in motor mechanics. Imagine my surprise154 words
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Article106 1968-07-03 2 PENSIONER - PENSIONER Ipoh 1 WRITE on what is 4 happening in numerous local authorities. A Town Council becomes autonomous, and all the Government servants are replaced by “freshies.” Jn some cases the councillors direct the Chairman to carry out th s exercise, and In other cases106 words
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Article168 1968-07-03 2 VIEWER - VIEWER Malacca JT is most discouraging that TV Malaysia, after five years of trial and error, shows no sign of progress. With only one channel to plan and cope with the standard Is far from satisfactory Most of TV Malaysia’s programmes are either cheap productions168 words
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Article609 1968-07-03 3 —Straits limes, June 24 The Bangkok talks on the Philippines claim to Sabah are not getting anywhere. The two sides are at cross purposes. To the Philippines Government the Bangkok meeting is an occasion for restating its desire that the claim should be referred to the International Court—Straits limes, June 24 - 609 words
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Article703 1968-07-03 3 —Straits Times, June 25 The Malaysian Government cannot afford at present to implement in full the Suffian recommendations on civil service salaries. This is now conceded (if not in so many words) by the civil service unions themselves. At the same time, however, the Treasury' can without serious—Straits Times, June 25 - 703 words
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Article368 1968-07-03 3 —Straits Tunes, June 25 An appeal by Singapore’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to keep the birth rate down might seem superfluous in the light of what the statistics have to say. In two and a half years the birth rate has been reduced from 29.9—Straits Tunes, June 25 - 368 words
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Article581 1968-07-03 3 —Straits Times, June 26 Annual reports by Singapore’s Housing and Development Board have always been a success story supported by an impressive array of figures. The latest, for 1967, is no exception. A little over 12,000 units were completed during the year at the end of which more—Straits Times, June 26 - 581 words
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Article591 1968-07-03 4 —Straits Times, June 27 Bank Negara Malaysia's new quarterly economic bulletin is very welcome indeed. It promises to promote a much more serious approach to the discussion of Malaysian economic problems than has been possible in the past. The bulletin contains 32 key statistical series which are—Straits Times, June 27 - 591 words
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Article514 1968-07-03 4 —Straits limes, June 26 The answer to the communist danger along Malaysia's bolder with Thailand lies not with the belter coordination between military and police units that the appointment of a Director of Operations makes possible, but with substantial concessions from Bangkok. Tactically—unless there has been—Straits limes, June 26 - 514 words
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Article174 1968-07-03 4 —Straits Times. June 26 The Majlis Amanah Ra’ayat has announced another ambitious educational project—the setting up of four junior colleges specialising in science and technology. Three will be in West Malaysia, including one on the East Coast, and the fourth in East Malaysia. When these colleges are ready,—Straits Times. June 26 - 174 words
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Article586 1968-07-03 4 —Straits Times, June 29 After 23 years of American control Iwojima—the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific War—has reverted to Japan at a time when relations between the two countries are qualified by a ftw important question marks. These relate in general to—Straits Times, June 29 - 586 words
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313 1968-07-03 5 JOHORE BAHRU. June 23 Alliance backbencher today warned the Government to be careful of the present overtures made by Singapore for co-opera-tion especially in defence. Syed Mohamed Edros (Gelang Patah» speaking in a debate in the State Assembly today on a motion of thanks for313 words
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196 1968-07-03 5 SINGAPORE. June 21. —About 80 women from 11 countries will meet at the Telok Ayer Methodist Church here from June 28 to July 3 for the first seminar of the eastern area of the World Federation of Methodist Women. The theme ofthesemlnai196 words
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Article38 1968-07-03 5 TANJONG MALJM. Tues. Inche Abdul Wahab bin Hail Abdul Ohaflar. a senior teacher In the Methodist Secondary School here, left yesterday for Honolulu to serve as an instructor in the American Peace Coras training centre there.38 words
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177 1968-07-03 5 pANGKOR ISLAND, June 21. Comprehensive schools throughout the country have been encouraged by the Ministry of Education to teach motor mechanics. This is to ensure that those with such a knowledge will be able to And Jobs on leaving school."177 words
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Article62 1968-07-03 5 SINGAPORE. June 24-Grecce's Ambassador-designate to Singapore. Mr Constantine Panayofalc. arrived with his wife last night from New Delhi. Mr Panavotak, accredited to nine other countries including Malaysia, will Dresent his credentials to President Yusof Ishak at the Istana tomorrow. He leaves this week-end for Kuala62 words
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Article85 1968-07-03 5 pENANG. June 24. The Gerakan Ra’ayat Malay- xia Is against any form of violence to achieve political ends, its chairman. Prof Syed Hussein Alatas. said here today. Therefore, his party strongly condemned last week’s Communist ambush in which 16 members of a Malaysian Police Field Force85 words
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Article42 1968-07-03 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM. June 28 —The lone Labour Party Oppotion member, Mr. Lee Soon Cheng, has resigned from all sub-committees on the Province Central District Council, the chairman. Inche Abu Bakar bin Din, announced at the council’s monthly meeting yesterday.42 words
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138 1968-07-03 5 I/UALA LUMPUR. June 20. The University of Malaya Students Union hopes that the student delegation from the University of the Philippines scheduled to arrive yesterday will eventually come. The student delegation was to promote student understanding and co-opera-tion between the University of Malaya and138 words
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296 1968-07-03 5 Back the Gerakan UDP leader tells members PENANG, June 23. United Democratic Party national president, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, today urged all his members to support the Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia which, he said, was the “best possible alternative we can achieve against the Alliance at the present time.” Dr. Lim296 words
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Article, Illustration410 1968-07-03 6 PENANG, June 23 'J’HE president of the Penang State MIC, Mr. N.T.S. Arumugam Pillai, today warned that peace and tranquillity that had prevailed in the party in the past 10 years was being threatened by certain selfish people. “These people are trying to410 words
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Article89 1968-07-03 6 KANGAR, June 25—The Perils MCA and its Youth Section vill hold a dinner on July I in honour of seven members who recently received Birthday awards from the Yang di-Per-tUiin Agong and the Raja of Perl is. They are Mr. Goh Mool Huat. Mr. Quah89 words
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Article51 1968-07-03 6 PENANG, Mon—The president of the Penang Rotary Club. Mr. William Ng. has urged students to take an active part in community service. "Education should not be confined to within the four walls of the classroom." he told the Methodist Boy» School's Interact Club at their installation51 words
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255 1968-07-03 6 ]>ENANG, June 23. 1 The secretary-gen-eral of the Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, said here last night that the decline and fall of the Alliance Party had already started. This, he told a Gerakan public rally on the Esplanade. was255 words
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344 1968-07-03 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June 23. RAILWAY employees must consider the Malayan Railway as a commercial organisation —all out to make money and compete with other forms of transport the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon, said today. If suitable measures were not taken to344 words
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Article53 1968-07-03 6 KUAI.A I.UMPUR. June 24 Inch** Yahaya bin Haji M<>harr.Mi Ali. a former police constable, has been awarded a scholarship through Mara to stud)* electrical engineering in Germany. He leaxes on Jum 29 On completing the course. Inche Yahaya will be attached to the Mara vocational53 words
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248 1968-07-03 6 K. KINABALU. June 23 Sabah Alliance today A asked the Malaysian Government to disregard Philippines attempts to bring the Sabah claim before the World Court. The claim to Sabah should be viewed morally not legally, the party said in a statement. “The people248 words
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Article, Illustration774 1968-07-03 7 Felix Abisheganaden - By Felix Abisheganaden Kuala Lumpur, June 23 yyHEN the Bangkok talks end this week, the Philippines will stand accused of having failed to help Malaysia seek clarification on Manila’s774 words
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Article194 1968-07-03 7 Closer ties —the orchid way QINGAPORE. June 23. Flowers may be exploited to the full to strengthen relations I between Singapore and Cambodia. The Cambodian Justice Minister. Mr. Tep Hun. hopes this will be done through a big-scale crossing nt orchids between the two countries. Mr. Hun. who spent a194 words
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Article69 1968-07-03 7 SINGAPORE, June 25.—Why K are certain newspapers, regarded as local newspapers. not wholly printed in Singapore This question is to be put by the M P. for Anson. Mr. P Qovlndaswamy, to the Minister for Culture, Mr Jek Yeun Thong, at the next meeting of Parliament.69 words
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113 1968-07-03 7 -Brrnama. l/I'ALA LUMPUR, June 25.— The Minister of Lands and Mines Dato lla.ji Abdul Rahman Ya'acob, announced today that 12 foreign companies had applied for permits to prospect for oil off the coast of West Malaysia. Most of the companies came from the United-Brrnama. - 113 words
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Article336 1968-07-03 8 I/UANTAN, June. 23-A top-level meeting of the Malaysian-Thai Border Committee will be held next month to discuss the intensification of police and military operations against the Communist guerillas along the border. This was disclosed here today by the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. when336 words
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201 1968-07-03 8 SINGAPORE, June 23. —About 70 University of Singapore students today discarded their books and picked up changkols to build a 200 ft. long cement footpath from Eusoff College to the University library. These "students-turn-ed-labourers”—the boys in casual pants and the girls in201 words
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191 1968-07-03 8 Kuantan, June 23. A top-level meeting exchange economics students with foreign countries has been initiated in Malaysia. The programme is being undertaken by the newlyformed local chapter of the International Associa lion of Students of Economics and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC) in collaboration191 words
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237 1968-07-03 8 SINGAPORE, June 23. —The price of pork has gone up by more than 30 per cent since January this year. First grade lean pork which was sold at $2 a kati earlier this year is now being sold at 52.60 to237 words
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283 1968-07-03 8 SINGAPORE, June 25. new Singapore Government owned company, Sembawang Shipyard Ltd., has been formed to operate the British naval dockyard at Sembawang during its conversion to commercial use. The wholly-Government owned company will be headed by the Commissioner for the Bases283 words
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Article49 1968-07-03 8 KUALA LUMPUR. June 28 Five Mara students will leave for Germany on July 2 for training in electrical, mechanical and building construction. They are Bahari bin Ya’acob Baharin bin Hajl Sa’adudin. Yahaya oin Haji Mohamed Ali Sulaiman bin Othman and Mohamed Razale bin Mohamed Nor.49 words
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334 1968-07-03 8 LUI THAI HENG - By LUI THAI HENG I/UALA LUMPUR, June 25—Two souvenirs from Formosa one for T e n g k u Abdul Rahman and the other for Mr. Lee Kuan Yew—were held up by the Customs at Subang airport here today. The one for334 words
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Article35 1968-07-03 8 SINGAPORE. Juno 27. Mr. E. G. Walter ha? been elected new president *.t the Singapore Employers Federation. Vice-presi-dents: Mr Oei TJong Ie and Mr. J. D H. Neill; treasurer, Mr. R. G. Beale.35 words
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361 1968-07-03 9 P BUKIT MERTAJAM. June, 25. 10 to 15 unions may revolt against the Malaysian Trades Union Congress if it does not agitate for the repeal of the Industrial Relations Act and the Trades Union Ordinance. 1959. This was stated here today by361 words
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Article128 1968-07-03 9 IPOH. June 23. The 1 Central Government was urged here todav to set up a rubber industry board to look into all aspects of rubber estates in the country. The chairman of the Dindings. Central and North Perak branch of the AllMalayan Estates Staff128 words
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Article122 1968-07-03 9 I/UALA LUMPUR. June 24. —The Democratic Action Party today challenged the Government to reveal the number of students who were turned away from the University of Malaya despite better qualifications than many who were admitted. In a statement in reply to the MCA Malu ward's122 words
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Article, Illustration251 1968-07-03 9 j/UALA LUMPUR, June. 25—A manage ment expert today called for the setting up of an organisation to help small Arms without sufficient finance or know-how find export markets. This call came from Mr. Carl Luther. ®7. who It spending six251 words
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147 1968-07-03 9 KUALA LUMPUR. June 25.— Mara is to set up four new Junior colleges with science and technology as the main subjects. Three of these colleges will he in West Malaysia, including one in the East Coast, and one in East Malaysia. This147 words
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Article60 1968-07-03 9 KUALA LUMPUR. June 25—A live-man delegation, led by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Raja Azam bin Ra.,a Kamarulzaman, left for Bangkok yesterday for a four-day meeting of the Aaean ad hoc committee on civil aviation. He said the meeting would discuss means60 words
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227 1968-07-03 9 KUCHING, June 24. PREFABRICATED Longhouses? This is one of the questions the Minister of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh. and a team of Belgian housing experts will look into during their four-day visit to East Malaysia. Mr. Khaw arrived here today227 words
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99 1968-07-03 9 SEREMBAN, June 24 The Ysne di-Pertuan Bewr af Negri Srmbilan was cheered when he showed his skill with .22 rifles and automatic pistols at the Shooiing Association range here yesterday. Accompanied by the Tengku Ampuan. the Royal couple spent more than three hours at99 words
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Article, Illustration509 1968-07-03 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 26. VHE chairman of the State's Public Accounts Committee, Dr. P. T. Arasu (All-Sentul) today introduced a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling on the State Government to cut down expenditure. He gave examples of past “wastage” of funds509 words
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195 1968-07-03 10 Revolt on the campus at S’pore University leaders ousted CINGAPORE, June 25, —University of Singapore students last night threw out their own leaders in a dramatic move to stop all squabbles on the campus. The student body, at the end of a lengthy meeting In the Students' Union hall, adopted195 words
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Article56 1968-07-03 10 PENANO. June 26 The 12.285-ton Russian vessel Metalluib Bardin arrived here touav. to load 3.200 tons of rubber. 180 tons of tin and 600 tons of latex destined for Odessa Loading is expected to be completed in three days before the vessel proceeds to Port Swettenham56 words
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Article189 1968-07-03 10 1/UCHING, June 26. Police today launched a lightning State-wide crackdown on Communists in Sarawak. A police spokesman said that a “large number of Sarawak Communist organisation cadres, some ranking members, and United Front supporters” had been arrested. A quantity of Communist documents and underground publications189 words
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370 1968-07-03 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 26. f JpHE establishment of an Asian Advertising Examinations Board was proposed here today by Mr. S. Senn, president of the Advertisers’ Association of Malaysia and Singapore. Mr. Senn told the workshop session of the sixth Asian370 words
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160 1968-07-03 11 pENANG. June 2«. The Government had agreed in piinciple to set up a full university in Penang instead of a university college as originally planned, the Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. announced here this evening. Speaking at the closing ceremony of160 words
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Article63 1968-07-03 11 Bnnama. KUALA LUMPUR. June 26 The secretary of Bernama. Inche Mohamed Yusof bin Bador. will visit Central News Agency offices in Taiwan early next month. He will be among 19 representatives from Malaysian newspapers and other mass media organisations taking part in an educational tour organised— Bnnama. - 63 words
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Article48 1968-07-03 11 KUALA LUMPUR. June 26Five Army officers will leave on June 29 for a five-month course at the Roval Australian Army Service Corns Centre in Victoria. They are Lt. Mohamed Yusof bin Hashim and Second-Lieute-nants Baharuddin Jamil. Mohamed Amlruddin. Edwin Chong, and Ravindran Nambier.48 words
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Article, Illustration150 1968-07-03 11 CINGAPORE, June J 26. Mr. F. F. Wearne, whose father started the first mother import firm in Singapore in 1906, was in Singapore today to meet his son, who arrived here on board the P and O liner Cathay. The son. Dr. G150 words
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Article65 1968-07-03 11 SINGAPORE June 26 The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Aflairs, Mr. G. Mcmurtrie Godley. arrived today on a threeday visit in the course ot a familiarisation tour of South-East Asia. Mr. Godley is a career Foreign Service officer, who65 words
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Article57 1968-07-03 11 IPOH. June 26. The Ra|a Muda, chairman of the Council of Regency, today visited the hospital here to see the eight policemen who were wounded in the terrorist attack on the Malaysia-Thai border on June 17. They were among the 17 Police Field Force men57 words
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248 1968-07-03 11 Kuala lumpur, June 26 The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority is to send an economist to the Cameron Highlands to study production and marketing problems of cabbages, following complaints by farmers of low prices. It is now investigating the import of cabbages and248 words
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147 1968-07-03 11 K. LUMPUR, Jun« 26 r PHE Eastern Regional 1 Org a n 1 sation for Public Administration must depend on its own financial resources for survival, the SecretaryGeneral. Mr. Dean Carlos P. Ramos, said here today. Speaking after being unanimously147 words
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326 1968-07-03 11 SINGAPORE June 25. THE Deputy Director of the Economic Develop--1 ment Board, Mr. P. Y. Hwang, today spoke of the dangers of “coddling our manufacturers in the protective cotton wool of high tariffs.” Real manufacturing success, he said, could not and must not326 words
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217 1968-07-03 11 TAIPING, June 26 1 The Central Government was today urged to institute an inquiry into “the shocking amount of tax evasion” in the country. Mr. A. Ragunathan, secretary of the Malayan Technical Services Union, told the annual meeting of its North Perak217 words
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Article46 1968-07-03 11 KUALA LUMPUR. June 26 Inche Mon Jamaluddin left for Tokyo today to take up the poet of consul at the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo. He succeeds Mr. O. Yogaratnam. Inche Mon was in the European Division in the Foreign Ministry here.46 words
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242 1968-07-03 12 P.C. SHIVADAS - By P.C. SHIVADAS: Kuching, June 24 'THE Sarawak United People’s Party secretaryM general, Mr. Stephen Yong, today described his party’s victory in yesterday’s two by-elections as proof that the people were not satisfied with their lot. The by-elections for Wards Six242 words
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150 1968-07-03 12 I/UALA LUMPUR. June 25. The two architectural courses run In the Mara Institute of Technology and the Technical College should be combined and taught in a building research centre, the president of the Malaysian Institute of Architects. Inche Hisham Albakrl. said last150 words
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230 1968-07-03 12 SINGAPORE, June. 24 —The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has urged all People's Action Party members to explain to the people the necessity of the measures which the Government has to implement “for the security, stability and prosperity of Singapore.’’ In a message230 words
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Article44 1968-07-03 12 KUALA LUMPUR. June 28 Six senior officials of the Postal Department will leave on Sunday for training in India. They are Mr A. Emmanuel. Mr B. Arul. Mr Chet Singh. Mr. Ivan Rozario. Inche Mahmud bin Simin and Mr Oopinathan Nair44 words
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Article21 1968-07-03 12 June 28—A 48year old farmer. Ng Pang Seng, was killed by a train at Silat Road this morning.21 words
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Article, Illustration909 1968-07-03 12 Kuala lumpur, June. 25 —A slump in sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles since the beginning of last year poses the greatest threat to the motor assembly industry in Malaysia, the Government was told today. Speaking at the annual909 words
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241 1968-07-03 12 KUALA LUMPUR, June, 24. DUBBER producers and exporters are to meet here on July ll to discuss a proposal by the Far East Freight Conference for talks to settle their differences. This was stated here today by Mr. Lew 8ip Hon. chairman241 words
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Article131 1968-07-03 12 LUMP! R. June 3* —Rubber last year cuntinued td be Malaysia's top revenue earner with experts totalling 51.274.7 million, according to figures homed by the Statistics Department today. Second is tin, with $735.6 million worth of exports, followed by logs. $475.2 million, and sawn131 words
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199 1968-07-03 12 JOHORE BAHRU. June 24. Stronger measures to rid the country of all Communist and subversive elements should be adopted. the Johore State Legislative Assembly was told today. In making the call. Inche Salleh bin llaji Tahir (All-Broleh) said the killing of 16 Malaysian199 words
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Article40 1968-07-03 12 PENANG. June 24—The United Democratic Party central general assembly today appointed a committee headed by Mr. Too Joon Hing. to dissolve the party. Members were urged to join and support the new Gerakan Ra'ayjt Malaysia.40 words
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196 1968-07-03 13 Kuala lumpur, June 25. The Malaysian Government suffered an over-all deficit ol $179 million about $3O million more than in the first quarter of 1967 in the first three months of this year. The over-all deficit, according to the Bank Negara’s Quarterly Economic196 words
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363 1968-07-03 13 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 25 A heavy programme, combining work with pleasure, has been laid out for the 350 delegates who have gathered here for the sixth Asian Advertising Congress which opens tomorrow. The eight-day congress is being held in two sessions363 words
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298 1968-07-03 13 SINGAPORE, June 27.—A $9 million grant has been given to tne newlyformed Semhawang Shipyard Ltd for the first year of its operations to convert the round base for commercial ship-re-pair activities. The British I'nder-Secre-tary for Overseas Development. Mr. A C.298 words
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Article37 1968-07-03 13 SINGAPORE June 28 A former TV Singapura cameraman. Mr. Lai Teck Kwang, 24. left for India yesterday to spend three years with the government-run Film Institute at Poona learning cinematography and motion picture production.37 words
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Article34 1968-07-03 13 bEREMBAN. June 26. The Seremban Lodge of the Theosophical Society has awarded a one-year scholarship to Miss K. Sundramal for specialised training at the Arundale Training Centre for Teachers at Adyar. Madras.34 words
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Article30 1968-07-03 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 26 The Ministry of Labour will start accelerated training courses in the mechanical, electrical, building and printing trades soon for school leavers and unemployed adults.30 words
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Article25 1968-07-03 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 26Ten doctors from the United Arab Republic arrived here today to serve on a three-year contract with the Malaysian government.25 words
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522 1968-07-03 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Ji#a 27. 'J’HE need for a ‘‘strong emotional relationship” between a publication and its readership was emphasised here today by Mr. A. Zecha, general manager of the Straits Times Group, and publisher of The Asia522 words
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Article216 1968-07-03 14 SINGAPORE, June. 27 Excise duty on locally-brewed beer, stout, porter and ale has gone up. Also up—duty on imported stout and porter. The new rates, announced by the Customs and Excise Department this morning are: LOCAL BEER AND ALE. $5.20 a gallon (from $4.80’.216 words
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Article29 1968-07-03 14 PENANG. June 27—The national executive committee of Party Rakyat will meet litre this week-end o discuss tl.e question of co- loerating v »th the Labour Party29 words
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110 1968-07-03 14 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR June 27 The $1 million four-storey car park at Jalan Rodger here is expected to produce an annual revenue of $278,000, a spokesman for the Federal Capital Commission said today. Rentals lrom 90 hawkers and 52 eating– Bernama. - 110 words
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110 1968-07-03 14 WlNGAPORE June 27. The Law Society of the University of Singapore todav expressed concern over Malaysian plans to abolish criminal appeals to the Privy Council The society, a composite body of Malaysian and Singapore students, at its annua', meeting, adopted a resolution, saying110 words
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128 1968-07-03 14 l/UALA LUMPUR. June 26. —The advance mission to set up the Malaysian Embassy in Russia left for Moscow this morning. The nine-man mission was led by the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Inche Ahmad Zainal Abidin bin Mohamed Yusof. Inche128 words
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254 1968-07-03 14 tical development."—Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 THE Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, 1 Dr. J.H.E. Griffiths, said today that Malaysia’s second university, to be set up in Penang, should compete with the university in Pantai Valley. “Some sort of competition would be bettertical development."—Bernama. - 254 words
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Article101 1968-07-03 14 KUALA LUMPUR June 27 The 10 doctors from the UAR who arrived here yesterday to serve a three-vear contract are among 1.000 Egyptian doctors who had applied to work in Malaysia. Thus morning, they were presented to the Minister of Health, Dr. Ng Kam Poh.101 words
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Article39 1968-07-03 14 KANGAR. June 27—Two Ministers. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman (Information and Broadcasting) and Senator Abdul Glinfar Baba (Minister without Portfolio), will address the Perlis Umno youth work camp when it opens here oa July 9.39 words
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232 1968-07-03 15 A. Ramalingam - By A. Ramalingam: K. Kinabalu, June 27 SABAH's Chief Minister, Tun Mustapha bin Dato Harun Al-Haj, is to buy over the State’s oldest newspaper the English language daily Sabah Times. Owned by Dato Donald Stephens, Malaysia's Huh Commissioner designate to Australia232 words
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Article78 1968-07-03 15 CINGAPORE. June 27. Singapore is to build a special 2l-room hotel and catering school to turn out the staff needed to meet the anticipated tourist boom and construction of new hotels in the vears to come. Mr. William Kerr, catering adviser to the Singapore Catering78 words
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Article51 1968-07-03 15 KUAI A LUMPUR June 27 The South-EuM A.-ia Press Centre here hw.s appointed Prof. M<wn Rossiter Smith as its consultant. Prof. Smith who has more than 30 years of Journalistic experience, was Professor of Communications at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, before taking up the51 words
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181 1968-07-03 15 KUALA LUMPUR June 26. T*HE deputy chairman ol the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority, Inehe Abdul Aziz Yassin, said today that women are the real decision- makers in the horn?. He was addressing 41 representatives from West Malaysian States attending a two-day cour.-e organised181 words
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232 1968-07-03 15 I/CALA Ll'MPl'K. June 2*1. —Many attractive opportunities in business await women if they have initiative, drive and a pioneering spirit for new ventures. The Mara Director of Training. Inche Mansor Osman, disclosed this today in a talk on “Women’s Role as Income232 words
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90 1968-07-03 15 TOIIOKK KAURI’. June 26. —The State Government would give its fullest backing to whatever action taken by the Central Government on the question of work permits for non-citiiens. This was stated by the Mentri Besar, Dato Haji Othman Sa’at, winding up the debate in90 words
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281 1968-07-03 15 WONG PUAN WAH - By WONG PUAN WAH: Kuala Lumpur, June 27 Malaysian fishermen detained by the Indonesian authorities in Sumatra for two months for alleged violation of Indonesian territorial waters were released yester- day. They were allowed to go after a court at Dumal, Sumatra, lined281 words
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Article67 1968-07-03 15 KUALA LUMPUR. June 26 11-man Malaysian Hade mission left, for Italy this evening for a 10-day visit. The mission, sponsored by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Trade, is led by Senator Dato S. O. K U bit id u I la. president of the Associated67 words
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Article120 1968-07-03 15 K. LUMPUR, June 26 A SIX-MAN delegation led by the Director of Establishments, Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin, left for New Delhi today with Indian officials on co-operation in trade, education, culture, and training or military personnel. Tan Sri Kadir said the talks would120 words
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Article136 1968-07-03 15 CINGAPORE, June, 26 Asean will take the first big step forward towards developing its tourist potential at a threeday meeting of its tourism ad hoe committee opening here tomorrow. Leading the visiting delegations will be Brig. Gen. Subroto. chairman of the Indonesian National Tourist Organisation. Inche136 words
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Article49 1968-07-03 15 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR. June 27 An American historian and educator Professor Henry Winkler, will arrive here on June 30 for a week of lectures and discussions in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Tins visit is under the auspices of tin United States Department of State.—Bernama.Bernama. - 49 words
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Article47 1968-07-03 15 IPOH. June 27 —The Perak Chinese Mining Association will meet here on June 29 to *lls;uss support for the proposed Merdeka University. Members will also be briefed by the president. Mr. Leow Yan Sip. on the association’s trad* mission to Australia recently.47 words
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Article45 1968-07-03 15 TAIPING. June 27—A carnival to mark Tourist Promotion Week, will be opened her* on June 29 by the Mentrl Besar Dato Haji Ahmad. Other highlights of the week include a cycle race, water sports, sepak raga takro competition, lion dance *«d beisilat.45 words
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Article, Illustration488 1968-07-03 16 JACKIE SAM - By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, June 28 sloo million or a third of the promised British aid has been firmly committed or earmarked for specific development projects in Singapore. About $3O million of this will come in the form of equipment488 words
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Article37 1968-07-03 16 KOTA BHARU. June 28 —Five shophousts were destroyed In a pre-dawn fire at Jalan Tunku Putra Setneiak here this morning. No one was hurt. Six Are engines took several hours to out the Are.37 words
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277 1968-07-03 16 Kuala lumpur, June 28 —Calls for harder work and more disciplined thinking and action have made some Singaporeans tighten their pursestrings. This was the reason given by the chairman of PanElectric and General Industries <M> Bhd., Inche Mohamed Raslan bin Dato277 words
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Article63 1968-07-03 16 KANGAR. June 28—The State Information Officer. Inche Mohamed Kasslm bln Khalid. left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday en route to Sabah to take up his new appointment as head of Field Services In the Department of Information there. He has been succeeded here by Syed63 words
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188 1968-07-03 16 SINGAPORE, June 28. r pHREE Malaysia-Singapore Airlines flight cap1 tains with 71 years’ flying experience between them this afternoon brought the airlines first Boeing 707 into Singapore from Seattle. U S.A. Moments before the gleaming new $22.5 million Jet taxied to a halt,188 words
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145 1968-07-03 16 LUMPUR. June 28 The Minister of Finance. Tun Tan Slew Sin, recalled tonight the days when he w 3s the first president of the Malacca Rotary Club just after the war "It was something very new and very exciting then.” he said.145 words
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80 1968-07-03 16 IjUmf> Uß, June 28. The Education Society of the University of Malaya today condemned the Idea of separate Chinese. Malay and Islamic universities. At the society's general meeting. 340 graduate students resolved that this was detrimental to the building of an integrated Malaysian society. The80 words
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258 1968-07-03 16 Flour Mills share offer: $106 mil pours in I/ ALA LI MPI R. June 18 —Malayan Flour Mills offer of 4.748.000 one dollar shares at $1.21 a share was today over-subscribed more than 21 times. A total of 103.284 applications to the value of $100,851,000 were received, the directors announced.258 words
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Article54 1968-07-03 16 IPOH. June 28 The AngloChinesr School will meet St. Michael's Institution in the tinal ol the inter-school debating competition organised by the ipoh Rotary Club at St. John’s church hall on July 2. The competition is for a challenge shield donated by Mr. Leong Ah Kow, president*54 words
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Article, Illustration541 1968-07-03 17 OH KEE TIANG; gunn chit - By OH KEE TIANG and gunn chit THYC; Penang Jun-i 28 VHE people of Penang should adopt a “flexible” stand on the island’s free port status, the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow541 words
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90 1968-07-03 17 ,—Btrnama. l/UALA LUMPUR. June 28. —A senior U S, official, Mr. G. McMurtrie Godley, thlsmornina paid a courtesy call on the Finance Minister. Tun Tan Siew Sin. Mr Godley. who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific,—Btrnama. - 90 words
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155 1968-07-03 17 I/UCHING, June 29—The Chief Minister of Sarawas. Dato Penghulu Tawl Sli. today called on the Chinese community in the State to regard Malaysia as their home and the natives as their brothers and sisters.” He made the call when he presented citizenship155 words
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Article33 1968-07-03 17 KUALA LUMPUR. June 28 Inche Man.sor bin Yuaof, a teacher at the Kepala Batas National School will leave on June 30 tor India to Mtidy hanrilooni technology under the Colombo Plan33 words
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359 1968-07-03 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 28. f rHE EROPA (Ecot omit Regional Organisation for Public Administration) conference which ended here today did ‘‘much soul-searching” over the past week. This is how the coherence moderator, Dr. HahnBeen Lee. summed up the results of the359 words
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Article49 1968-07-03 17 KUCHING June 28 The RMAF here will celebrate its loth anniversary with a parade tomorrow morning and a cocktail party at the officers' mess in the evening. A dance will t* held at the community hall on June 28 to lound up the celebrations49 words
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152 1968-07-03 17 Kuala trengGANU, June 28.— About 10,000 men, 100 aircraft and three warships are taking part in the biggest British combined Army-Navy-Air Force exercise on the East Coast. The warships are HMS Intrepid. HMS Sir Lancelot, and HMS Sir Galahad. Code-name "Lath'\ the exercise is to152 words
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120 1968-07-03 17 .—Bcrnama. 1/ (.'ALA LIMPIR. June 2*. —The setting-up of a consortium of Malaysian banks to extend credit facilities to Indonesian exporters will be discussed at the first meeting of the joint Commission of Trade and Economic Relations between Malaysia and Indonesia to be held in.—Bcrnama. - 120 words
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Article1059 1968-07-03 18 ACTIVITY on the Exchange was rather subdued during J-he first half of last week. One factor behind this quietness was the fast approaching end of June when bank accounts have to be squared off, and another was a report in Tuesday’s papers that1,059 words
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Article353 1968-07-03 18 Movements of shark FRICKS BASKO ON A COMPARISON OF LAST SALKS IN THK SINQAFORK AND KUALA LUMPUR TRAOINO ROOMS OF THK STOCK KXCHANCK ON JUNK 22 AND 2S. INDUSTRIALS! Ban and Ca. 8 t< cant*), Beutlead I —2 cental. Central Sugar (8-10 cents), C.C.M. ertie. (—1 rent).353 words
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Article921 1968-07-03 18 'I'HC <eik’i butinots on ttii Stack 1 Eooftang* «cat a« follows: INDUSTRIALS Ban A Ca. 53.30 to S 3 34 to $3.35 to S 3 44 to $3.42 to S< I» cbl. Bauitaad 11.00 to 51.37 to SI HO to SI 59 xall: C. Sugar 54.32 to St921 words
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376 1968-07-03 18 A SMALLER range of movement and quieter markets were seen during the period under review, says H.C.B. and Co. Ltd. in their weekly report on the local rubber market. After an early rise the market came off again to reach the recent low376 words
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Article29 1968-07-03 18 June 28. RUBBER PRICE: 54i cents (up five-eighths of a cent). TIN PRICE: $556.37) (down 62} cents). Estimated offering 215 tons (down 10 tons).29 words
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Article109 1968-07-03 18 'I'Mt Atteciatien »r Bank* In Ma1 laylia Singapere mad* these chanties in Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100i. United States: Buying TT 32 11/1«, airmail OD 32 13/1«, 90 d/at. 33 3/* credit bills, 33 9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying TT 33 1 airmail OI)109 words
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Article558 1968-07-03 19 'pH* FOLLOWING It A COMPLETE 1 LIST OF RSVItBO QUOTATIONS FOR THE WEEK KNDEO FRIDAY JUNE 28. INDUSTRIALS E. Alex Bricks Ben. A Co. 3.46 cbl Boustead 1.59 xall C. Sugars 4.44 4.46 C.C.M 1.76 C.C.M deb C.T.8. ords. C.8. Holdings 4.40 4.60 Dunlop 3.34 3.36 East. Smelt558 words
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Article45 1968-07-03 19 (Managers' Prim) First Malayan 2.75 Second Malayan 1.98 Third Malayan 1.25 The Commerce Ind. .97 1.00 ad The Saving rund... 1.11 1.20 Mai. Invest Fund... 1.20 1.30 First Hong Kong... .85 .90* Second Hong Kong .60 .64* Sterling Commodity 5/4 (•Hoc* Kong currency)45 words
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Article221 1968-07-03 19 TULY Aral grade robber f.o.b. buyers closed a! 5 p.m. in Singapore and Koala Lumpoi yesterday at 64% cents per lb., op Ore-eighths of a cent on Thursday’s closing leveL The tone was quiet. 8.A.8. and MJLE. closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday. Buyers Sellers221 words
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Article50 1968-07-03 19 June 24. June 25. June 26. June 27. June 28. •Industrials: 157.85 157.35 167.60 158.62 159.14 Properties: 169 82 159.90 160.64 161.79 163.27 Tins- 77 75 77.77 77.66 78.05 78.05 t grabbers: 102.44 102.44 102.44 102.44 102.44 T» 29> i 962 10 0. Dec. 30. 1966 100.50 words
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Article36 1968-07-03 19 Current Date Total for Total for payment payable the year previous year C.S. Holdings 8% July 29 15% 12% Hume (M) 6%t July 26 H*% Castlefleld Rub. 3%t July 80 15% 20% 1 Interim36 words
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311 1968-07-03 19 E. FRIDA - By E. FRIDA SINGAPORE, June M 29.—Singapore took the honours in their drawn two-day cricket match against the visiting Hyderabad Blues of India which ended on the Singapore padang today. Final scores were; Singapore 227 and 95-3 dec. Hyderabad Blues 206 and 67-2. This311 words
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Article614 1968-07-03 19 IfUALA LUMPUR: Yoong Yin Pah won the best performance award in the "A” Division at the Royal Military College meet in Sungei Besi yesterday. Yoong clocked 87.Ss to set up a new time for the 400m hurdles He also equalled the 300m mark of614 words
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164 1968-07-03 19 RADMINTON Association w of Malaysia president Khir Johari yesterday announced his plan for the Thomas Cup defence and for all-round improvement of the game. The success of the plan, said Inche Khir, would depend on the co-operation of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry164 words
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174 1968-07-03 19 WPECTATORS Invaded the field and held up play in a PA of Selangor soccer match for the third time within a week at Pudu Road, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. It happened seven minutes before time in the Open league division one match174 words
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Article86 1968-07-03 19 SINGAPORE. June 29.—School *3 boy Tan Khoon Hong created table tennis history when he won his fifth title In the Singapore championships tonight. Khoon Hong partnering Chla Chong Boon defeated former Aslan chamDlons Poon Weng Hoe and Loh Heng Chew 24-22, 19-21, 21-18, 21-14 to86 words
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Article, Illustration435 1968-07-03 20 NORMAN SIEBEL - NEGRI’S LUCK RUNS OUT Selangor win Razak Cup at last by only goal By NORMAN SIEBEL JUST about the only good shot at goal won Selangor the Tun Kazak Cup in their final against defending champions Megri Sembilan on the last day of the five-day Malaysian hockey carnival at Armed435 words
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Article469 1968-07-03 20 MANSOOR RAHMAN - By MANSOOR RAHMAN ITUALA LUMPUR, June 29.—The Philippines today won the $lO,OOO Putra Cup by one stroke from Malaysia in the final round of the South-East Asian Amateur team golf championship over Royal Selangor Golf Club course here. Crack amateur Luis Sll ver 1469 words
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Article194 1968-07-03 20 AUSTRALIAN Steve Harvey. after sharing six gruelling hours of driving with Terry Hughes of Slngapore in a Cooper-9 said: We could have gone on for another six hours.” And Indeed they could have, for they had such an easy victory in the endurance race for194 words