Eastern Sun, 28 June 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 No. 687 Friday, 28 June 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 515 1 Border operations stepped up to rid area of Red terrorists IPOH. Thun. Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today said Malaysia was now on a "war footing" against the remnants of the Communist terrorists on the MalaysiaThai border. Tun Abdul Razak, who is also the
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  • 174 1 MOSCOW. Thurs. (CPI) The Soviet Union today offered to open talks with the United States on limiting antimissile missile systems. Foreign Minister Andrei A Gromyko announced the offer In a speech to the Supreme Soviet (Parliament). President Johnson's administration has been seeking in recent years
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  • 203 1 SAIGON. Thurs. (CP!) Allied troops attempting to head off the threat of a new attack on Saigon today seized a massive cache of Communist rockets buried within striking distance of the capital. Military spokesmen said South Vietnamese infantrymen patrolling through rice paddy
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  • 906 1 YESTERDAYS 8th SESSION CALLED OFF DAXGKOK, Thurs. (UPI) The eighth session of talks on the Philippines claim to the Malaysian State of Sabah was called off this afternoon. and each side charged the other was responsible. It appeared the talks might be headed
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  • 21 1 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The Queen received Tunku Abdul Rahman. Prime Minister of Malaysia, at Buckingham Palace today.
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  • 139 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Dr. Harry Richard Bailey, a consultant psychiatrist from Australia, told the Gene Koh. murder trial today that Freddy Tan is not a psychopathic personality. Dr. Bailey, who was specially flown here for the trial and an expert witness for the prosecution,
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  • 191 1 Dentists will tell you how more teeth are lost from gum troubles than from any other cause. In fact, gum troubles attack 4 out of 5 people. Certain danger signs are gums which are sore or tender to touch, or gums that
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 70 2 PENANG. Thurs. The ltam dam gained five million galldns of water following heavy rains this trtorning This was disclosed by the City Water Engineer. Mr. Kam U TOe. here today. He also said two inches of rainfall was recorded at the t BAtu Ferringhi
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    • 146 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The ten United Arab Republic doctors who arrived here yesterday will start work tomorrow in various part of Malaysia. They are on a three-year contract with Malaysia Government and will work in district hospitals. This morning, they were presented to the
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    • 283 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The ViceChancellor of the University of Malaya, Dr. J.H.E. Griffiths, said today that Malaysia's second University, to be set up in Penang, should compete with the present University in Pantai Valley. "Some sort of competition would be better for both
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    • 220 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Minister of -Lands and Mines Dato Abdul Rahman Ya'akob. left here today for a week's tour of Indonesia. During his stay in Indonesia. he will hold discussions with thp Govern,ment on the proposed first conference of Muslim
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    • 77 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —The action committee of CUEPACS is going ahead .with its preparations to -strike on Sept. 1 in support of their claims for higher wages. The action committee which met for three hours .here todav decided to dis'tribute strike ballots to its 70,000 members,
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    • 39 2 SEREMBAX. Thurs.— An estate mandor, Kulai Maidin, 49. was waylaid and beaten to death by eight unknown assailants armed with parangs at the 21st mile Linggi Road yesterday evening. Mai- Bin was married with three children.
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    • 33 2 SEREMBAN. Thurs. A 12-year-old Tamil schoolboy. Sunrfram. was drowned after he got into difficulties while sw'imming in the Lake Gardens here this evening. His father, Sadasivam, works at the Sikamat Camp.
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    • 184 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Radio Malaysia’s (Night of Malaysian Melodies) will be open to the public free of charge for four nights this year. The first two performances on Aug. 2 and 3. will be held at the Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman
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    • 73 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A senior Government Officer of the Accountant General's Office here. Mr. C. T. Ganapathy, accused of criminal breach of trust of $342.55, was today acquitted and discharged in a Magistrate’s Court here, today Entrusted with Si.BOS 19 by the Rubber Industry Replanting Board, he
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    • 348 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The country’s drive for agricultural progress shall be concentrated on greater utilisation of land, better drainage and irrigation system and greater production bv employing improved farm techniques and higher yielding strains. This was reiterated today by the Minister of Agriculture
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    • 143 2 PENANG. Thurs. The Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly. Dr. Lim Chong Eu. today strongly criticised the Penang Alliance State Government. Dr. Lim made his attack on the State Government after the Member for Bayan Lepas. Enche Ismail bin Hashim. moved a
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    • 470 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Fourteen American high school teachers will arrive here on Thursday, July 4, to begin a 10-day study tour of Malaysia. This is part of the Asian-American teacher interchange programme at the East-West Centre in Honolulu, a US. national
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    • 182 2 IPOH. Thurs. From “rag* to riches” politicians should have their sources of income thoroughly investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency, declared the Vicechairman of the Democratic Action Party Perak branch, Mr. Loh Jee Mee. today. Mr. Loh also said that it w'a* also the function
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    • 325 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The multistorey car park at Jalan Rodger here is expected to produce a revenue of 5278.000 a year, a spokesman for the Federal Capital Commission told Bernama today. Rentals from 0 hawkers and 52 rating stalls there were expected
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    • 58 2 Treatment in Australia for hole-in-the-heart student KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A hole-in-the-heart undergraduate from the University of Malaya. Mohammad Ismail bin Yahya, is to be sent for treatment in Australia in August. Ismail, a third-year arts student, said here today that he has just received a'letter saying that he had been
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    • 96 2 National Art Gallery (Jalan Ampang): Exhibition of batek design and art 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Samat Art Gallery (AIA Building): 2nd anniversary show annual art exhibition 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peninsular Art Society (41. Jalan Raja Muda): Works of prominent Malaysian artists exhibition 9 a.m. to
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    • 184 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. An entrant for the “Rothmans 500" six hour saloon race stands to be disqualified even before the event on Saturday. The competitor wa “pinched" by traffic cops from the anti-reckless squad for reckless driving In the heart of the city
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    • 594 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. ASEAN countries were urged today to get ready [or the ‘massive tourist invasion” in the coming decade. The call was made by Mr. Herbert Lim Eng Kwan, chairman of the Singapore Tourist Association at a lunch in honour of the
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    • 615 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The ASEAN ad hoe committee on tourism opened its first meeting here today with a call to work together to capture the anticipated growth in tourist traffic in the region. The call came from Mr. Chan Keng Howe, the Permanent Secretary,
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    • 441 3 ASEAN tourist resorts equal to best elsewhere Dr. Goh says SINGAPORE, Thurs. ASEAN countries con make available tourist resorts equal to the best elsewhere, said the Singapore Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. Dr Goh said this In a message to the ASEAN ad hoc committee on tourism which
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    • 169 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Singapore ETV Service has made the breakthrough and is gradually taking its place in the international scene. According to the editorial of the latest ETV bulletin many enquiries had been received from around the world regarding equipment in use facilities available, training
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    • 21 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. There were 81 accidents of which one was serious during the past twenty-four hours in the Republic.
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    • 363 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The countries in the Pacific region were today urged to encourage intraregional tourist traffic. ThLs call from Mr. J.W. Manson. Minister of State Development and Tourism. Victoria. Australia, when he addressed a press conference after the Rotary Club of Singapore West
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    • 140 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Naval Base police constable. Teng Buck Whee today told the High Court how he once “trailed his wife” and found her gambling at a gambling den in Upper Serangoon Road. The petitioner suing his wife. Chong Eng, for divorce on
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    • 151 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Four men were jailed by a district court today for their part in the theft of 46 motor cars and vans totalling 5250.000. The theft took place over a period of one year from August last year to June this year.
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    • 98 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A man. Koh Seng Kum was charged in the Ninth Magistrate's Court this afternoon with possession of an offensive weapon Koh is alleged to have had a chopper with him while attending the Ninth Magistrate’s Court this morning. He claimed trial and was allowed
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    • 276 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysian women prefer the less demanding JOhs. This Judgment comes from the Director of Training of MARA (Majlis Amanah Raayat), Enche Mansor Osman. He told 41 women attending a women's institute course here today that he baled his conclusions about the Job
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    • 341 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A member of the Malaysian delegation to the Sabah claim talks in Bangkok, the Attor-ney-General. Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Yusoff. arrived back this evening “confident and hopeful.” He said he had returned eailier to prepare for the Asian Law Conference which
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    • 558 4  -  Assembly passes Bill providing: By JAMAL ALI KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A bill to provide for more effective methods of maintenance for Muslim women and children was unanimously approved by the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here today. The Bill known as the Married Women and
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    • 52 4 The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Haji Mohd. Ghazali Jawi, at the controls of a rice harvester —a gift from the Belgian Government at School of Agriculture. Serdang, Selangor, yesterday (June 27). Next to the Minister is Mr. G. Seru. an engineer with the Clayson Company of Belgium, maker of
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    • 122 4 N. Korean VicePresident due tomorrow SINGAPORE. Thurs. The North Korean VicePresident. Mr. Kang Ryang Wook will arrive here for a nine-day State Visit on Saturday. Accompanied by the Minister for Urban Management and seven others, the party will be guests of the Government of Singapore Their programme will Include courtesy
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    • 248 4 -KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA) has decided to set up an Asian Centre for Development Administration. This tvas announced in a communique issued today at the end of EROPA's fifth general assembly here The assembly lasted nine days. The
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    • 1030 4 Layang Layang crash inquiry: JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The Layang Layang Station Master, Mr. P. Muniandy, today testified before the Abdul Hamid Commission of Inquiry on events immediately before the rail crash near his station on April 23. this year.
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    • 300 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs—Six students each received a cheque for $5OO from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Foundation at a simple ceremony here today. The cheques were presented to them by the president of the Chamber and chairman of the Foundation Mr. Soon
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    • 512 10 QINGAPORE, Thurs. The British Under-Secretary tor Overseas O Development, Mr. W.A.C. Mathieson, today announced his country's $9 million contribution towards the upkeep of the Sembawang Shipyard Limited which will manage the converted Naval Base. He made this announcement after an agreement was
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    • 257 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Sultan of Johore will attend the Navy Day celebrations of the Royal Malaysians Navy at Woodlands here on Monday. The Sultan, who is the Hon. Capt. of the Royal Malaysian Navy, will attend an official reception to be held
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    • 287 10 SINGAPORE. Ttaurs A judo expert today told the Coroner's Court that a yellow-beat holder was not competent to Instruct beginners In judo. He Is Mr Ang Teck Bee, chief instructor of the Singapore Judo Club, who gave his expert evidence before the
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    • 119 10 10 a m. 6 p.m. Paintings, sculpture and ceremics exhibition by the sixth-form pupils of St John's School at the British Council, 1A Orchard Road. 3.30 p m.: Talk on “Christian Women Yesterday. Today and Tomorrow” by Mr. Teng Ping Ming at the Telok Ayer Methodist Church. Telok
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    • 35 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The body of Lim Chang Chuan of Lorong Kuras was found floating in the water at Pierce Reservoir yesterday at about 3.00 p.m. Lim was a rubber factory worker, 21 and unmarried.
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    • 288 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs Conversion of the Naval Base Dockyard to a commercial dockyard will be done at a speed and degree of efficiency “that will surprise many people in the shipping world." This pledge was given last night by Mr. N.S. Thompson, overseas director of
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    • 306 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A Christmas Island school teacher, Mr. Seah Keng Toh today told the High Court how he found his wife living with another man in her mother’s flat when he returned to Singapore in October, last year. Mr. Seah js suing his wife. Fabiola
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    • 47 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—Ng See Lun alias Ng Shi Roong was fined $2,000 by the Ninth Magistrate’s Court today for acting as a bookmaker at Moh Guan Terrace on June 23. Ng. who pleaded guilty, was found with 524 win and place bets valued at $2,600.
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    • 210 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A Coroner’s Court was today told of a “death-trap” in a farm off Yio Chu Kang Road during an inquiry into the death of a two-year-old female child. Chang Lee Kiang. Ch’ng Chong Guan. uncle of the child whose farm
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    • 86 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A car salesman. Tony Tan Choon Lim, was jailed for four months by the Ninth Magistrate's Court today for misappropriating $2,940 from his firm. The prosecutor. Acting Chief Inspector Chia Cheng Poh. said Tan. whilst working at the Universal Cars Ltd. in Orchard
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    • 74 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The practical examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. London, for the current year will begin on July 1. Four external music examiners from the Royal Schools will conduct the examinations in which over 3.000 local candidates will be sitting for
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    • 72 10 SINGAPORE Thurs—The Singapore Philatelic Society will hold an exhibition of stamps at the National Library on Sunday from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.. Main exhibits w r ill include the following items: Stamps with world art master pieces; World V.I.P. Signature on covers with personal letters: 1968
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    • 74 10 MALACCA, Thurs. Two motorcyclists died in the hospital after two separate accidents here yesterday. A building labourer Tong Yeow Goon. 37. on a scooter collided with a car outside the Terendak Camp early yesterday morning and died in the hospital five hours later. A youth, 16. died
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    • 1027 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. About 400 delegates, will attend the first conference of the Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific, to be held here on July 1, 2 and 3. They will be practising lawyers, government lawyers, law teachers and judges. The presence of
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    • 863 11 By LEVI THOW BOON LUMP U R. Thurs. Asian advertisers were today ur ged to consider placing greater emphasis on indigenous media. “The enigmatic Asian is not merely the creation of fiction writers,” Mr. Adrian Zecha, publisher of Asian Magazine. told
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    • 62 11 Mr. W. K Foster has been appointed ‘to a senior position with BritishAmerican Tobacco Company in London. Mr.
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    • 530 11 PENANG. Thurs.—ln response to numerous requests, the “Mi6s Tourism Contest” sponsored by the Penang Tourist Guides Association will now be a Pan-Malay-sian affair. Unmarried women aged 17 to 25 throughout Malaysia are eligible to enter this contest. There will be
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    • 43 11 IPOH. Thurs. The Municipal Council, at a special meeting here today, unanimously passed a supplementary estimates bill totalling SI 16.000 for this year without debate. The additional estimates were needed for repairs and repainting the low cost flats at Waller Court.
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    • 36 11 Picture shows the group Jerkin* at the exhibit of ancient Chinese warriors.
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    • 242 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Radio Malaysia today invited more entries for its “Talentime 1968” contest for the vocal group and instrumental ‘group sections. As in last year s contest, it will be divided into four zones North Zone with Penang and Ipoh as show centres Including
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    • 42 11 MUAR. Thurs —The Chong Hwa High School and Primary School here will commemorate their 56th anniversary on July 2 Highlights of the celebrations will be art and craft exhibitions and an indoor rally at the first primary school halL
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    • 114 11 PENANG. Thurs Llew Gool Lean. 30. was sentenced to nine months’ jail, after he pleaded guilty to stealing a gold chain from a two-year-old girl during a Thaipusam procession here on Feb. 2. The court was told that Llew snatched the gold chain, valued
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    • 76 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Chairman of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority Enche Ghafar Baba today urged co-operatives to work hand in hand with FAMA to help farmers. He said added such efforts in lanjong Kapang had proved useful. ’’This new approach to help farmers should
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    • 250 11 By Choo Teek Mau MUAR, Thurs., A considerable number of rubber-tappers and planters in North Johore have hung up their rub-ber-t app i n g kits for good. And because of the rising price of rice in the country coupled with the
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    • 72 11 PENANG, Thurs. A 23-year-old Malay housewife alleged yesterday that she was raped by a man, at her Kampong Juru home in Bukit Tengah. Following a report to the police, a man was arrested in connection with the alleged rape. It was learnt that the woman
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    • 53 11 PENANG. Thurs. Eighteen people, including a housewife, were each fined $25 in the First Magistrate’s Court for gambling yesterday. They had earlier pleaded guilty’to playing the game of "Belangkas” in a back lane off Beach Street yesterday All of them were arrested by- a police party acting
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    • 61 11 MUAR. Thurs A mobile X-ray unit from the Ministry of Health will pay a threeday visit to the Pontian district government hospital to give free chest X-rays to the local residents from July 6. The service will be given from 8.30 a m. to 12.30 pm. and
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    • 61 11 PENANG. Thurs. A 30-vear-old housewife, Khaw Saw Tin, was robbed of her gold chain, valued a $5O by a youth at the junction of Victoria Street and Malay Street yesterday. She told the police that her gold chain was snatched while she was in her car. The culprit
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 43 5 Trudeau Pearson watch elections on TV OTTAWA. Thurs: Former Canadian Prime Minister Air. Lester Pearson and wife flank Premier Pierre Elliott T-miraii as they watch election returns on TV on Tuesci. Mr. Trudeau's government got an impres- sivp new mandate. UPI radio photo.
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    • 82 5 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Nigerian Federal ruler General Yakubu Gowon is agreeable to an international observer force being sent to Nigeria as part of a cease-fire agreement in the year old civl war. Commonwealth Minister Mr. George Thomson announced today? The Commonwealth secretary told
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    • 73 5 VATICAN CITY. Thurs. (Reut e n A prominent Vatican theologican today ruled out the possibility of women becoming priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Monsignor Ferdinando Lambruschini. writing in the Vatican weekly Osservatore Della Womenica. said none of the arguments advanced for admitting women to the priesthood
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    • 454 5 HONG KONG, Thurs. (UPI) Swollen rivers spilled over their banks today in Communist China's Kwangtung province, pouring damaging flood waters over the farmland of the densely populated, rich-soil Canton delta. The rampaging waters that rushed into the South China Sea through the Pearl River estuary "the
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    • 129 5 Race against the t ime... NEWCASTLE. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Rightwing member of Parliament Mr. Duncan Sandys warned last night that Britain’s problems could be as serious as those of the United States in 20 or 30 years. Mr. Sandys. a Conservative MP. said in a television interview he did not
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    • 27 5 aboard uss independence, Mediterranean: Celebration parade is held aboard this flat-top to mark 20th birthday of the US Sixth Fleet. UPI radiophoto.
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    • 155 5 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) Chancellor of Exchequer Roy Jenkins said today Britain must curb its imports and replace them with home-produced goods. The British Finance Minister told businessmen here the nation's import bill was still too high after last November’s sterling devaluation, although exports
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    • 89 5 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Conservative opposition leader Air. Edward Heath claimed last night Britain's Labour government had incurred about £3.000 million sterling in fresh debts since coming to power in 1964. He said the government’s net borrowing was approaching 10 per cent of the national
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    • 71 5 CAPETOWN. Thurs. (Reuten The corneas of Dr. Eric Louw. former South African Foreign Affairs Minister, w'ho was buried here today, have been transplanted on to the eyes of a patient at Groote Schuur Hospital. Announcing this today, a spokesman for the hospital said the operation
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    • 53 5 VANCOUVER. Thurs. (Reuter) At least four people were killed and several others badly burned last night when the fourstorey Clarence Hotel here was swept by fire following an explosion Firemen snatched chocking residents mainly elderly men from window ledges where the.y huddled to escape
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    • 53 5 PARIS. Thurs. (Reuter) An unidentified man fell from the top of the 300metre (975 feet) high Eiffel Tower and crashed to his death on the 58-metre (190 feet high second floor this afternoon. There have been 350 successful suicide leaps from -the Tower since jt .was
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    • 290 5 July 1 date-line suffers shock BRUSSELS, Thurs. (Reuter) The Common Market was threatened with a major crisis last night in face of an apparent French decision to impose protective import quotas with or without its authority. National delegations and officials of the European communities
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    • 241 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) The U.S. gold stock fell by USS79m. in May, the second full month of operations of the world two-price system for the metal, the U.S. treasury announced today. The decline brought total American gold stocks down to
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    • 222 5 STANFORD. California. Thurs. (Reuter) China may he able to deploy diesel-powered, nuclear-armed submarines off Hawaii and southern California by 1976. according to a team of scholars at the Hoover institution here. The experts predicted that China could keep up to 15 of the
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    • 126 5 Double whole of 1967 BRUSSELS. Thu r s. (Reuter) The six-na-tion European Common Market’s trade balance surplus soared to l SS473m. (£l97m. sterling) in the first quarter of this year—more than half the SB6om. (£3sBm. sterling) surplus achieved in the whole of last year. This
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    • 54 5 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Talks aimed at ending a three-day-old slow-down by railwaymen collapsed here last night as the state network announced a total closure throughout Britain on Sunday. The 260.000 railwaymen have refused to work overtime and on Sundays, along with their crippling work-to-rule campaign, to
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    • 483 6 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (UPI) Sirhan B. Sirhan. the Jordanian native suspected of pumping a fatal bullet into the brain of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has his next day in court tomorrow. Sirhan. 24. was scheduled to enter a plea to charges he
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    • 564 6 SAIGON, Thurs. (UPI) Prime Minister Trang Van Huong of South Vietnam said yesterday his government will not be strong enough to enter peace talks "for ct least one or two more years." "Our government is on the right track," he
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    • 232 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (UPI) The Administration, citing assassinations that threaten the political system and sniper fire that terrorise big cities, yesterday pressed its case for national registration of guns and licensing of those who own them. But opponents of the proposal, espoused by
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    • 45 6 THESE two Danish beauties are seen wearing a ling and a short beach dresses made of towelly material. Why not. they just made them themselves by buying the material by the yard and it turned out so cheap. PANA photo.
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    • 65 6 OTSU. Japan. Thurs. (UPI) Freight trains running from opposite directions ran off the rails in a double derailment near here early today. Police arrested the enginemen of both trains on suspicion of negligence of their duty. .A total of 33 freight cars were derailed in the accident The
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    • 278 6 MANILA. Thurs. (UPI)— Commanders of three American bases in the Philippines will relinquisn their posts shortly in what is seen as a prelude to a major change in U.S defence policies in the Pacific. Rear Admiral F B. Gilkeson. Subic Naval Base Commander, leaves Saturday for
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    • 122 6 SAO PAULO. Brazil. Thurs. (UPI) A soldier was killed and five others wounded yesterday when a pickup truck reputedly laden with dynamite on a terrorist mission crashed into 2nd Army Headquarters. The explosion was the 12th in a series started March 19 when the
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    • 72 6 SANTO DOMINGO. Thurs. (UPI) Police yesterday released retired Gen. Pedro Rafael Rodriguez Echavarria after three days of arrest. He told newsmen he had been accused of conspiring against the government. Rodriguez Echavarria said he had proved himself innocent of the allegation and criticised the treatment he received
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    • 275 6 CLARKSDALE, Mississippi. Thurs. (UPI) A Federal judge ordered a million-dollar-a-year Mississippi delta farmer to pay US $50,000 in back wages to 200 Negro employees yesterday in the first wage recovery for farm workers under the new Fair Labour Standards Act. Judge William
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    • 109 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) Hong Kong Government s spending on education rose 50 per cent from 181.5 million to 273 million HK dollars (from about 12.5 million to 18.5 million sterling) in the past three years, according to the latest Education Department survey. According
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    • 30 6 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter)—Secretary of State Dean Rusk returned here last night from Europe where he attended a NATO ministers meeting and paid a brief visit to Bonn.
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    • 381 6 MUNICH Thurs (DaD) The last surviving Aurochs died In a Polish zoo in the year 1627. For three centuries or so knowledge of the ancient predecessor of domestic cattle was restricted to descriptions of varying accuracy. Now. in 1968, the Aurochs is to be seen
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    • 76 6 BUENOS AIRES, Thurs. (Reuter)—Argentine Naval Authorities have called off the chase of a Soviet factory ship wanted for an alleged violation of fishing regulations. The ship has taken refuge at Montevideo, Uruguay. The Argentine destroyer Santa Cruz, which has been waiting outside Montevideo for the
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    • 100 6 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) A group of Russian tourists has sought the help of a Congressman here in securing visas for an eight to 10 days tour of the Philippines in August. Representative Carmelo Barbero said here he would seek presidential clearance for the entry of the Russian
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    • 122 6 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (UPI) The Commerce Department has said imports of cotton textiles for the year ended May 30 totalled US$432 million compared to US$454 million during the previous similar period. Cotton textile imports during May totalled 130 million square yards down 10 per
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    • 114 6 Minor improvement in the LONDON. Thurs. (UPT> The pound managed a minor improvement in quiet trading on foreign exchange markets yesterday Technical market factors helped the currency to inch higher against the dollar to 2.3833 at noon but at one early stage it had been lower. Whether the Bank of
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    • 380 7 JAKARTA, Thurs. (Reuter) Five foreign banks have brought about US$2.5 into Indonesia in recent weeks as they start up operations in Jakarta for the first time in several years. First National City Bank, Chase Manhattan. American Express. Bangkok Bank and the Bank of America have
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    • 108 7 PARIS, Thurs. (UPI) Movie director Charles Chaplin was charged yesterday in a French court with plagiarising the first four notes of a song he composed for the film "The Countess of Hong Kong.” Chaplin was not in court and was represented by attorneys. The case
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    • 106 7 NEW DELHI. Thurs. (Reuter) —a party of senior Malaysian officials led by Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin. Secretary in the Establishment Office, arrived here last night for talks with the Indian government on economic and cultural collaboration. The talks follow the recent visit to Malaysia of the
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    • 106 7 RICHMOND. California. Thurs (Reuter) Police were on full alert here after a night of stone hurling, window breaking and minor looting in the Negro slams that ended around midnight with 11 arrests and 12 persons hurt. Shooting by police of a 15-year-old Negro boy. suspected
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    • 52 7 MANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) A complete family of seven persons was massacred on Saturday by a group of tribesmen armed with knives in Cotabato Province. Southern Philippines. Police reported here today. The family, including a two-month-old baby, was hacked and stabbed to death apparently over a land conflict,
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    • 92 7 STI rT(>.\RT (Dal)) Stuttgart zoo. Federal Republic of Germany, is the only zoo in the world with its own albino crocodile. This unique reptile was bought for 10.000 marks <l'Ss2.soo) from a Dutch dealer but it is estimated to he worth five times as much. Albino crocodiles, unusual
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    • 76 7 BOON. Thurs. (Reuter) The West German government has given Hamburg city an indemnity guarantee of 500 million marks (about £5O m. sterling) in case of a nuclear mishap during the visit of the British nuclear submarine Valiant this month, a defence ministry spokesman said here
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    • 79 7 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) The British government announced today it could not support a parliamentary bill which aimed to reduce the 3. non deaths a year in Britain due to kidney complaints. The measure would allow surgeons to transplant kidneys from a dead person unless
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    • 360 7 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) A beautiful blonde Identified only as “Miss C” testified yesterday how fear drove her to sleep with a runaway convict called the Mad Axeman. The girl told a magistrate at London's Bow Street Court that some men came to
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    • 26 7 FLASHBACK US troops walk past battle relics on April 5. after the two-month Red siege of Khe Sanh was lifted. UPI photo. was lilted. UPI photo.
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    • 111 7 RIO DE JANEIRO. Thurs. (Reuter) About 15.000 students followed by nuns, priests and other sympathisers marched through Rio yesterday in the biggest protest demonstration seen for years. No incidents were reported in the mass demonstration called to back student demands for a new deal in education and
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    • 375 7 SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) The U.S. military high command announced today it was abandoning the Khe Sanh combat base in the country's extreme northwestern corner. The decision follows an increase in North Vietnamese troops strength in the northern war zone and allows for better deployment of American
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    • 149 7 LAGOS. Thurs. (Reuter) Two Nigerian Army officers will be executed in public tomorrow for the murder of four civilians It was announced here today. They were sentenced to death by a Court Martial which found them guilty of killing two Barclays Bank
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    • 172 7 SAIGON. Thurs. (Reuter) American Stratofortress bombers blitzed guerrilla troops in bombing raids 33 miles northwest of Saigon, a U.S. military spokesman said here today. He said the high-flying B-52's also dropped their 30ton bomb cargoes on Vietcong supply and bunker complexes during yesterday's
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    • 63 7 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The British Government will hold immediate talks with sides of industry about a timetable to introduce equal pay for women. Cabinet Minister Mrs. Barbara Castle said last night. Mrs. Castle. Secretary for Employment and Productivity, made her announcement during a House of Commons
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    • 99 7 WELLINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) New Zealand's Prime Minister Mr. Keith Holyoake today offered “profound apologies” to the Governor-General and the Australian High Commissioner following violent demonstrations at the state opening of Parliament here yesterday. The 3,000 demonstrators included students protesting against alleged government inefficiency in
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    • 94 7 PARIS, Thurs. (Reuter) French and American police have smashed one of the world's biggest drug smuggle rings, a French police spokesman said here today. French police arrested two of the ringleaders in Paris while in New York 112 kilogrammes (246 pounds) of pure heroin was
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    • 102 7 HONG KONG. Thurs. (Reuter) Five Chinese Communist leaders have been paraded through the streets of Peking and taken to a stadium for public trial, a pro-Nation-alist newspaper reported today. The Tin Tin Yat Pao. basing its information on a Red Guard publication reaching here from
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    • 94 7 MOSCOW, Thurs. < Reuter) Mao Tse-Tune was described today by the Knmmunist. the Soviet theoretical journal, a* a man of limited knowledge who never studied Marxism thoroughly and learned philosophy and political science from popular brochures. The magazine, organ of the Soviet Central Committee said
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    • 76 7 MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay (Reuter) Thousands of government workers have defied a government ban to stage a 24 hours strike In support of their claims for pay increases The Interior Ministry has warned the workers that they would be ‘‘sanctioned in accordance with the law Uruguayan President
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    • 105 7 NEW YORK, Thurs. (UPD Silent film star Dorothy Gish left an estate worth up to US$l million to her actress sister Lillian and to a New York theatre group, it was learned yesterday Under the terms of the actress’ will, offered for probate in Manhattan Surrogate
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  • 445 8 ON Wednesday, the United States handed the Bonin islands back to Japan. On Thursday, the United States handed their base in Khe Sanh in Vietnam back to the Jungle. This Jungle bastion, which took 24-hour nonstop pounding from the Reds at the height of their fury was ordered
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  • 302 8 FIVE foreign banks have set up offices in Jakarta. This is another step tow r ards economic recovery that the Suharto regime can chalk up with satisfaction. A better investment climate has been generated since his pledge to restore the economic house after the abuses under former President
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  • 1035 8 WE Left Trafalgar Square a long time ago. The speaker was Mr. George Woodcock, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress which this year celebrates the centenary of its foundation. His audience consisted of nearly a thousand trade union delegates; the
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    • 499 8 Your correspondent Mr. Chen Ping Sou (Eostern Sun 16.6/68) is obviously o man not affected by the Singapore Employment Act, or one of the fortunate, rare creatures in the $750 class. If he is in neither category he should have his head
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    • 88 8 T REFER to the A article under the article “N a t ur e’s Moisturiser” Eastern Sun, June 25. which dealt with the efficacy of natural mineral water when applied to t h e human skin, and taken internally as a refreshing and energising drink.
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    • 142 8 IETTER writer Chen Ping J Sou of Kuala Lumpur has suggested that the Singapore Government legalise prostitution to reduce the high incidence of V.D. (Eastern Sun, June 25.) His suggestion is welcomed but not-practicable. Even if the government plans to legalise prostitution. I wonder how
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  • 283 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence *or Criminal Trials") EMILY stopped her ear at the intersection one afternoon as she teas driving home. She looked both wags, saw no approaching vehicle and proceeded to speed across. This resulted in an accident with Oscar. She sued
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1968 23-B Cantonment Road, Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office Ipoh Office 39. |alan Sultan. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: ***** 77. Brewster Road. Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 161 9 MALACCA. Thurs The warning of the Minister of Lands and Mines Date Haji Abdul Rahman Yaakub regarding the offshore prospecting for tin In Malacca made during an interview yesterday is a Suzzle to the syndicate ere undertaking the prospecting which began three weeks
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    • 284 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Wall Street’s “back offices" yesterday continued to whittle away at the logjam of paperwork during the third special trading holiday designed for this purpose. Many brokers said the "days off" seem effective and on Tuesday industry authorities announced
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    • 61 9 NEW YORK. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber futures closed unchanged on the N. Y. Commodity Exchange yesterday. There were no sales. July ’6B 21 00N. Sep 20.40 bid. 20.90 asked. Nov 20.30 bid. 20.70 asked. Jan 20.00 bid. 20.50 asked. March 20.00 bid, 20.50 asked. May 20.00 bid, 20.50 asked.
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    • 18 9 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) No offers were rnarte today to General Services Administration to buy tin.
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    • 148 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. SAS recently conducted an Interline Quiz open to all airlines staff in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. Many entries were received and 48 were all-correct. A draw was conducted at the Shell Theatrette and the lucky winners were Messrs. Lim Kian Hoe and
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    • 218 9 GENEVA, Thurs. (UPI) EFTA. the European Free Trade Association, has reported an unfavourable trading balance for April this year. The eight-nation trading bloc said exports during the month fell by 1.3 per cent over April, 1967, to a total of $2.62 billion. Imports, however,
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    • 101 9 HONG KONG, Thurs. (Reuter) A Hone Kong trade mission will take part in the 88th Vienna International Trade Fair scheduled to open in the Austrian capital on September 8. The Trade Development Council which organises the mission said today it would display
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    • 173 9 JAKARTA. Thurs (UPI) Indonesia's Government income from taxes, export earnings and duties exceeded the set target by over $6.5 million in the first quarter of the year, according to Finance Minister All Wardhana. The Minister, however, warned that although the figures were encouraging,
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    • 72 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (UPI) The United States’ supply of gold dropped by USS 79 million during May to U 5510,468,000,000, the Treasury Department reported yesterday. The loss occurred from the Treasury’s Exchange Stabilisation Fund which is used to exchange gold and dollars with other
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    • 126 9 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The Stock Market closed firm, with leaders wanted on institutional and Unit Trust buying and in several cases, prices mox’ed sharply higher. Towards the close, the F T. Index was 4.5 higher at 477.1. British Funds, despite a quietly firm opening, fell when sellers
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    • 80 9 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) The rubber market closed quiet with spot 18-7/8 19. Aug 19-3/16 19-5/16 Sept 19-3/16 19-5/16 Oct 19-3/4 19-7/K Oct /Dec 19-3'4 19-7 /8 Jan/March 19-3/8 19-1/2 AprilMune 19-1 '2 IP- 3 July/Sept 19-5/8 19-3/4 Oct'Dec 19-3/4 19-7'B Jan/March 19-7/8 20 April/June 20 20-3/16 July
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    • 1216 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Fresh buying made for an active market on the Stock Exchange today and as a result trading was suspended once again for the first time this week from 10.37 a.m. to 10.41 a.m. for clerks to catch up contracts. Many of the industrial
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    • 282 9 RUBBER UP CENT SINGAPORE. Thurs.—July first grade rubber f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 54 cents per lb., up five-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was quietly steadier. The market opened very quietly at around last night's final levels. Business was
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    • 23 9 LONDON. Thurs (UPI) The rubber market opened quiet. No 1 RSS spot 19-1/8-19-3/8. No. 1 RSS cif basis ports July 19-19-3/16.
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    • 396 9 YOUR SHARES—UP-DOWN —UNCHANGED SINGAPORE. Stock Exchange sold and offer prices officially listed at business. the close of INDUSTRIALS Ben Co. CBI 342 .9.48 C sugar 4.52 4..»6 Chemical Co i.7« 1.77 l>unlop 3.30 3.36 L smelting 6.85 K VI. 2.30 2.40 Esso Ords 2.86 1 Jt orris 4.40 Gamnton 2.38
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    • 45 9 Manager*’ Prices) First Malayan 2.74 second Malayan 1.98 Third Malayan 1.24 Tne Commerce Industry \D .96 105 The saving I'und 1.10 1.19 First H’kons .85 .90 second H'kons \D .60 .64* Malaysian investment 130 Fund 1.20 Sterling f modify 5/6 <* Hong Kong Currency)
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    • 107 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are:Bayer Coconut Oil Seller < F.O B.) Bulk Coconut Oil 5800 (I'.O-K.) Drums Loose Copra Mixed 60.50 June 32.00 Mtintok White Pepper (1 O B.) 00 NEW Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 110 00 96% NEW Sarawak Special
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    • 24 9 HONG KONG. Thurs. (UPI) Money quotations: HK56.*****/6.1275 per US dollar for cash. HKSI4 52 per pound sterling. HK5309.75 per tael gold.
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    • 14 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The tin price for today was $557 per picul, down $2-
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    • 229 9 ROME. Thurs. (UPI) Informal efforts to regulate the exports and prices of hard fibres sisal henequen and abaca have not been effective, an official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today. Prices for the fibres
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    • 100 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs—The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants. New York: Buying T.T. 32-11/16; Airmail O.D. 3213/16; 90 d/st. 33-3/8 credit bills; 33-9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 351/8; Airmail O.D. 35-1/4; 90 d/st. 36 credit bills; 36-1/8 trade billsSelling
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    • 101 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godnwns Vessels 1/2 Emma Bakke 3/4 Arosia 5 Thalis 6 '7 Thorsorient 8/9 State of Madras 10/11 Bonneville 13/14 Westafalia 15/16 Atreus 18 Susan Maersk 21/22 Kinabalu 23/24 Katong 25/26 Honckong Delegate 27/28 Straat Madura
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    • 23 9 MEISHIN LINE From Japan via Hongkong "KOTOKU MARU" ETA SINGAPORE 30/6/68 "CHOYO MARU" ETA SINGAPORE 7/7/68 Agents: Pan Continent Corporation, Tel: *****, *****.
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    • 1540 10 T <<W v TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 8 KUALA LUMPU* and Fatal Pina nr. 6 Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A IV Jotaore Bahru; Taipinr. 7 Batn Pahat: V ilnanf. A.M.: 300 Opening Annct Prog Summary; 3.01 Zain Azman. 325 New Adventures of Superman; 350 Gilligan's Island —“They re Off and Running
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  • 757 12  -  -CLIM FRANCE: Catholic or Catalyst? I had occasion to ask this very question in this page more than once. While she showed her catholic part in twice rejecting the United Kingdom from membership of the Common Mart and has also been a catalyst for a
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  • NEWS UNDER THE SUNN ational Daily
    • 686 12  -  By John MacLennan who was in Khe Sanh when the base was relieved by the U.S. Ist Air Cavalry Division and South Vietnamese troops an April 6. SAIGON, Thurs. (Reuter) The U.S. Marines are pulling out of Khe Sanh. They will leave the battered
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    • 222 12 KARACHI. Thurs. (Reuter Pakistan's Army Chief General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan left here by air today for Moscow where he is expected to discuss the possibilities of stepped up Soviet arms supplies to this country. An official announcement last week said only that General
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    • 1202 12 AFTER LAST SUNDAY PARIS. Thurs. (FIO) Voters bonded Gaullists a smashing a first-round elections for a new nationoj assembly they appear likely to dominate with their biggest majority since General de Gaulle came to power in 1958. Complete returns from the 470 constituencies in
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    • 25 12 Khe Sanh April Cavalry troops go past wreckage when they moved in on ‘Highway 9* to Khe Sanh after the siege was lifted. UPI photo.
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  • 2196 13  -  DAY 24 OF THE GENE KOH MURDER TRIAL Dr. Bailey: Freddy knew nature of his actions By R. V. LINGAM SINGAPORE, Thurs. An Australian consultant pyschiatrist, Dr. Harry Richard Bailey told the Gene Koh murder trial today that he found no
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  • 232 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a lo- of $lB million to finance sewerage development In Singapore. The loan will assist in financing the $6O million sewerage project to be undertaken in the next five years. Currently planned
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  • 45 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. r~ Singapore’s ambassador-de-signate to Cairo. Mr. Lee Khoon Choy left here this evening to take up his appointment. Mr. Lee is presently the Minister of State to the Prime Minister’s Office. He is also the MP for Hong Lim.
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  • 22 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Customs Department here has put an extra 40 cents excise duty on beer and stout per gallon.
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  • 27 13 PENANG. Thurs. —K. M. Maidin Pitchay, 27, found to have 20 obscene photographs in his possession, was fined SISO in the Second Magistrate’s Court today.
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  • 73 13 The Lions Club of Singapore East on Wednesday night held a eharitv film premiere of “Reflections In A Golden Eye” at Lido Theatre. The guest-of-honour at the premiere was the Minister for Health. Mr. Chua Sia n Chin and his wife. Picture shows from left: Mrs. Y.
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    • 200 13 tSISAW, ORnRNI c, T ,oM NOW SHOWING! j 11 a m.. 1.15, 4.00. 6 30 A 9.15 pm Cl rabeth Tavlor Mar'on Brando REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EVE In Technicolor it Panavision From Warner Broe-Sev rn Arts troiHSESEUu Now Showing No Free Lot. 11am. 1.45. 4 00. 6.30. 4 930
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    • 265 13 CATHAY ***** 9th BIG hay: 11 a m.. 1.30. 1.00. €.30 A 9.30 p «a Columbia's “To Sir. With Love” Sidney Poitier. Lulu. Color 2nd MIDNIGHT TOMORROW! “THE SWEET RIDE” FOX' Tonv Franciosa. Color. P'Vision ORCHARD-***** Today At 1.30, 4 00. f 1.30. 9.15 p m 70MM A: Stereophonic Sound
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  • Sun Sport
    • 223 14 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Hockey Association will be asked to submit a special report on the lop-sided performance of the Singapore team in the recently-con-cluded Tun Abdul Razak Cup hockey tourna- ment. The Minister-in-charge of sports and chairman of the National
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    • 416 14  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore's one-nil victory against Malaysia in the pre-Olympic hockey tournament in Lahore early this year seems to have been a fluke. In the current Tun Abdul Razak Cup competition— Singapore tipped as hot favourites,
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    • 150 14 SEGAMAT. Thurs. The Segamat District School Sports Council today selected nine school teachers in the district as coaches for the district’s contingent for the Johore North Inter-Re-gional Combined Athletic Meet to be held on July 6 from 9 a.m Boys: Tracks. Mr. Ang Boon
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    • 341 14 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore will meet the visiting Hyderabad Blues from India in a two-day cricket match to be played at the Padang tomorrow and on Saturday, commencing at 11.00 am. on both days. The Singapore side will be led by the 35-year-old Reggie
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    • 357 14 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) The wettest start to Wimbledon in living memory has left a backlog of 115 matches alter three days of the First Open Championships at the historic courts. Bince the championships opened on Monday, intermittent rain has thrown the programme into disarray
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    • 54 14 BATU PAHAT. Thurs. Officials of the Johore State Basketball Association will pick players to represent Johore State for the Malaysian Basketball Championships to be held in Kuching from August 12 from three practices from tomorrow till Sunday. The practices will be held at the Batu Pahat
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    • 66 14 SEGAMAT. Thurs. The Segamat District School Sports Council today selected a strong contingent of 117 athletes for the North Johore Inter-District Regional School Sports Council athletic meet to be held here on July 6. Other districts to take part in the one-day meet to be held
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    • 146 14 Steven —already a champ at 9 OTEVEN JOHN VARIYAN (above) is only nine years old but he has already proved himself a class allrounder in the making. Recently at the St. John’s Primary School athletic meet, in Kuala Lumpur Steven not only clinched the 100 metres and 80 metres in
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    • 92 14 BATU PAH AT. Thurs. Johore Bahru District, the defending basketball champions of the Johore State Gold Cup. last night thrashed Segamat District 71-34 in a one-sided men’s encounter played at the Chinese Recreation Club Court here. In a women's section match. Kluang District beat Segamat District
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    • 1598 15 (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) Race l: Horses Class 6, Div. 2 6 Furs. 2.15 p.m. 1 2 3 4 5 46; doc 579 004 807 Zodiaque Contract II Fraxer Victory II »> 4j «> 7j 9 00 Soon Lee Stable 9.00 Jurong Stable 9.00 Linal Stable 9.00
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    • 493 15  -  By Windsor Lad SINGAPORE, Thurs. Trainer Tan Lye Hop's sole entry, newcomer Novelist displayed galloping ability on a good track here this morning when he easily disposed of 3f in 33 3/5, striding out smoothly all the way. Novelist has trained on and should give
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    • 122 15 LONDON. Thurs. British Petroleum is establishing and sponsoring the BP International Tennis Fellowship which will support and encourage British tennis players in International competitions. The Fellowship, which wiil be directed by John Barrett, captain of the British Davis Cup team from 1959 to 1962.
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    • 193 15 TOKYO. Thurs. (Reuter) Doctor* have declared Australian Lionel Rose 100 per cent fit to defend his world bantamweight boxing title here next Tuesday. His trainer-manager Jack Rennie said doctors considered that Rose's torn ankle that had made “a remarkable recovery" The 20-year-010
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    • 113 15 Seap Games star shines IPOH. Thurs. Sixteen-year-old SEAP Games swimming star. Ong Mel LIII of the Methodist Girls School here, established four of the five new records in the Fifth Annual Perak Aquatic Championships at the Kinta Siwmming Club this evening. Ong. a Form Five student, set new times for
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    • 39 15 IPOH. Thurs. A six-a-side cricket tournament will be held at the Municipal padang here this weekend. Thirteen teams are taking part in the tournament. The preliminary rounds will be played on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
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    • 1694 15 Raee l: Horses Class 6, Div. 1 6 Furs. —2.00 p.m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1. 009 Handsome Rid 4y 909 Hwa Yew Stable Allan 2 866 Ronigo 4y 900 O and L. Stable Paul 3. 598 Courageous 5y 8 13 Newborn Stable Tulloh 4 318 Lash
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    • 997 16  -  Silverio shoots blazing five-under-par By Ben Variyan and R.D. Selva KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A blazing five under par 67 by 31 -year-old Luis Silverio helped the Philippines to jump ahead to a 10* stroke lead over nearest rivals Malaysia after the second round of the Putra Cup
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    • 350 16 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) Pakistani Test player Aslf Iqbal delighted the crowd with an exciting 86. his highest score for Kent, against Middlesex at Tunbridge Wells during yesterday’s English county clrcket programme. Aslf shared a stand of 74 in an hour with England captain
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    • 213 16 MEXICO CITY. Thurs. (Reuter) About 90.000 people from 70 countries are expected to visit Mexico City for at least some part of the Olympic Games In October, the organisers have estimated. All first class hotel accommodation had now been reserved by overseas visitors said
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    • 74 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A two-day “workshop sports seminar" will be held at the Teachers’ Training College in Patterson Road on July 27—28 Mr. Milton Tan. will be the chairman of the seminar. Four working papers organisation of sports bodies, finance in relation to sports organisation. coaching
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    • 294 16 JOHORE, Thurs. Mah Chin Cheong scored a treble in the Second Johore Shooting Championships held at the Batu Pahat Shooting Range, recently. Mah won the .22 Pistol Revolver. Small Bore Rifle Prone and the .22 Sporting Rifle events to capture top honour
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    • 376 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Social Affairs, Enche Othman bin Wok, today laid down the terms and priorities for the National soccer squad selected fo undergo centralised training in preparation for the Merdeka soccer tournament to be held in
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    • 299 16 SOUTHEND. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Fiery fast bowling by Dave Renneberg and half-centuries from lan Redpath and Bill Lawry put the Australian touring team in a commanding position against Essex yesterday on the first day of their three-day cricket match here. Renneberg grabbed eight
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    • 498 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Police constable G. Selvam of Bahagian Pantai was awarded the best performance trophy for his record-breaking effort of 1.71 metres for the high jump at the conclusion of the Selangor Contingent Royal Malaysia Police athletic meet held at the Stadium Merdeka
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    • 97 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Five badminton players led bv the former Thomas Cup player. Ong Poh Lim will leave here tomorrow for Indonesia. The Singapore team will participate in a series of championship matches to be held in Jakarta. Scmarang. Surabbava. Bali, Bandung and Garut. from June 29
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    • 293 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Malaysian National swimmer and SEAP Games representative. 19-year-old Chan Chee Seng took top honours at the recent 4th Selangor Senior Swimming Championships held at the Royal Selangor Golf Club pool here. Entering for the eleven of the 12 events
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    • 110 16 NAPLES. Thurs. (Reuter* Italy’s European flyweight champion Fernando Atzori knocked out John McCluskey of Bi itain in the fourth round of a scheduled 15-round title bout here last night. But 1 was a strange ending. The referee counted out McCluskey even though the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 611 14 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. SINGAPORE TENDERS are invited from P.W.D. Registered Contractors for the following works: 1. Construction of two overhead Pedestrain Bridge* at Outram Road opposite the Mortuary and at Gevlang Road near Lorong 21. ‘‘Civil Engineering” or “Prefabricated and Light Steel Structures” Contractors. Closing Date:— 12-7-68 at 10 a.m.
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    • 554 14 KENYATA’AN TAWARAN J.K.R. JOHOR TAWARAN daripada Pemborong2 yang berdaftar diJ.K.R. Kelas D’ dan ke-atas. akan di-terima di-Pejabat Jurutera Negeri. J.K.R., Johor, hingga jam 2.30 Petang pada 6hb. Julai 1968, UNTOK: ERECTION AND COMPLETION OF ONE BLOCK TWO STOREY 150’-0” LONG TYPE ASH 3 SCHOOL, ONE BLOCK CANTEEN. CONNECTING COVEREDWAY AND
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    • 54 14 TENDER TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF D.C.A. TERMINAL BUILDING AT KUANTAN \IRPORT. PAHANG. Ada-!ah di-ma’alumkan unlok pengetahuan umura bahava tarikh penutopan untok awaran tersebut telah dianjutkan sa-lama dua minggu Tawaran sekarang akan menuop pada pukol 12.00 tengah ari. 15hb. Julai, 1968. Dan ikan pada lhb. Julai. 1968 PENGARAH
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    • 125 14 REMOVAL NOTICE With effect from Ist July 1968, the Singapore Branch Office of United Malayan Insurance Company Berhad will be situated at Commercial Union Building, corner of Telegraph Street and Robinson Road. Singapore. Telephone Vumbers will be: Office ***** and Branch Manager *****. PO. Box 113 Advertiser's Name.... Address Telephone
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    • 56 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.54 a.m. (6.9 ft.), 1.52 p.m. (8.6 ft.). Port Swettenham: 7.36 a.m. (14.5 ft 7.39 p.m. (14.5 ft.). Port Dickson: 7.53 a.m. (7.8 ft.), 8.24 p.m. (8.4 ft.). Singapore: 1.22 pm. (7.2 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 12.25 a.m. (8.0 ft.). 9.57 p.m. (6.1 ft.). Kuantan: 11.21 a.m.
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