The Straits Budget, 18 March 1964

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Serif »97. KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 18, 1964. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or I Shilling. KPN WL
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    • 310 2  -  KWAN SAI KHEONG Ministry of Education Singapore 1 REFER to your reports of March 6 and March 9 headlined “NTUC call to publish reports of commissions" and “Top jobs to ‘Yes-men’ says union.** The final report of the llm Taj Boh Commission was submitted
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    • 27 2  -  PARENT Raub MY son was promptly made to pay his magazine fee In January 1963. Up till today the school magazine has still not appeared.
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    • 208 2  -  OBSERVER Penang A directive ignored fpOLLOWINO the recent 1/ decision to abolish the MS8E examination, was the announcement that 3,000 teachers are to be selected for a six-month intensive training course to meet the immediate shortage of trained teachers for secondary schools. The shortage of experienced teachers
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    • 129 2  -  FANCY NUMBER Sungel Patanl £)0 people who Lave fancy number plates constitute a hazard to roadusers or the public? Most of these numbers can be seen from the appropriate 75ft. distance. If so. why the fuss? The police don’t fuss about the really dangerous people like the heavily
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    • 180 2  - Deadline for homes —but there’s a snag RESIDENT Kuala Lumpur ABOUT eight months ago I was given notice that my plot of land in Lorong Bukit Keramat, Datok Keramat Malay Settlement, would be taken by the State Government if I failed to erect my house within three months. Similar notices
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    • 144 2  -  MOTORIST Singapore CONGESTION Is increaslnc at the office of the Registrar of Vehicles. But no one seems to be doing anything about It. More clerks are needed at the counters to clear the long queues that seem to be a feature of the jplace. 1 was one
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    • 417 2 In briefTHAILAND AND MALAYSIA What the Air Marshal said 1 REFER to your T xm (8.T. March 13) r Interview given b Marshal, Dawee ci Z »py* Jo which yi quoted the Air Mar> sajrlng that Th an} would not tolerat. anv foreign power g i n control of “even
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    • 246 2  -  BARKER ROAD Singapore IAM appalled by the lack of imagination and Initiative shown by the Traffic Police in times of flood crises. On February 38 and March 11, when heavy rain inundated parts of Singapore and motorists, besides others, had a most trying time,
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    • 69 2  -  USTENER lngapore SINCE March 2, Radio Malaysia Slngapura, has extended its broadcasting hours for all sections. With the exception of the Indian section all the others operate daily from 8 a.m. to midnight. The Indian section closes down at 0 p.m., after all only a difference of three
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    • 668 3 —Straits Times. March 9 TV Indonesian Government’s threat of a “revolutionary offensive” against Malaysia plainly should be brought to the attention of the Security Council Whatever reason there may have been for not taking the dispute to the United Nations before, the breakdown of the ceasefire
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    • 396 3 —Straits Times. March 9 Like all major innovations, the decision to abolish the 11plus exam in Malaya and raise the school-leaving age to 15, brings in train many problems of adjustment. Two of these are raised by the President of the National Union of Graduate Teachers, Mr.
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    • 205 3 —Straits Times, March 10 The improvement »n agricultural methods throughout Malaysia which has increased our farm production has not yet been matched by a similar process on the sea. Our fishermen have been slow to adopt new techniques. Even the use of motorised craft has only rlowly taken
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    • 665 3 —Straits Times. March 11 It can hardly be suggested that the Government has been hasty in calling up the first draft for national service. To have delayed any longer would have exposed itself to criticism. The call-up is not a panic measure. We are not
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    • 635 3 —Straits Times. March 12 Agreement between Malaysia and the Philippines on the exchange of consular missions is pleasing news. As both Governments genially emphasise, it is not the same as the re-establishment of diplomatic relations. But only diplomats notice these things. We are moving towards friendship again,
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    • 356 4 —Straits Times. March 12 Residents of Kuala Lumpui expect the Federal Capital Commissioner, before the year is out, to announce that work on a Master Plan has begun and will be completed by a not too distant date. Ten years of dilly-dallying leaves no excuse for further delay.
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    • 140 4 —Straits Times, March 13 Those people who awoke this morning with a tremor ol trepidation would have been well advised to stay in bed Perhaps they did. Other people may consider Mondays black but those who felt fearful this morning know that Friday is the really unfortunate
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    • 413 4 —Straits Times. March 13 Dato Loke Wan Tho’s sobi and encouraging picture c Malaysian Airways’ develop ment prospects accords wei* with the likely pattern oi aviation expansion through out the world. The frantii leap-frogging of recent year: from one aircraft to anothei slightly bigger or faster seems to
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    • 631 4 —Straits Times. March 14 There are two views ol th immediate outlook for rubbt-i and the Rubber Producers’ Association takes both of them The consumption of synthetic rubber outside Eastern Europe and China last year outstripped the world’s production of natural rubber. The capacity of synthetic plant
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    • 397 4 —Straits Times. March 14 In recruiting for the crash course to turn out 3,000 extra teachers for Malayan lower secondary classes, the Education Ministry is to give priority to “temporary” teachers already on its payroll. This is a sound policy. Though without formal training, the “temporaries” have had
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  • 87 4  -  M.W.S. Penang IT occurs to me that the basic principles involved and responsibility for continued aggression could have been demonstrated in a simple and effective manner at the Bangkok meeting had the Malaysian representative agreed to the continued presence of Indonesian guerillas on Malaysian soil provided
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  • 73 4  -  nmunii.v n{1 GABRitt G° H Singapore 1 REFER to the htter Jf Mr. Wee (S.T. March 6 I write on behalf ot J many Babas and ,0Iithat I know of. We do *P predate the amateur acto and admire their coi.raf?® facing the thousands will either make or
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  • 289 5 ON THE AGENDA: CALL-UP AND WHETHER TO TAKE THE DISPUTE TO THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL KUALA LUMPUR* March 9 THE Cabinet met today but came to no decision on the question of an immediate call-up and also whether to take the dispute with Indonesia to
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  • 54 5 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 9.—No comment was available tonight on a report from Manila that the Philippines had agreed to establish con s u lar relations with Malaysia. The report quoted informed sources. It went on to say that the decision had already been conveyed to
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  • 73 5 outposts, it added. —Reuter. JAKARTA, Mar. 9.—The situation in Sarawak was tense following recent ‘‘fierce fighting” between British troops and guerillas, the Communist People’s Dally said today. It claimed 10 British soldiers were killed during an ambush by guerillas in Sarawa’* on Feb. 28. Seven guerillas
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  • 258 5 Kuaia lumpur. Mar. 9 —Four youths entered a house in Bukit Ceylon, off Weld Road, here yesterday under the pretext of delivering a parcel held up the occupants and escaped with $2,409 ard Jewellery valued at $2,408. The youths, armed with a revolver
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  • 99 5 —UPI. Bantbkok. March. 9.- e^ ha l Foreign Mlnls- Tun Than at KTioman warned that troubles eft** s P f ead into our tn u ?«7i ll w do not tf y Tn e Li hem ln time/’ ♦hi n Khom an said that Than. c P
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  • 310 5 IPOH, March. 9. J’HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, arrived by air here this rooming and began a series of hush-hush talks in con* nection with the general election. Among those he met were the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications,
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  • 116 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 10.— A special liqueur known as “Irish Mist" will make its debut in the country on March 17 St. Patrick’s Day —at a dance at the Selangor Club here. This liqueur Is made from an ancient heather formula which
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  • 29 5 IPOH. Mar. 10.—Thieves broke Into four eating stalls In the People's Park here last night and got away with about $2OO worth of cigarettes and beer.
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  • 111 6 SEVEN MADE DATOS BY SELANGOR SULTAN I\ATO Mahmood bin U Haji Abdul Rahman, a member of the Ruler’s Council, bows with a ceremonial sword in his hands after being made a Dato by the Sultan of Selangor during a ceremony in the throne room of the Istana Alam
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  • 118 6 A LOR STAR, Mar. 9. More than 250 people lost their homes when fire destroyed 26 plank nouses at Kampong Telok Sena, near here at 3 p.m today There were no casualties Total damage was estimated at more than $50,000. Some of the occupants
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  • 55 6 UPI MANILA, Mar. 9. Five people were missing and presumed dead in a threehour tire that destroyed a commercial district In Southern Cebu city early today, the Manila Dailv Mirror reported A police spokesman said the blaze started at a market. The Mirror said that
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  • 73 6 SINGAPORE. Mon —The Prime Minister. Mr Lee Kuan Yew has suspended his series of tour to constituencies In Singapore to plan the PAP campaign in the Malayan general election A Government statement tods\ said As the PAP has an nounced its intention to take part
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  • 241 6 OINGAPORE, Mar. 15. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education Inche Rahim Ishak’ today scoffed at the “eat corn and crush Malaysia” philosophy of life as advocated by President Soekarno. Speaking at the opening of the new $lOO,OOO Chai Chee maternal
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  • 50 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 15The Raja Permalsuri Agong will visit the British Council Centre here, tomorrow morning to see the exhibition of water colours by Mr Yong Cheng Wah of Penang. Miss P. O. Lim will ipen .he exhibition to the public at 5.30 p m
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  • 207 6 ITUALA LUMPUR, Mar. —The Tourist Association here needs organisation, funds and more members if it is to attract more tourists to Malaya. was emphasised by Virik, chairman of e K J uala Lumpur Tourist Association, at its first annual meeting yesterday. It was
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  • 49 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 15. The Federation of Malaya Institute of Public Relations will hold their first biennial general meeting at the Department of Information's theatrette in Mountbatten Road here on March 25. The Institue. formed on March 25. 1962, has 56 members on its register.
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  • 43 6 KAJANG, Mar. 15.—An extension to the Semenyih Primary English School costing $lO,OOO will be built soon. Tbe three new classrooms in the building will be able to accommodate about 120 pupils and are expected to be ready late this year.
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  • 186 6 tzLANG, Mar. 15.—The 1V six newly installed Datos today paid theii homage oi obeisance to the Sultan of Selangoi at the Balai Rong Seri of the Istana A 1 a m Shah here on their return, from a week-long absence from the State
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  • 36 6 KAJANQ, Mar. 15.—Tl'»e fully aided Primary Chinese School Dengkil, about 18 1 here, is to be enlarged this s Six more classrooms are to built at a cost of $24,000 to comodate 240 pupils.
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  • 238 7 wrUANTAN, Mar. 10 ft The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun* Abdul t and the Minister of health, Inche Abdul man Din I’aiib are anmtig the six Alliance M ps in Pahang who will seeking re-election m their present constituencies. T >e others are Inche Mo-h-Vod
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  • 183 7 YOUTHS FORCE DRAWER BUT MISS $300 PENANG, March. 9. THREE young men armed with a pistol and daggers escaped with $B5O worth of jewellery and watches in a hold-up at Gopeng Road today. But they missed $300 kept in a drawer and more in a wararobe A housewife, Madam Chew
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  • 56 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 10.—'Two subtenants of a Tras Street house were severely injured in a parang attack this morning by a group of three men who tried to remove some planks from a room of the house. Syed Ibrahim Shah. 46. and S. P. Mutalip were admitted to the
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  • 261 7 PENANG, March. 9. publicity chief of the Penang State Alliance, Mr. Lim Cheng Poh, today called on opposition parties to come out openly in support of Malaysia against Indonesia. "Words of loyalty alone are Insufficient." Mr. Llm said In a statement. "We must all stand
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  • 86 7 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 9. Three visiting: American beauties expressed surprise today at the warmth, friendliness and gracefulness of Asian girls. They are Miss Glyna Quinn, 18, Miss Oklahoma; Miss Penny Holland. 20, Queen of Queens; and Miss Penny McClellan, 19. Miss
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  • 306 7 pENANG, Mar. 9—The x chairman of the Penang division of the Socialist Front, Mr. Ooi Thiam Siew, last night suggested a possible peaceful solution to Malaysia's dispute with Indonesia and the Philippines. Addressing a Socialist Front rally on the Dato
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  • 47 7 SINGAPORE. Mar. 10.—Second Officer Maurice de Vaz. the Malaysian Airways pilot who was recently named "the best flying student o r 1963’ by the Alrwork Services training school of Perth. Scotland Will tecelve an award from the school at Singapore Airport on Mar. 13.
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  • 183 7 KUANTAN, Mar. 9. The Pahang branch of the National Union of Government Clerical Workers today resolved not to be swayed by opposition party leaders out to win votes. The chairman of the branch. Mr K Sockalingam. said that opposition party leaders were trying
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  • 314 8 KUCHING, March 10. THE terrorist force which was contacted by a patrol of the 2/10 Gurkha Rifles on Mar. 6 has been identified as No. 1 Platoon of 3 TW 8 Raider Battalion of the Indonesian regular army. The battle began, when a patrol of
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  • 75 8 —U.P.I. JAKARTA, Mar. 10.—President Soekarno has called a conference ot about 300 civilian and m litary authorities ot ail regions throughout Indonesia to work on what is politely known as the “food problem.” The conference opening tomorrow is scheduled to meet for three days
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  • 97 8 KLANG, March 9. The Sultan of Selangor presented prizes to the winners of the Klang district. kampong cleaniless competition at Istana Alam Chah this evening. They were Ya’acob bin Ja’afar from Mukim Kapar, Haji Ismail bin Haji Abdul Hamid from Mukim Bukit Raja, and
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  • 174 8 Kuala lumpur, Mat. 10.—Thailand will only despatch observers to supervise the ceasefire in Borneo when the situation there is “clearer.” Speaking on his arrival here from Bangkok today, the Thai Chief of Staff and Deputy Defence Minister, Air Chief Marshal Dawee Ctanllasapya.
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  • 70 8 KLANO, Mar. 9.—The Sultan of Selangor presented prizes to the winners of the Klang district kampong cleanliness competition at Istana Alam Shah this evening. The Thomson Roaa Hospital l* planned to be Singapore's second General Hospital when another $1 million development Is com pleted this year In
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  • 198 8  - ‘Hands up men take $3,500 from cafe cashier By RUDY BELTRAN: Kuala Lumpur, March 10 'pWO men with revolvers raided the Mandarin Room restaurant in Bukit Bintang Road at 10.30 a.m. today and took $3,500. They held up the manager, Mr. Ong Joon Sim and the cashier Mr. Cheah Mun
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  • 126 8 LUMPUR. Mar. 10.—The question cf placing 20,000 temporary army and Government clerks on the permanent establishment is being considered by the Government. Th’s was stated by the general secretary of the Federation Armed Forces Civilian Staff Union, Mr. K. George, at a meeting of the
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  • 73 8 SINGAPORE. Max. 9 The Minister for Health. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin will resume his series of iu> membership oy 15 times since its inception four-and-a-half years ago Writing in the March issue of the union's official organ Mimber. the president. Mr Mak Kam Heng. said
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  • 51 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 10.—A labuurer, Mohamed Nor bin Mohamed Yassin. 47, of Kampong P&ndan was bound over in $2OO for s.x months in a magistrate s ccurt today for steal.ng five packets of tea beong ng to Harper Gilflllan and Co. Ltd. here on Feb 24 He pleaded
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  • 110 8 pETALINQ JAYA, Mar 10. —Two training courses—one in production management and the other in supervisory training were declared open simultaneously at the National Productivity Centre here this morning by the centre’s director Mr S A Ablshegam Twenty-eight organisations from Malaysian commerce. industry and statutory bodies,
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  • 104 8 I(UALA LUMPUR, Mar 15' The Federal Seen tary In the Borneo territoriesTengku Mohamed bin Tengku Besar Burhni ua* din, is being replace W Syed Hashim bln A t' ul lah, Deputy Secreta 10 the Prime Minister’s ?tV partment. Tengku Mohamed will his former post
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  • 486 9 Union funds to pay fines of members’ SINGAPORE, March 10. ness Houses Employees’ Union, Joseph Anthonysamy, today 0 id the commission inquiring into three deregistered trade unions that union officials drew from union funds to pay the fines of members who were convicted in court. The three unions into whose
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  • 249 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 8— Arm-cd witn cfiangKols, three Ministers, accompanied by their Parliamentary Secretaries and Assemblymen, this morning led the public on yet another tree-planting campaign along Aljunied Road and Upper Aljunied Road. The Ministers were inche Otnman Wuk, (Social Afialrs) Mr. Lim Kim San,
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  • 171 9 CINOAPORE. Mar. 10 Y The leader of the Hong Kong trade industrial mission, r < huang Chung Wen. L.v disclosed that industrialists in his group 'inalised plans to set more than 10 factories SJ a basis with air :p ore industrialists. L
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  • 411 9 IPOH, March 10 'J’HE People’s Progressive Party today announced it would support any move by Tengku Abdul Rahman to reconvene Parliament immediately for a fixed period. The support was contained in a telegram which was sent today by the secretary-general of the PPP, Mr. D.
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  • 63 9 JAKARTA, Mar 10.... Mr. Howard P. Jones, United States Ambassador to Indonesia, today called on President Soekarno at the Freedom Palace here. It was his second visit in three days. Later it was stated that President Soekarno told Mr Jones that Indonesia was still prepared to
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  • 180 9 Kuala lumpur, March 11. Goldsmith here are to instal a special alarm system in their shops which will alert the police simply pressing a button. They decided on this after a meeting with senior police officers yesterday. More than 20 members of the Selangor
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  • 30 9 PENANG, Mar. 12.— A farmer. Tan Kim Cheong. 22. was killed by a falling coconut tree during a 20-mlnute storm which swept the city last night.
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  • 393 10 HIS TASK: TO CONVINCE AMERICANS OF JUSTICE OF OUR CAUSE AND OF OUR WILL TO SURVIVE By OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Kuala Lumpur, March 11 Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, is to go to the United States on a mission
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  • 273 10 KUALA LUMPUR, March 11. DECOGNITION of a union by the Government is IV not on the basis of strength, the acting president of the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services, Mr. T. Narendran! said today. He was
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  • 170 10 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 11. Two woman executives now taking a management course at the National Productivity Centre at Petaling Jaya today voiced ciitTerent views on how to treat their male staff. For 21-year-old Miss Vivien Yeo it has always been “interesting to
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  • 109 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 11 The Malaysian Airways chairman, Dato Loke Wan Tho today announced that the airline’s services to Hong Kong. Bangkok and Kuching would be increased next month with the introduction of i. new Comet Jet aircraft. The weekly services to Hone Kong would be
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  • 61 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 11—Dr Wang Gung-wu, Professor of HLstory and Dean of the Faculty of Ar s in the university of Malaya, eft today for the United States stuches end a seminur on Aslan A?" f he week-long seminar in Washington. Dr. Wang
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  • 52 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 11 The Duke of Hamilton, who made British wartime headlines when Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, flew to England to se him on a ill-fated peace mission,” is in Singapore on a business trip. The Duke, who is staying at Raffles Hotel declined to
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  • 33 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 11 The Msntrl Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Hassan bin Hajl Yunos yesterday open two community halls—one at Kampong Kangar Tebrau and the other at Kampong Bakar
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  • 123 10 CINGAPORE, Mar. 12Former United States Vice-President Richard M. Nixon will arrive in Singapore at the erd of this month or early next month on a business trip. He will also visit Kuala Lumpur. The visit was confirmed by the U.S. Consulate in Singapore.
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  • 40 10 RAWANG. Mar. 12 The Sultan of Selangor will open a $23,000 Youth Club here tomorrow at 5 p.m. After the opening ceremony, the Sultan will attend a variety show organised by members of the club
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  • 406 11 OVER-ALL DIRECTOR IS A BRITISH OFFICER BUT ALL POLICIES DECIDED DY OUR COMMITTEE KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 i SENIOR Malaysian Army officer today gave the lie to Indonesian propaganda attempts to prove that Malaysian security forces in the crucial Tawau area of Sabah
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  • 166 11 —Reuter IZUCHING. Mar. 13.— Bodies of more Indonesian terrorists killed in recent engagements with security forces had been found, a security forces spokesman said today. One body was found in an area of the First Division. where nearly one ton of equipment and ammunition
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  • 84 11 JESS ELTON, Mar. 11—The Minister of Local Government. Mr Harris Mohamed Salleh, yesterday told Native chiefs of Sabah that old Native laws and customs could retard progress In the State He appealed to them to consider these customs In the light of
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  • 419 11 SINGAPORE, Mar. 12 T’HE secretary-general of the Singapore National 1 Trades Union Congress, Mr. C. V. Devan Nair, today advised Mr. Ooi Thiam Siew, chairman of the Penang division of the Socialist Front “to cut out all the cant and hypocrisy and
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  • 48 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 11—The Tourist Promotion Officer, Inche Osman Slru. was elected one of the directors of the Board of Management of the Pacific Area Travel Association at the recent PATA conference held In Sydney. Australia He will hold this appointment for three years.
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  • 42 11 PENANG, Mar. 11 Mariners may encourter low-flying aircraft exercising in the vicinity of the North Channel I leht float, off Penang Island on Mar. 17. These alrcratt a Marine Department statement said today, would not constitute a hazard to navigation
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  • 52 11 Reuter. JESSELTON. Mar. 10— Bus drivers In Sandakan have threatened to strike for bettter pay. Their union yesterday trave notice to two bus companies —the Leila Road Bus Co. and the Lnbuk Road Bus Co.—threatening strike action by March 23 if the managements fail to revise
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  • 283 11  -  By GUNN CHIT THYE: Penang, March 10 A MONK staged a one-man demonstration outside the Star Theatre in Dato Kramat Road today in protest against the screening of the Chinese film, ‘‘Sakymuni,” depicting the life of Buddha. For more than three hours this
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  • 254 12 PENANG, March 11. TWO coastal vessels were destroyed by fire and another partially burned in Penang harbour early this morning. The only man on board one of the vessels, Inche Ismail bin Mat, 33, escaped unscathed. There was no-cie on the other two
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    108 12 AIR ADRIAN ZECHA. pubITA Usher of Th e Asia Magazine. and his bride, the former Miss Beverly Pang, after their wedding In Basle, Switzerland The orlde is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Allen Lld Pang of Honolulu. She wa«» educated at Barnard College, New York and did
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  • 137 12 |POH, Mar. 11. The A People's Progressive Party has begun to woo back into its fold formers members who left the party for “personal reasons.” In a statement Issued here today Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, the secretary-general, said- “Some time back some members
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  • 70 12 SINGAPORE, March 12. Two men, posing as Government servants, last night robbed an elderly woman and her daughter in their dementi Road home of $2,800 and jewellery. Maaam Ltm Slew Klo. 52 said the two robbers had asked to ■hpck her identity card She let
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  • 144 12 rpEMERLOH, Mar. 11— The Minister of Health, Inche Abdul Rahman bin, Talib, said here today that Indonesia was using some of the people in this cou n 1 1 y as “fifth columnists” in an attempt to topple the Alliance. He was
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  • 325 12 SYNTHETIC ITS REAL THREAT TO RUBBER KUALA LUMPUR, March 1.. THE natural rubber industry is being threatened not by the existence of synthetic rubber, or its usage on the world market, but by its “excess surplus.” This was stated here today by the Controller of Rubber Research, Dr. L. C.
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  • 37 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 12. The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Abu Bakar bin Baginaa, yesterday opened a $6,000 community centre at Kampong Keliang, Ulu Selangor. ADoui 500 kampong people wll benefit from this scheme
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  • 217 12 Raising school-leaving age to 15 LUMPUB, Mar. 11 Malaysia is 13 years ahead of other Asian countries in raising the school-leaving age to 15. This was stated tonight Dy the Minister of Education Hajl Abdul Hamid Khan, in a broadcast over Radio Mu laysla.
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  • 182 12 SEREMBAN, Mar. 10 JpHE Negri Sembilan Alliance said today it was prepared to accept any challenge by the Peoples Action Party if it should decide to contest here The State Alliance secre tart. Inche Mohamed bin UJang said- “The PAP will n >t be
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  • 83 12 QINGAPORE, Mar. 12 A O schoolboy this aft r noon found a live hand-grenade half embedded in mud near a pipeline in Jervols Road Ng Choon Kee. 12, of vois East School, was on < home when he saw the gn a 0
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  • 384 13 KUALA LUMPUR, March 1.. \f LAYSIA cannot afford to have parochial public servants, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johaii, said today. He was opening the senior officers’ conferee,. o: the Co-operative Division of the Minify o Agriculture and Co-operatives Khlr
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  • 182 13 Kuala lumpur, Thurs. Negotiations are still going on between the Central Government and the World Bank for a loan of more than $l5O million for the development in Pahang of the biggest land development project in the country. A Government spokesman said that most of
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  • 25 13 Ub!,u' Mar. 12.—The e\ch J ,r |ment employment 13i or >0 rvl e found lobs for Janua deluding 43 women In
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  • 130 13 JAKARTA, Mar. 10—President Soekarno last night urged the women of Indonesia to join the country’s policy of “crushing Malaysia.” In an impassioned speech before more than 2,000 women gathered at the State Palace to mark International Women's Day, he said Malaysia
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  • 57 13 Kuala lumpur. Mar. 12. —A six-man. trade delegation from Jr4ia will arrive here on Mar. 14 to promote the sales of Indian glassware and ceramic products in Malaysia. During their four-day stay here, members of the delegation vill study the Malaysian market and meet local
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  • 38 13 BENTONO, Mar. 12. The supervisor of the Ahmad High. School here. Mr Leng Ah Onn. has been transferred to the Mahmud High School. Raub He succeeds Inche Mohamed bln Amin, who has been transferred to Pekan.
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  • 420 13  - Thailand’ s pledge to help defend Malaysia By AUSTEN ZECHA: Kuala Lumpur, March 12 'J'HAILAND would not tolerate any foreign power gaining control of “even an inch” of Malaysian territory and would welcome this country into Seato if it wants to join the organisation to protect its sovereignty and integrity.
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  • 200 13 KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 DLANS to set up an international organisation of natural rubber- producing countries have been held up by Indonesia’s confrontation policy. This is stated in the annual report of the Malayan Rubber Producers’ Council for last year. Issued here today.
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  • 32 13 SINGAPORE. Mar. 12. The Minister tor Education, Mr Ong Pang Boon, will open the Nan Hwa Oirls’ School's new building at Bencoolen Street at 3 p.m. on Mar. 15.
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  • 285 14 S’ PORE DRAWS UP A $20m PLAN FOR FLOOD CONTROL SINGAPORE. Frl. rpHE Singapore Government has drawn up a $2O million to $25 million drainage programme over the next four of five years to alleviate flood- lng in the State. A Ministry of National Development statement announcing this today said:
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  • 29 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar 13 Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Toh Chin Chye, was admitted to the Oeneral Hospital here yesterday to have his appendix removed.
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  • 36 14 Et\TU PAHAT, Mar. 13 The Rotary District Assembly of District 330 for Incoming club officials for 1965-65 will be held at the New Straits View Hotel *n Johore Bahru on April 11 and 13
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  • 215 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. 10.— Two New Zealand nurses left Singapore today to drive 8,000 miles overland by motor van to Britain. Miss Joy Peterson. 38. a research nurse f r om Palmerston North, and Miss Elizabeth Jollands, 29. a nurse from Wellington, are heading
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  • 192 14 OINGAPORE, Mar. 13. The Pulau Senane: trial cost the Government about $50,000, the Straits Times understands The hulk of this will go as costs to the seven lawyers assigned by the State for the defence of 19 of the accused The costs have
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  • 342 14 SINGAPORE, Mar. ll.—A schoolboy, Lim Kee Teck. 12, is believed to have been drowned in a monsoon drain in Killlney Road here this afternoon at the height of the floods caused by heavy rain since early morning. Up to late tonight, police were still searching
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  • 671 14 KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 •JENGKU Abdul Rahman said today i a t Malaysia and the Philippines had <. changed the names of their prospective consular officials. The lengku said; “I have already accepted Manila’s nomination for their consular officials here. “But I have agreed that
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  • 84 14 PENANG, Mar. 11 P° l c here, are looking four hooligans who hurie empty bottles at a family Lines Road last night a, one of them had been told stay away from a girl At about 9 30 pm a ,oU called at the
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  • 35 14 PENANO, Mar 11 carrying out a mandator; tlon order served on Ww City Council on April 1 e <| Chiam Geok Chye. was tod. $309 a dollar for every he had Ignored the order
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  • 364 15 PENANG, March 13. THE Penang State Alliance today warned workers in the civil service to “beware of what will be in store for them” if the Socialist Front were to capture the State Government in next month s elections. •The assurance given
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  • 176 15 pENANG, Mar. 12. 1 Mr. Ooi Thiam Slew Penang divisional chairman of the Socialist Front, today said that the party ‘'takes orders from eo one." The Front had independent views and principles, he said: Even before Indonesia’s confrontation, he said, the Socialist Front had
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  • 65 15 BATU PAHAT, Mar. 11 The Mentri Besar of Johore. Dato Hajt Hassan bin Yunos, accompanied by Dato Sulaiman bin Nlnam Shah, will Inspect the recently completed Istana low-cost housing scheme at the 2% milestone. Jalan Kluang tomorrow The scheme, which consists of 120 units. Is
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  • 39 15 RAWANO, Mar. 12—The staff and workers of Malayan Cement Ltd., here will hold a “family day" at the Blue Circle Club on March 14. There will be a "Miss Malayan Cement contest and sports for the children.
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  • 86 15 A DAY of continuous rain in Singapore resulted in this scene of a flooded kampong near the Police Training School in Thomson Road yesterday. One of the Reserve Unit policemen wading through thigh-high waters is carrying a boy, who lost his way In the floods. By nightfall.
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  • 226 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 12. —Malaysia has been invited to participate in the first Commonwealth Arts Festival to be held in Britain next year from Sept 16 to Oct 2 This was announced yesterday by the director-general of the Festival. Mr lan Hunter. About 1,000
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  • 178 15 J£UALA LUMPUR, Mar. 13.—A diesel railcar worth $250,000 will be Pf® se te d by Hitachi Ltd. through the Japanese Government to the Malayan Railway. The presentation Is to be made under the Colombo Plan. Mr. Ushlro Demzu, the firm’s engineer, said here
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  • 211 15 Kuala lumpur, Mar 13.—Recognition by the Government of the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public ard Civil Services does not mean that it is representative of civil servants. according to Mr. G N. Rajan. Mr. Rajan, the general secretary of the National Union
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  • 205 16 KUALA LUMPUR, March 13. 10,000 Malay schoolteachers are to have their salary scales revised, the Ministry of Education announced today. They will receive back-pay from Jan. 1 this year. Under the new agreement reached today college-t rained teachers will start at a basic
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  • 270 16 Kuala lumpur, Mar. 13. More than 34,000 Government officers, teachers and clerks will be on election duty on April 25 polling day. They will man the 3,400 polling stations throughout the country during the day and act as counting clerks
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  • 85 16 PENANG, Mar 13—An 11-year-old girl was arrested by a policeman in Transfer Road yesterday afternoon while running away with a purse belonging to a housewife. Ctie Ram ah blnte Kassim was talking along Penang Road when the girl appeared from behind, snatched the purse she
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  • 41 16 SINGAPORE. Mar. 13—Sarawak’* Minister for Local Government, Mr. Dunstan Endawle, passed through Singapore today on bis way home after a two-day discussion with the Malaysian Education Minister, Haji Abdul Hamid Khan. He described bis visit as “routine
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  • 25 16 SUNGET PATANI, Mar. 13 Dato Byed Bheh Shahabuddln. Malaysian Ambassador to Japan, has returned to Tokyo after a abort holiday here.
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  • 37 16 KANGAR, Mar. 13—The chairman of the Perils branch of the Malayan Association of Youth Clubs, Inche Hashlm bln Aziz, today urged all youths to be prepared to serve the nation at ‘’this critical Juncture.”
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  • 34 16 PORT liar. 13 —A wharf labourer here, Chong Chew Peng 31, was crushed to death by failling bags of cement while he was help to load them Into a lorry this morning
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  • 137 16 Kuala lumpur, Mar. n. —The Malaysian Goternmcnt tonight clarified its position witn regard to any resumpion of talks with Indonesia. A spoKcstnan of the Min* Istry of External Affairs 6aid it was reported that President Sockarno had informed the United States Ambassador in Jakarta Mr
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  • 45 16 BENTONG, Mar. 13— Mr. Leow blew Moh was today elected chairman of the Malayan Chinese Association branch here. Other otllcials are. Vice-chair-men. Mr Ns Foh Kwal and Mr Chow Sing Toong; treasurer, Mr Chin Kon Loh; and secretary. Mr Kon Yew Lai.
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  • 673 16 KUALA LUMPUR, March 11. 'J'HE machinery for implementing yesterday’s Cabinet decision ordering an immediate call-up throughout Malaysia swung into top gear today. But organisational difficulties will prevent the “immediate” aspect of the order taking effect, the Straits Times was told. “The date when the
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  • 36 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 11—The Rev. Mother Mary Fra/’ j s founded the Order of the vlne can Missionaries of the or Motherhood, arrived here s a five-week tour of the Institutions In Singapore a kja
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  • 246 17  -  By TAI SING ONN J£UALA LUMPUR, March. 12. —The Central Government today gave the go-ahead signal to the proposed new east-west trunk road which will provide a link across the northern half of the Malayan peninsula. No official estimate cost of the plan
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  • 132 17 SINGAPORE, March 11 LABOURER was buried alive this afternoon at Holland Road when the sides of a deep trench he was digging caved in. At tnat moment, Muthusamy, 47. a contract labourer clad in a pair of blue swimming trunks and white singlet, had just
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  • 209 17 SINGAPORE, Mar. 12. 8 -The Prime Minister Air. Lee Kuan Yew. sum today that his mission to the Ur4ted States lor the Malaysian Government was mainly to prepare the ground against the time when Malaysia’s case might come before the United Nations
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  • 80 17 JESSELTON. Mar. 13 —The United &aoah National Organisation's youth section. In two resolutions yesterday supported the national service call-up by the Central Government and showed willingness to die for the defence of Malaysia USNO Youth asked Dato wdon bln Hajl Jublr, Malaysian Minister of Transport,
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  • 120 17 KALA LUMPUR, Mar. 10 The Minister of Internal Security, Dato iDr.) Ismail bln Dato Abdul Ratonan has been elected chairman of the newly-formed St. John’s Institution development committee. Other officers are: Vice-chair-man, Dr. Saw Hock Chuan; secretary, Rev. Bro. John Matthew; and treasurer, Mr. Lee
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  • 32 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 13—The Central Government today confirmed the appointment of the Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Dato Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Yusof. as Malaysia’s first Ambassador to the
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  • 43 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 13—The Ministry oi Commerce and Industry last night entertained the 38 members of a Hong Kong trade m.sslon to a cocktail party Today, members of the missn-n left for Penang and Ipoh to meet business eaders there
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  • 28 17 BATU PAHAT, Mar. 13—The Batu Pahat Rotary Club will hold a Ladies Mgnt on Wednesday i, connection with World Understand inc Wr.k beginning on Sunday
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  • 212 17 gINGAPORE. Mar. 12. The Singapore Bank Employees’ Union, “on the persuasion of the Labour Ministry today agreed to defer taking any industrial action against the management of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. A Ministry statement announcing this, said the union had originally resolved to
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  • 52 17 PENANG, Mar. 13—The secre-tary-general of Umno SyedJa'alHi Albar. will address three umno oranch meetings in Central Province Wellesley on Sunday March 22. He will speak at the Guar Perahu Umno branch meeting .n the morning at the Sungel Semambu branch In the afternoon and Mengkuang
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  • 460 17 KUAL LUMPUF Mar. 13 A CLAUSE In the University of Malaya constitution bindin- the authorities to i n Federal and Sta'o-sponsored students for degree courses has been critifnsea by the University of Malaya Graduate Society. 'e society, in a memoto the Chancellor. Abdul Rahman, wh?
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  • 385 18  -  by RODERICK PESTAN* POLICE FIND HAND GRENADES AND AMMUNITION UNDER A CHICKEN RUN JOHORE BAHRU, March 13. pOLICE detained for questioning the Johore Bahru branch treasurer of Party Rakyat, Said bin Musca, 33, in an ambush on the night of Mar 11 on a rubber estate in
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  • 39 18 KUALA KANQSAR. Mar 11 The Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications. Dato V.T. Sambanthan, presented $10,500 to two Chinese primary schools in the Sungei Siput area yesterday for the construction of additional classrooms and other facilities.
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  • 39 18 SINGAPORE. Mar. 13—American President Lines will hold a cocktail party at the Manhattan Room at American Club on March 2* at 7 p.m. for Mr. Monte Vail, passenger sales manager of Matson Lines from San Francisco.
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  • 176 18 'PANJONG K A R A N G. x Mar. 10—The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today warned of elements who were trying to sabotage the Government’s plan to introduce double-cropping of padi. He said that these elements were going around preaching
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  • 37 18 BANTING, Mar. 11—Selangor's Mentrl Besar, Dato Abu Bakar bin Baglnda, who Is also the president of the Selangor State Alliance committee, will address a meeting of Alliance leaders at Telok Datoh on Mar. 13.
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  • 56 18 IPOH, Mar. 12—The Mentrl Bcsar ot Perak Dato Sha'ari bln Shafiee, urged the people "not to be misled by the false propa ganda of unscrupulous people who have twisted the teachings of Islam.” He was declaring open two community halls in Kampong Gunong Panjang and
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  • 29 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 12 ThP Ambassador ol Nepal, Shrt Y N Kanal today presented his credentials to the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong at the Istana Negara here
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  • 26 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 13 More than 100 estate hospital assistants today completed a fiveday refresher course held at the Institute for Medical Research here
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  • 397 18 Ipoh Mar. 13 T'HE Ipoh branch of the War Department Civilian Staff Association has decided to start an “employment exchange” of its own to cushion the probable blow of a retrenchment of more than 200 workers at the end ot this year. Announcing
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  • 371 18  -  by Cheong Yip Seng SINGAPORE, March 13. 3.15 A.M. fire today gutted the interior of two shophouses in Change Alley, causing damage estimated at $500,000. No one was injured in the 90-minute blaze. Two families sleeping on the top floors of the two buildings—one
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  • 45 18 PENANG, Mar. 11 —About 200 village committees are being >•* in Penang and Province to assist the Religious A partment In Implementing tne lamic laws throughout the S.a A committee will be set up every kampong and village there Is a mosque
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  • 34 18 KANOAR, Mar. U-The Government nas set up relief committee to cons'der to farmers affected oy th> moJ t prolonged drought Are.' u affected are Kurnnn Ana: g Kavang Sanalang anu AJI
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  • 916 19  -  ;y EPSOM JEEP I h, Mar. 15. —HighI ight of todays ra -3 here wa» a apectaiOar upse* by Acanti Race Ona c f 4, DIV. 5—4 IF 3TB Ma i KongsTs i; VRTAN 13 158) Sabten 1 iga Raya OJ >5—210) Johnson
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  • 152 19 UPI. BRUNEI TOWN, March 15 'PHE happiest couple In Brunei today are Richard A Chang, 43, and his wife, Madam Chong Fung Lan, who won $236,000 in the English football pools by correctly forecasting eight drawn matches on Littlewood’s one farthing treble chance. The prise
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  • 32 19 MALACCA. Mar. 15 —The PAP opened a branch here yesterday afternoon on a top floor of a hotel In Newcome Road. The party’s flag was hoisted on the premises.
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  • 57 19 KOTA BHARU, Mar. 15.—The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will be here tomorrow for a top-level conference with Umno leaders on plans for the genera) election*. In the afternoon he will visit the Ayer Lanas settlement scheme. 56 miles from here. He will
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  • 106 19 AIXMt STAR, Mar. 10—The Mentri Besar of Kedah, Bato Sycd Omar Shahabuddin, today s«t up a committee to plan relief measures for the 250 victims rendered homeless by a fire which fitted 26 houses In Kampon* Sena yesterday afternoon. Ds t o Syed Omar,
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  • 72 19 SINGAPORE, Mar. 15.—Employees of Air India are to be paid an “attendance” bonus of $5O If they do not take any sick leave whatsoever or are never absent from duty without approval, In any one calendar year. Provision for such payments Is included In a
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  • 710 19 rpHE following to a complete i 1 list of revised quotations for the week ended on Friday, i March 13: INDUSTRIALS B. S. \»«x orda. 12.48 16.00 Boustt&d 1.80 1.01 Central Prop 1.44 1.48 City Dev 57 .58 OS. Holding S.S7 8.40 Con. Tin Smelt Pref
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    • 40 19 816 SWEEP TOTAL POOL $132,200 tat N* *****7 922.719 W *****4 914,259 W N* *****9 2 9,179 8TA&TEH8 (9999 Nm. *****9 *****9 *****1 *****1 *****9 *****4 *****9 *****7 CONSOLATION Well): Nm. *****9 MOTH *****1 *****2 *****9 *****4 catklj *****9 *****9
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2504 20 From Our Market Correspondent JT was not a thrilling week on the Malayan Stock Exchange and there was a note of caution in the air which resulted in turnovers ranging from poor to small. Operators in the main were marking time and buying interest was of a
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    • 653 20 Steadine ss continues on rubber market npHE steadiness on A Malayan Rub; r Market which wa in evidence at the en.< 0 j last week, has co tU nued during the v. ek under review, nd prices reached a < w high for the year, he highest since Novei ,er
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    • 199 20 (OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS) March 13. Three months. INDUSTRIALS Bcustead 14 eta tl Cement 19 cts Dunlops 18 cts id Box 21 cts. City Dev Sets. McAlister 16 eta. a Smelters 31 eta M Invest 15 cts Esao it cte. Robinson 14 eta ifcO Dlsp. 16 eta L Storage 20
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    • 26 20 March 13. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 69} cents (up seven-eighths of a cent). TIN: $538.25 (up 25 cents). Estimated offering 260 tons (down five tons).
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    • 90 20 Current Dale of Total Total for payment payment for previous vear year Buklt Kepong 50 cts April 7 Bukit Panjong l*d. May 13 l|d id. Jeram Rubber 3|d. April 16 3Jd. 4d. Pengkalen 4Jd. May 8 Robinson ords 4 ctfit April 4 Selangor River 17*% May 15 25%
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    • 88 20 j’Ht Malayan exchange Banks’ Asm* station made these changes tn its to 9100) m,rchanti (all rates New Yorki buying TT 32 3/4- nlrEfi" “I"’ 90 33 »/>• credit bills, 33 5/16 trade bills. TT ®r OD ready: New Vsrk’ F,#n,h Francs 169 1/4; Swe. ***** #n#r 1#7 1/41
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