The Straits Budget, 13 May 1964

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  • 38 1 The Straits Budget #HE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 605. m*' KUALA LUMPUR, MAT IS, 19«4. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN Oil
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  • 239 2 SINGAPORE, May 8 •3 The National Trades Union Congress tonight caUed upon all workers in Malaysia to affirm their solidarity and support with the National Union of Plantation Workers “in their Just struggle” with the Malayan Planting Industries Employers’ Association. A statement issued
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  • 110 2 SINGAPORE, May 7. The Transport Minister, Dato Sardon bin Ilaji Jubir, tonight informally met representatives of all bus companies in Singapore on his propos a 1 to amalgamate them to otter the public a “more efficient and punctual service." The Minister had flown into
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  • 377 2  -  Oft: For a day to start with, the big plantation workers’ strike OFF: To give Cabinet time to think mm again, May 11’s postal strike By VIC NAYAGAM KUALA LUMPUR, May 8.The strike by 1,400 postal officers throughout the country scheduled to begin on
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  • 75 2 SINGAPORE, May 7. Mr. Hashim Hassan ot Radio Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. Tal Hoaiching. editor of the Sin Chew Jit Pao, have accepted Invitations from film producers In Malaysia to be members of the Jury at the 11th Asian Film Festival to be held In Talpeh
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  • 38 2 TAIPING May B.—A housewife, Yah blnte Lebai Saileh 61. was killed when a coconut tree, uprooted bv strong winds fell on the house she wak visiting at Stmpang Kampong Temerloh near here on May 6.
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  • 169 2 SINGAPORE, May 8 The Singapore Chi' ese Bus Owners’ As.*< elation will meet ne t week to discuss poii s raised by the Malays!. Minister of Dato Sardon bin Hr i Jubir in connectk 1 with “unification of the bus services operated by
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  • 902 2 MINISTER OFFERS IDEAS TO EMPLOYERS KUALA LUMPUR, May 8. plantation workers throughout the country went on a one-day “pilot strike today, the Government made a fresh move to avert a prolonged strike from May 20 in the planting industry. Figuring prominently in the
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    • 807 3 —Straits Times, May 4 Loyalty to his colleagues is one of Tengku Abdul Rahman’s outstanding traits, and it is therefore not surprising that his new Cabinet should show a striking continuity with the old. The new and enlarged mandate which the electorate has given the Alliance
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    • 671 3 —Straits Times, May 5 The service of strike notice by the Union of Post Office Workers imposes two duties upon the Government. The first is to make the best possible use of the remaining seven days of gracr to steer the dispute back t» the negotiating
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    • 406 3 —Straits Times, May 5 Tun Razak almost certainly had co-operatives in mind when he said it was time to think of ways to market the produce about to flow from Malaya’s 62 land development schemes. “It’s no use just supplying the people with the amenities,” he said. “You
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    • 748 3 —Straits Times, May 6 That the Barisan Sosialis has split is not in itsell surprising. Formed rather hurriedly in August 1961, the party housed a variety of groups which had broken away from the People s Action Party for a variety of reasons. There were the hardcore
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    • 305 4 —Straits Times, May 6 It is a measure of our progress that schemes which would have made big headlines a few years ago now begin with little fanfare. The Batang Padang electricity project is an example. It will be far bigger than anything yet built in Malaya. It
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    • 711 4 —Straits Times, May 1 The Chief Education Officer, lnche Aminuddin Baki. has dispelled the impression that educational expansion in Malaya proceeds under public pressure rather than according to an ordered plan. In his speech to the third Conference of Heads of Secondary Schools, he showed that a long-term
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    • 723 4 —Straits Times, May 8 Malaysia learned long ago, to its cost, that Indonesian words and deeds do not necessarily coincide. But that does not mean we can afford to take lightly Brig.-Gen Ahmadi’s statement that a combat brigade would shortly be sent to the Borneo border,
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    • 157 4 —Straits Times, May 8 Though the visit to Singapore of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong was planned a* a “simple” tour, with ceremonial trappings kept to a minimum, the public response has been as warm as could be. Not only at the military and
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  • 532 5 EMMANUEL: UNION HAS LEGITIMATE CLAIM FOR WAGE INCREASES AND OUR ACTION IS NOT AIMED AT EMBARRASSING NEW GOVT KUALA LUMPUR. May 3 r 1/400strong Union of Post Office Workers will go on strike at one minute past midnight on May 11. The decision was taken
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  • 296 5 KUALA LUMPUR, May 4. ALLIANCE leaders today nailed the new Cabinet line-up announced yesterday by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. Sycd Ja’afar Albar. the secretary general of Umno. said there could not have been a better choice of ministers and assistant ministers.
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  • 160 5 SINGAPORE, May 4.—The Lions Club of Singapore East will distribute white walking sticks to the State’s blind people at six community centres from 9 a.m. onwards on May 17. More than 1.000 white canes are now being made by Boys Town for the
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  • 275 5 KUALA LUMPUR, May 3. 'FHE Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services has decided to back morally and financially the intended strike action uf the Union of Post Office Workers. The decision was made ai the congress’ standing committee meeting
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  • 97 5 SINGAPORE, May 4—Some 40 employees of Grant Advertising Inc. in Clemenceau Avenue went on strike today in a dispute with the management. The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers Union, which claims to represent the majority o*P the firm’s workers said the strike was over recognition
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  • 78 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 4 A PWD engineer. Mr. Cnai Yen Chong. 32. had his Ampang Hiiir house broken into during the weekend and $6OO worth ol valuables stolen. Mr. Chal left his house at 4.30 p.m. yesterday to visit friends and when he returned at 8.30
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  • 113 5 MALACCA, May 4—Malaysia’s newest and most up-to-date hospital the $42 million British military hospital at Terendak Camp, 13 miles from here—will officially be opened tomorrow evening. The ceremony will be performed by Lt.-Gen. Sir Reginald Hewetson the General Officer Commandlng-in-Chief, Far East Land F’orces,
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    • 110 5 THE H.K. AND FAR EAST builder A Bi-Monthly periodical ol building of Real A Magariae toll)* wit* Ml**. architectural aad rul estate activities ia Malaya, Siagapara. Haag Haag. Siam, The Philippian, Baraaa and Tha Far tart. ui steal ''Ubhshad ia 1131 this bimonthly tratfo Estate ArtivitiAa MP*r is bought at
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  • 352 6 THIS IS THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF MALAY EDUCATION COUNCIL, SYMPOSIUM TOLD SINGAPORE, May 3. 'J'HE Malay Education Council, a private body to which the Malay Teachers’ Union is affiliated, will press the Singapore Government to set up a Malay university. This was revealed by the council’s chairman, Inche
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  • 139 6 IPOH, May 4.—The People’s Progressive Party last night challenged two leaders of the Perak Malayan Chinese Association to contest next month’s by-election for a vacant seat in the PPPcontrolled Municipal Council caused by the death of a PPP councillor. The challenge was Issued by
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  • 428 6 RAZAK: FRUITS OF INDEPENDENCE KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 OTOE Central Gov- ernment is now working out the details of the first fiveyear Malaysian Development Plan, which will operate from 1966. “We still have a year to go in Malaya’s second five-year plan
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  • 153 6 SINGAPORE, May 3. Installation of $1 75 million long-range surveillance radar nas been completed at the Paya Lebar International Airport and will be operational 3oon it was officially announced today Installed by Decca Radar Ltd., this modern high definition S-band radar, ordered two years
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  • 38 6 KUAIIA LUMPUR, May 4—'Two officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces will leave for India tomorrow to attend a three-month Junior commanders’ course at the Staff College, Wellington are Majors E Q. Campos and BaiJit Singh.
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  • 43 6 IPOH, May 4—Officials elected at the annual meeting of the Ipoh branch of the National Union 1 Bank Employees are: chairman. Mr Ho Thenm Fook; vice-chair-man. Miss Ooi Cheng Bee; secretary, Mr Wong Yearn Pool anu treasurer, Mr. Saw Soon Keet.
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  • 696 7 UNIONS IN K.L. NOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT NEW TERMS The distinction between divisions one and two and divisions three and four men in Singapore postal, telecoms depts SINGAPORE, May 4. \1R. Lee Keng Thuan, Deputy Secretary 1 1 (Treasury), today drew a distinction between Divisions I
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  • 105 7 MISS JENNV WONG S1U-L1NG, 15, holding the coveted Philips award, a $1,000 statuette of Beethoven, by distinguished American pianist, Mr. Joseph Bloch, after she won the Singapore Musical Society’s annual music competition at the Cultural Centre on the night of May 3. A Senior Cambridge
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  • 75 7 KUALA LUMPUR, May 4—The Government today confirmed that Inche All bin Abdullah is to be “our man in Manila” when consular relations between Malaysia and the Philippines are established on May 18. Inche All’s appointment was announced in a Press statement by the Ministry
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  • 40 7 JAKARTA, May 4—About 1,000 anti-Malaysia volunteers will be sent to Indonesian Borneo to build houses foi transmigrants to that area, the official Antara news agency reported today. The report said the volunteers are called “multi-purpose development volunteers.” —AP.
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  • 275 7 IPOH, May 4. 'JHE national language will provide unity in diversity for the people of Malaysia, Syed Nasir bin Ismail, director of Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, said here today. He was speaking at the Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman here when he
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  • 73 7 May 4—The Archdeacon of North Malaya, the Ven. A. C. Dumper, will leave Penang at the end of June to take up his new appointment as vicar of St. Andrew's Cathedral and Dean of Singapore, in succession to the Very Rev. E. O. Bheild. The Rev.
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  • 238 7 PENANG, May 4. Two explosions caused by an RAAF Sabre Jet fighter crashing the sound barrier, shook the city of George Town this afternoon and set off a bomb scare in Penang. A few minutes later, a Sabre Jet with RAAF markings was
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  • 1008 8  -  ‘CERTAIN ELEMENTS INFECTED WITH COMPROMISE HAVE WON CONTROL OF THE PARTY ON NATIONAL CALL-UP ISSUE By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, May 5 |HE leftwing Barisan Sosialis split wide open today with the resignation of Dr. Lee Siew Choh, the party chairman, and seven other founder
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  • 107 8 SINGAPORE, May 5. Two artists, who want to further their art studies in France and other countries, will hold an exhibition of their paintings to raise the necessary funds. They are Wee Kong Chal 36, and Yeo Kim Seng, 26, both trained at
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  • 162 8 SINGAPORE, May 5. The Singapore Alliance today said that the split in the Barisan Sosialis should not be interpreted “as a change of the basic policy’' of the party. An Alliance statement said- “There Is no room for nationalism In Communism although nationalism has
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  • 417 8 KUALA LUMPUR, May 5. IyjALAYSIA'S industrial development programme is in a dilemma there is an urgent need for it, but so far its growth has been “disappointingly slow” because the country is too well off. This is the opinion of Mr. William Stew
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  • 115 8 Kuala lumpur, May 5. —The Sultan *o f Selangor and five Datos today donated a total of $9,000 to the Sultan Abdul Aziz mosque completed in Petaling Jaya recently. The Sultan gave $3,000 Dato Low Yat gave $2,000. and Dato W. M.
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  • 157 8 KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 \fR. V. Manickavasagam, the new Minister of Labour, faced two strike threats by 300.000 estate workers and 1,400 postal workers when he began work today. i His first official act was to summon all heads of departments under his portfolio to
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  • 468 9 KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 «|R fEERATH RAM, i\l president of the National Conference of Heads ox Secondary Schools, today warned against any lowering of education standards in Malaysia. Speaking at the opening 0 the third conference of secondary school heads, he
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  • 110 9 KANGAR, May s—Perils Umno plans to call an early meeting of party leaders to consider the formation of ‘goodwill committees” In all kampongs throughout the State. “These committees will help to remove any misunderstandings over political sentiments expressed by rival parties In the recent election
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  • 35 9 SINGAPORE. May 5 Police yesterday detained eight suspect gangsters in security checks seven under the Societies Ordinance and one under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance. Police also screened 2.853 peo pie.
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  • 57 9 SINGAPORE. April 30 The Labour Ministry said today that there was still no settlement in the dispute between Islay Kerr and Co. and the Islay Kerr Local Employees’ Union, whose 150 members have been on strike since May 4 The dispute is over the
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  • 36 9 KUALA LUMPUR, May 4—The St. John's Institution here will celebrate Its diamond Jubilee from May 19 to 30. Various events have been organised —an operetta. garden party, sports, elocution contest and thanksgiving high mass.
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  • 27 9 JOHORE BAHRU. May 4 The South Johore branch of the All Malayan Estates Staff Union, will hold its annual meeting and dinner on May 9.
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  • 396 9 I/’UALA LUMPUR, May 4. A woman professor said today that whenever she was at a Customs counter she would write down a list of the new things she had and hand it over to the Customs officers in order to pay duty. Prof
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  • 309 10 Tengku tells Pakistan and Japan: You should take initiative in Jakarta A summit soon, says Manila ALOR STAR, May 5 TINGkU Abdul Rahman said here today that if Pakistan and Japan wished to mediate in the Malaysia dispute they should deal directly with President
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  • 58 10 IPOH. May 5—A vice-president of the National Union of Plantation Workers. Mr. S. Ramasamy. will leave for Tokvo tomorrow on a one-month Unesco-sponsored tour. Mr. Ramasamy. who is also the chairman of the Perak branch, will meet leaders of Japanese trade unions and visit industrial
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  • 60 10 JESSELTON, May 5 The dispute between the Leila Road Bus Company and its employees fixed for hearing on May 8; has been postponed indefinitely because the employers refuse to accept Mr. Chong Thlen Voon as chairman of the arbitration court They claim that Mr. Chong Is a
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  • 206 10 Kuala lumpur May 5. —Mr. Khaw Kai Boh. who heads the newiy established Ministry ot Local Government and Housing today spoke of two “big problems” he will tackle in the next five years. These are: RE-SETTLING squat ters in semi-urban areas:
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  • 521 10 SINGAPORE, May 5. 'J'HE Barisan Sosialis tonight made a strong appeal to ex-chairman, Dr. Lee Siew Choh, to return to the fold. The party called for his return ‘‘for the sake ot leftwing unity” But at the same time, the men who ousted
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  • 25 10 JESSELTON. May 5—The Printing Press Employees Unions Malaysia have called lor the formation Ol a Pan Malavsian Prl ing Press Employees Congress.
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  • 212 11 KUALA LUMPUR, May 5. TiiE 10 Alliance Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers are to have political secretaries. Their appointments wili be subject to the approval of Tengku Abdul Rahman. A directive has been sent to the Men.tris Besar and Chief Ministers to nominate
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  • 126 11 ((-ala LUMPUR, May 6.—Two postmen of t H Petaling Jaya post Ramlee bin Monammed, 26, and Sved ns bin Syed Click, 26. today acquitted in tne Sessions Court here their defence in;4 called on a charge destroying postal articles. 1 iey were alleged to have t
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  • 163 11 SINGAPORE, May 5.—The Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Tun Yusot bln Ishak. will declare open a photofair organised by the Photo graphic Society of Singapore In conjunction with the 15th Singapore Inter national Salon of photography at the Victoria Memorial Hall on May 9 at 2.30
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  • 36 11 KUALA KANGSAR. May s—The five-day training course at the Government English Secondary Girls' School attended by 42 Guiders from eight States, ended yesterday It was organised by the headquarters of the Mandarinspeaking Guiders.
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  • 47 11 SINGAPORE. May s—The Second Industrial Arbitration Court today resumed hearing In camera of the trade dispute between the PAR Malayan Palntworks Ltd and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union, relating to the company’s application for an extension of a collective agreement between them
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  • 40 11 PENANO, May 4— Three type v ntiriK classes In the national angua«e will ne opened nere nex> month Ihe classes at p ennnw Umno nail will he held trom 5 JO o m to 6 30 d m
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  • 245 11 A LOR STAR, May 5. A very happy Tengku Abdul Rahman this evening headed a big victory procession of a mile long motorcade to thank the people in his and other constituencies in North Kedah for voting the Alliance into power. Accompanying the
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  • 205 11 Kuala lumpur, May 5. —President soekarno’s command to his volunteers to crush Malaysia has only served to make Malaysia more resolute and determined than ever to face Indonesia’s aggression* A spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs said this in a statement today in
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  • 516 11  -  by JACKIE SAM SINGAPORE, May 5. NEW party is likely to be formed by Dr. Lee Siew Choh and his supporters. The basic policy of such a party will be that of the Barisan Sosialis: anti-Malaysia. Though no more members resigned
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  • 107 11 IPOH, May 6. Three girls were drowned in a disused mining pool near the mining town of Tanjong Tualang 24 miles from here yesterday afternoon. Two police constables repeatedly dived into the pool for three hours yesterday to recover the bodies. They were Chan
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  • 34 11 KUCHING. May 5 A group ot six British entertainers led bv s ngcr David Whitfield arrived here today on their way to enter* a n troops serving in Sarawak. Brunei and Sabah.
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  • 501 12  -  That is 'pilot strike’... then a ‘cooling off’ period of 11 days to give bosses a last chance by DAHARI ALI Kuala lumpur, May 6 Two hundred thousand estate workers will go on a “pilot strike” on May 8 in protest against the refusal of the
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  • 119 12 A LOR STAR, May 6.—The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said here today he would go to the United Nations to present Malaysia's case if the dispute with Indonesia deteriorated. “1 will make the trip if the situation warrants it.” he told the
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  • 36 12 TELUK ANSON, May 5 The I'eluk Anson Kotary Club will hold its installation dinner here on June 30 to install Mr Leo Ebbesen, secretary of United Plantations Ltd., as president for a second terra.
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  • 302 12 JAKARTA, May 6. COMBAT brigade of Indonesian volunteers will shortly be sent to the northern Borneo border, prepared to enter Malaysian territory at any time, it was officially announced here today. Brig. General Ahmadi, secretary general of the National Defence Council, told this to reporters
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  • 754 12 Kuala iumpur, May 6.—The Ministry of Works, Posts and T e 1 ecommunicatiors today announced a restriction in postal services if the threatend national strike by the 1,400-strong Union ct Post Office Workers takes place as scheduled at one minute past midnight
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  • 326 13 KUALA LUMPUR, May 6. THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong will open the new Parliament on May 19 The two Houses the House of Representatives and the Senate —will hold separate meetings a day earlier. THE 1I01SE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES will elect a Speaker and
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  • 44 13 MUAR, May 5 The Assistant District Officer here. Inche All tvn Abu Bakar. will leave on May 21 on a three-week study tour oi Burma. The tour of 27 Malaysians from all over the country is sponsored by the Government.
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  • 37 13 MALACCA, May s—The Chief M.nister of Malacca, Inche AbduGhafar bin Baba, and the new State Executive Council members will be sworn-in before the Governor. Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf at Seri Melaka, tomorrow morning.
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  • 262 13 SINGAPORE, May. 6 Officers ana super* visory start in Singapore banks, who have been excluded from membership of bank union; because of their positions. have formed then own union. it will be Known as tht Singapore Bank Officers' As soclation. The union intend." to
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  • 113 13 IPOH, May 6—The Chief Education Othcer, Perak Mr. J. E. B. Ambrose left here by air yesterday to represent Malaysia at the United Nations seminar on the “Promotion of human rights in the developing countries” at Kabul, Afghanistan, from May 12 to 25 He is
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  • 50 13 KUALA LUMPUR, May 4—A delegation ol Mve Pakistan turn Industry personalities, led by Mr. Agha O A (Jul, a producer and distributor of Pakistan films, will arrive here by air tomorrow night. The group includes Santosh Kumar and Miss Shamln Ara, leading actor and actress
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  • 30 13 BATU PAHAT, May 5—Work Is expected to start soon on ouiuling two additional wards for the district hospital here The wards will cost about $60,000
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  • 173 13 KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 THE Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr. S V. J. Ponnlah, today told school heads and teachers how they could adapt themselves to the new comprehensive school system next year without panic or a feeling of desperation Speaking at the conference
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  • 581 14  -  By TAN TOCK SAIK KUALA LUMPUR, May 6. 'J’HE national conference of heads of secondary schools “views with alarm the disorder and apathy generated in Form Three classes after the LCE examination and the confusion caused by late publication of results.” It
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  • 233 14 SINGAPORE, May 6. Malaysia and Hong Kong, with 10 awards each, took top honours at the third international oictorial photography exhibition of Singapore, organised by the South-East Asia Photographic Society of Singapore. In the monochrome section Malaysia won a gold, two silver and three
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  • 53 14 SINGAPORE. May 6. The Second Civil District Judge. Mr. Tan Wee Kian. has been transferred to the High Court as Deputy Rogistrar He succeeds Mr. T. C. Cheng, who is now a Crown counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. John Dorai Ral is the new Second
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  • 402 14 KUALA LUMPUR, May 6. THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong will go on a nine-day State visit to Japan from June 16 to 25. A colourful tour of Tokyo has been planned for them by the Japanese Government. A spokesman of the
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  • 282 14 KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 YfR. N. A. K. NAIR, the Technical College principal, today called for the establishment of a technical education planning and advisory council and a polytechnic to develop technical education in Malaysia. To ensure, however, that the council’s recommendations were
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  • 196 14 YIALACCA, May 6. iTI The Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar Din Baba and six other members of the State Executive Council were sworn in this morning before the Governor, Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf, in his residence. Seri Melaka. The six
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  • 86 14 SINGAPORE, May 6—The Industrial Arbitration Court today ordered the deletion of the name of the de-reg.stered Sings' General Employees Union t r °m the collective agreement '’.in Hua Heng Rubber Factory Ltd m Jurong. and the substitution 01 that of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers
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  • 485 15  -  By CHEW LOY KOON: Kuala Lumpur, May 7 A MOVE to get the A i,400-s t r o n g 1 nioii of Post Office Workers to defer sti ike action until alter the Cabinet meets May 7 was made here
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  • 16 15 MALiACC, May 7 The Malacca State Assembly will be meeting here on May 21.
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  • 23 15 MUAR, May 7—Buddhists here will celebrate Wesak Day on May 26 with a procession around the Buddhist Temple at Jalan Suleiman.
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  • 214 15  -  By A. SRIPATHY MALACCA, May 7. Army experts from Terendak Camp, 13 miles from here rushed to Malacca town this morning and helped to prevent a home-made time bomb from exploding. The bomb was found on the window-sill of a house In Mata Kuching
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  • 124 15 MANILA, May 7. npHE presidential Malacanang Palace said today the outgoing Foreign Secretary, Mr. Salvador Lopez, would go to New York as a permanent Philippine representative to the United Nations. Informed sources said Ambassador Lopez would go to Jakarta in a few days on
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  • 665 15  -  By VICTOR NAYAGAM: Kuala Lumpur, May 7 'J'HE Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, will make another attempt tomorrow to settle the dispute between the Malayan Planting Industries Employers Association and tne National Union of Planta- tion. Workers. Mr. Manlckavasagam told the Straits Times
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  • 129 15 KUCHING, May 7 another new political oartv has appiiod for registration 11 Sarawak. Named the Sarawak Peo p, s National Congress it v be the eighth to be 1n the state ihe party's organiser r Stephen Wong said JiiulJt was being formed the object of
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  • 122 15 Kuala lumpur May 7. —Thirty employees of the Shaw Organisation here went on strike this morrjng because of alleged victim i s a t i o n by the management. Another 23 workers of the organisation at Klang and Port Swettenham went on strike
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  • 295 16 SINGAPORE, May 7. 'J'HE Maruzen Toyo Oil Co. of Singapore has been bought over by the British Petroleum Co. Ltd. of London. An announcement to this effect is being made tomorrow in London, New York and Osaka. “British Petroleum of London and Maruzen of
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  • 31 16 KLANG, May 7.—The Klang Town Count I expert* to havt- an est.maied deficit of $130,381 bv the end of the year with revenue totalling $2,735,589 and expenditure $2 865.970
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  • 128 16 SINGAPORE, May 7. The Public Daily Rated Electrical Workers Union has threatened to call a strike it it gets no satisfaction on its demands within 14 days of a letter it has sent to the Public Utilities Board. In its letter da*ed May 5. the
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  • 65 16 JESSELTON, May 7.—The Sabah Chief Minister. Dato Donald Stephens, said here today that he would try and get one Sabahan in the Malaysian Cabinet. He said he would do this although the State did not need a Minister for Sabah Affairs Dato Donald
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  • 102 16 Kuching, May 7. Five more junioi recondary schools costin" nearly $2.5 million, are to e built in Sarawak They are at Semongkok Syrian and simnnlan. in the First Division and on the Oya Road and at Blnatang. In the Third Division. This will
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  • 157 16 Kuala lumpur, May 7. —The Minister of Health, Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin„ said today that the Central Government could not recruit doctors from the Philippines until full diplomatic relations were re--1 stored between the two countries. He was commenting on an igency report quoting the
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  • 137 16 ALOR STAR, May 7. piVE fishermen were rescued yesterday afternoon after dinging to their capsixed boat for nearly 18 hours off Pulau Langkawi Their troubles began when they were caught in a sudden storm in the dark. The boat, carrying fish from
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  • 312 16 OINGAPORE, May 5. The Barisan Sosialis split over how best Indonesian expansionism can be served, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, Minister for Culture and PAP political bureau director, said today. In a statement on the break-up of the leftwing party, the minister said: “The manpower
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  • 41 16 SINGAPORE, May 7—The St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church will hold a tpr nartv at the CathaHotel’s Hiblcus Room on May 9 at 4 p.m. in honour of His Grace Mir Coorilose. BLsnop of the Diocese of Qulion, India.
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  • 138 16 KLAhrG, May 7. Lnche Harun bin Haji Idris was sworn in at the istana Alara Shah in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor and the Tengku Ampuan this morning as the State’s new Mentri Besar. The State Legal Adviser. Inche Ilamzah bin
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  • 126 16 KUCHING, May 7.—Sabah s Chief Minister, Da to Donald Stephens, said todav it was hoped to establish a university college in either Sabah or Sarawak in about three years’ time. Speaking to newsmen t>rf nre flying to Jesselton after four day visit to Sarawak, he
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  • 486 17 Govt expresses confidence in being able to deal with volunteers effectively KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 THE Government today strongly deplored Indonesia’s latest confrontation plan to send a brigade of volunteers into the Borneo territories but expressed its confidence in being able to deal with
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  • 338 17 Kuala lumpur, May 7 Constant vigil and preparedness should be Malaysia’s ormour against a guileful adversary, says the editorial of the latest issue of the Malayan Police Magazine. “It {all* on each and every loyal citizen to keep a watchful eye and
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  • 266 17 SINGAPORE, May 1. WEALTHY Singapore businessman, Mr. Toon Yeo Wah, reported to the police today that an extortion gang had written to de- mand $10,000 from him. Mr Toon, 41. said he revived a letter ..ritten in Chinese yesterday. The letter asked
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  • 40 17 PENANG, May 7 The first meeting of the new State Legislative Assembly will be held on Mav 28 The Governor, Rnja Tun Uda Al-Haj. will officially declare open the meeting and address the Assembly
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  • 51 17 SINGAPORE, May 7 A small Shell tanker, the Tanea, which is now based in Singapore. will change to Malaysian crew from tomorrow Twenty-four local seamen have been signed on to replace the British crew The tanker, under Capt. J C. Young, will tradp mainly in Malaysian
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  • 26 17 KUCHING, May 7—The Sarawak trade mission returned to Kuching today after an intensive "sales promotion" of Sarawak produce in Formosa Hong Kong and Jupan.
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  • 247 17 pENANG, May 7. Ben Lucien Burman, an American author who writes about people in the lands he visits, is planning to write a novel with a Malaysian background. He said today. "During my short visit here, I have fallen in love with
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  • 51 17 TAWAU, May 7 Two Indonesian:* who tried to bribe oolitemen were each sentenced to three months’ tail In the Magistrate's Court here They were Salleh hln Anus 34 and Sudln nin Ylrman 21 who offered bribe to policemen when the officers asked for their entry
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  • 335 18 ’SUCHING. May 9 gARAWAKS fiveyear development plan will move into top gear when the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, visits the State probably at end of this month. The Deputy Premier is visiting Sarawak on a two-foid mission: Emergency TO LOOK
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  • 250 18 SINGAPORE, May 8, ijALAVSlA will Dt" represented at the New York World s Fan in the world s outstanding exhibit )l coluur photographs to De displayed in the Kodak Pavilion. Three photographers fru:n Singapore and Kuala Lum ;ur will have prints tnclud ed in “The
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  • 126 18 SINGAPORE, May 8. The Barisan. Sosialis lias instructed all its 35 branches to hoist banners in protest against the manpower registration here. This was disclosed today by the former chairman. Dr Lee Slew Choh, who condemned it as a "belated and ieeble” attempt to
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  • 152 18 May B.—Resuits of two professional examinations for the degree ot Bachelor of Dental Surgery were announced today. I'hc following have passed the final professional Part I re-ex-animation in the subiect shown against their names, thereby completing the professional Part I examination for the degree; Ahmad Din
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  • 88 18 SINGAPORE, May 8 Five historians from the Universities of Malaya and Singapore will represent Malaysia at the second Asian history Conference which jpens in Horg Kong on Aug. 30. They will include Proh>>or K Tregonnlng. head ol the history d°partment ol Sit.gapore University and
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  • 58 18 MUAR. May 8 A mobile team will visit 1’angkuk 17 mnet trom here, to give free X-rays trom May 30 to June 1 and again in June 9. July 11. 15 ana 16 It will call at Muat trom June 6 to 10 from July 25
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  • 46 18 SANDAKAN, May 8. ers from the United National dazan Organisation, tin Cn a Sabah National Organisation the St John Ambulann gave a show to officers and nv of the Third Royal Malay ment here in the Malays!; a Charter Company’s hanger it 1 airport
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  • 37 18 SINGAPORE. May 8.—Tv graduates ol the University Singapore. Miss Tan Beng and Mr Lee Min Sene mitted to the local Bar a> vocates and solicitors by Mr tlce Ambrose In the High O today.
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  • 1009 19 Penang, May 6 nJTFEL TOWER with ft Laurie Johnson astride, won the Class 2 p iV r 1 sprint to pay $6B Hatu Gantong today. He beat Lovely Day by hair a length.**' Race On* cl. c. onr. l Sultan of Pahang
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  • 952 19 pENANG, May 10. Yes Dear II won the Kedah Cup over 8if here today. Race One C L. 6, DIV. 3—6F. Loc 1 !nvar Stable’s UO) LA KiAMA 8.1 (365—1*8) M. Lee 1 (8) District Line 8.10 J 548 —147) Trevena
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 88 19 —Bit SWEEP TOTAL POOL 952,080 lrt. No. *****4 828.251 *nd. No. *****0 $0,417 3rd. No. *****5 r $4 f70 8 .«J?.I ARTEBS Not. *****0, *****6. *****4. *****1 *****7. *****5. *****9 *****6 CONSOLATION (9500 each): Not. *****1. *****4. *****0. *****3, *****5, *****4, *****2. *****7. *****0, *****3. BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $59,943
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2044 20 From Our Market Correspondent THE Malayan Stock Exchange last week had easily its quietest and dullest period this year with a much reduced turnover and very little buying power. w One oI the main factors overshadowing the market, particularly in the States of Malaya, was
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    • 62 20 Current Date of Total Total for n a PynJwU payment for year previous year B. Smelters 40% June 32 40%* 30% J. Waugh 20% May 18 1 "S*; V 'iV M T 21 30% 15% l. Cheviot 30% 30% 40% fi. Rubber &t%t June 19 124% 124% L.
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    • 25 20 •totartri*,. jftsj* jfejj ifrij "SIm *iS.i* *iKij IJ2J1 112.46 131.65 131.47 111 11 ienoA ,n,bber,: ,,,M ,iS* :ii Dec. 29, 1962 100.
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    • 32 20 RUBBER TIN as s <*W»**«U May 4. 69 ft eta. $525.25 5. 68$i eta. $5*5.00 €8 ft eta. $527.25 7. 68 ft eta. $525.5$ 8- 68ft eta. $527.25 8- $527.06
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    • 40 20 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 232 2.41 Second Malayan 1.70 1.78 Third Malayan 1.20 1.27xd Malaysian C. St I. .95 1.01 First Hon* Kong l.li l.ie* Second Hong Kong .81 .85* Sterling Commodity 4/4 4/10 I •Hong Kong currency).
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    • 25 20 May 8. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 68i cents (down three-eighths of a cent). TIN: $527.25 (up $1.75). Estimated offering 250 tons (up 10 tons).
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    • 41 20 r PHK Malayan KxeHange Banks’ Asmelation made these changes in Its rates to merchants on Saturday (all r *tea to *100): lolling TT er OO ready: Oeutsehe MavftS 129; Hsttand Guilders 11T|; Oanish Kroner 2244. The rest weie unchanged.
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    • 627 20 IF nothing else J Malayan Rubber Market this week pn 3 that it has not yet u t the ability to confo 1 the experts, state H.( 1 Co. Ltd. in ti weekly review. The long awaited annoui ment by the PUntai n Workers* Union came
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