The Straits Budget, 24 June 1964

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NIWSPAPSS IsEKIIS 611 KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 24, 1964. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 691.
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    • 352 2  -  P. LEE Fetallng Jaya IT is now nearly six months since Television A Malaysia started telecasting and although the service has been extended to Ipoh and Malacca the standard of programmes and the hours of telecasting have remained the same. The locally produced programmes
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    • 272 2  -  R. J. GRAY Hume Industries (Far East) Ltd. Singapore L. S. ZAMPATTI Managing Director The Kiwi Polish Co. (Malaya) Ltd. Singapore I REFER to the report In the Btralts Times of June 16. 1964, under the heading “Australian Sugar Firm Plans Refinery In Malaysia" In the
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    • 112 2  -  ONG CHENG LEONG N. Ireland I HAVE received a cutting of my letter about my passport difficulties which was published In the correspondence column of your newspaper. I thank you for publishing it and would like to make an amendment. The word “Germany” In the last
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    • 87 2  -  MODERN MAN Singapore I am utterly amazed at the close association given by Inche Mahuddin Musa between a naked girl and a lady in swimsuit. The man stated that there was no difference whether a girl walks about in her swimming costume or walks about totally
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    • 223 2  -  DAVID MARSHALL. Penang. “MALAY WRITER” Salak North f WAS startled to read 4 the report of Tunku A b d u i Rahman’s statement that those who do rot know the National Language by 1967 have no intention of being loyal to Malaysia. I have never
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    • 260 2  -  GASING Petallng Jaya A POLICE spokesman has denied that Petal!i Jaya is experiencing a spate of robberies and claims that from his monthly report the situation has improved. Unfortunately he does not say improved from what, and since he is from
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    • 166 2  -  SUFFERER Petaling Jaya rE statement made by a “Police spokesman" in your paper of June 13 Is very Interesting and it deserves some comments by the people who are the actual victims. In my opinion, the police are correct in saying that
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    • 141 2  -  COMMONSENSE Penang A REPORT in the S.T ol June 12 announcing a Ministry of Commerce and Industry decision that the import of sugar be put on quota to protect local industry is most disheartening Sugar is an essential commodity and every person must have it By
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    • 115 2  -  V. SHANMUGANAT (AN Malacca Recently i read that animals fit themse'ves into their society in a way of their own. Now I find jur University men too prefer to follow the crude way of the animals. This is regrettable, because, as the cream of our student population
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    • 39 2  -  NG All SO G yW' Singapore. A COLLEAGUE of ne got his passport In K weeks. I have been wo oig for a reply from the R. pore Immigration Dei ment for the past s- <n months.
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    • 744 3 —Straits Times, June 15 The Heads of Government of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are all in Tokyo. But many matters have s tilf to be resolved before they can meet At the time of writing, conditions had not been established even for a pre-summit meeting
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    • 355 3 —Straits Times, June 15 Mr. Tan Siew Sin is a cautious man, as indeed any finance minister must be. Even so, his warning on June 13 of “a period of strain” ahead for Malaysia was not unnecessarily dour. There is little doubt that the Government’s prosperous years
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    • 154 3 —Straits Times, June 16 The passage of nearly two decades has mellowed harsh memories of the relations that once were between Japan and the territories which now make up Malaysia. The ties between the two countries in recent years have been those of friendly trade and fruitful partnership
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    • 678 3 —Straits Times, June 17 The military authorities responsible for defending Malaysia against Indonesian aggression have a difficult task. They deserve the gratitude and the co-operation of us all. But the dirty war in the jungles of Sabah and Sarawak is not the exclusive concern of the
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    • 634 3 —Straits Times, June 18 Whatever else the Tokyo summit moves produce, Malaysia will have gained a forceful lesson in Soekarno’s tactics. If this lesson is properly learned we shall be able to deal with Indonesia much more effectively in future. Particularly will it tench us how to
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    • 359 4 —Straits Times, June 18 The announcement that the Government has decided to grant its women employees pay rates equal to those of men brings to a successful conclusion four years of campaigning by the Women Teachers’ Union. The issue was virtually decided two months ago, when the Government
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    • 674 4 —Straits Times, June 19 The road to an integrated Malaysia begins in the classroom, the Chief Education Officer, Inche Aminuddin Baki, observed in a recent speech to the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club. He went on to say that national unity will be difficult to achieve so long
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    • 693 4 —Straits Times, June 20 The summit meeting which begins in Tokyo this morning is the result more of persist- ence than of mountaineering skill. Difficulties have not so much been surmounted as worn away, the only safe course on a climb so littered with Indonesian traps. These
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    • 167 4 —Straits Times, June 20 The Ministry of Labour’s current survey of the number of work-days lost through sickness represents another small step towards the Government’s eventual establishment of a national sickness insurance scheme. Under the survey a sample of private employers in Selangor and Pahang is keeping records
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  • 73 4  -  STAFFER Sungei Siput rE recent successful uproar by Malaysian Civil servants over the attempt to Increase the salaries of expatriate officers has, at least, drawn forth the remark that expats are a dying race as far as Government Jobs are concerned. Is It not, therefore, time that the
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  • 548 5 JESSELTON, June 14 STEPHENS REITERATES FAITH AND BELIEF IN STATE’S ALLIANCE: ALL SHOULD WORK TO MAINTAIN PARTY’ THE Chief Minister of Sabah and president of the United National Kadazan Organisation, Dato Donald Stephens, yesterday stressed the need for all parties in Sabah to work closer together. Speaking at
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  • 118 5 A LOR STAR, June 14 —All police stations throughout the State were today alerted following the seizure of two fake $lO notes by Kulim police last night. Kullm police detained three men, but two were released later after Interrogation A police party led by
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  • 45 5 SINGAPORE. June 16. The second Industrial Arbitration Court will announce Its award in the dispute between Fraser and Neave (S> Ltd.. Lion Ltd. and Lion (M) Ltd., and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers Union, relating to retirement benefits at 2.16 p.m. tomorrow
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  • 259 5 SINGAPORE, June 14. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, last night warned that Indonesia was now trying to incite racial disharmony in Singapore He said this was Indonesia’s latest tactic In her crush Malaysia' campaign after having failed to do so through economic
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  • 91 5 Diplomatic ties —Turkey names her man here KUALA LUMPUR, June 16— Malaysia is to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey from tomorrow, it was announced here today The Turkish Ambassador in Thailand, Mr. Hasan Istinyell. will be concurrently accredited to this country. Mr. Istinyell Is also the Turkish Ambassador to Cambodia
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  • 465 5 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14. r pHE Minister of Agriculture and Co-opera-tives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari today warned that if there were individuals, even from the Alliance itself, who attempted to sabotage the co-operative movement, he would not hesitate to take drastic
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  • 117 5 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15— The North Malaya district manager of Esso Standard Malaya Ltd., Mr. Tan Sim Hong, died here yesterday after a long illness. He was 42. He leaves a widow and two children, a girl, of 11 and a boy of
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  • 39 5 SINGAPORE. June 16—A Singapore student, Tan Wee Kiat. son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chee Tong of Balmoral Road who is studying at Williams College in Massachusetts has been placed on the Dean's List for outstanding results.
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  • 428 6 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14. General William C. Westmoreland, who next week will become the new commander of the United States military forces in South Vietnam, arrived here today for firsthand information concerning Malaya’s successful anti-guerilla techniques carried out during the Emergency. He was
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  • 121 6 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15— Malaysia is among 17 Asian countries tnvitea it. take part in a seminar on teaching about the United Nations m secondary ochools In New Delhi from Nov 1 t< No/ 12 The seminar is oting organised oy the United
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  • 17 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June 15. The Senate will meet on July 22 and July 23.
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  • 276 6 June 14. —A police officer escaped death last night when a man who shot at him from close range misfired. The man was also lucky, for he quickly darted behind a huge boulder when the officer shot back at him. This shooting Incident took place
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  • 116 6 JTUALA LUMPUR, June 15. —Major N. Selvarajah, a staff officer of the Engineers Branch in the Ministry of Defence here, was today appointed Officer Commanding No. 2 Engineer Squadron, in Kuching Major Selvarajah is the first Malaysian officer to command an engineer squadron in the
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  • 343 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June 14 'J'HE Yang di-Pertuan Agong will make a proclamation under the National Service Ordinance for citizens in Sabah tomorrow. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, made this announcement in a broadcast over Radio Malaysia in Sabah
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  • 66 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June 16 Burma's present Ambassador to Russia. Muha Thray Sithu U Pe Kim is to be his country's next Ambassador to Malaysia. Muha Thray Sithu naa previously served as Ambassador to Thailand, the United Arab Republic and as permanent representative at the United
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  • 92 6 PENANG, June 15—The Clive Theam, remanded since May i pending his trial on a vagrancy charge, today asked the second magistrate s court to take into consideration the fact that he had been in prison custody for the last five weeks. Tan, 25, who
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  • 34 6 KLANG, June 15.—A woman member of the Town Council, Che Soyah binte Talib. was yesterday re eltoted president of the Kim'*: branch of the Umno women's seetion for the third year
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  • 115 6 11/lALACCA, June 15. Indonesian pirates struck again in the Straits of Malacca on Friday, robbing two fishermen of 45 nets valued at more than $2,000. The fishermen, Goh Moon Chin and his assistant told the police yesterday that they were fishing at 7.30 p.m. on Friday
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  • 242 7 Kuala lumpur, June 14__The Government was urged today to exercise stricter control on the entry of expatriates to work in Malaya. Mr. Kam Woon Wah. Member oi Parliament (Alliance, Si Hawaii), who made the aDpeal called on the Department 01 Immigration to reexamine
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  • 53 7 SINGAPORE. June 15—The Urban and Rural Services Consultative Committee wil visit Aljunied and Geylang East constituencies tomorrow morning to study the nted> oi tne peopit Hn committee will oe led bv Gnurman. Mr Ho Chen*? wtl( i* also the Parliamentary f' arv to the Ministry
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  • 144 7 SINGAPORE, June 14. —An Indonesian gunboat chased and nred tnree shots at two fisheimen in Singapore waters last night. The fishermen, Tan Siong Heng, 22, and Burwjou. 24, irom the Kino Isianas, tola police that they were nearing ruuung ieroaxar with a big catch
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  • 43 7 IPOH, June 16 —The Minister of vVenure at-rviio tlu|. ai> lul Hamid Khan will make < hree-day tour ol welfare aftl« e> •nd institution.*- In Perak from Thursday when nr visits Ipoh I anion Kambutan Kuala Ka:w sar and Taiping
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  • 162 7 KUALA LUMPUR, x VJune 14. —A former pupil of the Methodist Oirls School here and mother of a four-year-old girl has returned from London after completing her final law examination at the Inner Temple in six months. She is Mrs. Shanta
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  • 238 7 i ALACCA, Wed.—The Naafi Employees Unioh will take its wage dispute to the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, when he returns from Japan. The general secretary o. the union, Mr. L. F. De Silva said the union had “no alter native” than
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  • 223 7 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 MALAYSIA and West Germany are both bulwarks against Communism. the West German Ambassador Dr Ii Boehling. said here tonight. He was speaking In a radio interview on the occasion of “German Unity Day." which commemorates the day 11 years
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  • 325 7 KUALA LUMPUR June 14 THE Yang di-Pertuan 1 A gong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong will Set a big ceremonial at Kuala Lumpur airport tomorrow morning when they leave on their 10- ’av mission of friendhip to Japan About 500 VIPs will be at ie
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  • 211 7 MALACCA, June Id The Deputy president of Kaum Ibu (Umno women’s section), Senator Aisha Ghanii yesterday assured cmahs at Terendak Camp that she would take up their grievances with the acting Minister of Labour. Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin, and the British Commissioner in, Malaysia,
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  • 67 7 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16—The Governor of Bank Negara. Dato Ismail bin Haji Mohamcd All, will open an exhibition of mural designs at the Selangor Club here at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday The exhibits were selected from a competition sponsored by the Chartered Bank. The exhibition will be
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  • 58 7 KUALA LUMPUR. June 16 The Australian Minister fo External Affairs, Mr. Paul Hasluck. arrived here this afternoon in the course of a South-East Asian tour. He is scheduled to couici aiiii the actltm Prime Minister Dato <Dr Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman. and other top
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  • 426 8 PENANG, June 15 'J’HE former Socialist Mayor, Mr. Ooi Thiam Siev/, today criticised the “deliberate whispering campaigns carried out in streets and coffeeshops” by certain councillors and political parties seeking to claim the credit for any new council measures. “In doing this,
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  • 48 8 SINGAPORE, June 17.—Three Thai Buddhist prie.su> will arm* here on June 19 to conduct sp. ritual nealing services at thr Palelai Buddhist Temple, Bedofc The Venerable Luang Phoi Merne and two others will hold prayers at the temple and the morning of June 21.
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  • 215 8 SINGAPORE, June 15. P —The Minister of Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, will lay the foundation stone of a new paint factory at Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate on June 21. Called the Pan Malaysia Paint Industry Ltd., this venture represents yet
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  • 60 8 JESSELTON, June 16—The East Airican and New Zealand governments nave offered scholarships to Sabahans tor post-graduate studies under the Commonwealth scholarship and fellowship plan New Zealand has offered one scholarship for a course at a university In New Zealand while the East African government has offered
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  • 169 8 ‘No foreign exchange business order SINGAPORE, June 15 r rlIE Singapore Gov- eminent has put a ban on foreign exchange business for Singapore’s oldest bank, the Netherlands Trading Society. The order was made In a week-end gazette notification by Dr Goh Keng Swee, Minister
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  • 326 8 Kuala Lumpur.June 16 'J’HE appeal committee set up by the University Council to consider the Students’ Union appeal for leniency in the case of the five students punished for ragging is to meet again on June 20. At the coming meeting. It is
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  • 91 8 KUALA LUMPUR. June 16. Mr. Antony Price, a lecturer at tne University of Malaya, will talk on "The Modern Approach to Shakespeare" at the British Council here at 7 p.m. on June 18. Mr Price who was once a professional actor, is well-known in
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  • 201 8 SINGAPORE, June 16 rpHE Singapore Teachers’ Union now plans to 1 hold a big protest meeting at the Gay World on the morning of June 20. Earlier, the union had planned a march to protest against the “arbitrary and unilateral” actions
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  • 46 8 KANAKAR. June 16. The Kedah and Perlis assistant commissioner of co-operative development. Syed Kamaruzaman bm Syed Bahaludin, yesterday warr members not to introduce polin into the movement. The interest.- oi members mu come first." he told a meeting co-operative members here.
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  • 389 9  -  from- (.HEW LOY KHOON. Straits Times reporter with the royal party TOKYO, June 16. 1 The Yang diPertuan Agong ar.d the Raja Permaisuri Agong was given a rousing w e 1 c o m e here
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  • 130 9 KU A L A LUMPUR, June 16. —More than 35 schoolgirls travelling in a bus escaped unhurt when, it landed in a ditch after colliding with a car and a scooter at the junction of Jalan Ampang ard Jalan Pekeliling at 1.40
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  • 319 9 Our men lose $13,000 in two separate armed raids in international waters KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. ARMED Indonesian pirates escaped with a total haul of $13,276 in two separate raids on four Malaysian fishing boats at the One Fathom Bank in international waters, off the Selangor
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  • 218 9 JUENTAKAB, June 14. iTI --The president of the ICFTU Asian regional organisation,. Mr. P. P. Narayanan, today gave full support to the demand by the All-Malaya Estates Staff Union for Malay anisation of executives on estates. Speaking at the annual general meeting of
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  • 186 9 SINGAPORE, June 16—The Government is amending the law on Widows and Orphans’ pension to enable a contributor to elect whether he wishes to continue contributing to the fund or cease to contribute. The Widows and Orphans Pension (Amendment) Bill whose principal sections provide fc
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  • 93 9 MALACCA. June 17.—The director ot the Apex Club here. Mr Sam Quee Chong, said today that the Ingham Club of Queensland has raised $1.60' to help his club implement a piglets scheme here Mr Sam said that the scheme drawn up by the Apex Club here would
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  • 87 9 62,000 school for village Kuala selangor, June 16.—The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Inche Harun bin Hajl Idris, today promised th« people of Sungei Terap here that they would get a $62,000 school by the end of the year. He told them work would begin in four months. The present school
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  • 44 9 TEI.UK ANSON. TUI'S. Mr. V. Renganathan, an assistant on Cicely Estate here has been reelected president of the Lower Perak Indian Association with Mr. Bahdur Singh as vice-president, Mr. M C. Mahendran as secretary and Mr. P R. Karuppaiah Plllay as treasurer.
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  • 549 10 TOKYO. Jun« 16 JHE Yang di-Per-tuan Agong said here tonight that Japan’s achievement in the fields of industry, trade, technology and science was a shining inspiration, particularly to Malaysia because both are democratic countries devoted to the principles of free enterprise. The
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  • 150 10 SINGAPORE, June 15. —From tonight, over 10,000 volunteers will take turns to watch for Indonesian saboteurs. They are the first batch of vigilantes who have just completed the basic training at 48 community centres scattered over the island. The bulk of them will patrol
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  • 34 10 KUALA LUMPUR. June 18—The Oovernor of Bank Nrgara. Dato Ismail bln Hnji Mohamed All. will open an exhibition on mural designs at the Selangor Club Art Gallery here at 6.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 214 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. —P. Nagulah, who was praised recently by Mr. Justice Ong for volunteering information about a $19,000 robbery, received a reward of $5OO from the police today. Nagulan. a Shaw Brothers’ employee, gave evidence at the trial, and Mr. Justice
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  • 135 10 SINGAPORE, June 17. Duty on professional boxing is to be cut by half under the Entertainments Duty (Amendment) Bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly on June 10 The Bill will allow the Minister in charge to exempt any entertainment from the
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  • 518 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15. 'J’HE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, launched a strong attack against those developed countries who are unwilling to “make the necessary changes and adjustments” in their economic policies towards
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  • 52 10 KUALA LUMPUR. June 18—Tha director of the Commonwealth Institute In London, Sir Kenneth Bradley, will arrive here tomorrow for a 10-day visit. Sir Kenneth will meet local leaders and visit the East Coast. Ha will also give a lecture to tha Malayan branch of the Royal
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  • 389 11 HELICOPTER AND MARINE POLICE BOAT JOIN IN SEARCH A LOR STAR, June 16. i/EDAH police today launched a State-wide lx search for a band of about 20 armed and uniformed “strangers” reported to have been seen in two coastal villages yesterday.
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  • 246 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. VJR. JUSTICE Ong said in the High Court here to 1 1 day that a PWD overseer, Munusamy Veerap pen, had been falsely accused of corruption He allowed an appeal by Veerappen, who had been sentenced to
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  • 139 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15. —Two Malaysian MPs left for London by air today to represent Malaysia at the 2 3 d a y Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, which begins on June 20. They are Mr. Tan Toh Hong, MP for Buktt BlnJang,
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  • 187 11 SINGAPORE, June 15— A small boy helped four men burgle a shop In Coleman Street of 200 dozen garments valued at $17,900 In the small hours of this morning. Mr. Tay Tee Peng, 42, the proprietor of the shop Ocean Garments discovtred the
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  • 511 11 20 CONSIGNMENTS OF RUBBER, PEPPER THAT WENT ASTRAY SINGAPORE, June 15. A third party claim for damages involving more than half a million dollars in respect of nondelivery of 20 consignments of rubber and pepper shipped from Sibu to Singapore in 1961 was settled in
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  • 85 11 KUANTAN, June 18.—The Mentrl Besar of Pahang, Dato Yahya bin Haji Mohamed Seh, will make a four-day official visit to Kuala Lipis District trom Thursday. He will speak to the people at the community centre at Pudu and will open two new
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  • 52 11 PENANG, June 18. Miss Wee Puh Neoh whs elected president )f the Si Georges Girls School Society at its annual meeting The vice-president Ls Mrs Lee Hung leik secretary Miss lan Slew ruan and treasurer Mrs. Cheah Eng Hong Three sub-committees for welfare social and sports activities were
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  • 140 11 SUNGEI PATANI June 16—A resolution that teachers who have to teach a third language in addition to English and Malay should he paid a language allowance, was adopted by the Kedah branch of the I'nion of Day Training Trained Teachers at its first annual
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  • 431 12 Education conditions ‘still not ideal in Malaysia AMINUDDIN AGAINST DIFFERENT SCHOOLS SYSTEMS KUALA LUMPUR, June, 17. f J'HE Chief Education Adviser, Inche Aminuddin bin Baki, said today that education conditions in Malaysia was “still not ideal.” Irxhe Aminuddin who was addressing members of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club at their
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  • 174 12 pENANG, June 17. 1 Two visitors from Horg Kong were assaulted by about 30 men near some food stalls at Kampong Malabar early this morning Hit* mob a. tacked the visitors with glasses, stones ana empty Dottles alter one ol them Mr E
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  • 294 12 Kuala lumpur, June 17. —The Com-mander-designate of the United States military forces in South Vietnam today praised Malaysia r.ot only for its successful anticommunist techniques during the Emergency, but also for its “dramatic” peace-time developments. Lieut.-Gen. William (“Westy”) Westmoreland, 51, who next week will
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  • 227 12 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 4 POLICE spokesman today denied that there was a “spate of robberies” in Petaling Jaya and said chat the crime situation in the area had Improved considerably over the past six months. He was commenting on a letter from
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  • 319 12 Kuala lumpur June 17. —Japanese firms here involved in the 18-month-old dispute with the National Union of Commercial Workers over the question of recognition of the union today offered to reopen negotiations if the union called oft its “threatening attitude.” At
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  • 45 12 SINGAPORE, June 19.—A glittering reception and dinner was neld at the Cathay Restaurant tonight to commemorate 100 years of friendship and goodwill between Thailand and Singapore Chamoagne corks popped and dancers from Thailand performed to the rhythm of Thai classical music.
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  • 23 13 THE Yang ai-Pertuan Agong receiving the key to the city of Tokyo. TTDT n*. a. J UPI radio picture.
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  • 261 13 U L A L A LUMPUR, ,v June 17.—C01. UngNasaruddin bin Ur.gku Mohamed, Deputy Commandant of the Singapore Military Forces, is to be appointed Chief of Staff. Ministry of Defence, it was learned today. He will succeed Col A.G. Hey wood, who
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  • 60 13 TELUK ANSON, June 17. Abu All bin Haji Baharuddin, 43, was treated in hospital here yesterday for gunshot Auunua uij ms shoulder and thigh. He was taken to hospital from Parit Duabelas near the 13:h mile, Teiuk Anson —Baqan Datoh road after being wounded during a
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  • 43 13 SINGAPORE. June 17 The Second Industrial Arbitration Court will give its award in the dispute between the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Singapore Bank Employees’ Union relating to the dismissal of three employees, on Friday at 2.30 p.m.
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  • 45 13 SUNGEI PATANI, June 17— The Kev bro Lawrence, ior iiiun.v years director of St Joseph s Institution, Singapore, has been seconded to the Ceylon province of the Brothers of the Christian Schools to assist in establishing a brothers' school in Tutieorin. South India
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  • 25 13 KANGAR. June 16—A co-opera-tive thrift and investment society will be formed here on July 3 The convenor is Inche Habib bin Ismail.
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  • 211 13 SINGAPORE, June 17. Hie announcement ot the Central Government’s policy to restrict tne import of sugar from all countries nas caused a lively reaction in the Singapore sugar market. Sugar merchants here report that since the announcemem last week, Singapore’s sugar stocks have sunk to
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  • 44 13 SINGAPORE. June 17—The German Consul-General. Mr Detiev Scheel, Will speak on "the Federal Republic of West Germany.’ in one of a series of lectures on "Germany today." at the Unlver sity of Singapore’s new lecture theatre No. 3 tomorrow at 7 psn.
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  • 359 13 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17. \lORE than 20,000 women Government servants —16,000 of them teachers—are to receive the same pav as their male colleagues soon. The Government decision was conveyed to he Dre sldent of Federation Women Teachers’ Union. Mrs R. N. Bhupalan. and the secretary
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  • 176 13 JESSELTON, June 17. L>aio Khoo Siak Chiew. chairman of the Sabah National Alliance Party, said that the native politicai parties would not be allowed to recruit new Chinese members and similarly the SNAP will not take on any new native members into
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  • 227 13 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 THE chairman of *he ICFTU Asian Regional 1 Organisation. Mr. P.P. Narayanan, today said that it was time for Malaysian trade unions to be “moderately militant." “If not, your demands can go on and on
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  • 352 14 SINGAPORE, June 19 'J’HE leader of the 32man Thai verification mission, Lt.-Gen. Surakij Mayalap. arrived in Singapore today with three aides and a physician. They will tly to Kuching tomorrow morning. Gen. Surakij, who Is the Deputy Chief of Stall lor Logistics in the
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  • 122 14 OENANG, June 18.— The Penang Port Commision Employees Union has submitted salary claims on behalf of its 1.500 members which, if accepted, will cost the Port Commission an additional $1,000,000 a year. The union will hold a special meeting this month to seek a mandate
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  • 19 14 IPOH, June 18.—The Perak State Legislative Assembly will meet at the State Secretariat here on July 4
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  • 80 14 ALOR STAR. June 18. Two Members of Parliament and si* State Assemblymen in Kedah and Perils were entertained ;o ciinnei hy the Kedah and Perils Ric* Millers’ Association here last night TTie guests were Mr. Lim Pee Huang and Mr. Tai Kwang Yeang (both MPs> and
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  • 72 14 PENANG. June 18—Members on 'tie executive commiUee j| Penang Umno Division last nigh' held a dinner at Umno Hall here n honour ol the divisional vouit leader Inche Ismail bin Idris who Is leaving for Hrltain tomorrow to attend the Common wealth Parliamentary Conferenci i London
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  • 309 14 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18. 'THE chairman of the Road Safety Council, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, said today motor dealers might be advised to sell safety belts and crash helmets as standard fittings to vehicles they sell. Dato Sardon said that the
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  • 111 14 |§ABAK BERNAM, Thurs.— The Mentri Besar of Selangor Inche Harun bin Haji Idris, yesterday asked Government officers in the State to eliminate red tape and work with the quickest means possible. He was addressing members of the Sabak Bernam Rural Development
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  • 139 14 l/UALA LUMPUR. **June 16.—The Acting Registrar of Companies Inche Hashim bin Amin, has reported that 415 local companies were registered in Malaya during 1963 as compared to 390 in 1962 This brings the total number of local companies on the register on Dec.
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  • 33 14 KLANG, June 18 —A meeting of former Scouters will he held on June 220 at the Boy Jacout Association premises at Station Street to form the first Rover Crew here.
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  • 324 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 14 NEW VILLAGES IN NEGRI SEMBILAN, PAHANG AND KELANTAN WILL BENEFIT 4 $300,000 scheme to improve electricity supplies to 14 new villages in Pahang, Kelantan and Negri Sembilan, is being carried out by the Central Electricity Board office in Raub. The new villages
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  • 92 15 JESSELTON, June lg A oeriuuaiy wuundeu Flllpuio Relieved to be a pirate. oetn admitted to hospl tal m Sandakan Police said the seaman was escorted oy Philippines authorities to Sanaaknn He had a gunshot wound neai the heart and underwent an emergency operation it
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  • 59 15 SINQAPORE, June 18 About IUU Japanese cauets in me training ship Hokuto Mum are due to arrive here from Darwin, Australia. tomorrow for a short visit. They will be given a buffet party at the residence of the Consul-Ge-neral for Japan, at Tyersall Road tomorrow night
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  • 54 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18—The Kairali Arts Clue. will stage a Malavalam play. -Kayarnkulam Kochunnf at the Town Hall here at 8 p.m. on Saturday The story depicts the life of a tearless young Muslim known as -the Robin Hood of Kerala.* 1 who plundered the rich
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  • 282 15 By-election rallies in full swing in cholera-infected Bachok KOTA BHARU,June 18 1VESPITE advice given 17 by the Kelantan Cholera Epidemic Control Committee political parties are holding election rallies nightly in Bachok district for the Parliamentary by-election. Bachol: is a cholera infected area. Early this month, the
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  • 167 15 KLANG, June 18. f J T HE Klang Town Council will spend nearly $3 million on a new drainage scheme in the Klang and Port Swettenham area. The first phase of the scheme has been started in Klang North.
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  • 91 15 SINGAPORE. June 18—A teacher. Tan Gek Kai, who brought divorce proceedings against his wife, Chua Lang Hiang, on grounds of desertion, was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Kulasekaram in the High Court today. The decree is to be made absolute at the
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  • 258 15 SINGAPORE, June 18 vsuinoirals tor long and “jyal service, awarded by the British Army Commander of the Far East Land Forces, to local staff simultaneous with the Queen's birthday honours each year, were presented to 24 members of the staff of units working within
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  • 52 15 IPOH. June 18.—Inche Abdul Daim bin Haji Mohamed Zalnuddin. president of the Sessions Court in Muar. has assumed duties as Deputy Public Prosecutor, Perak, here today, succeed ing Inche Mohamed b:n Ya’acob He Ls the brother of Inche Mohamed BetllVi bln Ha|l Mohamed Zainuddln, acting Sta'e
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  • 98 15 J£UALA LUMPUR, June 18—The Minister of intormatlon and Broadcasiing. Inche Senu bio Abdul Rahman, will open a twoday seminar on “Trade union publications and communications* 1 at Plantation House. Petaling Jaya. at 9.30 a.m. on June 20. Speakers will include the sec-retary-general of the National
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  • 60 15 JESSELTON. June 17 Sixty Kadazan women in Penampang, six miles from here, formed a cooperative society the first to be formed by women In Sabah. Datin June Stephens, national president of the UNKO's women’s section, congratulated the members of the Koonduan Puluduk Co-operative Society Ltd on
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  • 51 15 PENANG. June 18—Two film stars. P Kamiee ana Saioma are among several well known oerfortners who will appear in a variety concert to be staged at the Chinese Olrls High School here on Aug 8. Ihe show Hintara 1964 ts In aid of the National Patriotic
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  • 294 16 Assistant Federal Secretary to look after civil service matters JESSELTON, June 19. fJHE new post of Assistant Federal Secretary for Sabah is created to specially look after establishment matters, Tengku Mohamed bin Tengku Besar Burhanuddin, Principal Establishment Officer of Malaysia, said today. Tergku Mohumed said before
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  • 58 16 KUALA LUMPUR. June 19.—The Mentri Besar ol Selangor, inche Harun bin Haji Idris, will make a two-day visit to Ulu Selangor district on Tuesday. He will study the Gedangsa Jand development scheme in Uiu Bernam. At Kuala Kubu Bahru he will visit the youth training
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  • 22 16 SINGAPORE. June 19. The MCA league match between Singapore and Pahang, scheduled for this weekend at Kuala Lipis has been postponed.
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  • 106 16 SUNGEI PATANI, June 19—A team of Japanese engineej-s who arrived from Tokyo recently are now installing television equipment and erecting a TV tower on Kedah Peak I hey expect to complete the work within the next few weeks. hen the tower is ready
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  • 269 16 SINGAPORE, June 19. The Singapore Government today announced interim financial aid to Nanyang University, pending the re-organisation of the university in accordance with an agreement reached between the Government and the university earlier this month. An off.cial statement said that the Government had decided
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  • 39 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 19, re-elected president of the SelanDatin Sa'adiah Sardon has been gor Youth Council. Other officials are: Vice-pre-sidents. Mr R Govindasamy and Inche Din bin Pawanteh; secretary. Mr J Xavier; treasurer; Mr K Rajaratnam.
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  • 137 16 gEREMBAN, June 19—Singapore’s Prime Minister and secretary-general of the People’s Action Party, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, will declare open the party’s new branch office at Wilkinson Btroe* here on June 30 at 7 pm Mr Lee will be accompanied by the Director of thw
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  • 378 16 JESSELTON. Jun 19 CABAH rubber exports have gone down steadily from 23,000 tons in 1961 ($4l million) to 21,200 tons last year ($32 million), according to the annual report of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce published to- day. The Chamber attributed this
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  • 76 16 SINGAPORE, June 19—The Japanese training vessel Hokuto Maru arrived here today with 61 cadets on board alter a short visit to Darwin. Capt Ara Izano, master of the training ship, said the cadets were under going a six-month course in navigation and engineer ing The training
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  • 137 16 DARIT BUNTAR, June 19. —Five Indonesians found clinging to their capsized boat two miles from the mainland near here were rescued by Chinese fishermen yesterday. The Indonesians. their ages ranging from 20 to 27. had left southern Sumatra on June 13 in a tongkang with
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  • 73 16 PENANG, June 19.—The Gover- I nor. Raja Tun Uda Al-HaJ, has I granted the Province North Dis-1 trict Council the exclusive use of a coat-of-arms which will be enrolled in the College of Arms in London. I I The arms show a sheaf of padl
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  • 349 17 Too dangerous to move, so experts let it off SINGAPORE, June k 19.—Army Bomb experts this afternoon exploded a booby-trap bomb found beside an uncompleted house in the new Hock Seng Gardens housing estate in Binjai Park, off Dunearn Road. The bomb a round tin
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  • 188 17 |£UALA LUMPUR, Junt 19.—The Ministry of Education today announced that it was inviting applications from Federal citizens for technological training under the Colombo Plan at various Canadian institutes of technology to r appointment as trade instructors under the Unified Teaching Service. Preference
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  • 88 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18—Inch© Jamaluddin bln Mohamed Hamid 19, who has just completed his studies at the Malay College in Kuala Kangsar, has been awarded a four-year scholarship to study chemical engineering at Loughborough College of Technology in England. The scholarship, the first of Its
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  • 39 17 PENANG, June 19—A lawyer, Mr. I.K. Cheah, has been re-elected chairman of the Penang and Province Wellesley Arts Council with another lawyer. Mr. Lee Kok Liang, as secretary, and a teacher. Mr. Chee Wee San, as treasurer
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  • 154 17 Stephens: Prove loyalty sign up JESSELTON, June 19. Dato Donald Stephens, Bsbah’s Chief Minister, In a national service message, today called on all young men of Sabah to prove their ■°yalty to Malaysia by offering themselves for service. D*to Stephens expressed the hope that as many as possible above age
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  • 137 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 A THREE-MEMBER delegation from the Sabah Rice Committee, led by the Sabah Director of Agriculture, Mr. E J H. Berwick, arrived here from Singapore today to study mechanisation of padi planting in Malaya. The other two members
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  • 167 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10. r FHE Minister of Hea:th, Inche Bahaman A Samsudin, today gave seme healths advice to political parties holding rallies in the cholerainfected Bacnok district foi the Parliamentary oy-election. He was commenting on a report today from
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  • 39 17 PENANG, June 19 —Marine headquarters announced today the lighthouse on Pulau Rimau. on the west coast of Malaya south east of Penang Island, will be operating on "greatly reduced power" with the red sectors until further notice.
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  • 80 17 T3KYO, June 20. The vlalaysian External Affairs Ministry spokesman, inche Ahmed Norden, said today he did not believe an alleged clash between Indonesian guerillas and Gurkha troops in Sabah would affect the current peace talks between President Soekarno, Tengku Abdul Rahman and President Macapagal. He
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  • 31 17 SINGAPORE. June 20— The Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaralnam, today opened the third international pictorial photography exhibition organised by th* South-East Asia Photographic Society at the National Library.
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  • 183 17 I£UALA LUMPUR, l9.—The acting secretary to the Ministry of Labour, Mr K. Padinanathan, said today that the ministry was considering the current diiTererces between the National Union of Plantation Workers and the Malayan Planting Industries Employers’ Association with a view to advising the parties what
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  • 293 18 KUALA LUMPUR, June 19. —A committee has been appointed to study and recommend to the Government drastic relorms in the labour laws of Malaysia. The committee, appointed by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, will also recommend unification of labour laws In the component States
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  • 109 18 SINGAPORE, June 21 A man, who has been deaf since he was a year old hut who can understand swhat people are saying by studying thejr lip movements, will arrive here on June 28 to lecture at the University of Singapore. lie is
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  • 896 18 NEW AMERICAN TIN MOVE WILL NOT AFFECT’ MARKET Sale of an extra 98,000 tons from stockpile will begin late next year KUALA LUMPUR. June 18 r PIN circles here to--1 day said that the extra 98,000 tors of stockpile tin approved >esterday by America for disposal should have no effect
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  • 157 18 pENANG, June 18. The Penang State Umro liaison committee which recently conducted an inquiry into the formation of the Bagan Tanjorg Umno branch, has agreed that the branch cannot be recognised ur,less it adopts another place name. At a meeting between the committee and
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  • 196 18 IPOH, June 17, —A clerk interpreter attached to the Traffic here, Mr. K. S. Balan has a freak 10-cent coin which has an imprint of Queen Elizabeth s head on both sides. The coin shows the Queen's head correctly on one side out
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  • 34 18 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will open an art exhibition on Aug. 26 to commemorate the first anniversary of Malaysia and the seventh birthday of the National Art Gallery.
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  • 185 18 SINGAPORE, June 19. —Three Cathay Organisation, stars, two from Singapore and one from Hong Kong, have been awarded Golden Accolades presented bv the International Association of Independent Film Producers of the U.S. “for deserving young talent who have been in the film industry under five years.”
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  • 186 18 KUALA LUMPUR, June 19.—A total of 12 officers and men of the armed forces and police have been killed so far in clashes with Indonesian gurillas in the Borneo States. Twenty-nine were wounded. Confirming this today a spokesman from police headquarters and the
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  • 1274 19 {/UAL A LUMPUR, June 21. —Je Malotiendral, ridden by Mickey Donnelly, won the main race over 7f here today. Je MaintiendraJ beat Tiba Tiba apprentice Soaidi) by a head in a photofinish. Race On* CL. 4. DIV. I 7F. n J uly Kongsi 1 \CANTHA
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  • 685 19 rnllE following is n compute 1 list of revbed gnotoUons for the week coded on Friday June 19. INDUSTRIALS B. S. Ala* ord* 1S.SS ft*. 00 r-ouslmd l.Tf 1.7t C 8. HoldiM S. 18 sac oo TIB Smelt Pftt 1T/C 88/f Or«» so/a il/f Duniot* s.as
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  • 265 19 Kuala lumpur, June 21 —The Minister of Education, Inche Abdul Rahman bln Talib, yesterday urged schools which had not Malayanised their headmasters’ posts to ij so as soon as possible. In a speech at the opening of the annual
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 47 19 BIG SWEEP (1111,429) (927,579) (913,799) (96.994) each): No*. TOTAL POOL 1. No. *****8 No. *****8 3. No. *****3 SUrtera (9574 I *****6, *****8, *****3, *****3, *****9, *****6, *****0, *****6, *****1, *****5, *****7, *****4. Conaolation ($812 each): Noa. *****2, *****8, *****4, *****3, *****4, *****9, *****7. *****4, *****0, *****0.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1938 20 From our Market Correspondent VEW issues had a gloomy week to Friday on the Malayan Stock Exchange and turnover in established industrials was at a low ebb. There was a revival of interest in tin shares under the influence of the rising metal
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    • 37 20 (Managers' Prisoc) First Malayan 2.30 2.42 Hecond Malayan 1.67 1.70 Third Malayan 1.20 1.36 Malaysia Commerce .93 l.OHxd Klrat Hong Kong 1.15 1.20* Hecond Hon* Kong H3 .67* 8tarllng Commodity 4/3 i/io (•Hong Kong currency).
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    • 30 20 rubber tin (per lb.) (per picul). June 15. 67%cts. $585.00 16. 67% eta. $592.37 U 17. 67% eta. $599.50 18. 67% eta. $606.50 19. 67% cts. $595.12% $*****
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    • 248 20 7." -A .T 1 7, i 1ULY first grads rubber buyers t./b. J aleaed at 6 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 671 cents per lb., unchanged on Thursday’s closing level for the position. The tone was quiet. R-A.S. and P.M.R.8. sioslng prlaaa in eanta per
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    • 119 20 DAUB, June 21—A mass inoculation campaign has begun In Raub district to prevent the spread of eholera. Dr. Leong Kwong Fah, chairman of the district’s epidemic control committee, said today that more than 15.000 people. including schoolchildren, had been inoculated. Although no case of choiera had
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    • 33 20 SINGAPORE. June —The Minister for Labour nas appoin’ed two trade unionists, Messrs Sean Mul Kok and Ntrantan Singh. W> be members of the employees panel under the Industrial R6IB* Lions Ordinance.
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    • 65 20 Current Date of Total Total payment payment for year prey ieua year Ayer Hitam 124%t Aug 28 25% 30% Lower Terak 624%t July 15 11B|% U?i Malayan Tin 20% t Aug. 14 37*% *7*% S. Malayan 124%t Aug. 12 27*% 47*% Tanjong Tin 10% Sept. 4 70%
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    • 44 20 June 15. June 16. June 17. June 18. lune It. June 80. Industrials: 105.01 105.72 105.46 105 40 105.37 106.00 Tins: 130.20 130.54 131.87 132.45 132.15 131.97 rubbers: 105.66 105.70 105.62 105.22 105.34 105.34 Dec. 30. 1963 100 Dec. 29. 1962 ICO.
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    • 537 20 II C.B. and Co Ltd., in II* their current rubber review, report: Summit conference preparations have continued throughout the week and have had less effect on the market than recently. Some dealers are still watching Laos with a wary eye andthe report on Thursday
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    • 24 20 JUNE, 19. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 671 cents (unchanged). TIN: $595,121 a picul (down $11,371). Estimated unofficial offering 245 tons (up five tons).
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    • 71 20 CHINESE Produce Exohango, Singapore neon prloee per pi' 1 1 yesterday t Coconut oil: bulk $471 sellers, drui $501 sellers. Copra: June/July UK/Coottnert Unquoted Pepper: Muntok white $135 sellers. Sarawak white $1324 seller*, special Sarawak $1021 sellers, garbled Lampong black |107| sellers. A8TA $120 sellers. Singapore Coconut Oil
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