The Straits Budget, 2 December 1964

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    • 626 3 —Straits Times November 23 live in Manila. The newspaper comment is preposterous, and can be dismissed, but in emphasising again the astonishing attitude that the Sabah people must not say a word for themselves (some of the words they use admittedly are rude) two other particulars may
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    • 341 3 —Straits Times November 23 Solidarity Week is not really over. Its effect can be expected to endure, finding form in still greater dedication to the principles of freedom and justice for which we stand. From Langkawi to Sebatik, Malaysians have demonstrated their loyalty and affection for their
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    • 627 3 —Straits Times, November 24 Considering the importance of the rubber industry to Malaya it is remarkable that the Rubber Fund Board had to wait so long for dignified! premises of its own. The Bangunan Getah Asli, formally opened yesterday by the Prime Minister, not only should
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    • 198 3 —Straits Times, November 24 No one expects the “Code of Conduct for Industrial Peace” w r hich employers’ and union representatives signed yesterday will really bring total “peace”; only totalitarian methods can offer such an achievement, and that by methods which make a little industrial strife a pleasurable
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    • 781 3 -Straits Times, November 25 To predict what a Finance Minister will do on budget day is often vain adventure, as Mr. Tan Siew Sin has genially observed. It is particularly difficult when care is taken to keep the background to budget making as impenetrable as possible. But
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    • 863 4 —Straits Times, November 26 I'he new Malaysian budget is tough, slightly unorthodox in its new revenue proposals, and there is in it a douche of cold water for most sections of industry. Mr. Tan Siew Sin has resorted to two question- i able devices in raising taxation
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    • 723 4 —Straits Times. November 27 The taxation proposals in the new budget do not improve on further acquaintance. With the payroll tax a tax on employment and the turnover tax, the Finance Minister is knee-deep in dangerous waters. Both these taxes are inimical to the government's industrial policy, harmful
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    • 212 4 —Straits Times, November The Penang State Government’s finances continue to be sound. A comfortable surplus is expected when the 1964 accounts are closed and without need for any increase in rates, taxes or other charges revenue next year is expected to cover expenditure, with $1.75 million to spare
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    • 368 4 —Straits Times, November Question time in Parhamet is one of its most useful de vices for casting l lg h t dark corners; or it would be the conventions were properh observed. These demand no; only that answers be lull and clear, but that the question* should be
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  • 1829 5 SINGAPORE SOLIDARITY RALLY TOLD: TN UNITY WE CAN GROW STRONG AND WEALTHY ‘WE NEED TO MOBILISE THE SERVICES OF EVERY MAN AND WOMAN SINGAPORE, Nov. XX Tengku abdul rahman today called on the people of Singapore to live and work together
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  • 140 5 SINGAPORE, Nov. 22. The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, today expressed confidence in the continued co-operation between the People’s Action Party and the Central Government for the good of Malaysia. In a congratulatory cable to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s Prime Minister and
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  • 64 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 24. —The Malaysian bank rate has been increased from four to five per cent following the increased British bank rate (from five to seven per cent) announced yesterday. Also up—from 61 to seven per cent —is the banks’ minimum lending rate. This
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  • 263 5 SINGAPORE, Sun. Tengku Abdul Rahman told a large crowd at the Geylang Serai market today to be on guard against Soekarno’s “1 a s t weapon” to crush Malaysia.—racial discord. He said Soekarno had resorted to employing agents and stooges to
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  • 89 5 SINGAPORE, Nov. 22. Forty survivors from the Panamanian freighter, Panamanian freighter. Pompadour, and the tug, Salvonia—both of which ran aground near Bombay shoal in the Sulu Sea—were flown to Singapore from Labuan in a chartered Malaysian Airways plane tonight. The 1,468-ton Pompadour, on her way from Manila
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  • 45 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 22— The Biitu Road Girls’ School I will hold Its parents’ and prize-giving day on Nov. 26. The Batu Rond Girls’ School II will have Its parents' day on Nor. 30 and prize giving on Dec 4.
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    • 45 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in RATES advance) Singopore Kuala Lumpur—No postoge Federation of Malaya including postage Borneo incl. postage Br. C'Wealth Foreign Countries incl. postage United Kingdom, Europe Eastern Australia (Sydney) by Express Airfreight Western Australia (Perth) by second class airmail Hong Kong by Express
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  • 363 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 22. UIDDEN hunger or malnutrition exists among young people in the rural areas although there may be no apparent hungei in this country, the acting Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Sulaiman bin Bulon, said last night. Speaking in a
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  • 939 7  -  Crowds line route six deep King arrives on State visit from GEOFFREY GELDARD: Kuching, Nov. 23 THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong arrived here at noon today to begin their first State visit to Eastern Malaysia. As acting Chief Minister, Mr. James Wong, said
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  • 241 7 |>ENANG, Nov. 25. The Speaker, Haji Suleiman bin Haji Ahmad, today announced members of the State Legislative Assembly had agreed to donate a total of $7,080 to the National Defence Fund. This, he said, was a follow-up to the Assembly’s motion passed
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  • 112 7 Kuala lcmpcr, Nov. 25.—The public has subscribed to S.’tti.l million worth of -hares offered by pioneer companies so far Of thb amount, S!»2 million was reserved for Malays In a written reply to Dr. Tan Cher Khoon of the Socialist f ront in the
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  • 896 8  -  Taxation based on turnover, on payrolls, on capital gains and on profits from tin mining by FELIX ABISHEGANADEN: Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 25 IN his Budget speech in the House of Representatives today, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, proposed a number
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  • 215 9 ANEW duty of five cents on crown corks was announced by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, in his Budget speech. The duty is expected to yield 58.2 million a year. Mr. Tan also raised the motor-car driving licence fee from $5 a year to
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  • 206 9 1/ U A L A LUMPUK, Nov. 25. —Malaysian students make up nearly half of the 12.000 overseas studits studying in the v arious educational and training institutions in Australia this -‘r There aie now 5.588 Ma..lysian students in Australia. The others include 3,625
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  • 47 9 JAKARTA. Nov. 25 —Certain parts of Indonesia have been proclaimed “dangerous zones” foi tary manoeuvres being held by the uas pun jju jiaia iBuonuuadj'ij Indonesian armed forces. Indonesia's Suprtmr ui" rational Command in an announcement said that the exercises will last until Dec 2.—Reuter.
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  • 101 9 I/UALA LUMPUR, Nov. **2s.—The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has completed the first draft of a hirepurchase Bill to protect the public and to regulate the operation of hire-purchase companies. The Minister, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said this in a written reply to Mr. I.ee
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  • 63 9 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25 —The Social Welfare Departments payments of public assistance allowance during the third quarter of tills year was 51.995.445 which 1? an increase of $159,603 over tlie previous quarter The Department’s quarterly report said the amount paid out represented a monthly average of $998,481
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  • 39 9 KANGAR. Nov. 25. —A co-opera-tive thrift and loan society has been formed at Longbon. Utan Aii. with Inche Jambnl bin Osman as chairman. Inche Karnes bin Husain as vice-chairman and Inche Hashim bin Abdullah as secretary
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  • 27 9 KUALA LIPIS. Nov. 25—The D.strict Officer. Inche Kamarulzanun b.u Abdui Halim, has been elected edairman of the Ladv Templer Hospital Fund committee for Lipis district
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  • 821 9 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25 Higher duties effective from 4 p.m. today will raise the cost of cigarettes, locally manufactured or imported, and of table wines, liqeurs and sake in Singapore. New duties have aNo been imposed, which will raise the cost of sugar, honey, molasses, syrups,
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  • 260 10 TAN: ‘MARKETING BOARDS TO END RETAIL BUSINESS IF OVERCHARGING GOES ON’ KUALA LUMPUR,Nov. 27 THE Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, has warned that strong measures will be taken against shopkeepers if they try to exploit the public on the pretext of tariff
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  • 30 10 SINGAPORE. Nov 27—Toh I'iutii Noor Aishnh the wile it the Vi, "fc dilPertUHn Negara, will open a Christmas fair at the Victoria Memorial Hfll! »*t 945 a.m tomorrow
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  • 103 10 gINGAPORE, Nov. 27—A six-man delegation from the Amalgamated Cnion of Public Employees l°ft here by train for Kuala Lumpur tonight for talks with leaders of the Congress of Cnions of Employers in the Public and Civil Services. The ACPE delegation is led by its president,
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  • 193 10 Nov. 27. Three big donations have been promised to the National Defence Fund. The biggest single donation so far of $250,000 will come from the Singapore Turf Club, its chairman, Mr. Runme Shaw, announced today. Mr. Shaw also announced that the Shaw Foundation will
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  • 109 10 gINGAPORE. Nov. 27 Hopes have dimmed in the two-day air-sea search for a bomber pilot, missing after his two-seater Buc- caneer plunged into the sea off Changi yesterdav. He is Lieut-Cmdr Paul Heath Perks. 33. of 801 Squadron of the Fleet Air \rm The
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  • 461 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 27. r House of Representatives today heard a catalogue of neglect in estate hospitals, resulting in the general poor health of the workers and their families They were related by Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (SFBatu) during discussion on
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  • 81 10 CINGAPORE. Nov. 27 k Prime Minister. Mr. L* e Kuan Yew. will open a train ing course on economic planning at the Political Stud.' Centre. Goodwood Hill, at c p.m. on Dec. 1. The course is organised in junction with the U.N. Asian' L,
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  • 32 10 PENANO, Nov. 27—Marine He" 1 quarters today annoumed tiring exercises and bombing t tice will take place ut 1 Songsong range near the Island group, off the Kedah <’ next month.
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  • 407 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27. jyjALAYSIA must launch a “firm political offensive" against Indonesia to outlive confrontation. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chve, said here today. “Such an offensive car act as an effective bulwark against President Soekarno’s political expansionist designs in this
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  • 68 11 PTNANG. Nov. 27 —A Kulim branch of the Blood Transfussion Association has been formed with Mr. Tan Chee Sen* as president, Mr. Gooi Stng Hui secretary and Mr. Soon Cheng Lcong treasurer. Dr. Wong Chung Kin. medical officer-in-charge of Kulim Hospital, todav expressed the hope that with
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  • 34 11 SINGAPORE. Nov. 27.—The Education Minister. Mr Ong Pang Boon, will open the Sin Cheong Containers Manufacturing Co. Ltd. factory in Ho Puay Quay, off Havelock Road, at 4 p.m. on Nov. 29.
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  • 125 11 \TIBONG, TEBAL, 11 Nov. 27. Police called off a big search jungle squads today for three armed Indonesian infiltrators reported to have been seen by tappers near Kampong Changkat, 3* miles here on Nov 24. Members of the Malayan armed forces from Taipin*? had
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  • 148 11 Fishing for D-Fund: ‘Why police intercepted boats... PENANG, Nov. 21. The Chief P.>i e Officer, Mr. JJ. Raj Shr., today explained why three trawler boats fishing for the National Defence Fund were intercepted by police on night. “The poliee have a duty to perform and that Is to enforce the
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  • 85 11 Kuala lumpur, nov. 24 —About 30 girl strikers of the Hygienic Office Cleaners Ltd. demonstrated outside Denmark House in Jalan Ampang here this evening. They were angry because the management had used 12 non-strikers to answer a call from the East Asiatic Company Ltd. to clean its office.
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  • 145 11 SINGAPORE. Nov. 27. —Police are investigating the death of a mechanical engineer from the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Centaur, who died a few hours after he was involved in a brawl outside a hotel in Orange Grove Road a week ago. The
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  • 266 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27. r pHE Rubber Research Institute has taken another big step forward towards evolving a better technique for the production of comminuted or crumbled rubber. Today it announced a new mechano-chemi-cals method of processing rubber employing the “crumbling” technique. Castor oil
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  • 197 11 Kuala lumpur, nov. 27. The Tariff Advisory Board is to hold a three-day hearing in S i n g a pore beginning from Nov. 30 to consider the inclusion of Group B commodities in the Malaysian Common Market. Group B commodities
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  • 553 12 MALAYA HIT ALSO, ALTHOUGH NO NEW DUTY HERE SINGAPORE, Nov 26 r |MIK wholesale price ol’ sugar in Singapore rose to $3O a picul today up $7 which represents the new tax on the commodity. Retailers, who sold
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  • 151 12 Kuala lumpur. nov. 25 —The Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, has received this telegram from a Mr. Stan McNally of Bandon Grove. Longreach. Queensland: "Congratulations on your stand. As Napoleon said: ‘All they need is a whiff of grapeshot*. I will take the
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  • 61 12 PENANG. Nov. 25 Penang l*mno is preparing an elaborate gramme to wel m Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, when he declares open the new additional storev to the U rn.no building on J.»n. 1. The opening ceremony will bo f u ved by a tea party
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  • 21 12 KUANTAN. Nov. 26. The next meeting of the Jahang State Assembly will be on Dec. 21 at 10 a.m.
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  • 125 12 LUMPUR, *Nov. 25. —A total of 946 Indonesians have been arrested for illegal entry into Malaya and Singapore over the past few months. Of this number. 706 were arrested in Malaya and the rest across the Causeway, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dato <Dr.>
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  • 143 12 KUALA LUMPUR, November 25 ABOUT an Indonesian infiltrator be*n seen in Kuala Selangor district ended when a police patrol arrested a man of unbound mind. Speculation arose when a suspicious-looking person, thought to be an Indonesian infiltrator, approached a scout camp at Pasir Pan- i Jang
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  • 151 12 SINGAPORE. Nov. 26. An air-sea hunt was still on tonight for a bomber pilot. missing after his two-seater, low le\el strike Navy Buccaneer had crashed into the sea a few miles oil Changi shortly after 11 a.m. today. R AF. and Navy aircraft and launches
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  • 47 12 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25 Mr.. Jeyaram. one of the founder members of the Singapore Printing Employees Union, passed away in the General Hospital here today. He played an active role in the Singapore trade union movement. He had been ill for quite some time.
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  • 237 12 OINOAPORE, Nov. 2a. \t about 1.20 p.m. today, tlu* immediate temporary alarm was set oil at polite headquarters and at ill divisional police stations Radio cars sped out of stations and hundreds of police officers and men were alerted to look out tor a Mercedes
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  • 82 12 PENANG. Nov. 25. A Dr.scale exorcise bv the Defence is to be held in Prn.r from 2.30 pm. on Nov. 30 6.30 a m. on Nov. 25, During the exercise sever* mock incidents will occur an 1 civil defence men will be dep cd to
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  • 50 12 BATU GAJAH, Nov. 25 The Chief Education Officer. Perak. Mr. J. E. B. Ambrase, will declare open the new $50,000 extension of the Yuk Kwan Secondary ChinesSchool here on Nov. 28. in ronjuction with the annual two-day food and fun fair in aid of the school building fund.
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  • 118 13  -  By FELIX ABISHEGANADEN r j\)DAY is Budget Day. Around 4.30 p.m., the Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin. will outline reve-nue-raising plans to resist confrontation and Malaysiawide development projects. In an eve of Budget Day message to taxpayers. Mr Tan
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  • 97 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 23 The Government will Bbe carrying out a further airra,d xiren test in Singapore this time a night r —at Bp.m. on Nov. 26. b*s test will again be conime<l to the city and tlueenstown areas only. .Vl, sirens will sound the
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  • 36 13 PEKAN, Nov. 23—Inche Ahmad “uifT bin Abdul Rashid of r; *ntut has been posted here as distant District Officer. He ,’-(coeds Inche Mohamed Salleh 1,1 Yahaya, who has been transited to Temerloh.
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  • 371 13 Mr. Lee sets a condition for talks on nurses claims SINGAPORE, Nov. 23 THE Prime Minister, A Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today met a 21-mem-ber delegation from the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees over the union’s claims for salary revision and other conditions of service for the nursing staff. After
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  • 267 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 24. THE Director of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Syed Nasir, said today that if the Govern- ment gave any kind of assistance to Nanyarg University that would mean ‘'recognition'' of the university. He added in a statement that he hoped the Central
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  • 51 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 23—The director of the National Producti- ity Centre. Mr. S. A. Abushegam. today opened a two-week course on "Cost accounting and budgetary control" at the centre in Petaling Jaya. Twenty-five officers from industrial and commercial firms an 1 from RIDA are
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  • 32 13 KANGAR. Nov. 24— Another newreligious school for Perl is will be opened on Nov. 27 at the B'i miles jalan Kaki Bukit by the Mentrt Bcsar, Dato Sheikh Ahmad
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  • 84 13 I SINGAPORE. Mon. The Royal Air Force will fly another 6.0001b. i of flood relief supplies to South Vietnam from Singapore. On Nov. 20. an Argosy freighter of No. 215 Squa‘- I dron at RAF Changi, flew I <• 0001b of supplies to South
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  • 31 13 SEREMBAN, Nov 23 The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembi lan will declare open the budget meeting of the State Legislative Assembly on Dec. 21 at 10 a m
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  • 63 13 SINGAPORE. Nov. 24—The US Consul General in Singapore, Mr. John A. Lacey, will read President Johnsons Thanksgiving Day proclamation at a service at 5 p.m. on Nov. 26 at the Wesley M ’boost Church The offices of the U S Consulate General and the United States Information
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  • 41 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 24 Prof Philip Bard, the well-known neu-ro-physiologist. now visiting many Asian countries, is due in Malaysia this week He will give public lectures at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and the University ol Singapore.
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  • 251 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 23. Nov. 24. —The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, returned today from Manila with a special message from the Philippines to Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, on the Sabah claim. Inche Khir who declined to disclose
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  • 306 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24 AN 11-year-old schoolboy who has been saving for the past four years today donated his saving of sB2.6o—plus an addition from his parents, making a total of $2OO to the National Defence Futvl Yee Boon Lee ol
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  • 85 14 KUCHING. Nov. 23. —At a regal Ib?m--liture ceremony at the Astana her? this afternoon, the Yang di-Pertuan A gong conferred the title of Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara on the Governor of Sarawak Tun Abang llaji Openg was to have been awarded the honour in
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  • 62 14 r P AIP E H Nov. 24. 1 Senator Dato T. H. Tan was elected chief delegate of three separate Malaysian delegations- at the tenth annual conference of the Asian People’s Anticommunist League. I he three delegations here ire representing Malaya Singapore and Sabah The combined
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  • 25 14 IlA'l U PAH AT. Nov. 24 The I* 1 1 Pdmi District Licensing P.'Mfd will meet .it the District 'itiirr on Nov :to
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  • 234 14 Kuala lumpur. Nov. 24. A 10-year-old girl, R. Sarasn, who will never be able to speak again because of head injuries resulting from an accident, has beer, awarded $30,260 damages by the High Court here Sarasu. whose father, P. Ramasamy, 48. Is
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  • 55 14 TELUK ANSON. Nov. 24—A youth section for the Malayan Chinese Association. Teluk Anson Division, has been formed with Mr Au How Cheong. a town councillor. a.» the first president. Other officials: Vice-president. Mr Tan Khoon Hean; secretary. Mr. Kee Kim Seng; treasurer. Mr. Tan Ah
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  • 32 14 KOTA BHARU. Nov. 24 The Chief Education Adviser. Inclie Aminuddin bin Baki. will address the speech-day of the Teachers' Training College here at 4 30 p.m on Nov. 26.
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  • 156 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE Government is working out details to absorb A the 14.000 employees of the Railway Administration into its service. This was stated by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman after the Cabinet meeting here today. He said the Government accepted the
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  • 116 14 Nov. 24. A Malaysian fisheries expert, Dr. Tham Ah Kow, has been chosen to attend a conference of scientists in Rome early next year to studv marine resources. Dr. Tham, Director of the Fisheries Biology Unit at the University of Singapore, returned to Singapore recently
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  • 239 14 |£UALA LUMPUR. Nov. 24. Formosan officails are busy getting their Anipung Road office here ready for the opening of their consulate on Thursday. The establishment of the Formosan consulate was announced bv the Ministry of External Affairs here yesterday. The Consul-designate. Mr. Chang Chung-yen,
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  • 275 14 K u Nov. 24 Lu ffi: sia has asked Indonesia if the two countries are in armed conflict so the Central Government can decide on the treatment of captured guerillas. The query, which wu sent to Jakarta recer* did not get a strai-iit answer
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  • 40 14 PENANG. Nov. 24A R*m couple from Canada. Mi Mrs. J ick Downing here tomorrow to visit tli branch. They will attend a cann the St. George's Girls Scl G p.m. followed by a dim' 1
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  • 28 14 SINGAPORE. Nov. 24-Til* rical society of the Univei Singapore is planning a stu* of India and Pakistan n 11 14 to April 24 next year
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  • 670 15 KUALA LUMPUR, November 24 Y WO firms, Bells Asbestos and Engineering Ltd. and Metal Box (Malaysia) Ltd., today appealed to the Tariff Advisory Board for relaxation of import duty on two rubber compounds which they claimed could not be manufactured here. Another firm,
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  • 41 15 BALING. Nov. 22 The Mentri sar of Kedah, Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddin. today addressed a National Solidarity rally here attended by 15.000. Earlier, he addressed another rally at Kuala Yen. More than 10.000 people were present
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  • 164 15 KUALA LUMPUR, November 24 f pilE Cabinet tod a y accepted two offers of assistance—one from an American firm and the other from a Dutchman—to help Malaysia in her present crisis. THE AMERICAN FIRM. D lleght of San Francisco. California. has offered
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  • 129 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24. —The acting British High Commissioner, Mr. J. R. A. Bottomley, said today that the British Government was subsidising the higher education of Malaysian students in Britain by about $3.5 million annually. He was speaking at the weekly luncheon
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  • 73 15 SINGAPORE, Nov. 24—The Sembawang branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress has pledged its loyalty to the King and country at all times. A resolution to this effect also pledged full support to the Central Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman,
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  • 59 15 MUAR, Nov. 24 More than 150 delegates from 80 registered Chinese guilds and associations here today pledged their support for the Government in its fight against Indonesian aggression. In a message to the Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, the delegates said they were prepared to
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  • 396 15 I£UALA LUMPUR, Nov. 23. —Tengku Abdul Rahman today opened the $l.B million rubber indus t r y secretariat here, “a monument to the lives and work of many millions of people responsible for the growth and progress of this main industry.” Addressing more than
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  • 149 15 J/UALA LUMPUR. **Nov. 24. —A brochure has been put out by the Malayan Rubber Fund Board here to explain to the world the up-to-date progress in the natural rubber industry. Twenty-five thousand will find their way to rubber manufacturers In the United States,
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  • 52 15 MUAR, Nov. 24 -The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inchc Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will open a one-dav seminar organised by the National Union of National Schools’ Teachers, at the D.ito Sri Amar di-Raja School here on Dec. 12. The si minar is aimed at consolidating various streams
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  • 537 16 ‘ONLY PAKISTAN REFUSED TO BACK US’ SINGAPORE, November 26 Malaysia has scored another resounding victory in its determined campaign to mobilise Afro-Asian opinion against Indonesian treachery and aggression. A beaming Dr. Lim Swee Aim, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, flew in here this
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  • 422 16 KUALA LUMPUR, November 26 >THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress today gave conflicting replies to Mrs. F. R. Bhupalan's warning to the congress to mind its own business. In Penang, the president of the local branch of the MTUC. Mr. Gerald Abraham. today
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  • 129 16 Not murder, says the jury: 3 years jail I POII, Nov. 2«. a seven-man jury an imam, Sudin bin Ida Serah. 43, guilty of the lesser offence of culpable homicide, not amounting to murder, at the close of a three day trial here yesterday. Sudin, who had been charged with
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  • 282 16 Kuala lumpur. Nov. 26. Two Opposition MPs criticised the Government today for choosing only Alliance members to sit on the University of Malaya Court. Their protest came when the Minister of Education. Inche Rahman bin Haji Talib. proposed the nomination of
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  • 130 16 SINGAPORE, Nov. 26—Two w parachute supply drops will take place in the area north-west of Jemaluang in Johore tomorrow and on Nov. 28, Far East Air Force headquarters here announced today. A FEAF spokesman, asking people living in the area not to be
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  • 62 16 KUANTAN, Nov. 26— The M«*n* tri Besar of Pahang. Date Yah.va bin Haji Mohamed Seh. will the salute at the annual Kuantan district Red Cross Society para«io to be held at the Town Padang here tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. A demonstration of first aid ano life
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  • 349 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25. '['HE U.S. Government will only help defend Malaysia in a ‘‘modest way” because it has heavy commitments in South Vietnam. The leader of the American defence team Mr. P. W. Manhard. of the State Department, said this
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  • 203 17 LUMPUR, Nov. 23.—The proprietor of a book stall told the Sessions Court here today that two men attempted to extort money from him by threateivng to burn down his stall. D M. Mohamed Tahir, 37, of Pudu Road, was testifying against
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  • 24 17 SINGAPORE Nov. 26 The Chinese YMCA highlighted Its founder's day celebrations with a dinner last night at the auditorium in South Pier.
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  • 264 17 SINGAPORE, Nov. 25. —The Commander of the US. Seventh Fleet, Vice-Admiral Roy L. Johnson, today avoided a question whether ships of the Seventh Fleet would use the Sunda Straits without notifying the Indonesian Government But, he said, the U.S Government was one
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  • 49 17 SINGAPORE. Nov. 26 The Amalgamated Uiiion of Public Employees is to take a secret ballot among 600 non-academic staff of the University of Singapore, following tne breakdown in wage talks. This was decided at an emergency meeting of the University branch of the AUPE yesterday
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  • 84 17 SINGAPORE, Nov. 24 —Singapore medical students will stage a political play at the Cultural Centre on Thursday night to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the Medical College. The students have decided on a play for the occasion to rouse university students from their apathy and indifference
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  • 1139 17 Straits Times Reporters KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26. Business and tin circles today expressed doubts whether the four new tax measures announced by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, yesterday to bring in more revenue to meet the country's defence and development costs were
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 537 18 HCB and Co Ltd. In their weekly Malayan rubber market report say: The pattern of this week’s market has been governed by the behaviour of sterling, and the measures taken by the British and Central banks to correct the situation The main underlying tactor following
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    • 2117 18 From Our Market Correspondent sj 1 HA ITS Steamships were the feature of the Stork Kxrliange of Malaysia’s trading on Saturday morning, the announeemenl jf a capital return of 25 cents from excess icsources receiving a warm welcome. The shares were quickly taken 10 cents
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    • 67 18 /'HINESE Product Exchange Singaporc noon prices per picul yesterday Coconut oil: bulk $r>6| .sellers, drum $591 seller* Copra: Nov./Dec. UK Continent: Unquoted Pepper: Muntok white $1521 sellers. Sarawak white $147* sellers, special Sarawak hlai k $1221 sellers, garbled Lam pong blark $1271 sellers, A.BTA $1371 sellers Singapore Copra
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    • 42 18 f-sN the free exchange market tn Hong V-/ Kong on Saturday the U S. dollar was quoted at 5.75 J for IT and 5. <4l for cash. Sterling was quoted .it 15 OH and one tael of gold at 2511
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    • 65 18 lota! toi C urrent l>utt Total for previous payment payable (lie vear vear Ampul Tin 18|% Dec. 31 49.357 f,8i% Hong Kong Tin 5%>t Dec. 1 c,<< Killing hall 4%t Dec. 18 20% Kramat 2\% Dec. 23 40%. 274 Kenong 4.2% Dec. 10 Henrietta 87c t Jan. 15
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    • 29 18 November 27. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 693 tents (down three quarters of a cent). TIN: $742.25 a picul (up $3.37}). Unofficial estimated offering: 180 tons (up 25 tons).
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    • 40 18 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 2.03 2 13 Second Malayan 1.44 1.54 Third Malayan 1.10 1 23 Malaysia Comment' .90 l.OOxd First Hong Kong 1.17 1.22* Second Hong Kong .H 6 .90* Sterling Commodity 4/2 4'9 (‘Hong Kong currency).
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    • 35 18 RtBBUt TIN (per lb.) (per piculi Nov. 23. 71 cts $741.00 24. 70 1 cts. $740.37 'i 25. 70' 2 cts $742.25 26. 70 cis. $738.87 1 27. 69 cts $742.25 28. $739.62
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    • 99 18 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made these chang*" 4 i fl rates t- merchants yesterday (a I rates to |100>: Now York: buying TT 32 11 airmail OD 32 13/16 90 d/st 33 1 3 credit bills. 33* trade bills Canada: buying TT 35 1/8. airman OD 35i,
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    • 40 18 ON the free exchange market In HoM Kona yesterday the US. rt 'J f was quoted at 5.734 for TT and 5. i 4 for cash. Sterling was quoted at la anl one tael of Rold at 250J.
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    • 45 18 Nov. 13 Nov. 21 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Industrials 88.80 88.34 88.25 87.32 87.17 87.51 Tins: 133.45 132.72 132.23 132.23 131.87 131.81 !S rubbers: 109.40 109.28 109.72 110.12 109.96 109.96 Dec. 30. 1963 100. Dec. 29. 1962 100.
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  • 121 19 ITUAiLA. LUMPUR, Nov. 26. —The Royal Malaysian Air Force Volunteer Reserve is looking for more young men between It and 26 to fill vacancies both in the pilot and ground branches. Malaysian citixena wishing to apply should have at least Oracle H Overseas
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  • 38 19 KOALA LUMPUR. Not. 36 —A •ur-day exhibition organised by the Specialist Teachers Training istitute Is now on at Cher as here. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and The Raja Permaisuri Agong will visit the exhibition on Monday.
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  • 245 19 Reuter. JAKARTA, Nov. 26. pRESIDENT SOEKARNO last night launched a sharp personal attack against U Thant, secretary-general of the United Nations, and demanded that the world organisation be “retooled” since it no longer reflected the present world's balance of power. The Indonesian Pre- i sident
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  • 99 19 |£UALA LUMPUR, 1V Nov. 26. Tocl a y s emergency communique said that 12 Indonesian Infiltrators had been eliminated in Tuesday night’s ambush ini the Kota Tinggi area. The communique, confirming today’s Straits Times report said that security forces opened fire on a boat
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  • 45 19 SINGAPORE, Nov. 26. The* Squadron Standard, the highest honour which the Sovereign can bestow will be presented to No. 52 Squadron. RAP. by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd (Retired). at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Butterworth on Dec. 2.
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  • 153 19 /'»T' .s# KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26. PARLIAMENT, State and local authority electo- ral rolls are to be made public in three weeks’ time. This was announced today by the chairman of the Election Commission, Dato Hajl Mustapha Albakri, before he left here for Singapore on
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  • 28 19 PAR IT BUNTAR, Nov. 24—Mr Tai Swee Choon. a senior teacher tn the Methodist Secondary School here, has prompted senior assistant under the Unified Teaching Service.
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  • 90 19 SINGAPORE, Nov. 20—Prof. L. C. Green, an expert in International law, has been appointed head of the Law Faculty at the University of Singapore. Prof Green, 44, a former vicedean of the faculty, succeed® Prof. H. E. Groves, an American whose term of appointment under
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  • 48 19 PENANG, Nov. 24.—The Oom-mlssloner-in-Chlef of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Rear Admiral Royer Dick, is scheduled to visit Penang during the first week of December. He will inspect a parade of the Penang division at the Esplanade at 6.30 p.m. op Dec. 7. 1
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  • 329 19 MALACCA, Nov. 26. rpHE Socialist Front president of the Malacca L Municipal Council, Inche Hasnul bin Abdul Hadi, today refused to confirm or denv allegations that he and Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, leader of the National
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  • 63 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 25 The executive secretary of the All Malaya Muslim.: Welfare Organisation, Hajl Mubin Shepard, today made a 9,000-mile aid dash from here to Ireland to be at the bedside Of his allm« mother. His mother. Mrs. L. Sheppard, 96. who fell
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  • 33 19 IPOK, Nov. 36— The Chief of the Armed Forces Staff. vLHttW Oen. Tengku Osman bln Tengku Mohamed Jewa, will visit the 1st and 2nd Malaysian Rangers here at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow:-
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  • 35 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 24. That silver-Kilt rubber seedlinK plant presented to Tengku Abdul Rahman at the opening of the new rubber Industry secretariat yesterday was made here and not in England as reported.
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  • 45 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26. Stanislaus Louis. 17, of Sentul. was yesterday bound over In the sum of $300 for one year by the Sessions Court hors for stealing a bicycle valued at $50 In Lorong Tan ah La pan. Sentul, on Oet.
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  • 28 19 TANGKAK, Nov. 25 The youth aeotion of the MCA in Jementa near here, today passed a resolution asking the Government to ban the Socialist Front.
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  • 283 19 Kuala lumpur, Nov. 26. A bill scrapple# the compulsory Malaysian secondary school entrance examination and paving the way for the introduction of the comprehensive system next year was passed by the House of Representatives today. The Minister of Education. Inche Abdul
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  • 65 19 PENANG, Nov. 25.— Apllicants who wish to join the dfocapora Infantry Regiment of the Malaysian Army will be interviewed at the Territorial Army Centre, Peel Avenue, at 8 «un. on Saturday and Nov. 30. Only Malnvsian citizens will be eligible. They n.yst have a minimum
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  • 984 20 TPOH, Nov. 26 A treble by Melbourne jockey Des Coleman highlifhted today's Ipoh races. 82 Ama *3psY4 CL. 4. MV. M^r. fil«« Lm Stables fi) no jam d (446—7*3$. rfi—i i Of) Wgalfleenf Kin* 4.13 (TOO*—105) lbifcUn a rt) Rebfe CWk 4.7 <761
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  • 877 20 IPOH, Nov. 29. Iron Haori* ridden by Des Coleman, won the $15,000 Tengku s Cup over 9f here today. Raec One CL. L ©IV. *—08r Celine Stable s O) GOLCONDA Si met 431) Wilton 1 LaraMgts 80 (712— 799) Donnelly 2 U) Teh fta Sh 8.6
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