The Straits Budget, 9 June 1965

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  • 36 1 The Straits Budget .THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS'TIMES MALAYSIA NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT TH* G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER Price 40 Cento (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KPN IIM-UU. SERIES 660. KUALA LUMPUR, June 9, 1965
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    • 855 2  -  MR. NMR STATES THE CASE C. V. DEVAN NAIR M.P. for Bungsar Kuala Lumpur 'THE Sunday Mali's 1 leader writer has asked me a few public questions about our “Afro-Asian image" which deserve a public answer. He says that i have -carefully-avoided descending from the vague
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    • 234 2  -  PAWANCHIK BIN 5 ZAINUDDIN b.p, SetiaMisaha Tetap Kementerian Krnihatar. Koala Lumpur 'THE letter by “Harassfed”, Taiplng, (S.T. May 10) headed “No pay yet after two months’ work” contains gross distortions. Although his appointment had been approved, the fact Is that the husband of “Harassed”
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    • 198 2  -  JUSTINIAN Singapore <!i- v, .IW l%w *r|-| U .rtlf > f V"' IN Singapore, there is a quota for Honours in the schools. Once the quota is filled, Honours graduates, who want to be come teachers are offered appointments on the ordinary Pass Degree salary
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    • 52 2  -  FRESH1E Singapore. THE behaviour of some seniors at the rj Uni-1 verslty was extremely disgusting at the welcome convention. They Jeered and booed the speakers and even forced some freshles to Join*, them undei* threats of severe ragging. One wonders whether the University is triily a place of
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    • 48 2  -  PUZZLED Kuantan Alliance Government has pledged to make everybody a house owner The Pahang Government Is one hundred percent Alliance But how are we poor people to own our homes If we have to pay more for houses because of the new conversion fee In Kuantan?
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    • 56 2  -  J.J.B. Segamat WITHOUT a sha y dow of doubl the present Yanc di-Pertuan Agone »s eminently suited i® the King of Malaysia. Let us amend the Constitution so he shall reign for life. I am sure manv Malaysians will agree with me when t say “Long Live
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    • 112 2  -  CAB NO 28 Kuala Lumpur I REFER to the letter by ’‘Footsore” (S T May 20 It Is Incorrect to say that local taxis are more concerned with getting back to base than picking up fares on the road. Taxi drivers are only too happy to collect any
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    • 52 2  -  SUNDRV Singapore "PHIS public display 1 politics exhibitin'-’ more virulence than argument has to be check ed. Short cut remedie will have to be replan by long term solution for otherwise Mai ay.si. will break up even be for. It begins to stand, mun to the glee, no doubt.
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 640 3 —Straits Times. May 31 Although the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedure Code are not as drastic in at least one important respect as was first reported, they are fa l reaching and on the whole regressive. They are not attracting anywhere near the attention they deserve.
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    • 712 3 —Straits Times, June 1 The virtually unanimous opposition of the Bar to the proposal tc disallow appeals to the Privy Council on the interpretation of the Constitution, and in criminal cases, has already made it certain that the Government will not proceed immediately with the bill tabled
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    • 167 3 —Straits Times, June 1 The security forces in Sarawak have a difficult enough task without having to cope with treachery as well. The State Government’s action in banning a branch of the Sarawak United People’s Party, on more than adequate grounds, is therefore entirely justified and should serve
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    • 667 3 —Straits Times, June 2 The basic problem of the natural rubber industry has been summed up, not altogether helpfully, in a comment on costs and prices by Mr. John Sands, in his address to the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers’ Association. Technological progress was important, said Mr.
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    • 187 3 —Straits Times, June 2 Last year’s offer of citizenship to Indonesian workers in Sabah after five year’s residence has at last produced at least part of its essential corollary. Chinese immigrant workers from Hong Kong “and other places” are to enjoy similar facilities. Next, presumably, will come the
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    • 734 4 —Straits Times, June 3 A federation goes one of two ways; either its component territories break up, or they come closer and closer together. “I cannot envisage Malaysia splitting up,” added Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, “it must come closer and closer together.” There is much else in
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    • 268 4 -—Straits Times, June 3 On his birthday each year, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong honours Malaysians who have made outstanding contributions to the well-being and progress of the nation. It is fitting, this year, that the nation should recall the tremendously constructive role which the King and his Consort
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    • 782 4 —Straits Times, June 4 Overwhelming defeat of the amendment to the motion on the King's Speech, which Mr. Lee Kuan Yew proposed, was certain. What mattered was the refutation of his fears, an affirmation that in upholding the Constitution the Central Government’s objective is the creation of
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    • 126 4 —Straits Times. June 4 Singapore industrialists are showing a healthy interest in the “Made in Malaysia’’ trade fair to be held in Kuala Lumpur next month. Several members of the Singapore Manufacturers’ Association have already arranged to take part and, according to Mr. T. L. Whang, an association
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    • 189 4 —Straits Times, June 5 At last Malaysians can look forward to a series of postage stamps which will both honour their country and ornament their mail. In August or September, according to the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, a series of full-colour Malaysian denominations, ranging from 25
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  • 241 5 ‘Half of democracy better than none KOTA BHARU, May 28 Chief Education Officer of Kelantan, Inche Murad bin Mohamed Noor, told teachers today that it would be wiser to sacrifice half of democracy than to lose it altogether. Inche Murad was referring to the Central Government’s ban on industrial action
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  • 143 5 SINGAPORE. May 28.—The Barisan Sosialis today called on the PAP to “stop playing communalism” and “not sacrifice the lives of millions of people*’ for its selfish ends. In a statement, the party said the PAP hoped to use the “Grand Opposition" as a
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  • 361 5 SINGAPORE, May 30. The Alliance Party Singapura said yesterday that anyone who supported Malaysia in words and not in deeds could never be a true Malaysian. In an attack on Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and the scheduled
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  • 389 5 Limit set on loss of revenue KUALA LUMPUR, May 25. jgXISTING stocks of goods which have been made subject to a common Malaysian import duty can now move freely within the country. The Central Government announced this In a White Paper tabled In Parliament
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  • 137 5 ¥POH, May 28. The Ipoh Municipality is negotiating with Cana** dian Colombo Plan representatives for financial aid for its $l7 million sewerage scheme. The municipal treasurer, Mr. J. B. Potter, and the engineer, Mr. E. B. Carols, are now in Kuala Lumpur tor the
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  • 16 5 IPOH, May 28.—Mr. Yeoh Kean Hua has been admitted to the Bar here.
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  • 154 5 KAJANG, May 30—The Economic Congress for Malaya and Indigenous People will produce a “guide book" to enable the ra’ayat to play an active role in the economic field, i This was stated here this morning hy the Minister of Education, Inchc Mohamed Khir Johari.
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  • 29 5 SINGAPORE. May 28. Lady Hull wife of Britain’s newly appointed Chief of Defence SfaiT. Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull, will visit the St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital.
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    • 35 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable Singapore 6 Kuala Lumpur—No postage fed Malaya 6 Br North Borneo »ncl. postage C wealth 6 foreign incl postage Onlteo Kingdom 6 Eastern Australia Only by Express Airfreight in advance)
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  • 73 6 r rHE Sultan of Pahang bestowing the title of Dato Kurnia Johan Pahlawan on Mr. David Marshall, Singapore lawyer and a former Chief Minister of the State. The investiture ceremony was held at the Balai Rong, Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan, on Saturday on the occasion of Hie Sultan’s
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  • 191 6 PENANG, May 30. rrHE Penang State Alliance last night set up a committee for the promotion of the national language at an inaugural meeting held at the MCA headquarters here. The meeting, attended by MCA. Umno and MIC leaders, was opened by a State Executive
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  • 51 6 KUALA LUMPUR. May 30 More than 15 girls have entered for the "Miss Patriotic 1965” contest to be held at the Chinese Assembly Hall here on June 1. The contest is being organised in conjunction with a dance in aid of the National Monument and Partriotic
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  • 55 6 KOTA BHARU, May 30 The State Engineer, Mr. A. J. Coleman, 36, has left here under the Malaysianisation programme. Mr. Coleman was the last expatriate government officer in the State He was with the P.W D. for two years and is succeeded by Mr. Foo Fook Foo.
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  • 166 6 pEKAN, May 30. A fish drive along the Pahang River today brought to an end the week long celebrations marking the 61st birthday of the Sultan of Pahang. The Tengku Ampuan of Pahang and members of the royal family also took part. Among the
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  • 89 6 IPOH, May 30—Ten municipal councillors from Kuching today visited the Tasek industrial estate here. They arrived yesterday for a three-day visit as guests of the Ipoh Municipal Council They visited the municipality’s Sungei Pari low- cost housing scheme and were entertained to a buffet
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  • 958 6  -  From GEOFFREY GELDARD: Kuching, May 30 Q XRAWAK'S Chief Minister, Dato ’jtephen Kalong Ningkan, wants a pledge of "undivided loyalty and trust to me and other Ministers in the State Cabinet" before he will accept Inche Taib bin Mahmud, the former Minister
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  • 186 7 PENANG, May 30. PRINCIPALS of secondary schools here are puzzled over the Ministry of Education’s latest instructions about certificates for successful candidates in last year’s Lower Certificate of Education examinations. We have been asked to till in the names and particulars of each
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  • 79 7 SINGAPORE. May 30.—Mr. Slow Yong Chai. an acupuncture expert who has made a name in British medical circles, will give a talk on “Chinese therapeutical methods of acupuncture and moxibustion” in the Pathology lecture theatre. General Hospital at 8-p m on June 1. Th e
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  • 127 7 IT UA L A LUMPUR, May 30. —The arrival date of $3.4 million worth of military equipment from New Zealand will be announced soon. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake. while on a visit here in April last year, announced that
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  • 41 7 MALACCA. June 5 Mr. A.S. Pinto has been »e-elected president of the Malacca Eurasian Association. Others elected were: Vice-presi-dent, Mr. LOR Dias; secretary. Mr. G. B La/.«noo; treasurer. Mr F J. Scully; and sports secretary. Mr. Tyrone Fletcher
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  • 94 7 Singapore, May 30.— The body of an Indonesian was found at 6.30 a.m. today by a fisherman near a kel °ng, off Katong. Police later said it was nl\ e tw0 missing Indonesians, who. together with the one captured, had jumped overboard from mir
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  • 53 7 L 1NGAPORE, May 30. Police today said that the explosion which occurred late last night came from somewhere in Indonesian waters off Singapore’s Pulau Sebarok. It is still not known what caused the blast, and Marine Police patrols which scoured territorial waters ground the area last night did
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  • 114 7 OENANG, May 30.—The 1 public here is being urged to refrain from giving alms to vagrants and beggars. “We need this co-oper-ation in order to eradicate this nuisance from our streets,” says an official statement. Police action will be started on Tuesday to round
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  • 54 7 KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 Dr. L. 3 Sodhy, the Municipal Health Officer, will talk on “Public Health with Particular Reference to Kuala Lumpur” at 4 p.m. on June 6 at 29. Ipoh Road. His talk, sponsored by the Kuala LuniDur Psychology Club, will be
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  • 396 7 KUALA LUMPUR, June 2. rpHE chairman of the Malayan Em--L ployers' Consultative Association, Mr. S.O.K. Übaidulla, today called on all employers to adhere to the Code of Conduct for industrial peace. Mr. Übaidulla said in a statement: “It has been suggested in the
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  • 648 8 TAN: THE POWER STRUGGLE KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 THE Malays and Chinese, are “not so foolish’’ as to engage in racial strife merely to enable an over-ambi-tious politician to achieve supreme power, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin,
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  • 468 8 TAIPING, May 30. r pHE chairman of the National Union of Teachers, Perak branch, v Mr. Fang Ling Ming, has listed eight needs of teachers that had to be met to keep them happy in their work. Addressing the annual meeting of the
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  • 317 8 SINGAPORE May 30 SINGAPORE’S Premier, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has written to the president of the University of Malaya Historical Society suggesting a new date for the political forum, which was cancelled on May 27 night. In his letier,
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  • 97 8 J>EKAN, May 30. Two brothers fell into the Pahang River and were drowned while thousands of people were busy picking up floating flsh from the river today. The brothers. Abdul Halim bln Ismail, 11, and Abdul Rahman, 7, of Kampong Pulau Jawa, were among
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  • 82 8 SINGAPORE, May 30.—The United States ConsulGeneral in Singapore, Mr. John A. Lacey, and the president of the American Association, Mr. William Krall, this morning laid a wreath at the Kranji War Memorial to mark America’s Memorial Day. Also present were the naval attache
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  • 414 9 ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT SINGAPORE, May 31. SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, last night spoke of the possibility of partition as an "alternative arrangement" should unconstitutional methods be used to prevent a Malaysian Malaysia. Those States which wanted a Malaysian Malaysia could
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  • 179 9 OENANG, May 31. A “Master Farmer” is to be elected in conjunction with the State agricultural show next month, Inche Aziz Ibrahim, chairman of the show committee, announced today. “In addition.” he told a Press conference, “a Putri and Putra Peladang (Mr. and
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  • 78 9 —Reuter. WELLINGTON. May 31.—A Royal New Zealand Air Force opthalmlc team wUl spend six weeks in Malaysia and Thailand in July and August, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Holyoake. In a prepared statement today It would give lectures and demonstrations on the latest surgical
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  • 145 9 Kuala lumpur, May 31. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in the Penggaranjg area of Johore from Parit Bungah to Tanjong Punggai for “security reasons,” according to an Emergency communique issued today. The curfew, which will be in force until further notice. covers all water-ways
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  • 220 9 Kota bharu, May 31. —'The Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Mustapha Kamil Kidwai, last rfght called on Malaysians of Indian origin to be always prepared to defend the integrity and sovereignty of the country they had adopted as their home. Mr.
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  • 30 9 KUALA LUMPUR May 31—Senator S.O K. Übaidullah, chairman of the Federation of Malaya Employers’ Consultative Association, will leave for Oeneva tomorrow to attend the International Labour Organisation conference
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  • 268 9 PENANG, May 31. 'J’HE Sabah Government should dispel the idea that Malayans assigned to work in Sabah are colonial masters, Inche Zainul Alam bin Haji Zainul Abidin, Controller of Radio, Northern Region, said today. “The Sabah people should also dismiss their belief that Malayans
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  • 72 9 TELUK ANSON, June 1—Che Puan Besar, contort of the Raja Muda of Perak, presented a cheque for $4,833 to the District Officer. Lower Perak. Syed Mahadzar bin Syed Hussein, for the National Defence Fund at Istana Raja Muda here. The money n as raised at
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  • 419 10 KANGAK, June 1. 'J'HE Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who is also the Ruler of Perlis, today described racial unity as “the only effective weapon against aggression. “We hope all the people of this country will continue to live in peace and harmony/* he said
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  • 196 10 PENANG, May 31.—The Mayor, Mr. C. Y. Choy, today urged the City Council to implement a policy which would allow blind people in the State to travel free in any of the Council’s buses. “All over the world progressive councils have
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  • 43 10 H’OH, May 31. A fisherman, was today charged »Ith Illegal possession of a .45 automatic pistol and three rounds May I^ ht° n Menglembu on No plea was recorded and he was remanded in police custody until June 7.
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  • 232 10 KHIR WARNS THE MALAYS KAJANG, May 30. The Mir,tster of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today appealed to Malays not to be caught ln “the PAP trap** which was intended to make them clash with the Chinese.” Inche Khir said that what the Singapore
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  • 36 10 KUALA LUMPUR. May 31. Radio Malaysia’s transcription offlicer, Mrs. Mary Ann rife Souza, has left for London to attend a three-month bioadcasting training course at the B B.C. under the Colombo Plan
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  • 97 10 |fUALA LUMPUR, June 1. Second Lieut. Wong Wai Khiong of the Federation Signals Regiment has gained top marks at a seven-week signals training course at Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand. A training officer at the course, Lt. F. Dennerly, said that Lfc Wong's
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  • 464 10 TAIPING, June 1 THE United Front's two-year control of the Taiping Town Council was ended last night when three of their members broke away from the coalition, leaving the 15-member council without a majority. The three who left the Front are: Mr.
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  • 92 10 PENANG, June 1. The Chief Minister. Dato Wong Pow Nee, yesterday received two donations totalling $3,151 for the National Defence Fund. One cheque for $2,651 was presented to Dato Wong by the acting district officer, Bukit Mertajam, Mr. Piara Singh, being the net
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  • 510 11 SINGAPORE. June 1 THE first Malaysia plan will be even A more dependent on foreign loans than the current Malayan Five-Year Plan, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said here today. Addressing commercial and trade attaches of diplomatic missions at
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  • 199 11 JPOH, May 31. FurL ther hearing of theinquest on Mrs. Teerath Ram has been set for June 12 and June 14. Mrs. Ram, who was head of the Arts Department in the Anglo-Chlnese School here and wife of the principal, was
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  • 137 11 —Reuter. I>RUNEI TOWN, May 31. Brunei can have a television service within two years, acoording to a report submitted to the Brunei Government. The report, made by Pappas and Associates of Canada, claims no major technical problems are involved. It is being studied
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  • 115 11 I ESS ELTON, May. 31.—Inche Harris bin Mohammed Salleh, State Finance Minister, yesterday said that the Government may get a loan from the Commonwealth Development Corporation to finance its $l6 million scheme In Jesselton to house natives now residing In two kampongs and create
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  • 52 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 1. Three senior officers in the Legal Department here have resigned. They are the acting deputy parliamentary draughtsman, Raja Aziz bin Raja Addrus, a Deputy Public Prosecutor. Inche Wan Adnan bin Ismail, and the legal adviser for Kelantan, Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen bin
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  • 220 11 JESSELTON, May 31 MR. J. E. Fairbairn, retiring chief of the Special Branch of the Police in Sabah, said here yesterday that the State had managed to contain subversion because of the “wonderful co-operation” he had received from the people of Sabah. “They
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  • 343 11 IPOH, Monday. THE Chief Replanting Officer, Mr. Tan Teng Poey, listed four ways to ensure that natural rubber will continue to remain a dominant industry in this country. Declaring open the annual meeting of the Perak branch of the Federation Replanting
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  • 329 12 ‘IF WE DON’T THINK OF OURSELVES AS MALAYSIANS WE MAY WRECK COUNTRY’ KUCHING, May 31. THE people of Sarawak must not think of themselves purely as Malays, Chinese or Dayaks as this would sow the seeds of communal mistrust “and this mistrust can quickly wreck all
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  • 56 12 SINGAPORE. May 31—A fourman sales and study delegation from the Indian tobacco export promotion council In Madras arrived here by air this evening for a six-dav visit During their stay here they will survey the local market for Indian tobacco and tobacco products. and also
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  • 39 12 KUALA LUMPUR, May 31— The Minister of Education, Inche Mcv hamcd Khir Joharl, will address the annual meeting on the Malayan Zoological Society at the zoo restaurant In Ulu Klang on June l at 6.30 pm.
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  • 76 12 rE Minister for Sarawak Affairs. Dato Temenggong Jurat), with Miss Nancy Blassan, the winner of the Miss Sarawak 1965 contest sponsored bv Kuching Jaycees on May 29. Miss Elisabeth Onr took second place and Che Fatimah Abdul Rahman wa i third. Miss Blassan. a receptionist in
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  • 242 12 JESSELTON, May 31—Inche Sulaiman Ahmad Mokhtar, publicity chief of the United Sabah National Organisation, said here today that the people of Sabah were content with the present arrangements regarding the State’s entry into Malaysia. He was commenting on a statement by
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  • 35 12 SINGAPORE, Jure I—The British Ambassador to Indonesia. Sir Andrew Giichrist. flew Into Singapore today from Jakarta for a fiveday visit. “No comments, pease I have just come heie for a breather.” he said
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  • 102 12 QINGAPORE, June I. A British team based In Singapore Is making a full study of the defence organisation in SouthEast Asia Called the Defence Organisation Study Group it was set up by Britain’s Deputy Secretary of Defence and Minister of Defence for the
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  • 416 12 KUALA LUMPUR, June 1. 'J'HE Asian regional president of the 1CFTU Mr. H. Wada, believes that the Govern ment will reconsider its strike ban. He said he feels that it was justified and necessary that the Government should have adequate powers to deal
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  • 145 12 KUALA TRENGGANU. May 31.—The Mentri Besar of Trengganu Dato Ibrahim Fikri. has urged that the practice of spoon-feeding* the ra’ayat should gradually be discouraged. The ra’ayat must be encouraged to walk on their own feet, if Government efforts to improve their living standards were to
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  • 33 12 TAIPING, June 1— Mr T marasamy has been re rl 1 1 president of the Ceylon tr! tion. Taiping Mr, S Arurn vice-president. Mr S an secretary, and Mr. val treasurer.
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  • 539 13 SINGAPORE, June 2. THE Board of Governors of Ngee Ann College, headed by Mr. Lien Ying Chow, has resigned en bloc in protest ogainst what it described as an "arbitrary action" of the newly-elected president of the Ngee Ann Kongsi, Mr. Tan
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  • 175 13 OINGAPOFE, June 2. The Malayan Christian Council has joined in the chorus of opposition to the proposed Bill tabled in Parliament to amend the Racing Club (Public Sweepstages) Act 1965. The amendment would allow members of the public to take part in turf club sweepstakes
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  • 77 13 AP. TAIPEH, June 2.— A 41-man agricultural study mission from Malaysia arrived in Taipeh today for a 17-day visit. The mission headed by Inche Ali bin Shariif, political secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. included four Members of Parliament. The MPs are Inche
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  • 493 13 SINGAPORE., June 2 TWO specially-trained United States Air Force rescue teams are in Singapore poised to go on the alert tomorrow evening when they join a massive world-wide network should the Gemini-4 spacecraft run into trouble. Their job: To search and rescue Astronauts James
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  • 77 13 M'ELUUK ANSON. June 2 1 Mr. K. Ramasamy of the PPP withdrew his censure motion against the Alliance dominated Town Council here last night because he could not find a seconder. The motion seeks the resignation of the councillors of the ruling party
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  • 50 13 SINGAPORE, June 2. A Malaysian coastal patrol intercepted two Indonesians in a sampan off St. John’s Island last night. The Indonesians, who were later turned over to the Immigration Department, claimed to be barter traders Some 150 bundles of firewood were found in the sampan.
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  • 648 14 KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 THE birthday of the Yang di Pertuan Agong will be celebrated here and in state capitals and other towns all over Malaysia tomorrow. Unlike last year there will be no massed rally of school children, in the Merdeka Stadium but there
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  • 41 14 SINGAPORE, June 2 The Secretary of Defence. Inche Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin, will visit the Royal Malaysian Navy ship Malaya at Woodlands on June 5. Inche Abdul Kadir will also review a passing-out parade of recruits-
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  • 34 14 MACHANG, June 2—lnche Yaacob bin Haji Ismail has been reelected chairman of the Umno branch here. Others elected were secretary, inche Ibrahim bin Mohammed; and treasurer, Inche Zainal Abidin bin Haji Suleiman.
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  • 32 14 ..fOHORE BAHRU, June 2—The All Malayan Estates Staff Union, South Johore branch, will hold lu an i} ual meeting on June 2 at the Diamond Jubilee Hall at 2.30 p.m.
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  • 291 14 OKUNEI TOWN, June 2. —A warder at Berakas detention camp has been detained for alleged subversive activities. He is David Hong, 24, from Singapore. He was formerly in the army in Malaya and came to Borneo two years ago in search of work. He had
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  • 34 14 KUALA LUMPUR, June 2—The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today received a message of thanks from King Hussein of Jordan for his greetings on the occasion of Jordan’s Independence Day anniversary on May 26.
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  • 101 14 K MhP« U f 2.—The Minister of Lands and fled a M rpmarl n K he A^, du Rahma n Yaakub, today clarl--I'iV? niPhT n i he House of Representatives last night regarding the Sarawak Alliance crisis tn hnM t Ji e lett er pressing the need for
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  • 150 14 K UALA LUMPUR, May oi. The Mini, ster of Health, inche Bahaman bin Samsudin today called on private practitioners to volunteer for part-time service in hospitals throughout the country. He said in the House of Representatives that the Central Government was drawing up a scheme
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  • 163 14 Kuala lumpur May 31.—The acting Mini* ter of Labour, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Ya’acob, announced in the House of Representatives today that the Government would set up an industrial health hygiene unit soon. Replying to a Question by Mr. C.V. Devan Nair (PAP* Bungsar), he
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  • 37 14 KUALA LUMPUR. June Assistant Minister of C' Youth and Sports, Ungku Moh* bin Abdul Kadir. today opened “Youth Week” organised »y Kuala Lumpur Dlst^c^, a K Council at the Dewan Bella K pong Pandan here.
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  • 172 14 JOHORE, BAHRU, June 2. —Finishing touches are now being put to a new $500,000 ultra modern palace on Bukit Serene for the Sultan of Johore. The Istana Bahru, which is sited on top of a hill is designed to convey a feeling of
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  • 266 15 SOCIALIST FRONT, PMIP EXPECTED TO ABSTAIN WHEN VOTE IS TAKEN KUALA LUMPUR, Moy 30. THE debate in the House of Representatives on the motion thanking the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his Speech from the Throne, and the PAP amendment censuring the Government, will end tomorrow. Singapore's Prime
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  • 82 15 KUALA LUMPUR, May 31-Mr. Univir S if ChHn Kwong Wah of the sfnivi ty of Ma laya is now f ,rn y or hls Ph D at StanUl, University in California an Amerl can agricultural L e p^ent council scholarship, fh*. p C1 an 30
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  • 37 15 LUMPUR. June 1. tural I"m X farmers and agriculJ °f? cers ,eft f°r Formosa today three-week study tour are from Penang Perak ,?^i KeIantan Th cy will visit nible-cropping rarms and larmers associations
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  • 44 15 KUALA LUMPUR. June 2—Mr. Farquhar Wilkinson of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra will give a vlolincello recital at the British Council Centre here on June 20 at 8 pm. Tickets priced at $3 and $1 are available at Batas.
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  • 37 15 SEGAMAT. May 31 The executive committee of the National Union of Teachers. Johore branch, will hold its end of term meeting at the Segamat Secondary English School hall at 10 a m. on Junt 2.
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  • 97 15 JCUNGEI PATANI, June 2. Sungei Patani town councillors are angry because they were not invited to attend the official hand-ing-over of keys to successful applicants for low-cost houses on May 31. “As these houses were built In the town council area, we feel we
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  • 41 15 KUANTAN. June 1. Mr. Lee Seow Geok, the manager of United Malayan Banking Corporation here. has been elected president of the Kuantan Jaycee Other officials elected were Mr. Foo Boon Fong, vice-presi-dent; and Mr Yeo Chin Aik. secretary.
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  • 43 15 PENANG, June 2. —The Penang State branch of the Malayan Association of Youth Clubs is to set up a voluntary public relief group system under which members can be called upon to help at any fire, flood or similar rescue operation.
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  • 206 15 SEREMBAN, May 31. rpHE secretary of the MCA Negri Sembilan branch, Mr. Joseph Siow Loong Hun. last night questioned the party’s need to have a stronger executive arm” with more powers for the secretary-general He asked if it would not
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  • 70 15 PENANG. June 2—The Mayor of Penang, Mr. C.Y. Choy, paid a tribute to the Press as "a most important source of influence and inspiration to a growing nation” when he attended the ninth anniversary dinner of the Journalists’ Union of North Malaya here last night The
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  • 50 15 KUALA LUMPUR. June 2. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent greetings to the President of the Republic of Italy, Mr. Giuseppe Saragat, on the occasion of Italy’s National Day today. Tengku Abdul Rahman has sent a similar message on behalf of the Government and people of Malaysia.
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  • 37 15 ALOR STAR, June 2—A Kedah State assemblyman and Alor Star town councillor. Mr. Ooi Eng Hong, has been re-elected president of the Alor Star MCA Kampong ward branch for the third time in succession.
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  • 222 15 MALACCA, May 31. THE Minister of Education, lnche Mohamed Khir Johari, was today urged to give a “fair deal” to about 40 Indian graduate teachers serving in Malaya. “They have been shabbily treated.” complained M:. R. Chelvarajah, chairman of the Malacca
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  • 23 15 SINGAPORE, June I—lnche Ibrahim bin Burhan, an assistant director of legal aid goes on transfer tomorrow to the State Advocate-General’s Department.
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  • 90 15 Kuala lumpur, June 2. —Birthday greetin g s fom several Heads of State and scores of organisations poured Kuala Lumpur today for the Yang di-Pertuan* Agong. The greetings from abroad included one from Queen Elizabeth who expressed the “very best wishes for health and good
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  • 182 15 A LOR STAR, May 31. —The Kedah Mentri Besar, Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddin, today pledged that the State Government would do “everything possible” to h£lp Malays to have a greater share in commerce and industry. It would tackle this matter in the same
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  • 374 16 ‘PEOPLE MUST BE TOLD IN SIMPLE WORDS WHAT WE STAND FOR’ e aun r 'andwm vivn>i is no question of Malaysia being partitioned, the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, said here today. “It is impossible,” he said.
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  • 63 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 The Raja Permaisuri Agong will address a giant rally on Aug 25 to mark Hari Wanita (Women’s Day) The venue has not yet been fixed. y It will be followed In the even?T y tl an exhibition organised bv the National Council
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  • 26 16 ALOR, STAR. June 2.—The Ke-dah-Peiils Slate Engineer. Mr. G.S. Cilelsler. will leave tomorrow on letirement under Malayanlsatlon after 16 years In the country.
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  • 323 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 3.—The House of Representatives tonight decided to pay parliamentary secretaries $1,650 a month. They will also be eligible for these allowances and privileges: fif monthly housing allowance of $l5; Same facilities as for Members of Parliament; Subsistence allowance of $35
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  • 205 16 —Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR,, June 3. JNDIA is sponsoring Malaysia’s admission to the forthcoming Afro-Asian conference in Algiers. “This is because she recognises Malaysia’s sovereignty and independence.” the Malaysian High Commissioner to India. Inehe Zaiton Ibrahim bin Ahmad, said here today. He was speaking to
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  • 232 16 Kuwait ties have ‘never been so good KUALA LUMPUR, June 3. The friendly relations between Malaysia and Kuwait have never been so good as they are now, the Kuwait Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Souleiman Mohamed AlSana, said here today. However, when asked if Kuwait would support Malaysia’s admission to the
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  • 89 16 KUALA LUMPUR. June 3 The Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Slew Sin, today turned down a suggest u for a commission to Investigate the activities an workings of financial stitutions in the country. He told the House of Represen tatlves there were “adequate a
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  • 394 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 FOREIGN motor vehicle tyres and inner tubes imported into Penang are subject to customs duty from today. In a statement, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, announced that the act providing for this the Customs (Amendment) Act, 1/966
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  • 155 17 SINGAPORE, June 3 THE Singapore Rubber Packers’ Association has supported the •sending of an unofficial Malaysian rubber mission to China, as suggested in Parliament last week by the Federal Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun The association's chairDato Ng Quee Lam said it
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  • 61 17 IPOH, June 3 A supervisor m the Old Folks Home in Gunong Rapat here. Chong Ah Kean, 48. was admitted to the General Hospital last night with stab wounds in his arms and stomach Chong told the police that two men stabbed him while he
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  • 210 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June s. A 24-hour off-shore curfew was imposed alone the west coast of Johore from 6 p.m. today. It will remain In force until further notice. The curfew extends from Kuala Sungei Ayam In the mukim of Minyak Beku. about three miles from
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  • 127 17 pENANG, June 3.—The 1 Penang State Alliance will shortly launch an intensive campaign to “revitalise” the spirit of members of the three partners. At a meeting held in Umno Hall last night, Alliance leaders decided to set up an information committee with five principal objects:
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  • 64 17 TAIPING, June 3 The membership of the Government Servants Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society of La rut, Matang and Selama, has Increased from 1,220 to 1.390 This was stated at the annual meeting of the society recently when Inche Azizul Rahman bin Aziz, the District Officer,
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  • 31 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 3—The Kuala Lumuur Film Fans’ Society will hold a film show “Parrish” at BP House. Jalan Davidson here at 6.30 pm. on Saturday and Sunday
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  • 100 17 SINGAPORE, June 3 The Sandakan Contractors Association has selected the Arst batch of 31 skilled workers from Singapore and Malaya for urgent Sabah development projects. This was disclosed by a spokesman for a local travel agency which had been asked by the
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  • 21 17 PENANG. June 3—Tl>e AngloChinese School Union will hold its annual picnic at “Happy Heaven.” Tanjong Bungah, on June 13-
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  • 181 17 If OTA BHARU, June 3. The organisers of the “Miss Kelantan 1965” beauty contest are keeping their fingers crossed for some brave and sporting girls *o come and take part in tomorrow night’s contest. There has not been a single entrant since entries
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  • 80 17 Kuala lumpur, June 3. Police are investigating two mystery explosions one in, the Petaling area and the other at Kepong last night. The explosions occurred between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. A police spokesman said today: “We received several calls from residents in both areas
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  • 43 17 SINGAPORE. June 3—A motorcyclist. Phua Ah Slang, 24. flung from his machine after a collision with a lorry, was killed Instantly when, seconds later, another lorry ran ever him as he was lying by the side of Braddell Road today.
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  • 83 17 LONDON, June 3. Two former Chief Secretaries of North Borneo. Mr R N Turner, and Mr W. S Holley, yesterday received awards for meritorious service at an investiture ceremony at the Malaysian High Commission here. The High Commissioner. Tengku Ya’acob, invested Mr. Turner with the
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 387 18 THE short week’s trading due to the mid-week holiday was again a quiet one and prices fluctuated narrowly around 74 cents before consolidating at the present higher level, state H. C. B. St Co. Ltd. In their current Malayan Rubber Market review. Considering the dearth of
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    • 27 18 June 4. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 744 cents (down a quarter of a cent). TIN: $773.75 (down $5). Unofficial estimated offering 240 tons (down 15 tons).
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    • 47 18 May 31. June 1. June 2. June 3. June 4. June 5. Industrials: 72.65 72.43 72.52 72 06 72 56 I ins: 93.27 92.88 95.40 02 18 92 20 rubbers: 103.63 103.83 103.63 103 61 103.61 Dec. 30. 1963 100 Dec. 29. 1962 100.
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    • 45 18 lament ,ate Tot Total for lllt Pa> enl payment for ear previous vear Henta l{uliber 5%t June 29 12 Kramat Tin 9d. j unP 3() Wearne llrov 5%f June 22 (Increased lu 0 capital) 4mjl Malay Rubber 15%) Bindings Rubber 35% ioj Interim
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    • 1649 18 From Our Market Correspondent MAIN event of importance on the Stock Exchange last week was the Callaghan amendments giving some transitional Corporation tax relief to companies with overseas trading corporation status. These companies will get transitional relief amounting it is estimated, to about £20
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    • 303 18 The following May rubber crops r ?P° rted: Sungei Tukang 85,890 lb and Temcrloh 04 700 lb. PROPERTIES: Central Prep 931 ct«. to 93 eta.; City Dov. 28 eta to Ml eta.; Paber Unian 40 eta Island Pan. 27 eta. to 27| eta. to 27 eta to 274
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    • 42 18 (Managers' Pncn) First Malayan 1.92 2 02 Second Malayan 1.33 1 41 Third Malayan 1.00 1.10 Malaysia Commerce .82 xd 93 I( i First Hong Kong... 1.03 i osSecond Hong Kong .75 .79* sterling Commodity 3/5 4/. (•Hong Kong currency)
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    • 75 18 TMI Malayan Eachanga Banka' Asso- alatlan made these changes in its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying TT 35 7/16, airmail OD 35 9/16, 90 d/at. 36 1/16 credit hills. 36 1/8 trade bills. tailing TT ar OD raady: Canadian dollars 35 1/16;
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    • 25 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb), (per picul). May 31. 73% $770*5 June 1. 74 $773.50 2. 3. 74% $778.75 4. 74% $773.75 ft. $771.00
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    • 147 18 Kuala lumpur. June Eighteen senior officers from Thailand a r following a 12-week administrative course at the College in Kuala Kudu Bahru. 38 miles from here. The officers are from 18 P°“ districts in Thailand. They include three c s onels seven
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  • 581 19  - Reconciled Sarawak Alliance in sight Ningkan From GEOFFREY GELDARD: Kuching, June 4 SARAWAK'S Chief Minister, Dato Stephen Kolong Ningkan, said this afternoon that a reconciliation of all ve founder member parties of the Sarawak Alliance was within sight Delegations from the Barisan Ra’ayat Jati Sarawak and Party Negara Sarawak calk'd
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  • 204 19 OENANOj June 4.—The S secretAry-general of the Socialist Front, Mr. Um Kean Slew, said here today the alternative constitutional proposals suggested by the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, would not solve the problem of Indonesian confrontation,. “Should such a partition
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  • 140 19 v NIPOH, June 4.—Duty on 1 Malayan tin exports in the first quarter of this year was $5.05 million less than for the previous quarter, although more mines were producing. Export duty for the first quarter was $22.53 million against $27.57 million
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  • 441 19 KUALA LUMPUR. June 4 THE need for Cabinet Ministers to maintain the prestige of their jobs was stressed in the House of Representatives by the Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman yesterday. He was replying to criticisms by Socialist
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  • 89 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 4— Mr. Xavier A. Vendargon. deputy veterinary officer of the Central Husbandry Station In Kluang, left by air yesterday for a 60-day study > tour of the United States under the U.8. State Department’s cultural exchange programme. He will observe and study the
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  • 36 19 KUALA LUMPUR. June 4— Rehearsals for the Liberal Arte Society production of Pram Letters “Land of 8miles“ ere now :n full swing The operatta will be staged at the Town Hall from July 10
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  • 954 20 IPOH, June 2. —I)ind--1 ing, a smart-look-ing three-year-old in Doc Rodgers’ stables, scored an easy win in the last race here today. Raee One C' CL 4, DIV. 2—9 F. LK Ng’S (2> 8 LAWLESS 88 (033—232) Coleg 1 16) Juridical 90 c 8.7
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  • 832 20 JPOH, June 6.—Wineman, the rank outside in the field of nine, scored a shock win in the $25,000 Perak Derby here this afternoon. Race One CL. 4, DIV. I—9F W. J. Wearne’B (5) KOROVOU 8.2 c 7.12 (941—318) Kang i (2) Fast and Furious 9.0 (1098—378) Cotes
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  • 54 20 PENANG, June 4— The I*nan* and Province Wellesley Shorthand Association will h (i its annual graduation cereino* v at Umno halt on June 20. The Speaker of State gislatlve Assembly. Hajl Suleima bln Hajl Ahmad, will present do lomas to 17 Instructors and cert* flea to.: to
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