The Straits Budget, 23 June 1965

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  • 472 2 SINGAPORE, June 18. MR. Ong Eng Guan, the secretary-general of lT1 the United People’s Party, today denied a Straits Times report that he would be recontesting the Hong Lim Legislative Assembly seat which he vacated on June 16. This denial is contrary to what
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  • 229 2 MALACCA, June 18. Luck not bribes would decide who gets the Municipal council’s low-cost flats, Mr. Koo Eng Kuang, the council’s deputy president, said yesterday. He advised those who had applied for the flats not to waste their money on unscrupulous people. At the council’s
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  • 35 2 le a noar, June 19.—Fifty new settlers under the Padang Beaar fringe alienation scheme are expected to attend a course conducted by the Perils branch of the Rubber Research Institute early next month.
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  • 369 2 $200 MIL LOAN FOR IRRIGATION KUALA LUMPUR. June 18 deputy permanent secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Liew Sip Hon, left here totoday for Washington to help obtain a $2OO million World Bank loan the Bank s biggest loan
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  • 348 2 A.P. KUCHING, June 18 gARAWAK’S Chief Minister, Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, announced today that he has rejected the Sarawak Government Asian Officers’ Union’s proposals to Borneanise all executive posts. The union in a letter to the Chief Minister and the Prime
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  • 52 2 KANOAR, June 18.~-AduU u d cation In Perils is to be expan next year by another l- 1 )f classes. Inche Hashlm Mat the State Adult Education Supervisor, said. a ,n| **With this addition, there be altogether 400 ctajJM total enrolment of 11,000 sti ext year,”
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 663 3 —Straits Times, June 14 South Vietnam’s ninth major political crisis in twenty months has not brightened the monsoon skies. But the return of authority to the generals has had the approval of the Chief of State, the Prime Minister and the national legislative council of twenty members,
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    • 207 3 “Straits Times. June 14 The proposal to reduce from five to three the number of years a Malaysian from outside Sabah must work in the State to qualify for permanent residence is much to be welcomed. It will benefit Sabah by making it easier for employers there to
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    • 689 3 —Straits Times, June 15 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s acceptance of the Tengku’s invitation “to talk matters over” means a truce, we trust, in the Malaysian Malaysia controversy which has unnecessarily shaken he nation. No-one will dispute the importance of the issues raised by this internal confrontation. But
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    • 315 3 —Straits Times. June 15 With the re-admission of Berjasa and Panas, the Sarawak Alliance Party is once again representative of all the major communities in the State, able to govern from the broadest basis of popular support. In Sarawak conditions, this is more than an advantage —it is
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    • 702 3 —Straits Times. June 16 Indonesia’s Foreign Minister has left for Algiers “unable to predict what the result of the Afro-Asian conference will be.” It i 3 the safest comment Dr. Subandrio could make. There is to be confrontation between the new emerging forces and the old, a
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    • 628 4 —Straits Times. June 17 It is now conventional to look upon all meetings of Commonwealth Prime Ministers as crucial. This time there is some truth in the tag. Both the strength and the weaknesses of Commonwealth association will he tested more than ever before hy the problems
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    • 363 4 —Straits Times. June 18 Closure of the Bank of China in Singapore has been so long coming that many businessmen still seem unconvinced that the Central Government has made up its mind. But no doubt can remain that the bank’s temporary licence, due to expire at the
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    • 691 4 —Straits Times. June 19 The budget taxation proposals were so generally disliked, and have been so strenuously opposed that the Finance Minister must have expected an occasional unpleasant moment or two during his visit to Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah. But he could not have been prepared
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    • 203 4 Times. June 19 The Government’s decision to close the Portuguese consulate in Singapore tidies up one of the few loose ends in Malaysia’s anti-colonial foreign policy. Though the consulate in no way represents “diplomatic relations” recent experience with the Philippines has made the distinction clear—the situation could have
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  • 523 5 *THEY 9 RE BUYING INDON RUBBER^AT CUT PRICES f AMERICANS PREPARED TO GAMBLE TO MAKE QUICK MONEY, SAYS SENATOR GAN KUALA LUMPUR. June 13 A MERICA was today acof helping Indonesia earn nearly $1 million a day by buying
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  • 246 5 NOW I’ LL RELAX AND PAINT SAYS MR. LEE OINGAPORE, June 13. Mr. Lee Siow Mong, general manager of the Singapore Public Utilities Board, is retiring after 28 years of civil service. Mr. Lee has just started six months’ leave prior to his retirement. At 50 he has five years
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  • 149 5 IPOH. June 13. The 1 60,000 scouts in Malaysia have beer* told to give whatever assistance they can during their school holidays in August this year to help the Central Government in its rural development programme. This request came from Dato Syed Esa bin
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  • 70 5 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, returned here today, after two days holiday in Pulau hangkawi, and “ready to go to Algiers at any time.” He said he would discuss with the acting
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  • 181 5 Malaysia seen as laboratory of racial and cultural contacts’ KUALA LUMPUR, Juno 13 MALAYSIA was described ITI by an M.P. today as “one of the world’s most interesting laboratories of racial and cultural contacts.” Mr. Tan Toh Hong, M.P. for Bukit Bintang, speaking at the eighth anniversary of the Tamil
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  • 475 6 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 THE president of the National Union of Plantation Workers, Mr. S. P. S. Nathan, today outlined three ways for the Government, private employers and unions to achieve industrial peace. They were: Avoidance of procrastination, understanding of labour problems, and
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  • 227 6 Kuala lumpur, June 14.—The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, disclosed today that locally assembled cars would be “slightly more expensive.” Speaking to reporters after a tour of the Selangor Pewter Co. in Setapak, four miles from here. Dr. Lim
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  • 39 6 SINGAPORE, June 13.—The Singapore Buddhist Federation will present some money to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Mr. Chan Chee Seng, to be distributed to social welfare homes in his office at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow
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  • 220 6 pENANG, June 14. 1 More than 2,500 Scouts, Guides and Cubs greeted the Malaysian Chief Commission of Boy Scouts, Syed Esa bin Alwee, with Scout yells at the Coronation camp here today. Syed Esa, accompanied by Dato Wong Pow Nee, Chief Minister and Assistant
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  • 169 6 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14. The German Government has stepped up its scholarship programme to enable more Malaysians to study at universities and technical schools in that country. Today it called for applications from Malaysians for five scholarships in engineering and mining schools in
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  • 41 6 IPOH, June 14.—Raja Moshin bin Raja Haji Suaib has been elected chairman of the Perak branch of the Government Printing Department Trade Union, with Mr. S. Krishnan as secretary and treasurer. A committee of five was also elected.
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  • 31 6 TANGKAK, June 15—The Tang kak branch of the Rubber Research Institute has started a weekly course on rubber planting for 40 pupils of the St. Matthews mission school here.
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  • 292 6 JESSELTON, June 14. SABAH MPs have been criticised for not standing up to the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, when he spoke on the possibility of the State coming to an arrangement with Sarawak, Singapore, Malacca and Penang if his concept
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  • 89 6 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13— A public talk on “the role of communication In developing countries” will be given at the Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club, 29, Ipoh Road, at 4 p.m. on June 20 by J? r Albert G. Pickerell, of the University of California.
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  • 197 7 Dr LEE FLYING TO ALGIERS SUMMIT WITH V. DAVID SINGAPORE, June 14. —Dr. Lee Siek Choh, Barisan Sosialis chairman, is making arrangements to fly to Algiers to present the case against Malaysia to the Afro-Asian conference delegates. With Mr. V. David of the (Malayan
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  • 38 7 BENTONG, June 15. —Thirteen-year-old Wong Weng Loong beat 24 pupils of the Khai Mun School to win In the National Language elocution contest here yesterday. The competition was held to celebrate the school’s 49th anniversary.
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  • 87 7 ‘DON’ T TAKE PART IN MANDI SAFAR’ YIALACCA, June 14. Muslims were advised today not to observe the Mandi Safar festival on June 23 because of the present emergency situation). A statement by the State Security Working Committee said that the enemy would use every opportunity —especially one like this
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  • 70 7 IPOH. June 15.—A variety concert held in aid of the audio-visual section of the Ipoh Public Library made a profit of $3,000. Miss Chong Yin Kai. vice-pre-sident of the HUHY (representing the motto of the library “Help Us Help You”) handed the cheque for the amount
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  • 127 7 SINGAPORE, June 14. A 20 member group from the Indian National Defence College flew into Singapore today to make an on-the-spot study of the Indonesian confrontation, and Malaysia’s social and industrial situation. Tbe mission, led by ViceAdmiral A. K. Chatterjt arrived by Pan
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  • 674 7 SINGAPORE, June 13. 1 The Federal Minister of Education, Inche Khir Johari, today called on Mr. Lee Kuan Yew to stop his attacks on the Central Government until after Indonesian c o n f r ontation was over. Inche Khir said that
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  • 365 7 SINGAPORE, June 15 QUESTIONS about housing for Ma- lays will be raised tomorrow by the PAP Assemblyman for Geylang Serai, Inche Rahamat bin Kenap, when the Legislative Assembly holds its first meeting since November. Inche Rahamat has tabled questions for the Minister for
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  • 83 7 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 A family Dewter concern here todav was highly praised by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, for being able to produce typically Malaysian pewterware for tourists to take home as souvenirs. The company, he said,
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  • 49 7 lESSELTON, June 14 One. Indonfsian was wounded during an exchange of fire when security forces drove back a small band of Indonesian terrorists who made another incursion—the second in a fortnight—into Malaysian territory on western Sebatik Island during the weekend. Security forces suffered no casualties.
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  • 275 8 I/UCIIING, June 15 The Sarawak Chinese Association was today urged by the president of the Malayan Chinese Association and Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin. to concentrate on political action, when he spoke at a luncheon in his honour here today. lie
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    121 8 HELICOPTER PILOT, CO-PILOT UNHURT KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 A N HMAF Alouette bellin. copter crashed heavily on the grass verge beside the International Airport runway here today escaping extensive damage. Two officers—the pilot and the co-pilot—were unhurt. A large crowd at the airport restaurant saw the aircraft hovering
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  • 111 8 LUMPUR, June IV l3.—Dr. Albert G. Pickerell, director of information! and Professor of Journalism at the University of California, arrived here today for a two-month lecture tour of Malaysia. He will give a series of lectures on “the Press and society; functions and responsibilities of contemporary Journalism”
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  • 267 8 MALACCA, June 13. THE general secretary of the National Union of A Teachers, Mr. John Gurusamy, today described as “unfounded and uncalled for” yesterday’s statement by the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, that certain NUT leaders were spreading a “malicious
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  • 96 8 KUCHING, June 14 Sabah’s Chief Minister, Mr Peter Lo, arrives here tomorrow for the joint Sa-bah-Sarawak State Security Committee meeting on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dato G.S. Sundang, and the State Secretary, Mr. John Dusing. The meeting will
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  • 23 8 KUCHIN, June 15. The Government has distributed fire extinguishers worth more than $33,400 to kampongs in Sarawak under the Development plan
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  • 112 8 OINGAPOKE, June 14. Hundreds of Indonesian prop a g a nda pamphlets were found littered along streets and lares in Geylang, Bedok, Frankel Estate and Changi during the past 24 hours. The pamphlets were first spotted in Geylang yesterday morning by some members of the
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  • 80 8 SINGAPORE, June 13—Fe<1e ral revenue collected n Singapore rose by $10,972,000 for the first fi ve months of this year compared with the same period last year. The total collection was $58,562,000, which was $3,087,000 over the estimate. Last year’s collection for the first five
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  • 196 9 SINGAPORE, June 15. —The Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Shizuo Saito, today pledged his Government’s determination to continue its efforts to help settle the Malay-sia-Indonesia dispute. He. however, discounted the possibility of the dispute being resolved at present Speaking during a brief stopover
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  • 143 9 PORT SWETTENHAM, 1 June 15.—The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today assured exporters that the Government would help them find bigger markets. Dr. Lim said this after Inspecting the AngloAmerican Corporation’s new $400,000 timber-drying kilns at Pandamaran, near here.
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  • 56 9 IPOH. June 13. The Perak central district of the Malayan Technical Services Union will held its annual meeting at the National Union of Bank Employees premises in Station Road here tomonow at 5 p.m. me unions national preside:.' Mr V. Jesudoss. and general secretary. Mrs E.
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  • 173 9 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13. A ROYAL Navy helicopter pilot in Sarawak has been commended by Queen Elizabeth for flying a suspected typhoid victim in difficult weather and without radio aids. This is the second commendation for Lieut. Jeremy Knapp. 27, of the Royal Naval Air Commando
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  • 75 9 f ELLINGTON. June. 15 New Zealand will give £350,000 aid to Malaysia for education, the acting Minister of External Affairs. Mr. Ralph Hanan, announced here today. He said funds from New Zealand’s Colombo Plan would finance the construction of a teachers’ training college
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  • 338 9 PENANG, June 14. The seretary-general of the Socialist Front, Mr. Lim Kean Slew, today urged the Alliance Government to change the country’s foreign policy “so as to move in step with the other Afro-Asian countries.” “As long as our country Is out of step
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  • 46 9 SINGAPORE. June 14.—The Singapore Tourist Promotion Boar t tonight entertained the visiting Pacific Area Travel Association's executive director. Mr Marvin Plake. to dinner at the Hotel Singapura. Mr Plake Is here to meet local tourism officials and to study load tourist facilities
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  • 37 9 BATU OAJAH, June 13.—Inche Kamal bin Ham zah has been elected chairman of the Batu Gajah Government Servants' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Idris is secretary and Mr N Ramasamy treasurer.
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  • 198 9 Extension to road good health investment says Mayor OENANG, June. 15. The Mayor, Mr. C. Y. Choy, today charged that the secre-tary-general of the United Democratic Party. Dr. Lim Chong Eu. was “incorrect” when he described the city council’s Gurnev Drive extension scheme as a prestige project. Mr. Choy was
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  • 302 9 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 THE Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, will leave for Algiers during the weekend to present Malaysia's case for admission to the Afro-Asian Summit Conference Tomorrow, a team of five officials from the
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  • 49 9 KUALA LUMPUR. June 15—A three-year agreement for “bargainable employees" at the Esso Port Dickson refinery was signed here today between the National Union of Petroleum Industry Workers and the management. The agreement is effective from March 1 this year. It covers mechanical, technical and clerical employees.
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  • 571 10 Tengku’s ‘talk-it over offer a good suggestion... Til wait for him’ SINGAPORE, June 13 MR. LEE KUAN YEW today accepted Tengku Abdul Rahman's invitation to "talk matters over" in an attempt to resolve present problems besetting the nation. “I think this is a good suggestion. Let us
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  • 61 10 w une 15, —The Penang Muslim Welfare Association will meet at UMNO Hall on June 18 night to discuss plans for launch- a /S ralsln campaign for the establishment of an orphanage for Muslim girls. The campaign will include the sale of flags, house-to-house visits by
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  • 306 10  -  By PREM KUMAR |(UALA LUMPUR, 1V June 15.—The leader of the visiting Indian National Defence College team, Vice-Admiral A. K. Chatterji, said here today that it was “highly improbable” that the Sino-lndian border dispute would ever escalate into a major war. Speaking
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  • 25 10 SUNGEI PATANI, June 15 The Chief Scout Commissioner of Malaysia, Dato Sycd Esa bin Syed Alwee. will visit Sungei Patani on June 17.
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  • 168 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15. —The acting Attorney General, Mr. H. S. Ong, left here today for Washington to discuss the legal aspects of two multi-million dollar World Bank loans for two development projects here He told newsmen that the Singapore Port
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  • 33 10 SINGAPORE, June 15.— Representatives from five associations connected with Chinese herbal medicine will mee at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night to discuss a proposal to hold an International symposium.
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  • 287 10 SINGAPORE, June 13.— Singapore’s Deputy F r i m e Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, today urged the business community to discard the old “businessmen-for-business-only” attitude and spend some time discussing the affairs of the country. He made this call at the
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  • 301 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17. THE Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya will 1 decide by June 17, after a meeting of top union leaders, whether to accept or reject the Government’s modified “package deal” to 14,000 railwaymen. A working committee will hear reports from
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  • 29 11 SINGAPORE. June 13—The Y s men’s club of Singapore Beta chapter today launched its second charity film premiere project to raise $20,000 for the Spastic Children’s Association.
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  • 140 11 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 14.A pert, attractive Filipino mother of seven. Mrs. Edith A. Dlzon (above), who is studying Malaysian culture here is a woman of many parts. Besides being the head of the School of Music for Central Philippines University, Mrs. Dizon is
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  • 174 11 Kuala lumpur, June 13. —The Minister for Sarawak Affairs, Dato Temenggong J u g a h today spoke of the role of Christianity in enrichMalaysian political life. The Dato. who is a Methodist made known his views on religion and politics
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  • 419 11 AMERICAN EXPERTS WILL PREPARE SURVEY TO ATTRACT MORE CAPITAL KUALA LUMPUR, June 15. A PAN-MALAYSIAN survey aimed at boosting industry and attracting more capital for investment is to be undertaken by a team of Americans. The Malaysian Government has commissioned Arthur D. Little Inc., a firm
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  • 78 11 SINGAPORE, June 13. The International Brotherhood of Magicians (Singapore Ring 115), in conjunction with Dale Carnegie Alumni Association, are presenting two magic shows “Magicana 1965” at the Victoria Theatre on June 28 and 29. The shows are under the patronage of Inche Othman Wok,
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  • 314 12  -  ‘ALGIERS CHANCES VERY GOOD’ SAYS TAWFIK By PREM KUMAR: Kuala Lumpur, June 16 AT least 10 Arab countries will follow the United Arab Republic's lead in open support for Malaysia's participation in the Afro-Asian Foreign Ministers' Conference in Algiers on June
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  • 27 12 PARIT BUNTAR, June 15—Mr. S. Satu Nair, a cor tractor, has been elected chairman of the newly formed Krian district Malaysian Indian Congress Cuunc 1.
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  • 100 12 I/UCHING, June 16 The Governor of Sarawak, Tun Abang Haji Openg, today appointed a 53-year-old Land Dyak, Salau Anak Nyoang. to be Temenggong of the Land Dyaks. This appointment meets the demand by the Land Dyaks to have a paramount chief. This will place them
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  • 52 12 SINGAPORE. June 16—The visiting Indian National Delence College team neaded by ViceAdmiral A K Chatterji, was today briefed on the defence set-up in Singapore when tney v'.slted the Ft East Command Headquarters. tourea the Naval Base. Tomorrow, they will visit the jungle wariare school at Kota
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  • 31 12 SINGAPORE, June 16 —The Deputy Prune Ml. lster. Tun Abdul Ri-zak, will speak at the luncheon meeting of the Y’s Men s Club of Princes Restaurant on June 19
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  • 142 12 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 Teh first Malaysian Chorus Festival, to f*romote an appreciation of music and to stimulate a response a mom? Chinese cultural groups, opened tonight at the Dewan Baha-sa dan Pustaka. The flve-day festival is being sponsored by the Union Cultural Council In co-operation
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  • 73 12 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. Three Indian Naval Oflicers will arrive here shortly at Malaysia’s request to as6slst in the Malaysian Navy. The leader of the visiting Na tional Defence College team. Vice Admiral A. K Chatterji. said this here yesterday before leaving for
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  • 288 12 pENANG, June 16. 1 Mr. Lim Kean Siew, secretary general of the Socialist Front, today called on the Government to make it clear to what extent it allowed the Opposition to operate in this country. Referring to the warning, which
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  • 262 12 RAZAK: WE WON’ T STOP Dr. LEE AND DAVID KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. Government will not stop any opposition member from going to the Algiers conference but it hopes they will “play the game according to the rules—and not go.” The acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said this after
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  • 65 12 SINGAPORE. June 16—The gapnre Government has aw scholarships to Mr Cheng 1 Yong, Mr. Thomas Son Chiong. Mr James Ku<k Juak. Mr. Mark Stephen 1 Mr. Ngu Heng Kiong and w Wong Tak Yong. all from wak, to undergo a threecourse of study leading to nicinn’s
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  • 241 13 KUANTAN, June 16. THE Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin 1 Haji Jubir, today called on big transport companies to “open your doors wider’' to more Malay participation in the business. Speaking at a meeting of transport operators here, he
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  • 160 13 lESSELTON. June 15 SaJ bahs Chief Minister, Mr. Peter Lo, today welcomed Tengku Abdul Rahman’s offer to talk over current political problems with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and the Singapore Premier’s acceptance of the offer. Mr. Lo said that merely
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  • 24 13 DUNOUN, June 15—The District Celebrations Committee here has drawn up plans to celebrate the Sultan of Trengganu’s 58th birthday on June 26.
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  • 155 13 K U A L A LUMPUR, June 15.—The Commissioner of the Federai Capital, H a j i small bin Panjang fV is. today appealed to ne public to co-operate h his office in this town “the f South Eas t stntpm made the
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  • 364 13 tfUANTAN, June 15. v The acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today warned Dr. Lee Siew Coh (Barisan Sosialis chairman) and Mr. V. David (Socialist Front) that they had no business to be at the Afro-Asian conference in Algiers.
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  • 765 13 SINGAPORE June 16 MOTION accusing the Chinese edition of the Barisan Sosialis journal of June 12, 1965, of having committed a breach of privilege of the Legislative Assembly was moved at today's sitting of the Assembly by the leader of the House and
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  • 260 14 ‘No useful purpose to remain a member SINGAPORE, June 16. MR Ong Eng Guan, one-time PAP Mayor of 1TI Singapore, has resigned from the State Legislative Assembly. His resignation, effective immediately, was announced by the Speaker, Mr. A.P. Rajah, at the Assembly meeting today. I
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  • 34 14 SINGAPORE. June 13 The Mean Yuen Merchant Tailors’ Association will celebrate Its 85th anniversary with a dinner at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Audi \rium in Hill Street on June 20.
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  • 168 14 SINGAPORE, June 16. —The $1,750 reduced salary for the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. A. P. Rajah, is a compromise figure arrived at by him and the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. This explanation was given to the House today by the
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  • 109 14 LUMPUR. June 15 Chinese guilds and associations in Malaysia have sent messages to the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, reaffirming their determination to preserve the existing harmonious relationship amongst all races, and to oppose anv attempt to create discord in the country. The messages were
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  • 401 14 KUALA LUMPUR. June 16. An immediate ban on ALL Malaysian exports to South Africa was announced here today by the acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. Speaking at a Press conference after the weekly Cabinet meeting. Tun Razak explained that the ban was being
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  • 350 14 SINGAPORE, June 16.—The Central Government will have the worse of any struggle with the trade union movement in Malaysia, Mr. Ho See Beng, chairman of the National Trades Union Congress, warned tonight. In an adjournment speech in the Legislative Assembly,
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  • 141 14 SINGAPORE. June 16. |l|R. V. MANICKAVASAGAM. the Malaysian Mimster of Labour, flew into Singapore tonight after completing a four-week West African goodwill tour, which he described as “a great success.” “I cannot give you any details. I have to report to my Government first. But
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  • 36 14 PENANG, June 16—The St. Xavier’s Dramatic Society will stage Terrence Rattigan's play “The Winslow Boy” in the school hall on July 3 at 8 p m. in aid of the school’s library fund.
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  • 82 14 TAIPING, June 16— The Minuter of Commerce and Industi v a Member of Parliament for tin Larut Selatan constituency, nr Lim Swee Aun. has been Htd chairman of the Larut Sel division of the Malaysian CluneAssociation. Other officials were: chairman, Mr. Goh Chok Mr. Chuah
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  • 39 14 SEGAMAT, June 16. Kll(1 Assemblyman, Mr. ln ian Chong, has been elected cha« 11 of the Labis-Chaah district na language month committee. The committee has decui* hold competitions for ftl children during the language month.
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  • 95 15 K UALa TRENGGANU, June 16. The Sultan °f 1'rengganu will open the new $1 million bridge at Pulau Rusa near here on June 26 as part of his three day birthday celebrations. The Sultan will be 58 on that day The bridge will replace
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  • 50 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June lb— The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today presented a cheque for $592,000 to the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. H. Boehling. The money represents the reimbursement after the Sale of German assets seized In Malaysia during the last war.
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  • 106 15 K U < IHNG, June, 16. Military authorimo S m n Ku «hing this carried an se whlch involved tr ops back their bases as quicky as Possible. uj/" 8 resu,t^d In troop* Kn T moved out of Kuching very hurried- T h exercise
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  • 250 15 K u A L A LUMPUR, June 16.—For pretty 21-year-old Tengku Putri Barirah, niece of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Aug. 7 will climax a year-long penpal romance. she marries Kaja Ahmad Aziza, 29, a cousin of the Sultan of
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  • 56 15 KROH, June 18—The Mentri Besur of Perak. Dato Ahmad bin Said has warned tne pestle living in this Thai bovder town to be careful of Communists and their helpers They had gone into hiding in Thailand after their defeat in Malaya and who were now trying
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  • 45 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18—Dr. Albert G. Pickerell, professor of Journalism In the University of California, will give a public talk on ‘The Role of Communication in Developing Countries" at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club, 29, Ipoh Road.
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  • 32 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18.—A Press party from the Borneo states —five from Sarawak and five from Sabah will arrive here on Sunday on a one-week study tour of Malaya.
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  • 30 15 KUALA KUBU BAHRU June 18.—The Minister of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, has begun a series of visits to his constituency of Ulu Selangor.
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  • 306 15 KUCHING, June 16 SARAWAK’S Chief Minister, Dato Stephen K a 1 o n g N i n g k a n, today praised British, Gurkha, Australian and New Zealand troops for helping to protect the lives of the people in Sabah and Sarawak against
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  • 164 15 KUANTAN, June 15. rpHE United States Ambassador, Mr. James Bell, A said here today that since the situation in Malaysia was not as bad as that in South Vietnam, American intervention was not necessary. He, however, gave the assurance that
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  • 31 15 SEGAMAT. June 16—The Johore branch of the National Union of Teachers will hold its 11th annual meeting at the Ismail School in Muar on July 11 at 10 am.
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  • 115 15 SINGAPORE. June 16 —The k secretary-general of the National Trades Union Conj gress, Mr. C. V. Devan Nair. I left by air tonight to invite I labour leaders attending the International Labour Organisation conference at Geneva to come to the NTUC convention here in
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  • 439 16 ‘SIZE OF DREDGING WORK SPEAKS WELL FOR THE INDUSTRY’ Mentri’s appeal at launching of pontoon: KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 r |MIE Selangor Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, today called on tin mining companies to employ rural people living around mining
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  • 108 16 KUALA TRENGGANU. June 17. The Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, said today that the nonMalays should have no fear that the Malays would take over their business. He said: “Malay traders only wish to have a greater share in
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  • 226 16 PENANG, June 17 THE Socialist Front’s delegate to the AfroAslan conference at Algiers, Mr V. David, today welcomed the latest statement by the acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, that the Government would not stop any Opposition members from attending th®
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  • 147 16 IPOH, June 17. —About 1 2,400 acres of Jungle land in the Batang Padang district will soon be cleared to make way for what will be a new industry for Malaysia, the cultivation and processing of kapok. Kupok is the silky fibres of a
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  • 89 16 pENANG, June 15.—Penang State Alliance leaders will meet at Umno Hall on June 20 to plan a campaign against any possible PAP move to establish itself in Penang. More than 100 officials representing Umno, MCA and MIC are expected to attend the meeting, which is
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  • 43 16 SEREMBAN, June 15-—The Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Engku Mohsein bin Abdul Kadir, will open the “Mr. Negri” contest at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on July 11. The contest is being sponsored by the Seremban Youth Club.
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  • 39 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16—The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisurl Agong will visit the Rida Small Industries Services, the Rida College in Petallng Java and the Taman Asohan rida in Lornie Road here next Monday.
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  • 199 16 SINGAPORE, June 17 T~ f^ e People’s Action Party’s political bureau said last raght that in the coming by-election in the Hong Lim con. stituency, the par tv would ‘‘mobilise the people in support of a Malaysian Malaysia.” The bureau was replying t
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  • 144 16 Kuala lumpur. June 17. Relations between Malaysia and West Germany were today described by the German Ambassadoi here, Dr. H. Boehling, in Just one word excellent. Dr. Boehling. who was speaking in an interview o Radio Malaysia on the iw anniversary of German ti Day,
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  • 313 17 TAN: IT WILL HELP INDUSTRIALISATION SIBU (Sarawak), June 17 THE Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said here last night that the Central Government was considering special tax incentives for the two Borneo states. He was replying to a plea by Dato Ling
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  • 141 17 Kuala lumpur, June 16. —The greatest burden of responsibility for the future lies with the Press, Professor A. G. Pickerell told Rotarians here today. Professor Pickerell. director of Information and nrofessor of journalism at the University of California, was speaking on the role
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  • 205 17  -  By RUDY BELTRAN: Kuala Lumpur, June 17 gRITISH night club singer Patricia Lee, who disappeared from her home in Penang two months ago, is now happily performing here —and intends singing her way to stardom. “I’m definitely not
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  • 62 17 Fi£ UA o A LUMPUR. June 13. l y Selangor women teachers m22? a atten ded a talk on skin oresmatJon by Chez Madame m »K n e pert °n facial skin care wav. at the La School in Jalan Brickfields taIk was organised by
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  • 15 17 PENANG, June 17—The Penang AnH-Tuberculosia Association has elected Pr. Cheah Poh as chairman.
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  • 71 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15—The chairman of the National Language Month central executive committee, Syed Nasir bln Ismail, said today that his suggestion yesterday about the introduction of national language as the sole medium of instruction applied only to the English stream of national-type primary schools and NOT
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  • 27 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 17— The Raja Permaisuri Agong has been admitted to the General Hospital here for a check-up, an Istana Negara official said today.
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  • 36 17 KLANG, June 15. —Mr. Paul Chang, of the Ministry of Education, will speak on “Trends in Educational Dtvelopments in Malaysia" to members of the Klang and Port Swettenham Rotary Club here June 17
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  • 30 17 BATU PAHAT, June 15—The Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat, Mr. Boh Ah Teck, has been elected chairman of the Youth Section of the Batu Pahat MCA.
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  • 44 17 PENANG, June 15—The BtattChlneae (Penang) Association will fete the president, Mr. Koh Bln Hock, at a dinner at the Tal Tong Restaurant on June 25 to congratulate him on his receiving the Ah 11 Mangku Negara In the recent King’s birthday honours.
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  • 172 17 PENANG, June 17. /CHRISTOPHER Lee Griffin, the first American v* Field Service exchange student chosen for Penang under the Americans Abroad Programme, is expected to arrive here on June 21. Son of Mr. Harry L. Griffin, president and manager of a printing firm
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  • 226 17 ITUALA LUMPXJR, Jung 16. A meeting to discuss possible reduction in the retail price of soft drinks in coffee shops in Malaya will be held soon by the PanMalayan Coffeeshop Keepers’ Association. The association was waiting for an official letter from
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  • 130 17 Kuala lumpur, June 16. —The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Hajl Idris, today told Malay businessmen that to be successful in business, they must be tolerant, tactful and, above all, thrifty. He was speaking at the opening of a weekly
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 352 18 rE past week’s trading has been considerably more active with prices dropping one cent on the previous week to around the 72 cents level, say H.C.B. C >. Ltd. in their current survey of the Malayan Rubber Market. Consumer demand has remained disappointing with continued
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    • 1848 18 From Our Market Correspondent THOSE who sought some bright spot on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia last week sought in vain and conditions continued mucli as they have done for many weeks £ast. Depressing as it is to have to report such unpromising conditions week
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    • 23 18 June 18. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 721 cents (up half a cent). ,73#2S <down Unofficial estimated offering 210 tons (up 5 tons).
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    • 71 18 /''HIMI3I Product exchange. tings* P»r» noon prices ptr pioul yesterdoyi Coconut oilt bulk |A4I oellera, drum s67ft collera. Copro: June/July UK/Contlnent: Unquoted. Popper: Muntok white $159 oellera. Harawak white |ls2ft aellera, special Harawak black *l3O aellera, garbled i.ampong black |1S0(N) sellers, AST A 9162 KN) sellers. tlngopora Coconut
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    • 39 18 (Manager'* Pricat) rirat Malayan I.Bft 1.9 b Mecond Malayan 1.30 1.40 Third Malayan 97 1.08 Malayala Commerce .80 .91 xd Viral Hong Kong... 1.03 I.oB* Second Hong Kong .7ft .79* Uterllng Commodity 3/3 3/10 (*Hong Kong currency)
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    • 44 18 THI Malayan Sxehange Hanks' AssoI elation mad* these changes In Its rates to merchants on Saturday (al> rates to 3100): Selling TT or OD ready: Deutsohr Mark* 129 5/8, Swiss Francs 140* Italian Lira *****, Danish Kronar 225 and Swedish Kroner 167*.
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    • 14 18 The British bank rate remained unchanged at six per cent on Thursday.
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    • 262 18 TULY first grade rubber f.o.b. u buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 7tV4 cents per lb. up half a cent on Thursday’s closing one cent on Thursday’s closing level for the position. The tone was Idle. R.A.S. and F.M.R.E, closing prices
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    • 30 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul). June 14. 72% cts. $780.00 15. 71% cts. $769.00 16. 72 cts. $750.87% 17. 71% cts. $747.87% IS. 72% cts. $730.25 $730.25
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    • 38 18 ✓\N the free exchange market In Hong vy Kong yesterday the US. dollar was quoted at 5 76| for T.T. and 5.751 for oath. Sterling was quoted at IS.OI and one tael of gold was 25»|.
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    • 154 18 jyiAY tin outputs in piculs except where stated. Anglo-Oriental (Malay a i Ltd. Apat Ting Dredging 9.40 Berjuntai 5.495 Kampong Lanjut 3.544 Kamunting 3.278 Kramat 295 Kuala Kampar 1685 Larut 335 Lower Perak 2.662 Rantau 558 Southern Kinta 3.624 Taiping 640 Tongkah Harbour 1.503 (including 1,065 by
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  • 388 19 SINGAPORE, June 17 THE Singapore Government has requested 1 the Central, Government to amend the ban-on-* Hikes Emergency regulations to exclude Singapore. The Minister for Labour, Mr. Jek Yuen Thong, disclosing this in the Legislative Assembly last night, said the State Government
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  • 199 19 TAIPING, June 17. THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is giv--1 ing out launching grants to various district youth standing conferences in the country to assist them to carry out their activities and administra- WV7 V/U11J UUV lliUH 4 tion. This was
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  • 59 19 JOHORX BAHRU, June 17. Sixty women from remote kampongß all over Johore will attends special civics course on current affairs organised by the Johore Information Department. The Johore Mentrl Besar. Da to Hajl Hassan bin Haji Yunos, will open the course which will start at the
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  • 42 19 SINGAPORE, June 16. The Housing and Development Board will spend $64,000 for external redecoration of the flats it has offered for sale in Hong Bahru. Defective fittings caused by wear and tear will also be repaired and replaced.
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  • 36 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. The Mentri Beaar of Selangor. Da to Harun bin Hall Idris. received $6OO for the National Defence Fund from the president of the Selangor Recreation Club, Dr. B. Noronha.
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  • 238 19 CINGAPOFE, June 17,— After the “Miss Universe” contest in Kuala Lumpur, now the “Miss Internanational” contest in, Singapore. The local organisers of the “Miss International" contest, which will be at Long Beach (the “Miss Univer-' se" contest Is at Miami Beach) has Invited Malaysian girls
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  • 43 19 IPOH, June 16 The Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Engku Mohsein bin Abdul Kadir, will be in Taiping tomorrow to visit the museum, the youth centre site, and to attend the Larut and Matang district youth leaders conference.
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  • 446 19  -  By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, June 17 M R Ong Eng Guan has not finished with politics. He will > make a come-back in the byelection for the Hong Um constituency the seat he gave up yesterday. This is the second such gamble
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  • 160 19 Kuala lumpur, June 16. —Malaysia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Mr. R. Ramani, will fly to Algiers in a day or two to Join the official seven-man advance party which left here today for the Foreign Ministers Conference on June 24. The team, led
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  • 42 19 KULIM, June 16 —One hundred And forty-six members of the Kullm MIC branch last night registered as members of the National Land Finance Cooperative Society headed by Dato V- T. Sambanthan, Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications.
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  • 24 19 SINGAPORE, June 16—Singapore’s Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. will open the Baharuddln Vocational Bchool at Queensway at 9.16 p.m. on June
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  • 364 20 A LOR SPTAR, June 19. —Desmond Brown of Kuala Lumpur was in brilliant riding form at the Kedah amateur racqs today when he landed a hattrick in a card of six events. His winners were Mametz Wood (Race 4), Tfnggt Harapan (Race 5)
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  • 224 20 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18. 'JHE Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, today warned anti-Malaysia groups in the country against pursuing their “crush Malaysia” aims. In an interview with Merdeka, the Umno weekly, he said a “great misfortune”
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  • 973 20 H 4 A fi tig U I(UALA LUMPUR. June 20. The Selangor Turf. Club’s June meeting: opened today with two shock results. Race X CL. DIV l—IHF OSS Stable'* <8) FOWELLA 7 12 ,133—92) LM I (6» Gay Buccaneer 8.3 (976—288) Mitchell 2 (9) Lour jet 7.9
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  • 193 20 SINGAPORE, June —The Singapore k Government said to- day that severe action would be taken against any Malaysian ship calling at Indonesian ports. An official statement, however, said that the Govexnment was so t far unaware of any local ships calling at Indonesian
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 25 20 -BIG SWEEP f TOTAL POOL: $25,112 1st *****5 $14,105 2nd *****7 S 4.701 3rd *****6 2.350 Starters: $391 each—Nos: *****8, *****1. *****5. *****5, *****3, *****0,
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    • 39 20 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $88,858 *****8 (W****)! 2 No. *****3 ($10,993). 8—No. *****7 ($5,498). STARTERS ($549 each.; Noo: *****5, I475«: *****5, !5191(i *****9, *****4. *****8. CONSOLATION ($488 each) No*: (*****7, *****3, *****0 *****7, *****7, *****1, *****9 *****7, *****8, 186»63
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