The Straits Budget, 22 June 1966

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U K. AS A NEWSPAPER SEKIKS7I4. KUALA LUMPUR, 22 JUNE, 1966. Price 40 Cents (Malaya or 1 Shilling KDN 2035
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    • 264 1 A INCREASE IN CIRCULATION IN 8 YEARS! Reflecting the countries’ consistent economic development the Straits Times has since 1957 soared from an average net sale of 80,683 per issue during that year to 160,249 in October 1965, and is still rising! A continuous rise in income levels (from an estimated
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  • 1770 2 By OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, June 22 debate on the motion to thank the King for his speech opened in the Dewan Ra’ayat today with a plea to the Government to follow “a truly nonaligned, neutral and i ndependent foreign policy/*
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    • 696 3 Straits Times, June 13 There is on uncommon fuss about Biitish defence policy and commitments in Asia. It continues despite Mr. Wilson’s Most assurance to Australia (and presumably to Malaysia and Singapore, although nor,ne talks about this) because the Butish press, and quite a lai’so slice of
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    • 129 3 Straits Times. June 13 Tlie 185 boys of the Johore Bahru trade school who boycotted classes last week are being given a chance to resume their studies without penalty. They would be most foolish not to accept it. The Ministry of Education’s statement on Saturday makes clear the
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    • 743 3 Straits Times. June 14 The usual astonishing variety of questions on the order paper for the seven-day meeting of Parliament this time display an unwonted and welcome interest in the country’s primary industries. There will also be an opportunity to discuss the problems of the tin industry
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    • 338 3 —Straits Times. June 14 The diplomatic estrangement of Malaysia and Pakistan has become wholly anachronistic. There never has been a direct conflict of interests between the two countries. Their falling cut was a by-product of quarrels with third countries. Pakistan severed relations with Malaysia last October on the
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    • 604 3 —Straits Times, June 15 Yesterday’s dramatic developments in Sarawak's political crisis left Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan with the choice of resigning or fighting a decisive last round in the Council Negri with the odds, by all accounts, against him. The Council has .‘>6 elected members (there are
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    • 358 4 —Straits Times. June 15 A major part of the Royal Address to Parliament the first by the new Yang diPertuan Agong—was devoted to the recent gratifying developments in Malaysia’s external relations. The Bangkok talks have paved the way for winding up confrontation and restoring friendship between Malaysia and
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    • 702 4 —Straits Times. June 17 Questions addressed to the Education Minister in Parliament have elicited much useful information. One fact to i emerge is that the growth of secondary and post-secondary education in Malaya over the past five years has been nicely j balanced, with standards generally well maintained.
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    • 697 4 —Straits Times, June 18 An entirely new light is thrown on British refusal to I provide $650 million military aid to Malaysia by the Finance Minister’s explanation of the Singapore link on which the British Government has insisted. Mr. Denis Healey, said Mr. Tan Siew Sin, assured
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    • 177 4 —Straits Times, June 18 Laying claim to continent* shelves is now such a run-o'-the-mill event that Malaysia* similar action need raise m eyebrows. Rather, the Bill be fore Parliament is to be accepted as simple recognition that modern offshore drill* and dredging techniques ha\* made the three-mile limit
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  • 629 5  -  From Geoffrey Geldard: Kuching, June 12 SARAWAK'S Chief Minister, Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, tonight announced that lie had sacked his Minister for Communications and Works, Inche Abdul Taib bin Mahmud “because 1 have now no confidence in him.” itwHUMfi k Dato Ningkan disclosed that rebels in the
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  • 53 5 SINGAPORE. June 12. The governments of Singapore and India have agreed to the appointment of Mr. Surendra Singh Alirojpur as High Commissioner of India in Singapore. Mr. Surendra Singh joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1949. Ho is expected to arrive in Singapore at the end
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  • 236 5 fcV'UALA LUMPUR. June 10. ',iY —The director of the United Nations International School, Mrs. Ma« rietta Tree, said today that the education of children would be directed at an “international or universal 1 level in 20 years’ time. Mrs. Tree who
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  • 62 5 SINGAPORE, June 12. American psychiatrist, Dr. Shevert Frazier, is due to arrive here tomorrow for a study tour. During his stay, Dr. Frazier will give lectures to students and medical groups. He is chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor University College of Medicine
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  • 329 5 K. LUMPUR, June 12 OELIGIONS should not have a big say in the debate on birth control. f l his is the opinion of the president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Lady Rama Rau. “I do not believe that religions formed some thousands
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  • 59 5 KUALA LUMPUR. June 10. The sixth planters’ conference to be held here from July 7 to July 9 will discuss four topics instead of one as In the past. They are “Estate budgettinej” "New 'development In processing packaging and presentation of natural rubber,” “Manuring requirements in
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  • 44 5 KUCHING June 10. British Minister for Air Defence, Lord Shackleton, arrived here today by RAF Transport Command aircraft. He was met by Gen. OH. Lea. Director of Operations In Borneo. Deputy High Commissioner F.F. W. Martin and other Army chiefs.
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  • 154 6 qiNGAPORE, June 12. The secretarygeneral of the NTUC, Mr. Ho See Beng, has accused the Singapore i Employers’ Federation of being “a fly in the ointment” in employ-er-employee negotiations. Speaking at a meeting of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union last night
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  • 172 6 JESSELTON, June 12 'PHE 45-day period of registration of voters for Sabah’s first elections which ends on June 14 has been extended to July 14. The Supervisor of Elections, Mr. H. S Sidhu, said that this was because of representations
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  • 465 6 TREMENDOUS RURAL DEVELOPMENT HANGAR, June 12 4 'pHE Raja of Perlis today declared that Perlis was no more a backward State. ‘‘To say Perlis is backward will be erroneous,” he told the State Assembly here. The Raja, who opened the
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  • 634 6 K. LUMPUR. June 12 r £HE Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Sicw Sin. is expected to state “the reasons for tht failure to get a loan of $630 million from Britain" when Parliament meets this week He will also explain
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  • 54 6 SINGAPORE. June 12 -Mr K Suppiah, president of the 1500tmember Singapore Public D>'>‘ Rated Employees Unions’ Iteration, is due to return hornet June 20 after a study tom cl labour movement in America He had been awarded a sely ship under the United educational
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  • 33 6 PENANG. June 12. The y" 1 licity committee for the Festival of Pc Hang will mrf» 11 a m. on June 16 in th* mittee room of the City Hi t
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  • 32 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June 1* Mr. James Gaddarn fo n> Trinity College of Music. 1 will arrive in Kuala Luwi morrow to conduct the I*' sic and speech examinatu i
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  • 142 7 4 [.OR STAR, June 14. J\ The Australian High Commissioner, Mr. A.J. Eastman, last night described Tengku Abdul Rahman as “the most outstanding leader in South-East Asia today.” The Tengku is a man of great vision,” Mr. Eastman said at the weekly meeting
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  • 131 7 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 9 The problems of export of Malaysian rubber and tin and shipping and tourism would be discussed at the Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ conference, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Um Swee Ann, said. In a statement on the eve
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  • 31 7 SINGAPORE, June 14.—PreslYusof bin Ishak will be ilie miest of honour at the annual "inner of the Singapore Institute or Architects at the Adelphl Hotel °u June 18
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  • 24 7 RAUB. June 14.—A new $100,000 '•sorvoir has been built at the lau Valley Federal Land Deve'lament Authority scheme nine 'Hues from here.
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  • 327 7  -  —BY DEVAN NAIR LUMPUR, June 12. With the ending of confrontation, Malaysia’s financial and human resources could be used to eliminate economic disparities and break down communal divisions, the secretary-general of the Demorcratic Action Party\ Mr. C. V. Devan Nair, said last night. Speaking at the annual dinner
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  • 56 7 SINGAPORE. June 12. Lady Ruma Rau. the visiting world president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, will give a public talk on “Internatianal development in family planning'' at the pathology lecture theatre. General Hospital, at 8 15 p.m, on Tuesday, The meeting is sponsored by the
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  • 71 7 PENANG. June 12—Two Maiaysmns Mr. Teoh Teik Lee a senior lecturer in the Specialist Teachers' Training College, Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. Kuan Huah Oong, secretary of thp Penang Chinese Swimming Club will repi esent Malaysia at the Commonwealth life saving conference in London from July 18 to
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  • 36 7 J>ENANG, June 10. The Penang Malay Patriotic Youth organisation is to call a meeting of boniohs to consider the formation of an association to promote the art of healing and cure through native medicine.
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  • 298 7 K. LUMPUR, June 12 r |TIE enforcement of any 1 Government programme without due realisation ol farmers’ problems in the country would lead to dissatisflcation and an antiprogramme attitude by the farmers in the future. Dr. M. C. Agarwal. head of
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  • 154 7 I *KARTA. June 12. The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik, last night gave a dinner party at his Official residence in honour of Tan Sri Ghazali bin Shafie. Permanent Secretary to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, here on a peace mission. Tan Sri Ghazali has
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  • 29 7 REMBAU, June 12. —The Governor of Malacca, Tun Haji Abdul Malek. today presented several books and a cupboard to his alma mater the Sekolah Kebangsaan Changkau here.
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  • 204 7 I/UALA LUMPUR* June 12.—The Philippine’s Charge d’AlTaires, Mr. Rodolfo L. Diaz, paid tribute here today to the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, and President Ferdinand Marcos for the “recent normalisation of relations between the two countries.” In a message to Malaysia on the 68th anniversary
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  • 56 7 SINGAPORE. June 12. The light industries services of the Economic Development Board is organising a course in “Sales forecasting" m English starting on June 14. The course, comprising eight sessions of two hours each, will be held at the Light Industries Services Conference Room “A”. The
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  • 33 7 PENANG. June 12. The State MARA otllcer. Incite Idris bin Lassim. will speak on “MARA and its activities” at the next, dinner meeting of the Penang Javcees on June 22.
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  • 212 8 T AI<A MJMPI'K. June >. The (government hopes to introduce a Hi U <>k th rout; lioiit tile country along the lines of the National I. in«uage Week. the Assistant .Minister of Culture. Vo:*th and Sports, Abdul Kadir, announced today. During the Week, various
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  • 109 8 A TOAST to the Philippines by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Rar.ak. at the Philippines National Day celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on June 12. WJIh him is the Charge d Affairs of the Philip- pines Embassy, Mr. Rodolfo L. Diaz. The reception was attended by more
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  • 116 8 SINGAPORE. June 13—A delegation from the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees led by its secretary general, Mr. G. Kandasa.ny, today met the acting Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Culture. Mr. John Duel os. to discuss a new Government reorganisation scheme a fleeting some 200 Broadeasting
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  • 378 8 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13. THE new Senate Mace a present from the King to the country which will be hand ed to the Senate at a special session tomorrow afternoon is the product of Kelantan craftsmen. The new Mace, with its 13-pointed stars and its
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  • 20 8 MACHANO. June 13—Mr. Kliaw Mong Hua has been elected president of the National Union of Teachers, Kelantan branch
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  • 240 8 l/ANGAR, June 13.—An Alliance State As--1 semblyman, Mr. Loh I Ah Tong (Kaki Bukit), today complained in the Perlis State Assembly of the damage done to rubber trees in the border areas by wild elephants. He said that thousands of young trees had been
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  • 36 8 SINGAPORE- June 13 The Sangam Boys” will hold a n .•reka ragam (variety concert) at the Jalan Penggaga comumni'v centre at 8 p.m. on Wednesday In conjunction with the Muslim m; ndi salar celebrations.
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  • 26 8 MACHANG. June 13—The National Union of Day Training College Centre Trained Teachers, Kelantan branch, is organising a tour to Pulau Perhentian on Jure 30.
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  • 23 8 NIBONG TEBAL. June 13 Workers on Batu Kawan Estate, 16 miles from here, have donated $1,772 to the National Defence Fund.
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  • 24 8 SINGAPORE, June 13 —A new restaurant was opened at the Singapore Trade Union and Conference Hall in Shenton Way on June 18.
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  • 343 8  - Two pro Ningkan parties merge as crisis worsens Cy Geoffrey Geldard |£UCHING, June 13. b the political crisis here worsened today—the eve of the Council Negri meeting Party Negara Sarawak and the Melanau political party, Tiigau i United People’s Party, announced their merger as a native party. Both parties support
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  • 47 8 SUNGEI PATANI. June 13 Che Znitun blnte Hassan. of Sungei Patani, has won the *'M ,SS Golden Voice of Kedah a'' l Perils” title. Che Salmtuh bin 1 Abu Bakar and Che Fatim binte Abdul Latiff. both of A <>i Star, were second and third.
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  • 874 9 K. LUMPUR, June 13 HTHE 10-member Malaysian Motor Vehicle Assemblers' Association today strongly advocated that some form of agreement be found to link the two local assembly programmes of Malaysia and Singapore. “If the two assembly programmes could be linked on a reciprocal basis
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  • 167 9 PENANG, June 13 T HE Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon bm Haji Jubir, said here yesterday he had every confidence that the fiveyear plan for the development of Penang port facilities would be adequate or more trade between Indonesia and Malaysia “The volume of
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  • 192 9 S/UALA LUMPUR. June 13. —The Minister of Lands and Mines, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Ya'akob. said today that the Government was doing its best to remedy weaknesses in i t s machinery. He was speaking at tne opening of a land ad
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  • 157 9 IPOH, June 13. rpHE Perak State Government will build a number of minor irrigation works for farmers not living close to the big schemes covering the main rice bowl areas. These small projects cover between 60 to a few hundred acres shared by a number
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  • 38 9 PENANG, June 13—The State MARA officer Inche Idris bin Lassun. will talk on MARA and its activities at the monthly dinner meeting of the Penang Junior Chamber at the Hotel International here on June 15.
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  • 265 9 K. LUMPUR. June 13 A 1 „L ASA sub-committees will come to “life" following the meeting of officials in Bangkok on Wednesday. This was stated here today bv the head of Malaysia’s ASA secretariat. Mr. i Waiter Ayathurai. who leaves for the Thai capital
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  • 206 9 1/ANGAR. June 13. An Alliance State Assemblyman, Wan Ahmad bin Wan Abdullah, today urged the Central Government to take firm action against antiMalaysia elements in the country. Speaking during the debate on the Raja’s speech, he said people who were against the Malaysian concept
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  • 353 10  -  From JEFFREY FRANCIS JESSelton, June 14. SHACKLETON, Minister ot Defence for the RAF, hinted today that Britain would like to see an international organisation like the United Nations taking over the peacekeeping role east of Suez. Until such a force was
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  • 45 10 SINGAPORE. June 12, The Singapore Chamber Ensemble will present Singapore's llrst promenade concert with its full choir and the symphony orchestra next month. Soloists will be Peter Bellion < tenor i and Ann Tan (pianoforte). with Paul Abishrganaden conducting the choir and orchestra.
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  • 165 10 pENANG, June 13. 1 The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, disclosed today that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports would set up up 12 multi-purpose youth centres one in every state of Malaysia. The centres would provide facilities to train
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  • 139 10 LUMPUR, June 13. —Malaysian dental surgeons will meet tomorrow to protest against a proposal to admit unqualified dental mechanics to the dental register. The meeting, called by the Malaysian Dental Association, will be held at the St. John Old Boys Association hall in Bukit Nanas
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  • 244 10 U A L A LUMPUR. June 13. —One of Japan’s youngest edi-tor-publishers, Mr. Jim T. Moritani, arrived here today to obtain first-hand information on the tourist potential of Malaysia. Ills visit will result in a -special “Visit Malaysia” .supplement in th e August issue of
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  • 50 10 KUALA LUMPUR. June 13. The Controller of Rubber Research and chairman of the Malayan Rubber Fund Board, Dr L. Batehan, will give a talk ou "Malaysian natural rubber in a changing world scene” to members of the Economic Association of Malaya at the University of Malaya tomorrow.
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  • 209 10 ALOR STAR, June 13. THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman said here today he was happy to hear that Pakistan had indicated that she would soon resume diplomatic relations with Malaysia. “In fact even though diplomatic relations were broken off, there has never been
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  • 119 10 L UALA LUMPUR June 13. a fiveman British parliamentary delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur today en route to Eastern Malaysia. The members of the delegation are Mr. ten, Drlberg, Labour M.P for Barking; Lieut. Col. Marcus Lipton, Labour M.P. for Brixton; Mr. Raymond L Mawby, Conservative
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  • 452 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 PEACE and plenty Tor all Malaysians was (he keynote of the speech from (he throne when the Vang di-Pertuan Agong opened a new session of Parliament today. Resplendent in his black and gold costume, his *miling Queen by his
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  • 558 11  -  THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE, SAYS THE TENGKU By FELIX ABISHEGANADEN Kuala Lumpur, June 13. DATO Stephen Kalong Ningkan is to be relieved of his post as Chief Minister of Sarawak because he is not working for the credit of the
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  • 100 11 KUANTAN, June 14.—Two beacons installed by the Rotary Club at crossings here at a cost of $2,500 will be officially handed over to the Town Council at a ceremony at the Kuantan Club at 5 p.m. on Friday. The club’s immediatepast president, Dr. Johnny Liew, will
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  • 34 11 PENANG, June 14.— I The Penang Sta’c branch of the Central Welfare Council will hold its next executive council meeting at the Permatang Tinttci Old Peoples’ Home, Prince Wellesley, on June 19.
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  • 286 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 14. THE security of Malaysia was being threatened by the two-pronged Communist campaign of subversion and terrorism which was continuing undiminished, Parliament was told today. A Government document tabled in the House today at the opening of Parliament by the Yang
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  • 130 11 l/UALA LUMPUR, June 14. Lieut. Abdul Kadir bin Nordin, who ivas recently awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani for gallantry leaves on Thursday for a 21-day minor tactics course in New Zealand. He is on 9 of 14 officers and non-commissioned officers from the Malaysian
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  • 52 11 SINGAPORE, June 14. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan. Yew, will Rive a talk on “BiR and Small Fishes in Asian Waters” to University of Singapore students at the Lower Quadrangle, University campus, Bukit Timah, at 815 p.m. tomorrow. The Talk is organised by the university’s Democratic
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  • 30 11 SINGAPORE. June 14. The Singapore branch of the Bank of China will celebrate its 30th anniversary tomorrow with a dinner for the staff at its Battery Road office.
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  • 893 12 1965 —a year of all-round achievement in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, June 1 4 'J’HK year 1965 was a fitting climax to the successful conclusion of the Second Five-Year Plan for Malaya and recorded an allround achievement not only for the States of Malaya, but also lor Sabah and Sarawak. Details
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  • 343 12 PENANG, June 14 yyHEN the Chief Minister takes over the George Town City Council on Julv 1 Mayor Ooi Thiam Siew will still be Mayor bn* only in name. And he will continue to draw hi* $l,OOO a month allowances. "He cannot
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  • 61 12 St Anthony’ s Church to celebrate Kuala lumpur. June n —The Feast of Sf Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of the parish, will celebrated at St. Anthony* Church here on June Jt will be preceded by 1 Novena. The parish priest ot the church said that aboi'f 3,000 to
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  • 522 13 TARIFF BOARD HEARS VIEWS... K. LUMPUR. June 14 chairman of the Tariff Advisory Board, Mr. L. A. D. Williamson, said today that the impression he gained from some prospective motor vehicle assemblers was that they were using tariff protection “to put car prices
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  • 118 13 KUAI A LUMPUR. June 14. INDONESIAN businessmen are eager to resume large scale trading with Malaysia. Selangor State Assemblyman. Raja Nong Chik bin Ishak. said today on his return from a three-day visit to Jakarta. Raja Nong Chik new to Jakarta from Bangkok on a
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  • 70 13 l/UALA LUMPUR, June 14. —Film Negara Malaysia has submitted three films for the 16th International Film Festival to be held in West Berlin from June 24 to July 3. They arc: “Portrait of Prosperity,” “Dramas cf Rural Life,” and “Corridors of Faith.” Mr. C. Mahatheva,
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  • 147 13 SINGAPORE. June 14. Electronic brain services will soon be available to small industrial and commercial concerns here and Malaysia. Only a Tew big public and commercial organisations in both places can afford the high cost of a computer which costs from $250,000 to a
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  • 88 13 W UALA LUMPUR. June 14 —The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has called for tenders for ihe import of 1,000 metric tons of sugar into Penang for the period ending Sept. 30 this year. Each tender—for a minimum Of 50 and a maximum of 100
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  • 332 13 June 14 eminent Americas psychiatrist. Dr. Shevert 11. Frazier, today spoke of the need to “break down the shame” of going to mental clinics for treatment. Many people in need of psychiatric help, he said, shield away from these clinics because
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  • 520 14 Kuala lumpur, i June 14. —The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, Hew back from Jakarta today and said: “I think we have found a formula to end confrontation.” During his three day stay tn Jakarta Tan
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  • 108 14 KUALA LUMPUR. June 14.—Enrolment in primary and secondary schools in Malaya totalled 1.725,101 last year following the abolition of the Standard Six promotion examination. Tiie lnrrea.se this year was slightly over 9 per cent. More school and classroom facilities had to be provided in
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  • 51 14 SINGAPORE. June 14.-Cadet Douglas H Hansen, son of Mr and Mrs. H R Hansen Jr. of Singapore. has been awarded the wreath for academic achievement in military science by the Columbia Military Academy, Tennessee, United States The academy is one of America’* leading boys* college preparatory
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  • 33 14 SINGAPORE June 14 The Mitsui OSK l.ines. Nippoh Yusen Kuisha and Kawasaki Risen K.iisha have jointly given a consign* tnt nt of judo mats to the Port Authority Pecrsition Club
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  • 74 14 Kuala lumpur, Juno n —The University of Malaya Infantry Battalion, which is part of t tie Malaysian Territorial Army, will hold its first ceremonial parade at tin' university’s convocation on June 25. Formed only 18 months ago, the battalion comprises members from both the staff and undergraduates.
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  • 89 14 SINGAPORE. June 12. The Asia Foundation has presented to Nunvam? University a collect ion of 199 volumes ot books. They include several valuable classics and some recent publications by publishers in mainland China. The books. mostly about modern Chinese history. were bought in Hong Kong and
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  • 434 14  -  From Geoffrey Geldard Kuching, June u. Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan declared in a signed statement her tonight after consultation with Cabinet colleagues, leaders of the Sarawak Chinese Association, Party Negara and the Sarawak National Party, that he would not resign. He had earlier sent
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  • 153 14 PENANG, June 13.—Th Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today praised Malaysian journ alists for their high sense of responsibility. “They have done excellent job in covering the national news,” he said in a message to the Journalists* Union of North Malaya. The message was
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  • 725 15 Penghulu Tawi Sli chosen to take over from Ningkan KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 AFTER a 90-minute meeting tonight the Alliance National Council appointed Penghulu Tawi Sli to take over from Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan as Chief Minister of Sarawak. The choice of the 54-vear-old former school teacher
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  • 113 15 1/UALA LUMPUR. June 15. New Zealand would send more volunteers to work In Malaysia, the executive officer of the Voluntary Service Association of New Zealand. Mr. G. A Skipper, said here today. He is on a two-day visit to Kuala Lumpur after
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  • 272 15 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 A TOTAL of 350 comparties have submitted their Malayanisafion proposals to the Government, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, announced in the Dewan Ra’ayat today. It was the Government’s policy, he said, to ensure a "satisfactory rate"
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  • 629 16  -  ‘CRISIS WILL SORT ITSELF IN TIME’ From GEOFFREY GELDARD L* I THING, Junr 15.—Sa- riVlk’s Chief Minister, l)ato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, today appealed to the people in the State to remain calm over the current crisis in the Alliance here. “I am sure things will sort
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  • 466 16 ‘OUT OF THE BLUE? OH, NO' SAYS ISMAIL ByOur Parliamentary Reporters Kuala Lumpur, June 15 'jpHE Government has decided to set up an immigration station at Johore Bahru to control the movement of people from Singapore to mainland Malaya. The Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail,
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  • 156 16 IfUALA LUMPUR, June 15 Malaya lacked 7.6(H teachers last year including 1,691 undergraduate teachers. Out of the 55 067 trained teachers needed in the States of Malaya last year the Ministry of Education was able to get only 42,727 teachers. To off-set the
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  • 217 16 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 15. Direct elections will be held in Sabah next March, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, told the Dewan Ra’ayat today. He was replying to a Sabah backbencher. Mr. C. John Ondu Majakil in the debate on the King’s
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  • 82 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 The Asian Development Bank would begin functioning by the end of this year, the chairman of the 14-nation committee for the bank, Mr. Cornelio Balmaceda, said here today. Mr. Balmaceda was speaking to newsmen on his arrival here
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  • 145 16 I/UALA LUMPUR, June 15. —The Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail, will take the salute at the biggest ever police parade to be held in the Police Depot here on June 25. More than 1.083 men Including the Royal Malay-itu. Police band will
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  • 151 16 I ESS ELTON, Juno lo J The Sabah Alliance National Council has paved a resolution express’. 1 appreciation over tte successful outcome of the recent Bangkok talks ana the continuing efforts t° restore complete P rare and friendship between Malaysia and Indonesia. A statement issued
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  • 577 17 K. LUMPUR, June 15 By Our Parliamentary Reporters f £HE Government was today urged ft) change its present non-aligned foreign policy to a strong anti-Communist one. Speaking in the Senate here in support of a motion of thanks to the King for his
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  • 50 17 KANGAR. June 15 More than 300 farmers from Kampong Paclang Behor two miles from here took part last week in a "gotong royong” project to clear an irriga tion canal running through their padi fields The Mentrl Besar. Tan Bri Sheikh Ahmad, joined In the work
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  • 164 17 PENANG, June 15. The Ministry of Rural Development has made a grant of $40,000 for the organisation of the first Malaysian Scout Jamboree at Telok Bahang here in December. “This money is being made available through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and
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  • 51 17 SINGAPORE. June 15 Singapore's Minister for Health, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, returned home tonight after a short holiday in Europe. Mr. Yong left here on April 29 to attend the 19th World Health Assembly Conference In Geneva which ended on May 21. He was accompanied by his
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  • 316 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 15. —The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, told the Dewan Raayat here today that there was no cause for concern over the growth of the national debt so long as it did
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  • 115 17 JESS ELTON, June 15. MARA is to recruit 10 local officers to extend Us activities to various parts of Sabah next year. Announcing this today, the State MARA Officer, Hajl Munji bin Bhah, said the officers would be trained in Kuala Lumpur before
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  • 107 17 Kuala lumpur. Juner 15.—The Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff, Lieut. Gen. Tengku Osman bin Tengku Mohamed Jewa, will leave by air on Friday for an official visit to France and Britain. In France, he will watch a demonstration of SA33O helicopters at
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  • 2061 18 By Our Parliamentary Reporters KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 TMIE question of ‘’dual citizenship*’ of the Chinese in this country was raised during the third day nl the debate on the King's speech in the Dewan Ka’ayat today. Dato Haji Mohamed Asri bin Haji Muda
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  • 329 20 By Our Parliamentary Reporters KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. pRANCE has offered a $lOO million loan to Malaysia to finance projects in the First Malaysia Plan, the Finance Minister, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, announced in the Dewan Ra’ayat here this morning. Mr. Tan said that
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  • 45 20 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 The Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications. Tan Sri V.T. Sambantban, will addreas members and guests at the 20th anniversary dinner of the Technical Association Of Malaysia at the Arts Concourse, University of Malaya at 8 pm. tomorrow.
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  • 18 20 KAJANQ. June 16 The Ulu l-angat district rural development committee will meet here on June 18.
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  • 60 20 SEREMBAN. June 16 Two Alliance assemblymen tuts morning took the oath of office as members of the Negri SembUan executive council They were Mr Lam reck Choon (Sungel UJong) and Mr. Thong Hiang Kim (Baharui who replace the late Mr Han Hui Fong and Mr Lee
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  • 27 20 KUALA LIPIS. June 16 The Pahang Family Planning Association will hold two free consultations on family planning at the health clinic here on June 22
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  • 117 20 MALACCA, June 16.—The Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul tihaiar bln Baba, said last night that the Government’s as slstance to Malays in commerce and industry wanot an attempt to throttl*-non-Malays in the same field. The Government's moves were aimed to remedy the
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  • 354 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Jul A “HOT LINE” linking the desks of r i ku Abdul Rahman and Mr. Lee K a Yew was suggested today by Sena.ir Tan Sri G. Shelley in the resumed debate in the Senate on the motion of thanks to the King. Using
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