The Straits Budget, 21 September 1966

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    • 132 2  -  TRAVELLER Singapore SIM YEOW SIANG Singapore IMMIGRATION cJear- ance at the Singapore airport could take a tip from Kuala Lumpur At Kuala Lumpur airport two passages are provided, one for passengers with Identity Cards fnd one for those with passports In Singapore there is one
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    • 510 2  -  K S MOST aod S. Y LEE Singapore MR. Tan Slew Sin (S.T. Sept. 6) has commented upon the method of distribution of the residual assets of the Currency Board. He is reported to have said that the method of distribution was clearly laid down
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    • 281 2  -  C.H. WILLIAMS Kuala umpur [)URING the past few years any person wanting to buy a map of the Thai border areas or tslnce the start of con* frontation) of parts of East Malaysia, has been requested to complete a brief form for security clearance
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    • 137 2  -  PARENT Singapore LOCAL RESIDENT Singapore EVERY morning and evening some hundreds of school children staying at Tangling Halt and Comm o n w ealth Drive have to cross the main Com monwealth Avenue to attend the New Town and Permaisu ri Primary Schools with out
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    • 51 2  -  10H Singapore jpfcUCKS transporting, earth, sand and road metaj should be made to cover their loads with tarpaulins flrmiy. stranjo?f» to thi. side* of the vehlcla«d sand falling off these vehicles and turned into slush by rain make for treacherous d rna V i n 0nd,tl0nS f< *11 road
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    • 58 2  -  THOMAS LEE Singapore A MOSQUITOES moan n from fJ?n I "L usin S Board Hats In Persia ran Keliling The toferawl. S becomln v nli clu for the authorities just beside Block 71 acrosi the road, there s ot a ixjoi of stagnant water, with tall bushes, undoubtedly,
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    • 34 2  -  M. KARPAIA ai Singapore SOME kind of prize should be given to courteous drivers who compl> with all the rules of the road. That would have more impact than preaching and posters.
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    • 80 2  -  PEDESTRIAN ol Singapore. |N order to make the National Road Traffic Safety campaign a success 1 suggest that the Government should 1 r s t take action to clear obstructions from the five-foot ways and footpaths along all main streets Many of the five-foot ways particularly along
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    • 747 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 12 Fifteen months ago Parliament had its first look at the Criminal Procedure Code amendment bill which proposes, among other things, a vote of no-confidence in trial by jury and the abolition of the preliminary inquiry system. Comments last week by the chairman of
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    • 161 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 12 Singapore’s traffic toll continues to rise alarmingly. In this first eight months of this year 174 people were killed and 1,072 injured on the roads, both figures being higher than those for the same period last year. It may be argued that there is
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    • 664 3 Straits Times, Sept. 13 Political stalemate in Sarawak grows more dangerous. Telephoned threats of violence, warnings of possible bloodshed and of a state of emergency, make the possibility of reasoned settlement of the critical political problem still more remote. The threat posed by communist guerillas and the communist
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    • 391 3 Straits Times. Sept. 13 In South Vietnam, for the first time in years, something has gone almost exactly right. The elections which seemed so pathetic a project when they were announced five months ago have been most stimulatingly conducted despite Vietcong threats, Buddhist boycotts and fears of military
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    • 658 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 14 Approval by the Singapore Government of private credit up to $l5O million for exports to Indonesia is a convincing gesture of faith in the volume of trade expected now that relations are returning to normal. Of course the government is committed to nothing except
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    • 415 4 —Straits Times Sept. 14 In the first few years of the life of the RIDA (now MARA) College at Petaling Jay a not much happened. Its range of studies was limited, its students were few and its graduates very few indeed. But lately ell that has changed. Formidable
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    • 173 4 .Straits Times. Sept. 14 To judge by the repeated explanations of the policies approved by the People’s Consultative Congress, the new Indonesian Government is still not taking lightly either President Soekamo’s influence or the capacity of the leaderless communist rank and file to create trouble. General Nasution, chairman of
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    • 821 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 15 The action the Federal Gov- eminent is taking to break the stalemate in Sarawak is based on two primary considerations. It believes there is serious dangei of unrest and violence if the constitutional deadlock I is not resolved, a belief partly associated
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    • 407 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 16 Precisely what the Malaysian and Indonesian teams which have just ended weeklong negotiations in Kuala Lumpur agreed upon may not be known for soil., time. There is a “security rangement” for the East M. 1-aysian-Indonesian border i,nc a ‘recording of understands covering
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  • 69 4 PENANG, Sept. 16. The P** nang Malay Chamber of Coni merce has agreed to charge number* $376 each for a trip to Bn r,gkok to attend the Internatior.a Trade Pair being held there December. Members wishing to Join p 1p asked to submit their names 0
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  • 168 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sept.9. rpHE Minister or Information and Broadcasting. A Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said last night that certain projects could not be successfully implemented because of lack of co-operation and understanding between government officers and party officials.
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  • 125 5 TEN AFRO ASIAN COUNTRIES TO ATTEND SEMINAR UA L A LUMPUR, Sept. 9. Malaysia has invited 18 AfroAsian countries to attend a development seminar here from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4. Disclosing this last night on his return to Kuala Lumpur after a tour of the Afro-Asian countries, the Director
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  • 188 5 VUALA LUMPUR, **Sept. 9. New Guinea, whose main industry is timber, is to buy more than $2 million worth of prefabricated wood components of houses from Malaysia. The order is for 520 houses for the New Guinea Housing Administration. Disclosing details of
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  • 42 5 KUANTAN, Sept. 9—The Mentri Besar of Pahang, Dato Yahaya bin Mohamed Seh. today entertained five visiting Indonesian journalists to lunch at his residence at Telok Chempedak here. Dato Yahaya later presented each of the Journalists with a pen.
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  • 281 5 KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Sept. 9 Gaily decorated with flags of all the Malaysian States, Malaysia's first floating trade fair on board the steamship Rajah Brooke is all set to sell Made in Malaysia goods. The floating fair, which will bring trade to
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  • 51 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 9. Three executives of Esso Standard (Malaya) Ltd will leave here on Sept. 11 for a two-weeks course on refinery economics at the Esso training centre in Bangkok. They are Mr. Gregory Yin, Mr. Low Chun Seng and Mr. Allan Khoo Kim
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  • 355 5 IPOH, Sept. 11 HANDLE THE SARAWAK ISSUE WITH CARE... r president of the People's Progressive Party, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, M.P., today described Sarawak as a “powder keg”. “If not properly handled, the explosion could be disastrous,” he warned. The PPP leader was commenting on the
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  • 37 5 KANGAR, Sept. 9—The Perils Co-operative Banking Union Society, parent body of co-operative societies In the State, will send five delegates to the Apex Bank’s annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 18 and 19.
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  • 129 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 AN agreement signed in Singapore today for the avoidance of double taxation between Singapore and Norwav will continue indefinitely unless notice of termination is given in accordance with International practice In the first instance, it will be effective for a minimum period
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  • 102 5 SINGAPORE. Sept. 9—A schoolteacher, Madam Chan Siok Fong, will be Singapore’s sole representative at the 19th world conference of the World Association of Girl Guides in Japan later this month. Madam Chan is the District Commissioner of Central Division. She will be among the 210
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  • 52 5 PENANG, Sept. 9—Ex-members of Malayan security forces in North Province Wellesley will meet in Eutterworth on Sept. 11 to consider the formation of a district division to look after their Interests. This will be followed by the opening of three branches in Sungei Pertama, Permatang Sintok and Bagan
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  • 379 6 MALACCA, Sept. 1 1 JHE Deputy Prime Minister.. Tun Abdul Kazak, said last night that any attempt to settle the Rhodesia issue uy a ‘’Vietcongtype method’' would lead to dangerous consequences He was speaking at a dinner given in his honour by the
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  • 23 6 PENANG, Sept. 11 Mr Khoo Leong Hun has been re-elected president of the Penang Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
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  • 278 6 lESSELTON, Sept. 12. The Minister of Sabah Affairs and Civil Defence, Tun Mustapha bin Datu Harun, today declared categorically that he was no “stooge” of the Central Government. He made it clear in a lengthy statement that he believed and had full faith
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  • 262 6 K. LUMPUR, Sept. 11 A PLEA for fresh labour laws and a new dimension in industrial relations was made today by the president of the National Union of Employees in the Printing Industry, Mr. Charles Nicholas. Mr Nicholas who was addressing the delegates conference,
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  • 310 6 HEART-TO-HEART TALKS IN LOTUS ROOM PENANG, Sept. 11. THREE-MAN team from the Indonesian military and technical mission now in Malaysia flew into Penang today for “heart-to-heart" talks with local traders The meeting, behind closed doors in the Lotus Room of the E and O Hotel, was
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  • 36 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 The Principal Establishment Officer, Tan Sri Tengku Mohamed bin Tengku Besar Burhanuddin. left here today for Manila to represent Malaysia at a seven-day regional conference on public personnel administration.
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  • 78 6 CINGAPORE. Sept, g—The Finance Minister, Mr. Lim Kira San, today announced that agreement had been reached between Singapore and visiting Indonesian negotiation trade team co restore trade relations beween the two countries os soon as possible. Under the agreement, he seid, Indonesia export rubber, copra
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  • 63 6 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11 PanAmerican Airways will add 10 advanced-model Boeing 707-3218 jet transport to its fleet, the Pan-Am office in Singapore announced today. These aircraft are scheduled for delivery between July. 1067 and January, 1968. at total cost of US$Bl million. With this commitment. Pan-Am now
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  • 43 6 SINGAPORE. Sept. 11—A seminar on “Islamic Education in Singapore” will be held at the New Lecture Theatre 4, University of Singapore, at 2.30 p.m, on Sept 17. The seminar is organised b v the University of Singapore Mu‘* lim Society,
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  • 30 6 KLANO, Sept. 9—The Sultan cl Selangor will grant an audience to the Italian Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr. Enrico Carrara r the Istana Alam Shah here to morrow.
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  • 200 7  -  EGYPTIAN EXPERTS VERDICT: By ABUL FAZIL SINGAPORE, Sept. 9. Two Egyptian family planning experts today stressed that no aspects of Singapore’s family planning programme encroached on the Islamic religion in any way. Dr. Ahmad Hanafl Mahmoud, of Cairo University, and Dr. Mohammed Helmy Wahdan, of
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  • 91 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sept. The Johore State Government is planning to start the Red Book system at village level in implement project. Thia was announced by Dato Haji Othman bin Mohammad Saat a member of the Johore Btate Executive Council, when opening a tnree-day course
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  • 97 7 CINGAPORE Sept. 9 Llt.-Lt. ><3 N. Shorrick. of the Education Wing of the Royal Air Force who is planning to compile an official history of the air station at Seletar. Is appealing for contributions from people who know anything about the base before, during or
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  • 208 7 jPOH, Sept. 11.—A State Executive Councillor Mr. Goh Chok Sam will have a special mission of his own when he leaves with uoneSaiap jaquiaux-gi e on Sept. 17 for a three week tour of five countries In the Far East. He will visit two
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  • 281 7 |(UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11. The National Union of Teachers, which is boycotting extra-mural activities in schools, today accused the Government of “below the belt” tactics aimed at breaking or sabotaging the boycott. [ts criticism was prompted by a circular dated Sept. 5 from
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  • 58 7 SINOAPOREE, Sept. 11—A public lecture on "Mind and Matter” will be given by visiting Swami Nitya Chaitanya Yatl, at the New Lecture Theatre No. 4, University of Singapore, at 7.30 p.m. on Sept. 28. Swami Yatl Is the director and founder member of the Institute
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  • 284 7  -  From JEFFREY FRANCIS JESSELTON, Sept. 11. 'J’HE leader of the Indonesian military mission now here on a visit, Col. Soedarsono Prodjomiseno, last night indicated there might be another meeting between Malaysia and Indonesia on the question of dealing with the Azahari-led Tentera Nasional Kalimantan
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  • 31 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 9—The Minister of Lands and Mines, inche Abdul Rahman bln Ya'acob, will open the first Pan-Malaysia Forestry Conference at the Forest Research Institute at Kepong tomorrow
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  • 196 7 SINGAPORE, Sept. 11. Rules governing trade with Indonesia, which re* sumes tomorrow were an* nounced today. importation of goods from Indonesia must only be through Telok Ayer Basin in the case of vessels under 200 nett registered tons, which are owned by
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  • 28 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 9—The Selangor Vocational Guidance Association will hold its first general meeting at the British Council Hall in Jalan Bluff here on Sept. 22
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  • 556 8  -  A PLEA: DO NOT CREATE CLIMATE WHICH COULD HA VE TRAGIC RESULTS From GEOFFREY GELDARD Kuching, Sept. 12 RUMOUR was responsible for the allegedly tense situation in Kuching and other parts of Sarawak, the Chief Minister, Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, said today. In a statement
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  • 179 8 1/UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 A «—The United Arab Republic will constantly work for world peace, the visiting UAR Director of Afro-Asian Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Fayek, said here today. He was speaking to students of the Muslim College at Petaling Jaya when he paid
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  • 24 8 KAJANG. Sept. 12—The Kajang Hokkien Association celebrated its first anniversary with a dinner at its premises in Sungei Chua Road here yesterday.
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  • 299 8 SINGAPORE, Sept. 9. Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San, today gave reasons why he believed the new Singapore currency to be issued after June 12 next year would be strong, notwithstanding any unfavourable balance of trade in the future. He was
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  • 77 8 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. The Bulgarian ship, the Plovdiv, will leave Singapore for home tomorrow carrying 2,000 tons of rubber. The Bulgarian commercial counsellor here, Mr. Stancho Stanchev, said today the ship had completed loading operations. Four more Bulgarian cargo ships due to arrive
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  • 44 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 9 The head of the schools broadcasting section. Radio Malaysia, Inche Mokhtar bin Daud, today left for London for a six-month course ou schools broadcasting. The course is organised by the BBC under the Colombo Plan
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  • 58 8 SINGAPORE, Sept. 12—Mr. Ltm Jackson, civilian consultant In obstetrics and gynaecology to the Royal Air Force, recently visited the Far East Air Force, accompanied by the R.AJF. consultant advisor, Group Captain K. R Hudson. They visited the maternity unit at R.AJF. Changl hospital, families’ clinics at Siglap
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  • 123 8 IPOH, Sept. 12— The PPP 1 had every right to comment on political goingson in Sarawak, Dato SPSeenivosagam. M.P., one of the party's vice-pre-sidents, declared here today. He was commenting on a statement by Penghulu Tawi Sli, leader of the Alliance majority
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  • 53 8 MTJAR, Sept. 9—A research assistant in the Nanyang University, Singapore. Mr. Shee KoK Liong. 29, will leave for London tomorrow to study for a Mhster of Arts degree in political science. Mr. Shee. of Parit Jawa, seven miles from here, will study at *n f London
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  • 431 9  -  By JOE MIRANDA: Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 12 popular belief that the Mara College is open only to Malay boys and girls was today dispelled by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. The purpose of Mara, he said, was to serve the
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  • 166 9 V V A L A LUMPUR, lv Sept 12—The acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, today described the situation in Sarawak as “very bad.” The Central Government, he said, was keeping a close watch on developments there. He was awaiting a full report
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  • 28 9 PENANG. Sept. 13 Sycd Hasson Aid id. president of Penang Umno division, lias been appointed to serve on the national Umno executive council for a year.
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  • 192 9 IESSELTON, Sept. 12—The Federal Minister «I Labour. Mr. V. Manickavasagam. gave an assurance night that workers sent here from West Malaysia would not deprive Sabahans of their rights and privileges. “On the contrary, we want to help the people here solve their development problems
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  • 116 9 MALACCA, Sept. 11.—The chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority, Tan Sri Taib Andak, said here today that by 1980 the country would be earning about $2,080 million a year In foreign exchange through FLDA schemes. Speaking at a Press conference at the
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  • 269 9  -  By t JUDITH YONG SINGAPORE. Sept. 12. —Renowned American violinist Rug-giero-Ricci is in Singapore with two of his “assets’' his attractive South American wife and a violin insured for $lBO,OOO. Valma, his brunette wife, was a teenage actress in Argentina before she gave up
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  • 582 10  -  By ABUL FAZIL SINGAPORE, Sept. 12 rjpilE $l5O million commercial credit offer to Indonesian traders is private credit to be extended by Singapore businessmen at their own risk. Ollicial sources stressed that the governments of the two republics would not have anything to do
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  • 328 10 SINGAPORE. S?pt. 13—The Democratic Socialist Club of the University of Singapore today plunged into the controversy over university autonomy and academic freedom with a demand that members of the academic stall make a definite stand on the issue. In a memorandum on behalf of
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  • 40 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 13—Mr. <Stan) Ellis, who served with the British High Commission here for five years from 1958, is to be head of the News Department, Commonwealth Office. He will take up his new duties this month.
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  • 64 10 IPOH, Sept. 12 The newlyformed Perak Orchid Society will stage its first exhibition at the Dewan Istana Lemba. Bukit Chandan. in Kuala Kangsar on Sept. 16 and 17. All exhibitors are to send their plants before 9 p.m. on Sept. 15 to the Dewan Istana or to
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  • 29 10 BITIAWAN. Sept. 11—The Methodist English School in Ayer Tawar, near here, will hold a variety concert in aid of its building fund on Sept. 16 and 17.
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  • 455 10  -  By JOSEPH MIRANDA -Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 12 jyjORE than 500 Indonesians who were captured and held in detention camps in Malaysia during three years of confrontation will be back with their families in a fortnight. This was disclosed today by Major Otto Bujoh, spokesman of
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  • 293 11 SARAWAK CRISIS IPOH, Sept. 13. THE president of the People's Progressive Party, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, today suggested that the Central Government should send an all-party parliamentary team forthwith to investigate on the spot “the true situation in the troubled area of Sarawak
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  • 109 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13. The quota for the import of stockings for the next three-month period ending November is 120 per cent of 1964 imports, where the stockings or socks are of Pure natural silk, not rubberised, knitted or crocheted. But for stockings or socks not
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  • 119 11 fANG, Sept. 12.—Mr. William K. K. Lau. a senior art teacher at St. Xavier’s Institution, left today for Britain on a Federal Government scholarship to study art and design. He is expected to be away for four years. As chairman of the Penang Teachers’
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  • 90 11 l/UALA LUMPUR, n Sept. 13. —Seven medical personnel of the Malaysian Armed Forces will leave tomorrow for further medical train ing overseas. One of them, Pte. Mohamed Yusof bin Suleiman, is going to the Medical Field Service School in Fort Sam, Houston, Texas. The
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  • 60 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 Three delegates are now attending meetings of the International Telecommunications onion in Melbourne to discuss a wide range of domestic and international communication* topics. They are Mr. C. O. Donough, Traffic Superintendent of the Telecommunications Department, Mr. Wee Seek Hock, a Telecoms
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  • 64 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 A 25,000-ton United States cargo ship, the Colombia, has arrived in Singapore after having been towed several thousand miles across the Indian Ocean following a rudder break-down. The ship which was on its way from North Africa to Korea, broke down near Aden.
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  • 311 11 MALACCA, Sept. 13. THE Chief Minister, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin 1 Baba, announced today that the State Government had set aside $200,000 for the building of a technical training centre to train youths in motor, radio, television and electrical repairs. ‘‘Our problem now
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  • 41 11 SEREMBAN, Sept. 13 The Mentri Besar of Negri Sembilan. Dato (Dr.) Mohamed Said bin Mohamed. today opened sfx fish ponds two in Kampong Seri Kendong and four in Kampong Batu in the Rembau District and released 6,000 fry
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  • 126 11 Saigon envoy: What the polls proved I/TIALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 13 —The Ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam Tan Sri Tran Kim Phuong, told reporters here today that the returns in his country’s election proved clearly “that the Communists do not represent the majority of the Vietnamese.” He added: ‘‘The
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  • 62 11 JESSELTON, Sept. 13. The former Minister of Sa bah Affairs and Chief Min ister, Dato Donald Stephens returned here today from Singapore after treatment in Oleneagles Hospital for high blood pressure with diabetic complications. Asked by reporters if he Intended to return to politics, he said:
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  • 380 12  -  By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, Sept. 13 SINGAPORE and Indonesia today agreed on establishment of trade oflices with diplomatic status for some of the staff in each other’s territory. These offices are now expected to be set up almost simultaneously within a matter of days.
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  • 39 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Stpt. 13—A voice-aircraft today flew over the capital and made announcements which baffled many. It was later discovered that the Royal Malaysian Air Force plane was only testing its public address system
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  • 32 12 KLUANO. Sept. 13—The Johore Government has allotted three acres of land to the Kluana restrict Local Scouts Association at Jalan Yap Tati Sah to build a district headquarters and camp.
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  • 406 12 i l/UCHING. Sept. 13. Dato Ningkans Government issued its statement of policy this evening. It will push ahead with development for the benefit of the people, oppose by every means in Its power the growth of Communism, and will work for the promotion of
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  • 68 12 ]tf FAR. Sept. 13: A former student of the Chung llwa High School here. Inche Mat Ripen bin Mat Elah. 25. will leave for Formosa shortly to study political science under a Formosan Got ernment scholarship. Inche Mat Ripen (above), son of a
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  • 107 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 —The visiting Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Son Sann, last night pledged to work to increase Sin-gapore-Cambodia trade. Speaking at a dinner given by the four chambers of commerce in honour of his delegation, he praised the “dynamic spirit” of the Singapore Government
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  • 257 12 JOHORE BAHRU, Sept. 1,1 THE five Indonesian journalists now on a tour of Malaysia this afternoon visited the 435 Indonesian prisoners-of-war at a special detention camp here. They were greeted with wild cheers by the detainees. After the tour, th> journalists said that most of
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  • 60 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 13 Two oftlrers in the Prisons D’ partment, Mr. Charan Singh 34 and Inche Nik Ariffln bin N IK Omar. 31. left here today l" Tokyo. Both were awarded ColondK* Plan scholarships for a th»e p month course on prevention crimes and treatment of
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  • 42 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 13 M‘ M. C. Duraisamy. an industim relations officer, leaves tomorrow for training in India under Colombo-Plan scholarship. He will be with the Central institute for Training in Indu.-i' 1 Relations at New Delhi
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  • 604 13 Situation is deteriorating rapidly in Sarawak, the Press told KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14 AN “important statement” on L the situation in Sarawak will be made tomorrow by the acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. It is likely he will announce what action the Government intends to
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  • 259 13  -  From Jeffrey Francis IESSELTON, Sept. 14. J Some of Malaysia’s methods in national and rural development could be adopted by Indonesia in its development schemes, Mr. Juzahar Sirie, an official of the Indonesian Information Ministry, said here today. Mr. Juzahar who is leading a
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  • 172 13 KUALA LUMPUR, l4.—lndonesia is among the seven Asian countries invited to the 12-day seminar on workers’ education to be held at the National Union of Plantation Workers hostel in Petaling Jay a from Oct. 3. Invitations have been sent to the Oabungan Sharikat Buroh
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  • 194 13  -  From ARTHUR RICHARDS: London, Sept. 14 INDONESIA will give priority to its economic interests with Malaysia, Sultan Hemengku Buwono, the Indonesian Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs, said during his recent visit to London. He added that this was in line with his Government’s
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  • 67 13 MALACCA, Sept. 14 Senior State executive councillor and president of the Malacca MCA, Dato Tan Cheng Swee. Is expected to act for the Chief Minister, inche Abdul Ohafar Pin Baba who will be away from the State from Sept. 19. Inche Ohafar will be
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  • 171 13 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 13. Five newly appointed information attaches will soon be posted to Malaysian missions in Asia, Africa and Europe. They were picked by the Public Services Commission recently after an interview, though they have not been told of their success as yet.
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  • 80 13 SINGAPORE. Sept. 13 Two graduates from the University of Singapore and one from the University of Malaya have been given scholarships by the Canadian Government to study at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for their Master’s degree in business administration. They are Miss
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  • 79 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 14 The National Electricity Board is looking for a Malaysian to fill the post of secretary, which was vacated following the retirement of G. R. Wheeler last month. Mr. Wheeler has left for Australia on leave prior to retirement after having
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  • 43 13 MALACCA. Sept. 14 Mr. William Jalleh. assistant Registrar of Teachers, Ministry of Education. Kuala Lumpur, has assumed duty here as Chief Education Officer. He succeeds Mr. 8. K. Nayagam who has gone on transfer as Chia# Education Officer, Kedah
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  • 337 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE survey on K.A.P. (knowledge, attitude and practice) of family planning among housewives will be launched on Oct. 16. The survey, which will cover the whole of west Malaysia, is the first of its kind to be held here. It
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  • 106 14 The Govt’s success in meeting delicate problems J/UALA LUMPUR, 14.—Malaysia’s stability indicated the Government’s success in meeting delicate problems posed by the country’s racial balance and clear-cut economic divisions. Syed Zalnal Abidin, the Director-General of Information and Broadcasting, said this in a talk to Kuala Lumpur Rotarians at their weekly
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  • 188 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12. Minister of Health, Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin, today spoke of the “big challenge” faced by nurses—bringing the latest scientific advance in medicine to benefit the people. Speaking at the opening of an administrative and management course for matrons at the Staff
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  • 174 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14.—The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, will lead a seven-man Malaysian delegation to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ meeting in Montreal from Sept. 20 to 22. From Montreal, they will fly to Washington to attend the annual
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  • 142 14 JESSELTON, Sept. 14 u —The Brunei Peoples Independent Front is to press the Government to implement as soon as pos sible a full ministerial system of administration. “Only by having ttrs system of government can we meet the needs and aspirations of the people of
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  • 100 14 CINQAPORE, Sept. 14 A closed and distinct Foreign Service should not be created and inexperienced personnel should not b recruited to staff Singapore’s overseas missions. This advice was given by the Public Services Commission when the Government sought its assistance in finding suitable staff for
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  • 45 14 TELUK AN80N, Sept. 14 —Mr Ooi Boon Keat, a public h** 1 inspector of the town councj here, left for an environments sanitation course under the lombo Plan, lasting 15 wecss, the Royal Institute of Health and Hygiene in London
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  • 330 15  -  By ABUL FAZIL: S pore, Sept. 14 some guests mingled with Indonesian officials for cocktails at the reopening of Bank Negara Indonesia today, one shipping company stood by to trigger off the first shipment of Singapore goods to Indonesia. Any time within
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  • 296 15  -  By JOE MIRANDA 1/ I ALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. —A Malaysia-Indonesia agreement on border security arrangements in Last Malaysia and understanding on a wide range of non-military matters, set out “Record of Understanding,’' were announced here today. both the agreement on border security and
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  • 268 15 SINGAPORE. Sept. 14. r pHE two-week trade talks between Singapore and Indonesia climaxed today with the official re-opening of the Singapore branch of Bank Negara Indonesia at its former premises in Malacca Street. Closed since confrontation began almost three years ago, the bank’s opening
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  • 119 15  -  By SOH TIANG KENG SINGAPORE, Sept. 14. Three Indonesian Government officials slipped quietly into Singapore this morning aboard a Garuda aircraft. At. the airport to see them were Mr. Sim Kee Boon, acting permanent secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Lt.-Col. Abdul Rachman
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  • 24 15 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Sept 14 r.p, e Buklt Mertajam High w 1 hol< annual speech n»y. prize-giving and art exhibition on Sept. SO
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  • 45 15 KUALA I UMPUR, Sept. 14 Malaysia has agreed to increase her contribution to the United Nations Development Programme Fund from US$4O,OOO to US$6O- the acting Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak, said today. The increase indicated Malaysia’s support for the programme.
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  • 77 15 PENANG, Bept. 14—A total of 7,611 Muslims from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei are expected to make their pilgrimage to Mecca next year. This will be a record, the Pilgrimage Controller, Dato Haji All Rouse, said today. The Muslim Pilgrimage Advisory Board, which met in
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  • 39 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. Major R. A. Stevenson, commanding officer of the 19th Transport Company. Malaysian Services Corps, lias been selected for three months military training in the United States from Sept. 18 to Dec. 1
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  • 31 15 SUNGEI PATANI, Sept. 14—Mr. Albert Mah has been appointed Deputy Chief Police Officer, Kedah and Perils, in place of Mr. Tang Kwang Pun, who has been transferred to Perak.
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  • 1132 16 PARLIAMENT TO MEET IN EMERGENCY SESSION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15 THE Malaysian Parliament will meet in emergency session on Sept. 19 to pass an Act to enable two temporary amendments to be made to the Sarawak Constitution to restore
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  • 60 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15 Ten officer-cadets from the Royal Malaysian Navy left here today for a course at the Brlttania Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, England Four cadets will be away for three years, while the others will return after one year to do a
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  • 23 16 KULIM. Sept. 15 More than 100 villagers will attend a civics course at Padang Serai at 10 a.m. on Sept. 18.
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  • 159 16 JESSELTON, September 15. AN official of the Indonesian Information Min- istry said here today he was convinced that Malaysia and Indonesia would be able to surmount all difficulties and achieve common ob- jectives. Mr. Juzahar Sirie. who is leading a group of Indonesian Journalists, was
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  • 51 16 SUNGEI PATANI, Sept. 15 Rev. Father Jean Noel Maury, 84-year-old doyen of the Catholic clergy in Malaysia, celebrates the 80th anniversary of his ordination this year. To mark the occasion a tea party will be held at Bt. John’s Institution Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Sept.
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  • 155 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15. A flvemember delegation from the University of Malaya Students’ Union today presented a memorandum condemning the suitability certificate system to the Minister of Home Affairs, T\m (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman. The memorandum, approved at an extraordinary meeting of the
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  • 113 16 1 ESS ELTON, Sept. 14. u Sabah’s draft electoral rolls for parliamentary and state constituencies will be on display at all district offices from tomorrow until Oct. 12. Announcing this today, a statement from the Elections Commission here says that anyone whose name has
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  • 43 16 SINGAPORE. Sept. 15—JfiJ’jjJ installations in Singapore v* 1 electric sirens to signal tne and end of working bon employees from Sept. 19- d The sirens will also be u or fire alarms at stores ana shops at these installations.
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  • 204 17 Joint S’por e-Cambodia ventures possible SINGAPORE, Sept. 15 The Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Son Sann, today said Singapore’s “energy and dynamism” and Cambodia’s resources could be effectively combined to launch co-opera-tion schemes for mutual benefit. He also called for joint efforts to promote tourism and commercial exchanges between the
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  • 338 17 SINGAPORE, Sept. 15. A 33-MAN private trade mission is expected to leave for Jakarta on Tuesday to finalise arrangements with Indonesian traders on the $l5O million commercial credit agreement reached last week. With the exception of three members of the Indian Chamber of
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  • 178 17 SINGAPORE, Sept. 15 >3 Kokan Mining Co. of Tokyo, which has large mining interests in West Malaysia, announced tonight that its third West Malaysian iron mine in Kuala Lipis will begin operations in December. Mr. Haseo Watanabe, president of the company, who arrived here
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  • 33 17 TANJONG MALIM, Sept. 15— Teachers in the Batang Padang area will meet at the Tapah English Secondary School on Thursday to form a district committee of the National Union of Teachers
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  • 62 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Bept 15 The Australian Chief of General Staff, Lleut.-Gen. T.J. Dal.v, arrived last night for a one-day familarisation tour of Australian forces serving In Malaysia. This morning, he had discussions with Ministry of Defence officials here before flying off to visit troops In Malacca
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1754 18 From Our Market Correspondent |T was a difficult and sticky week on the Stock Exchange with easing prices and the market taking a hammering on Thursday when the Sarawak crisis came to a head with the declaration of a state of emergency. The slide was
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    • 246 18 /kt'TOBER first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.na. In Kuala Lumpur and Singapore yesterday at 59% cents per lb. down three-eighths of a cent on Thursday’s closing level for the position. The tone was easy. R.A.S. and M.K.E. closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday: Buyers
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    • 77 18 HINI9K Product lidunn, Singe- par* neon prices per ptaul yaitarday: Caaanul all t bulk $l3 sellers, drum s44| tellers. Capra: Sept. /Oct UK/Conttnent: Unquoted. Pepper: Muntok white sl72* sellers. Sarawak white $l7O sellers special Sarawak black $125 sellers,‘ garbled Lampong black $125 (N> sellers (967, NI.W). ASTA $l4O
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    • 52 18 SINGAPORE. Sept. 16—Member companies of the Retail Electrical Traders’ Association of Singapore met this evening to discuss trading arrangements with Indonesia. One of the items on the agenda was to decide whether to send a trade mission to Jakarta. There are 85 RETAS members, including importers exporters
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    • 330 18 rLLOWING the trend of recent weeks the local Rubber Market opened the period on an easier note and proceeded to lose li cents during Monday’s trading to reach 58$ cents for September, state H.C.B. Co. ltd In their current survey. This was due to lower
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    • 28 18 Sept. 10. RUBBER PRICE: 59* cents (down threeeighths of a cent). TIN: $605 (down 75 cents). Estimated unofficial I offering 210 tons (down 1 20 tons).
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    • 46 18 (Manager*’ Prices) First Malayan 2.11 2.21 Second Malayan 149 15a Third Malayan 1.10 1 21 Malayala Commerce .86 97 Mai. Saving Fund 1.26 136 xd First Hong Kong .99 1 04* Second IJong Kong .69 71* Sterling Commodity 3'lo l 8 (•Hong Kong currency)
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    • 74 18 Current Date Total for Total for v payment payable the year previous y u a ,d V ord 14%• Oct. 30 21% 20% J I*% Oct. 30 26% 24% J‘ ,b> 12J 20% 20' ilitam 5% Oct R orc/ rv M-day ala m Plant. 17*% Oct. 28 IM,iii"
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    • 48 18 v.r.. 1. <Mtn »K«rr Prices) First Malayan 1 4m Second Malayan 1.4s .'ro Third Malayan j in Mai Saving Fund !.2« sl Milaynia Commtii c .Hti Hirst Ilona Kong... n<* 1, Second Hon* Ron* '5s 1 2? Htti. i,* rommodity 3 9 4 i*Hihk Kon* currency
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    • 31 18 RVBBER TIN (per lb.), (per picul). Sept. 12. 58% cts. $604.62 13. :9y4cts. $605.50 14. 60 cts. $605.62*6 15. 59*6 cts. $605.75 16. 59'i cts. $605.00 17. $604,87 4
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    • 42 18 THE Association of Banks in Malay1 sia made thcee changes In Its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to *100): Selling TT or OD ready: West Germany 129 1/S: Belgium 1615: France 159 5/8 Italy ***** and Denmark 221.
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    • 9 18 Amalgamated Rubber produced 1,347,600 lb In August
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    • 45 18 ti.j Sept.12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept, Industrials: 94.86 93.79 93.70 91 49 92.23 9-•*?' Tins: 106.25 105.36 104.75 104.20 104.10 105.5' rubber*: 111.34 111.34 111.34 111.34 111.34 111 34 •Dec. 30. 1963 iOO Dec. 29. 1962 1Q0
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  • 449 19  -  INDON MISSION LEAVES FOR JAKARTA SOH TIANG KENG: KUALA LUMPUR, Sopt. 15 TWO-WAY payments for trade transactions between Singapore and Indonesia will be made in foreign currency through Singapore banks. It can be U.S. cursterling, or other >rms of foreit > :r,i ange agreed
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  • 85 19 PENANG. Sept. 15 —A delegation from the Penang Malay Industrial Co. (Sharlkat Keyalclnan Melayu) will leave for Kua’a Lumpur tomorrow for talks with officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry regarding its plan to set up a barter trading centre to do business
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  • 247 19 YUALA LUMPUR, 11 Sept, 15 Owing to the emergency meeting of Parliament on Monday, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, will not be able to attend the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting on Sept. 21 and 22 in Montreal. Instead the Malaysian
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  • 344 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15 Communist guerillas in Malaysia are maintaining contact with Peking through courier routes and the radio. The Minister for Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said this here today. H* was supplementin* Information given by the acting Prime Minister.
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  • 295 19 IfUALA LUMPUR, 11 Sept. 15. Two Opposition leaders today criticised the Government for proclaiming a state of emergency in Sarawak and calling a special meeting of Parliament to give powers to the Governor of Sarawak to dismiss the Chief Minister. The Labour Party leader, Dr. Tan
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  • 1001 20  -  By NORMAN SIEBEL gEREMBAN, Sept. 18—Tan Aik Huang, the Malaysian and All-England champion, added another title to his glittering array of international successes when he overcame the stubborn, solid resistance of 23-year-old Indonesian Ang Tjin Siang by 15-12,
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  • 245 20 Sept. 18. —The F.A. Selangor vice presidof Selangor vice-presid-ent, Inche Hamzah bin Da to Abu Samah, was today appointed manager of the Malaysian soccer team to the Asian Games at Bangkok in December. He will also manage the national team to the South Vietnam Republic
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  • 105 20 T>ENANG, Sept. 18—Tan Kheng Ban with a break of 67. the highest in tne championships so far. has established himself as a strong contender for the Penang junior four ball billiard championship Tan Kheng Ban beat Lee Khoon Hoay by 250-152 to reach the quarter
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  • 90 20 PENANG, Sept. 18—Manap Ah--1 mad. Malaysian Malays singles champion retained his single? title when he beat Idris Kader 15-9. 15-8 in the final of the Penang Malays badminton championships at the UMNO hall last night. Results of other finals: Mixed doubles: Mohd. Radzi and Marla Radzi
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  • 44 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 18 Malaysian Indians and Malaysian Chinese drew 3-3 In a friendly soccer match at the Merdeka Btadium tonight. Indians scored through Stanley Gabrielle (2) and Vincent, and Chinese replied through Robert Choe (2) and Quah Kim Bwee.
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  • 46 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 18 Malaysian Indians and Malaysian Chinese drew 3-3 m scrapp soccer match at the S’adium last night Malaysian Indians scored L througn Stanley Or brlclle (2i and Vincent while Chinese netted through Robert Choe (2) and Quah Kim Swee
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  • 47 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept 8 A film show entitled “The 1 *'s Rugby Football” produced tlie Rugby Union will be shi n on September 23 in the Boa re' R°o® of the 8elan?or Club In conjunction with a meeting club representatives for ranr Ing friendly matches
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  • 26 20 tKP? YO Sept J 18-Japan beat the tour.ng ind.an hockey team 5V J n Sapporo today, after the Indians had twice held the lead.
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  • 37 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Sep -J' J Indian hockey coach, V. who was due to arrive tf rr to coach the Malaysian for the Aslan Games u cember. has postponed f rival The new date known later
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