The Straits Budget, 23 November 1966

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  • 38 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 :{IES 736 KUALA LUMPUR, 23, NOVEMBER, 1966 Price 40 Cents (Malaya or 1 Shilling) KDN 2035.
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    • 260 1 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 £465
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    • 165 2  -  QUEK KAI TEE Singapore VOUR correspondent. Gary Yeang. reported from Perth that Australia may clamp a food ban on our students because the Health Department believe tinned meat Is usually stored In cans which have tinned fruit labels and shipped to Australia by parents If
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    • 76 2  -  H. T. LEE Pontian TEACHERS should be A informed before Che holidays as to where they will be posted. This would prevent the ridiculous situation of a teacher go.ng, say to his home 300 miles away for the holidays then coming back to his school, only to
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    • 68 2  -  T.Y. WONG Singapore THE Singapore University DeDariment of Extramural Activities has in the last organised many series oi lectures on varied subjects How about organising a series of lectures on the Appreciation and Criticism of Poetrv? f am sure that such a series <n addition to proving pooular
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    • 48 2  -  The Rev. Fr. A. Caldwell Vicar, St. Barnabas. Vicar, St. Barnabas. Rlang IN a report headed m “Bishop knocks on the door” (ST. Nov 3) It was stated that “prayers were offered to the Bishop." Christians do not pray to any man They only pray to GOD.
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    • 129 2  -  ED van KAN Wong Kong VOUR art’cle “Check K out time our hotels most generous" needs a little b t of correction. As a roving cameraman for one of the world’s largest IV companies, I have, like Mr. Huang, been around the world many
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    • 302 2  -  HOUSEWIFE Singapore SO the “Asian Woman unlike her Western c o u n terpart thinks nothing about polishing her husband’s shoes.” This is rubbish! Recently I have come across several references like this, setting the Asian Woman on a pinnacle and denigrating Western women and
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    • 83 2  -  RESIDENT Bachok I CAME to this town in Kelantan from the West Coast wo months ago Twice already I have been confronted by officials from Radio and Television Malaysia, demand nii my TV I’cence. 1 do not mind the inconvenience that they have caused
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    • 454 2  -  PAUL YUN Member of US S U Singapore VOUR report tSI Nov 1 10) on the inaugural convention of the Students National Action Front ioinly organised on Nov 9 by representatives of the four institutions of higher learning in Singapore conveyed certain impressions which
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    • 363 2  -  STILL HOI** 11 Singapore T HE section of hi* Dunearn Road >1] facing University has been Piagueu uv < of vandal.sm irom ter children liva.g by ever since the Ja r moved into that Holes in the fei have been cut with te cutters a.most as
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    • 45 2  -  ANAK AH Singapore CJO the baju kuror; be rep.aced with and bxouse as senoo; forms for Maiav But why the Wt diess, why not the a strong and kebaya this eagerness to a don a perfectly u date ‘traditional cos for a Western moan
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    • 697 3 —Straits Times, November 16 one hand, and Brunei on the other. Sabah L not interested. The leaders of the Jesselton Government are perfectly happ\ with the Malaysian partnership and enjoy excellent relations with Kuala Lumpur, As for Brunei, it is hardly likely that the Sultan will alienate the
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    • 404 3 Straits Times. Novembi r 16 Somewhere in a government office in Kuala Lumpur is a file which, if it had not been put away, could have saved the life of the woman killed and partly eaten by a tiger near R-aub a couple of days ago. The tiger,
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    • 154 3 -Straits Times. Novembei 16 j Around examination t me, ’probably evciywhere, students discover oi invent methods of stay ing awake longer or study ing more effectively. In doing so they often ignore responsible advice that the effect of any stimulants can only be short-term—and that it may wear
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    • 382 3 —Straits Times November 15 It is difficult not to sympathise with the district officers who yesterday caught the rough edge of Mr. Khavv Kai Boh\ tongue. They came to Kuala Lumpui for a coui.se on how to improve local government, not to be clung*d with a share of
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    • 216 3 Straits Times. November 15 About li.ooo people m Kelantan have i evently found themselves to be stateless persons. Till a Thai consulate was established in Kota Bharu which could gently tell them otherwise they had thought themselves 1 hai nationals. But the consul has had to explain that
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    • 642 3 -Straits Times, November 17 Dr. Gnh Kcng Swee has presented a clear-sighted picture of the student disturbances in Singapore. He has not taken the easy way of simply beating tin* drum about Communist subversion. Instead, lie has offered an analysis of the situation at each ol the institutions
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    • 655 4 —Straits Times. November 18 Over the past two days the j Penang State Assembly has shown up almost every other Assembly in the Federation. Not that it has reached the highest flights of parliamentary excellence, but there have been stimulating and informative exchanges over a wide field.
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    • 396 4 —Straits Times. November 18 Mr. Pham Y r an Dong’s interview with a Filipino journalist is interesting for the admission it contains that North Vietnam i s bent on swallowing up and Communing the South The view that i South Vietnam is a separate country, said the Northern
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    • 170 4 —Straits Times. November Next week’s meeting in Manila of South East Asian Education Ministers will be of exceptional interest and importance. There is an excellent chance that schemes approved by the conference will quickly get off the ground, with the United States supplying financial and technical assistance. It
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    • 684 4 —Straits Times. November 1? recently been honestly reco nued. But Best comes T lasting month, then a polit ally as well as spiritua l imtiortant Lebaran; and Jl then the action. There is rau to be said for this deliberau manner, nothing at all f or
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    • 200 4 rural neaitn —Straits Times. November 1 Some comforting assutnptions about social conditions in Malaysia pit based on statistical mirages. This, the country is beginning to learn, is particularly the case in the field of health. Pictures builtup on the basis of data collected by hospitals and health clinics
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  • 349 5 ‘Don’t be lulled into false sense of security after end of confrontation’ TEMERLOIi, Nov. 11. 'J'HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, last night warned Malaysians not to be lulled into a false sense of security now that confrontation had ended. He said this when speaking at
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  • 147 5 L r UALA LUMPUR. 1Y Nov. 11. It was Rood to know that the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, was for national solidarity, the assistant secretarygeneral of the Democratic Action Party. Mr. Goh Hock Guan, said today. But
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  • 32 5 KAJANG Nov. 11.—The Semenyih Youth Club will hold a singing contest open to residents in Ulu I angat district at the Star Cinema Hall in Semenvih on November 12
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  • 167 5 I/UCHING, Nov. 11. The Sarawak Alliance will never accept Dato NingkaiTs National Party back in the Alliance, the Chief Minister, Penghulu Tawi Sli, declared today. Speaking at a Pros conference at the airport on h*.> return from Kuala Lumpur, he said: “I would
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  • 61 5 Sabah‘ s CM in Tokyo Reuter TOKYO. Nov. 11.—Mr Peter Lo. Sit ball* Chief Minister, arrived here last night for an official visit as a guest of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Mr. Lo. who was aecorr.nanied bv the Communications Minister, riato Khoo Sink Chiew. will inspect Japanese fishing port facilities
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  • 32 5 TAIPING- Nov. 11. —A delegation of Buddhists from Thailand will arrive here on November 13 to present gifts in conjunction with the Budaist Lent Year, at the Wat Bodhiyaram temple.
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  • 142 5 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11 4 VISITING seven-man A delegation from Sohyo. the four-million rnember General Council of Trade Unions in Japan, was taken on a tour of Jurone Industrial complex *nd Queenstown housing estate today. The Japanese, who are on a South-East Asian tour to study
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  • 122 5 Reuter SEOUL. Nov. 11- Ten Malaysian students are visiting here on a threeweek study tour In an exchange programme under the Malaysian-K ore a n cultural agreement concluded last year. They arrived here on Oct 2b at the invitation of the Korean Government in
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  • 54 5 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11. An eminent British physician. Sir Derrick Dunlop, will fly into Singapore on November 13 night for a brief visit to meet leading medical figures here. Sir Derrick, who is extra physician to Quern Elizabeth in Scotland. is Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine at
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  • 284 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 14: J)E\ ELOPMENT in Sarawak would now be stepped up and accelerated, the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak, said after a 90-minute briefing on the progress of development in the State in the new Development Operations Room in
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  • 29 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 11—A party of 81 students of the University of Indonesia and official* will arrive here on November 12 for a 10-day goodwill visit.
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  • 618 6 Lee hints at major changes on the way for Singapore to survive... SINGAPORE, Nov. 1 1 jyjAJOR adjustments are to be made in Singapore's education policies. This is implicit in a speech Mr. Lee Kuan Yew made today to mark the opening of a new wing to
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  • 182 6 PENANG, Nov. 13. THE Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. last night appealed to graduates of the University of Hong Kong to assist the Government in the Penang University College project. Speaking at the Pan-Ma-layan University of Hong Kong Alumni Association's annual
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  • 35 6 KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 13—The Minister of Local Government and Housing Mr Khaw Kai Boh, will open a course on local Government at the Government Staff Centre in Petaling Jaya on Nov. 14.
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  • 412 6 KUAH (LangKa»i) Nov. 13 were today called to put the language issue in a neutral zone and not make political capital of it. The Minister of Education, Inche Mohdmed Khir Johari, made the call when he opened new classrooms of the Chung Hvra
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  • 95 6 Kuching, nov. 11—Tin" were no plans to t< ,rm a United Malaysian Natives Organisation ,n Sarawak at present, t» e Chief Minister, Pen«hul» Tawi Sli, said in K»i< bi»R today. Commenting on a report 1 a local newspaper In* the Deputy Prime Minister,
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  • 181 7 ,1/UALA LUMPUR, Nov. Ik 11.—Tengku Abdul Rahman today said the success of the Habib Bank, the Pa-kistani-owned bank, had made the Malays less prejudiced to the banking; business. In a message to the bank on the occasion of its silver jubilee tomorrow, the Prime
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  • 150 7 SINGAPORE, Nov. 11. —Mr. David Owen, co administrator of the U.N. Development Programme, promised today to study a Singapore request for more technical assistance. The assistance was sought by the Government recently during visits by U.N. expert* on aid tor developing countries In
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  • 205 7 lITUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 11. Tass News Agency will be asked to sponsor a visit by Malaysian journalists to the Soviet Union. The visiting Tass man. Mr. Anatoli Matjushin. said today he would make such a request to his headquarters as soon as he arrived
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  • 255 7 OENANG, Nov.ll. The British trade mission would help to sell “Made in Malaysia” goods to other Commonwealth and foreign countries, Lord Erroll of Hale, the missions leader, said here today. He told a Press conference that one of the alms of
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  • 179 7 OENANG, Nov.ll. 1 The Central Government should consider moving the present trawler base at Weld Quay, in Penang, to Pulau Langkawi, off Kedah. The West Coast Inshore Fishermen's Association, In suggesting this today, said: “We feel this will lessen friction and misunderstanding The
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  • 47 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 11. The Sultan of Selangor will open he 29th All Malaysian Co-opera-ive Conference at the Dewan Penglcu Chancellor, University of la lava, tomorrow. To mark the ecasion. a dinner will be held the Kum Leng Restaurant at 30 p.m.
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  • 183 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 11. —Dr. Leonard Mullins, research director of the Natural Rubber Producers’ Research Association, has been awarded the rubber industry’s premier award the Colwyn Medal for 1966. It will be presented to him at the Institution of the Rubber Industry’s annual dinner
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  • 323 7 K. LUMPUR. Nov. 13 INTERCROPPING may double the employment opportunity on rubber plantations in the next few years if an experiment by the National Land Finance Co-operative Society is a success. The experiment, according to the society's president. Tan Sri V T Sambanthan,
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  • 69 7 —AP Brunei. n©v. ii—The Brunei Government has derided to build a new airport five miles from here, a Government spokesman said today. The spokesman said it was aimed at attracting direct services to the outside world, supplementini’ the present local and feeder services. British firr»»
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  • 321 8 Options will open door to higher pay, benefits, says NUT secretary KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 13. r JpiIE National Union of Teachers today welcomed the three-point better deal for teachers announced by the Minister of Education, Inehe Mohamed Khir Johari, ves9 V terday. Its secretary-gene-ral, Mr. John Gurusamy,
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  • 35 8 KUAI A LUMPUR. Nov 11—The Suitiin of Selangor will open an art exhibition nt the AIA BuildIdk at 5 pm. on November 14 The exhibition is organised bv the Yu Chian Art G.illery
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  • 125 8 KUALA LUMPIR. Nov. 11 —The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, today expressed pleasure over the convening of the 29th All-Malaysia cooperative conference which begins here on November 12. In a message to the conference, the Prime Minister described its purpose as “very laudable The Tengku
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  • 44 8 PENANG, Nov. 11 —The Manaba’ul Ulum Islamic School of Penanti, Province Wellesley, Is to launch a three-year fundraising campaign to build a new school and hostel. The management committee has drawn a blueprint to raise at lea>t $225,000 for the new building.
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  • 83 8 J ESSKLTON, \o v 11 The State Minister of Social JVelfare, Dato Mohamed Y'assin. today disclosed plans for a interracial student exchange scheme within Sabah, similar to that run in West Malaysia. The scheme would begin next month with 25 boys and girls coming to
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  • 159 8 <T*EMERLOH. Nov. 13. The Sultan of Pahang last night declared that religion could be a ‘’weapon” against whatever elements which seek to destroy it. He was speaking at a prize-giving ceremony at the close of the three-day State Koran reading competition on the town
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  • 509 8 SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 THE Singapore Government is to get a foreign dockyard company—British, Norwegian or Japanese—to go into partnership with it to modernise and expand the dockyard in Keppel Harbour. This was disclosed by the Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew*. at the opening
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  • 257 8 SINGAPORE, Nov. 14. The w’ife of a Mr. Justice Ambrose trade union official told today that her husband had often cited his union obligations as cover for his absences from home in the evening. Nancy B. N. Wong. 30,
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  • 32 8 TELUK ANSON. Nov. 13.- Tin 1 Raja Muda of Perak will open $llO,OOO health centre at Sunp* 1 Sumun, at the 17th mile. T'Mjik Anson-Bagan Dato road on November 19.
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  • 29 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. IS Mi*. Narciso Yepos, a wcll-kiio' Spanish guitarist, will perform the Dewan Bahasa dan PustnK:' here at fl 30 p m. on Dee. 8
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  • 686 9  -  ‘Up to Chinese to produce the leaders they want...’ By Geoffrey Geldard: Kuching, Nov. 14 7T1HE Sarawak Chinese Association belonged to the Chinese of Sarawak, and if they were dissatisfied with its leadership they should get into the party and overthrow that leadership. The Minister for
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  • 39 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 11—The Minister of Local Government and Housing Mr. Khaw Kai 8011, will open a course on local government at the Government Stan Training Centre. Petaling Java at 10 a m on Nov. 14
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  • 42 9 PORT SWETTENHAM. Nov 11 The Australian warship. HMAS Stuart, now on a good-will visit here will hold a party for 45 girls and boys from the Cheras Home and the Serendah Boys Home at 230 p m on Nov 12.
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  • 145 9 KUCHING, Nov. 14. The Minister for Sarawak Affairs, Tan Sri Temenggong Jugah, last night called on the Chinese in Sarawak to unite with the natives to ensure that the State did not become another Vietnam. At a dinner given in Tun Abdul Razak’s honour
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  • 69 9 BANGKOK Nov. 13—The Thai Government has picked 14 prominent Thai businessmen for talks with leading businessmen from Malaysia and the Philippines at a meeting on private trade among the countries of the Association of South-East Asia to be held here from Dec. 8 to Dec. 9
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  • 267 9 KUCHING, Nov. 13. QVERWORK of district officers had resulted J in deterioration in local government administration. the Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, said today. Because of this a royal commission had been set up to investigate the
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  • 125 9 Big time’ tourism in a few years SINGAPORE, Nov. 11. The Director of the Tourist Promotion Board, Mr. 8. T. Ratnam, yesterday said Singapore should, within the next two and three years, lay the ground for “bigtime tourism.” He added: “This means that all of us must firstly be convinced
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  • 29 9 KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 15 Negotiations for an air service* agreement between Malaysia and Britain will be held at the Ministry of Transport here on Nov. 14.
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  • 549 10 SARAWAK BREAKAWAY? KUCHING, Nov. 14 'THE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, last night ruled out any possibility of Sarawak seceding from Malaysia to become an independent State without the consent and support of the Central Government. I can assure
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  • 115 10 If U ALA LUMPUR, l3.—Subsidised foreign cement is shutting out the East Malaysian market to West Malaysian cement makers, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, chairman of Tasek Cement Ltd., said in the company’s annual report. Mr. Tan said the separation of Singapore from Malaysia had taken
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  • 300 10  -  By PADMAN GOPAL UOTA BHARU, Nov. 14. —More than 5,000 people in Kclantan do not know whether they are Malaysian or Thai citizens. These people, scattered all over the State, have approached the Thai Consul here to use his good offices to obtain
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  • 429 11  -  TUN RAZAK TELLS HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS IN KUCHING: From Geoffrey Geldard inJCHING, Nov. 15. State and Federal departments must co-or-dinate closely in Sawak, led tape must be done away with and there must be greater productivity from the administrations manpower and
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  • 37 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 14 French Ambassador, Mr. Pierre Anthonioz. will open an exhibition of batik paintings by Mr. Tay Mo I.eong at f he Balai Ampang. A.I.A. Building, here at 530 pm. on November 21.
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  • 238 11 Kuala lumpur, Nov. 14.—-The Government plans to provide 446 tractors to farmers’ associations in all States by 1970 in an effort to promote mechanisation of farmlands. This was stated today by the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Haji Ohazali bin Jawi, at
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  • 525 11 Lim: No action on Gammons as price has stabilised.,. SINGAPORE, Nov. 15 'J'HE Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore is to take no action in regard to transactions in Gammon shares, which last week fell sharply in price and
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  • 100 11 TAIPING, Nov. 13—The Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will attend the speech day prize giving ceremonies of two schools, and open three new schools In Perak last week. He will attend the annual speech day of the Treacher Methodist Girls’ Secondary School
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  • 38 11 TELUK ANSON, Nov. 13—The Minister of Health. Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin, will inspect the district hospital here on November 19 and open the newlyrenovated wing of the theatre and a children’s ward, costing $30,000.
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  • 674 12  -  From Geoffrey Geldard gIBU, Nov. 16—The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul R a z a k last night called on the people of Sarawak to ignore mischievous suggestions that the people of Malaya no longer wanted Sarawak in Malaysia. “I tell the people of Sarawak: We want you
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  • 179 12 CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Nov. 16. T>HE Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir, and the Thai Minister of Communications. Lt.-Gen. Pongse Punnakanta, held talks here this afternoon on various aspects of transportation between the two countries. Transport officials of both countries also took pa-t in the
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  • 164 12 PENANG, Nov. 15 A Chinese refused entry by the Hons Kong Government has been repatriated to Formosa from Penang. Lau Sui Shun, it was discovered, had a false Hong Kong identity card. When the Hong Kong Government rejected him. he contacted the Formosan Government, which
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  • 33 12 KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 16 Thirteen M P.s, led by Inch** Hussein To’ Muda Hassan. MP for Raub. left here todav on 17-day study tour of Bankok Phnom Penh. Saigon and Manil*
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  • 37 12 SEREMBAN. Nov. 15—The Assistant Minister for Culture Youth and Sport. Dato Engku Muhesin bin Abdul Kadir. will open a two-day seminar on November 19 at the Town Hall here for 350 girls rfom secondary schools
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  • 534 13 The Tun’s four days in Sarawak—now 65 TNKU men in the bag KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 16 FIFTEEN pro-Conununist TNKU incursionists have surrendered in Sarawak during the past four days, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, announced on November 17. Six gave themselves up on Nov.
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  • 58 13 SINGAPORE. Nov. 15.—Mr. l.oh Siang Yong. a cataloguer of the Nanyang University library, has returned from the United States after obtaining a master’s degree in libraryship irom the Syracuse Ü Before ts his studies In the United States under an Asian Foundation scholarship. Mr Loh.
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  • 276 13 |(UALA LUMPUR. IV Nov. 16.--The Malaysian Sociological Research Institute can play a unifying role in forging strong bonds of unity and brotherhood among the different races in the country, the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. said today. He was .speaking at
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  • 45 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 15—The annual conference of senior officers of the Department of Public Trustee official Administrator and Custodian of Enemy Property, will be held in the conference room of the Ministry ot Loral Government and Housing here on November 18 and 19
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  • 201 13 KUAIiA LUMPUR, Nov. 16. rpENGKU Abdul Rahman today denied that the Malaysian Government had Invited Princess Tarhata Kiram of the Philippines to come here for a private settlement of the Philippines claim to Sabah. Reports originating from Manila were completely unfounded,
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  • 127 13 KIWI. A LIWPt’K, Nov. lb—A new art lending library one of the first of its kind in Asia planned by the Samat Art Gallery here will be opened November 17, by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin. The object of
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  • 147 13 (SINGAPORE, Nov. IG. Mr. Laurence French, editor and managing director of a monthly magazine, Far East Trade And Development, will visit Singapore and Malaysia in the course of a Far East tour Mr. French, who was already left London, will also visit Thailand,
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  • 31 13 KUAI A IX’MUR. Nov. 14—The Prime Minister, Tcngku Abdul Rahman will declare open the first Malaysia Co-operative Congress at the Drwnn Tengku Chan('l’or. University of M.ilaya. on November 15
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  • 447 14 PENANG, Nov 16. J'HE Chief Minister, Ton Sri Wong Pow Nee, today assured the State Legislative Assembly that wherever and whenever necessary, English would continue to be used so as not to throw the State administrative machinery out of gear. ‘The government
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  • 106 14 Kuala lumpur, nov. is The Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will attend the four-day conference of South-East Aslan Ministers of Education which opens in Manila on Nov. 1 25 This conference will conj sider the regional projects for educational development proposed by the
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  • 28 14 KLUANG. Nov. 16. —Tilt* Mem>er ot Parliament for FOuang Mr f.ah Eng Bee. returned here today tier a one-month study tour in lie United States
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  • 155 14 SINGAPORE, Nov. 16. —A Formosan airline, China Air Lines, is planning to operate a service to Singapore early next year using the Boeing 727 Jet. The president of the airline. Mr. Ben Y.C. Chow, announced in Taipeh recently that the Boeing 727,
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  • 27 14 KUCHING. Nov. 16 —The Korean Ambassador to Malaysia. Tan Sri Kvu Hah Choi, arrived here vesterday for a six-day visit to the St ®t«.
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  • 284 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 15. 'J’HE people of Sarawak do not wish to leave Malaysia and return to British rule, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr Lim Swee Aun, said here today. “Only one opposition party, the Sarawak National Party, is trying to
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  • 85 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 15— Th** Minister of Labour. Mr. V Manick 1 vasagam. will leave here on a one week visit tc West Germany on Nov. 26 at the invitation of the Federal German Government Mr Manick&vasagnni. who w h be accompan ed by the Depn'v
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  • 51 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 15 T h Selangor Vocational Guidari Association will hold a senr.nn entitled "Vocational Guidance the Schools’ Problems” at Sh House here at 3.30 pm on N' vember 19 A panel ot speakers, including in II.o expert. Mr. Irvin W Rose, will speak at the
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  • 439 15 K. LUMPUR, Nov. 15 TENGKU Abdul Rah- man today welcomed the suggestion to form a national cooperative organisation to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country. Through this single national body, the Government could direct the development of co-operative societies throughout Malaysia.
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  • 299 15 SINGAPORE, Nov. 11. %|R. J. H. Duclos, former head of Singapore s Broadcasting Division, has been appointed the Republic's Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia This is revealed in oflficiaj invitations which Singapore’s High Commissioner. Mr. Lien Yinß Chow, has Issued in Kuala
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  • 45 15 KANGAR. Nov. 17—The PMIP national executive council has appointed State Assemblyman. Inche Tahanm bin ArifTin as the party's acting State Commissioner for Perlis. Inche Taharim succeeds Inche Ahmad bin Long, who has been PMIP commissioner here for the oast 12 vears
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  • 42 15 PENANG Nov 17— Inche Baba bin Sulelmen has been re-elected niesident of the Penang and Province Wellesley Malay Shorthand (Trengkas) Association, with Inche Ahmad bin Noordin as adviser, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Omar, secretary, and Che ratimah All. Treasurer
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  • 36 15 PENANG. Nov. 15.—The Penang Co-operative Banking Union will send two officials —Haji Rifaie bin Haii Salleh and Inche Ahmad bin Kosa —to attend the Apex Bank general meeting in Kuala Lumpur on November 18
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  • 172 15 1/1 ALA LUMPUR. Nov. 17.—The Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari today criticised parents from rural areas for spending their money on luxuries rather than on the education of their children. He was speaking at the opening of an extension at the
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  • 466 15 IPOH, Nov. 17. and Tamil languages will be included as subjects in the Standard Five assessment examinations to be held in West Malaysia from next year. This assurance was given here today by the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, when he declared
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  • 72 15 PENANG. Nov 17. Iml* Zainu) Abidin bin Mokhtar, leader of the Prai Umno youth section. hits been elected chairman of the new South Province Wellesley Umno Youth Front. The main function of the front Is to revitalise Umno youth branches in the South Province
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  • 42 15 MAI ACC A. Nov 16—The of St. Francis Xavier will be celebrated here on Dec. 4. Celebrations will include six masses at the Church of St. Francis Xavier and at St. Paul's Hill here during the day
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  • 29 15 MUAR. Nov. 17 The Chettiar temple at Jalan Maharanl here will celebrate the Hindu KarthigAi Festival with prayers and a procession around th# tow® on Nov 27
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  • 807 16 OUR SURVIVAL —BY UDP LEADER pENANG, Nov. 17. —Dr. Lim Chong Eu said today that Penang’s continued existence within the Federation of Malaysia was becoming a liability to her economy.’’ The UDP leader was speaking in the Budget debate in the State Assembly. He said:
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  • 39 16 PENANG. Nov. 17.—A new $5,000 midwifery dune now being built in the village of Permatang Pauh, near Butterworth. is almost ready. It will serve tlie needs of expectant mothers in Permatang Pauh and neighbouring kampongs.
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  • 365 16 Kuching. Nov. h. The Central Government would not allow anyone to alienate the people of Sarawak against Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak said last night. '•This* talk of independence for Sarawak outside Malaysia is an idle dream. Sarawak must have friends and have are
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  • 49 16 JESSEI.TON. Nov. 16.—T*<» top offUia's of the Developnnn' ministiation Unit ot itv l’nnv Ministers'* Department in Kuala Lumpur are bare on fou i familiarisation visit. They are the unit's deputy d rector, Mr. Clement Y M Hon «nd a senior adviser, Professor M I man.
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  • 86 16 SINGAPORE. Nov. 17— The visiting five-man British parliamentary delegation this afternoon paid a courtesy call on the Singapore President, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, at the Istana. The delegation, led by Mr. Charles Pannell, had a brief discussion with the President, who entertained them to
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  • 170 16 K. LUMPUR, Nov. 17 A MASSIVE research project on rural health will be launched in Malaysia next year by the Institute for Medical Research here. Several overseas experts will be here to assist in the project. Disclosing this today, the Director of the IMR, Dr.
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  • 344 17 GNAZAU’S ‘YES’ TO RESOLUTIONS KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 17. The first All-Malaysia Co-opera-tive Congress today agreed to set up a National Co operative Union to bring all societies in the country under one organisation. It was also decided to establish a Co-operative Bank to
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  • 24 17 PENANG, Nov 17. The light oeacon on the approaches to Kuala Rompin on the east coast of Malaya has been temporarily extinguished
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  • 150 17 (ITUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 17 —Mr. Emile Morals, a senior news editor of Radio Malaysia, hah been aPP o i nted information attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Paris. He leaves early neat year. A student in Anderson School, Ipoh, Mr. Morais also studied at the
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  • 90 17 JESSELTON, Nov. 17. Sabah’s first batch of locally-trained State-re-gistered nurses received their graduation badges and certificates yesterday from the Yang di-Per-tua Negara. Dato Pengi ran Haji Ahmad Raflae Twenty-two nurses passed the first training course, undertaken at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jesselton and
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  • 64 17 bIBU, Nov. 17—The Ministry ol Communications and Works announced here today that the Public Works Department is now working on the design of a new lighterage wharf here which would relieve the ever-growing congested shipping situation The new $340,000 wharf will be incorporated in the future
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  • 273 17 FROM PRAI TO CHIENGMAI DADANG BESAR. Nov. 15- The new International Express running from prai to Chiengmai, in northern Thailand, vi a Bangkok, was inaugurated here today by the Thai Minister of Communications, Lt.Gen. Pongse Ponnakanta, and the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri
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  • 53 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 17 The Yang dl-Peitu:«n Agonjt hM sent a congratulatory message to King Hassan of Morocco on the occasion of the c ountry s independence anniversary on November 18 The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, has sent a similar message to the Foreign Minister of Morocco
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  • 206 17 SINGAPORE, Nov. 17. The Singapore Government today decided to impose a ban on the re-export of rice from the Republic with effect from November 18. This action has been taken to ensure that stocks remain at a healthy level, and that retail prices are stabilised
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  • 65 17 PENANG. Nov. 17.—A holiday couple from Britain lost $l4O. a camera and a watch during a dip in the sea yesterday afternoon at Batu Perringhl. Mr C Carl Russell. 27 a salesman said he and his wife left their money, camera and watch on the beach
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  • 39 17 KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 17 The Selangor Chief Education Officer. Mr. R. Vivekananda, will Open the first meeting of the Selangor Parent-Teacher Association for Hearing-Impaired Children at the Town Hall here on on November 19 at 330 pm.
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  • 37 17 TANJONG MALIM. Nov 14The Assistant Minister for Education, Mr. Lee Slok Yew, will visit schools here on November 15 He will present a cheque for $25,000 to the Methodist Primary School foi its building fund
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  • 155 17 SINGAPORE, Nov. 16. A trade agreement between Singapore and Hungary was concluded here today. Details of the agreement, to be signed soon, were not disclosed. Negotiations began on Oct. 31 and ended today. A Singapore Government statement said: “The negotiations were held in an atmosphere
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  • 178 17 Kuala lumpur, not. 17—The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, and the French Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Pierre Anthonioi. were among the VIPs who this morning took part in n half-hour demonstration flight in a Fan Jet Falcon Mystere 20. Manufactured by Avions Marcel
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2102 18 From Our Market Correspondent o v KR one-third of the turnover on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore last week was provided by dealings in Gammon, transactions in which, through the trading: rooms amounted to no less than 1,139,000 units. Inevitably such an
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    • 45 18 (Managers' Prices) First M ilavan 2 09 2.19 Second Malayan 1.48 1.58 Third Malayan 1.05 1.18 Mai. Saving Fund 1.21 t. 84 Malaysia Commerce .82 .04x8 First Hong Kong 1.00 I.oft' Second Hong Kong .70 .74* •tetling Commodity S/8 4/Sxd Hong Kong currency)
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    • 32 18 RdBBKR TIN (per lb.) Ip. piouh Nov. 14. 6*l ol*. 5605.35 15. 621 cl*. 5607.6! I 16. 62J cts. $605.00 17. 612 cti. $605.50 18. <ll cts. $606.00 19. $606,571
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    • 44 18 THC Assooiatlen of Banks in Malay tia made these change* in c» rates to merchants yesterday mil rates to $100*: Selling TT er OD roady: Wait Germany 128 7,8; Switzerland lie Belgium 1614; France 160 I 8. Italy ***** and Denmark 224).
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    • 60 18 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 4 Industrials; 88 914 88 87 89 19 89 42 89 89 90 11 Tins: 107.90 107 68 108 02 107.90 107.8*1 107 76 9 rubber*: 110 87 111.05 111.11 111.11 111 20 111 30
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    • 33 18 Current Hate Total for Total f 0» KoniuutMig P V 3 m 5% Kf“| h 9 k™ r PrfVi 7 V r 1 Harbour DfC 18 99 1% ml* Intanoi, 137
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    • 37 18 thu frit •voiiartf• markat In Hon* Kon* yaatarday tb* U I dollar was quoted at 5.741 for T.T. and 5.78 i top o*Mi Starling wax quo*ed at 15 <td aud mm taal at *•>* at 2461.
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    • 30 18 A. Asian 1/44 A Oriental 4/- 4/3 id B. Abawang O. Salak 2/84 K. L. Kepong 1/9 2/14 Kullm 1/10 1/104 Sabah Timber 6/2 Rwbbar fa 1/8 1/S
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    • 338 18 rpHIS rather slow moving 1 week was punctuated by some fairly active periods and overall there was an Improvement in volume, report 11.C.8. Co. Ltd. In their current report on the loeal Rubber Market. The market recorded a gradual decline of over one cent bel
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    • 122 18 CHIPS lying alongside the Singaoei* Harbour wharvtl or aapoctod Itday ara: Centaur 12. Golden Spring 3/4, Rajula 5. Moonlo 7, Bankira 13 14 Sumatra 18. Maxwell Brandei 19. Slberoet 21-22. Fatakl 2'. r a Maid 33'34, Myrmidon 35 38 H«' Sawlcka 42 43, Nedrr Hlton>* 1 Etzan
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    • 75 18 CHIHBtB Produce Erohanga, n port noon priooo par P»«“* Coconut oil: bulk >H4 aellars, dnt.» s**4 aellor*. Oopra: Nov./Deo. UK/Oontm Unquoted. Popper: Muntok wblte ***** Sarawak white $173 sellers, *P» C BaitWak book SI 23 aellora. garbieo Uimpong black |123 <N> ■•U«ro CM NLW), ASTA $l4O (N) aellora
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  • 199 19 SINGAPORE, Nov. 18. Greater British participation in Singapore s trade activity and industrial development may take place in the near future This was stated by mem oers of a visiting British trade mission which left for Bangkok today aftei a four-day visit
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  • 324 19 KULIM, Nov. 18. THE Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today it was not possible to introduce compulsory education in Malaysia because of the difficulties in communications, transport and access of land. “However, this question will be reviewed from time
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  • 26 19 TESSESITON lB l"*I an Hiah Commissioner to Malav Jr m" vmM flow h-ep *n dav from Brunei for a five riav visit to Sabah.
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  • 116 19 CEREMBAN, Nov. 18. Forty university students trom maonesia will visit Negri Sembiian tomorrow. They will meet the MentrJ Besar, Dato (Dr.) Mohammad Said, and the S.ate Secretary, Inche Mansoor bln Zelnal at the Operations Room for a briefing on rural development projects. The programme for
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  • 111 19 Kuala lumpur. nov. 13. The educational committee of the Assunta Hospital Petaling had decided to start a scholarship fund to enable nurses to go abroad for specialist training It hones r hat local philan'hrnp nts will contribute towards the fund It expects that with the
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  • 296 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 18. PREPARATIONS have been made by the General Post Office here to cope with the sorting of thousands of greeting cards for the Christmas and New Year season. The Controller of Posts for Kua.a Lumpur and Pedaling Jaya
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  • 100 19 If UALA LUMPUR, Nov. 18. The Chief of Naval Staff, Commodore A. N. Dollard. today carried out h’s annual inspect/m of the Royal NavM Volunteer Reserve, Selangor division. It bevan with the inspection of the division’s sea-‘ra ning ship. K D MI 3502. at Port
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  • 60 19 SINGAPORE Nov. 18—A f on of nilk and 300 cartons of sardines i Gift from 'he Red Cros« Snc>tv will ot- seit to Indonesia 'amine-stricken areas tomorrow morning bv a lakar’a-bound vesse' m \y f»n 'borpd at Jlirotw The Sinvanore Red Cross is d> matching
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  • 214 19 1/ U ALA LUMPUR Nov. 18.—A genior official oi the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will leave for Rawalpindi tomorrow to open the Malaysian High Commission in Pakistan He Is Inche Mon Jamaiuddin, 32, the Principal Assistant Secretary (Consular) in the Ministry of
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  • 53 19 KANG*R. Nov. 18—The B‘a*e Government will open a new land fringe alienation proiect 'ater this month at the 14th m 4 ’e Jalan Padang Besar The scheme to be named Kampong Amsn tVillage of peace), covers 450 acres of rubber land and will be allotted to
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  • 821 20  -  By MANSOOR RAHMAN: Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19 jyjALAYSIAN Armed Forces revelled on a drier pitch against Royal Malaysian Police at Rifle Range Road today to reverse last Monday’s defeat with a superb 16-8 victory to win the Dato Fenner trophy
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  • 37 20 KAMPAR, Nov. 19—Oooh “A” retained the Cheng Wah Cup by beating Kampar “A” 2-1 in an exciting final of the Perak lnter-dlstrict soccer competition on the town padang here today before a large crowd
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  • 155 20 IJUALA LUMPUR. The Indian T 4 Cup team arrived her. morning for their batton match against M sia at Stadium Negara next weekend. The team consists manager Mr. Fazll Ahn and five players, Di; Ghosh (captain). Dine Khanna, Suresh Goel. R
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  • 81 20 IPOH-, Nov. 19 Perak ended u > as wooden spoonisls v 1 they lost to Seiangor t unconverted try In t! match of the Malaya ger competition here Perak got a fair shait scrums but poor them down There were two casu Perak's
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  • 49 20 KUALA LUMPUR. N >v 1 The Malaysian AAU today nounced the names of the officials to accompany th athletes to the Fifth A> Games at Bangkok on 9-20. They are Haji Osman (manager), G-S. Kler and Kanagaratnam (deputy n gers). Stanley Gouw and que Merlcan (coaches).
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  • 34 20 SEREMBAN, Nov. 19 N< Malacca Rueby Union secre A Phalasanthram and a- s ant secretary S Bandanas;tendered their resignations a council meeting here night. The president I Singh will act as secretary
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  • 28 20 RAUB. Nov. 20—The Meth Girls School here will hold n and fun fair on Nov. 26 at school grounds In aid of its bun fund.
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