The Straits Budget, 3 May 1967

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 119. KPALA LUUMPUB, MAY, IM7. Price 40 Cents (Malays) or I Shilling KDN. 2582: 25
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    • 334 2  -  MILTON TAN, Chairman, AAS Singapore npHE Commissioner for Road Transport, West Malaysia (S.T. April 21) states In a reply to the Automobile Association of Malaya that the reason for the introduction of entry controls against Singapore registered motor vehicles is loss of revenue due to West
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    • 251 2  -  lAN F. TUGWELL Jesselton IT Is not my intention to 4 belittle the efforts of Miss Jane Russell and her two colleagues In donating part of their earnings to charitable purposes Indeed such generosity Is to be applauded. But this does not make them social workers
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    • 369 2  -  FRANZ PELZER Singapore VOUR report ana photo Ui.T. April 24) 01 Pixie and n«r Muu-Ui*oai" and ine live young ladies' comment* thereon, lorm yet another example ol a curious notion in Asian conceptions ol raorahiy. Let me explain that 1 am a European photographer
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    • 119 2  -  M.F. HOWk Singapore WHEN my bus stopped in front of Clifford Pier bus stop. I was shocked to see a lady who was probably a flag day organiser, shouting at two young girl flag sellers, telling them to go to Empress Place. It was entirely unnecessary to
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    • 194 2  -  WILLIAM CHENG for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education Singapore IN ,your issue of March H. a correspondent quoted a passage from the speech made by the Minister for Education at the opening ol the new building for Marls Stella High School and went on to suggest
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    • 88 2  -  C F LIN Johore Bahru. rls a comfort to me and a testimony to the high moral standards yet to be found among our girls locally that Mr. Pelzer has found difficulty in getting satlsiactory models. I can assure him that he has not misjudged Singapore womanhood at
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    • 72 2 EDUCATED in English. many of my friends and I find teaching science in National Secondary Schools sometimes a healthy and driving challenge and sometimes a difficult problem due to lack of good textbooks in Malay, simply written yet suitable to meet the requirements of both the LCE and
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    • 171 2  -  R. COE Singapore 1AM stunned at the obtuse ultra-western point of v.ew of Mr. F Pelser (8.1. April 27) who has criticised Aslan girls’ modesty. I am a young European woman and have lived in different European countries and In fi.ngapore yet I must
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    • 43 2  -  DISAPPOINTED Batu Pahat SINCE th°re Is an -mmi **rat<on office in Batu Paha* whe-e International passports mav be obtained. I see no rea son why the oeopl® h°re should b® asked t« ha ,r e the'r ed o«««ports Issued In Johore Bahru
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    • 594 3 —Straits Times. April 24 Indonesian relations with China are almost at breakipg point. There is cause on both sides, the inability of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta to keep out of Indonesian af- j iaus, the rioting which has cost Chinese lives and done much damage to
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    • 361 3 —Straits Times, April 24 The Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministci returned to Kuala Lumpui over the week-end from rewarding overseas visits Tengku Abdul Rahman’s sojourn in Ceylon, apart from cementing relations which have always been good, ha« prepared the ground for active co-operation. The joint statement
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    • 216 3 Straits Times, April 24 The United Planning Association of Malaya has called upon the Government to set up research and other ancillary facilities in support of the palm oil industry. The appeal is underlined, in small way, by the depradbtiuns of the long-tailed parakeet in oil palm estates
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    • 691 3 —Straits Times, April 25 There is confusion over the British Defence Minister's visit to Singapore and Malaysia. and it is likely that there will still be confusion when he leaves. Mr. Healey will not be in any position to .-ay what the final British intention is,
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    • 268 3 —Straits Times. April 26 In a report in the Malayan Nature Journal of a patient 6tudy of the rhinoceros in the Sungei Dusun reserve Mr. David Strickland raises the attractive question of new sanctuaries for Malaya’s game animals. There is an area in Ulu Selama, in Perak, where
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    • 652 3 —Straits Tunes, April 27 Stronger action against antiChinese demonstrators by the Indonesian authorities in Jakarta and the countryside generally is restoring the situation to normal. The barred doors and shuttered windows of Chinese shops and businesses, which brought trade in Indon- esia’s capital to a standstill, also
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    • 203 4 —Straits Times, April 27 The plea for “modest realism” by Singapore’s Foreign Minister on the eve of the Manila conference on economic development is very appropriate. The Ecafe Ministers and delegates have hardly returned home from Tokyo where the air was thick with resolutions, possible projects and visions
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    • 847 4 —Straits Times, April 28 The Sabah general election has run its thrilling course. As an exercise in ballot box democracy it has been a huge success. Of the 183,116 registered electors in the 30 contested constituencies (the United Sabah National Organisation won two others by walk-over) 161,965
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    • 655 4 —Straits Times, April 29 Mr. Denis Healey appears to have soothed Malaysian and Singapore fears of an accelerated rundown of the British presence and the bases. The rest is a little foggy. The only figures Mr. Healey has given are those of the April defence estimates, a
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  • 727 5 THE TWO ‘MUSTS’-BY BALLAS Appeal goes out to those London registered firms K. LUMPUR, Apr. 23 A ny divergence in value of the new Malaysian and Singapore currencies being introduced on June 12, or restrictions on transfer, could have a disastrous effect on the
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  • 75 5 OINGAPORE, Apr. 23. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, was among parents of GO youths who flocked to Pulau Übin. off Ponggol, today for a close-up of one of the ways towards Singapore’s ideal of a rugged society. The youths 35 boys and 25 girls
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  • 221 5 VUALA LUMPUR. **-Apr. 23.—Tun Abdul Razak returned here tonight after a 15-day goodwill visit to Australia and New Zealand with promises of continued aid to Malaysia from the two countiies. The Deputy Prime Minister said that a technical team from Australia would arrive here soon
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  • 237 5 SINGAPORE, Apr. 23 INDIA may set up joint ventures for a sugar refinery in Singapore and a textiie mill in West Malaysia. This was indicated today bv Mr. A. N. Mehta, Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (Economic
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  • 29 5 UPI JAKARTA. Apr 23.—A six-man Indonesian observer team to the recent general elections in Sabah has reported its findings to the acting President. Gen. Suharto. —UPI. z
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  • 466 6 SINGAPORE, Apr. 23 ‘LET US COMPARE THE WAGES OF LABOURERS IN BOTH COUNTRIES’ DARE BY LEADER THE secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress, Mr. Ho See Beng, has hit cut at the Malaysian Trade Union Congress for its recent comments on ‘‘the pathetic trade union
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  • 104 6 KU\LA LUMPUR, Apr. 24 The Malaysian delegation to the second Ministerial Conference on Economic Development of South-East Asia will leave tomorrow for Manila. The delegation, led by the Minister of Education, Inch* Mohamed Khir Joliarl, includes the Deputy Secretary and Head of the Economic Planning
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  • 252 6 ITUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 23. —Malaysia may soon set up trade ties with Rumania and Yugoslavia, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said today. Representatives of the two Communist countries met Dr. Lim in Tokyo recently and expressed their countries’ desire
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  • 313 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 23. IyjALAYSIA’S developing society required a full-scale mobilisation of efforts, particularly from its younger generation, for the task of leading and guiding the nation. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Inche Se.nu bin Abdul Rahman, said this today when
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  • 51 6 PENANG. Apr. 24—A 60-strong guard representing the Australian Army and Air Force will hold an Anzac Day parade at the Cenotaph here tomorrow morning The ceremony is to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli In World War
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  • 29 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 25. The Foreign Minister of India. Mr. Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla will pay a three-day goodwill visit to Malaysia between May 10 and 13.
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  • 246 6 Ho: The thanRed threat we face SINGAPORE. Apr. 23—The C ommunists in Singapore have been nearl> annihilated, more by their own efforts than by State action. ‘For the foreseeable future, they do not represent a problem as long as the nation does not suffer an economic collapa.*." says Mr. Ilo
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  • 222 7 SINGAPORE, Apr. 24. —The British Defence Secretary, Mr. Denis Healey, today spent nearly the whole day with Services commanders on the possibilities of immediately reducing British defence spending in the Far East. The conference, in the War Room of Phoenix Park headquarters of the
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  • 57 7 IPOH. Apr. 24—Mr. James K.T. Lee has been elected president of the National Council Of the Young Christian Workers’ Movement for boys, with Mr. Joseph Anthony as secretary and Mr. M. B Patrick as treasurer. For the girls section, the new president is Miss Anne Chin, secretary. Miss
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  • 48 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 24.—A training officer in the Government Staff Training Centre, at Petaling Jaya. Inche Ahmad Sallehudin bin Ahmad Jalaludln, has been granted a Colombo Plan award for a three-month programme with the Staff Training branch of the State Services Commission in Wellington, Ntw Zealand.
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  • 321 7 KANGAR, Apr. 24. THE executive secretary of Umno Malaysia, Inche Musa Hitam, warned Umno leaders here against having too many quarrels within the party. “These quarrels will only weaken our organisation,” he told 300 Umno ieaders attending a political forum on
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  • 23 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 27 The Royal Selangor Golf Club will hold its annual meeting on May 22 at 7 pm.
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  • 124 7 VJINGAPORE. Apr. 24 The Philippines Consul-Ge-neral In Singapore. Mr. Marino Logarta. who Is now In Manila for consultations, will be returning to Singapore soon, according to a consulate spokesman today. The date of his return is not known yet. According to a Manila report. the Philippines
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  • 163 7 SINGAPORE, Apr. 24. The National Trades Union Congress has described the high rate of industrial accidents as “shocking,” and has recommended the setting-up of a committee to study the possibilities of cutting down such accidents. This Is stated in the NTUC annual report
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  • 160 7 IPOH. Apr. 24.—It is 1 vital for the country’s future that pupils of today should learn the problems and needs of the various people in the country. Perak's State Secretary, Raja Mokhtar bin Raja Mokhtar bin Raja Ya’akob, Ya’akob. said this yesterday to 37
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  • 46 7 SINGAPORE. Apr. 24. The Government tonight appointed the Accountant-General. Mr. Chua Kim Yeow. ajs the Commissioner of Banking. The appointment follows the repeal of the Centre] Bank of Malaysia Ordinance by order of the President. The bank ceased operations here on Apr. 22
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  • 247 7 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 24 THE Malayan Medical Association is to submit A proposals to the Government to save the scheme in which private practitioners work part-time in government hospitals and rural health clinics. Only 12 of the 864 doctors in private practice have
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  • 636 8 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 24 'J'HE Malaysian Trades Union Congress today described the Singapore National Trades Union Congress as “a stooge organisation of the State.” The MTUC secretary-general, Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi, said this in reply to the NTUC’s criticism against it and
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  • 23 8 SINGAPORE. Apr. 24 —The Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim fan. will present pioneer certificates to 22 companies on Apr. 27.
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  • 316 8 K. LUMPUR, Apr. 24 'J'HE chairman of Party Rakyat, Inche Ahmad Boestamum, today appealed to opposition parties to stop issuing challenges to one another and to attend the proposed ail-Opposition “summit*’ meeting with open minds. All their differences, he said, could be
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  • 57 8 Ml AR. Apr. 24. The Minister of Health, Inche Rahaman bin Samsuddin has called for more public donations to allow the Government to purchase modern hospital equipment. He was speaking at a ceremonv at the district hospitals nurses hostel here yesterday when he reeeived 53.000 worth of
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  • 100 8 lIENANG. Apr. 24 Piling 1 work will .start toon on the $400,000 Malayan Buddhist Association headquarters in Burmah Road. The thrpe-storey building will house both the Buddhist Free School and the Buddhist national executive council. It Is expected tO be completed by
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  • 57 8 TANAH RATA. Apr 24—Members of the public here can now see films at the Army Kinema Corporation's Globe cinema provided they have special passes. Thfse passes. issued by the Army and valid for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, are the outcome of a request by the District
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  • 51 8 KOTA BHARU, Apr. 24 The visiting 43-niember Indonesian cultural troupe will give two performances at the Odeon Theatre here on May 1. Members of the public can obtain tickets from tomorrow at the United Malayan Banking olfiefs, the Singapore Cold Storage and at the Sun Too
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    140 9 At chopsticks too, Healey shows his skill (HOPSTICKS? Britain* v Defence Secretary. Mr. Denis Healey, shows that he Is an old hand with them during dinner at Sri Trmasek in Singa|>orr on the night of Apr. And Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, appears impressed. It
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  • 191 9 KUAL A LUMPUR, Apr. 25. gENATOR Gan Teck Yeow has been appointed the first chairman of the recently reconstituted Malaysian Rubber Exchange. This was announced here today by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Llm Swee Ann. Commenting on his new appointment, Senator Gan,
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  • 66 9 TELUK ANSON. Apr 25-The formation of a Lower Perak Playing Fields Association wus decided on at a meeting of representatives from clubs. associations, schools and sports organisation:here on Apr. 23. Mr RO Samy a Duslnessman, was elected chairman of the protem committee with Mr. N. Balasubramanlam as
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  • 184 9  -  From Albert Ramalingam JESSELTON, Apr. 24 ITSNO today accused a defeated Upko candidate, Mr. Richard Yap, a former Minister of Health, of using a Government medical launch in his polls campaigning. Mr. Yap last by a two-to-one margin to Tun
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  • 156 9 K. LUMPUR. Apr. 24 AN international trade promotion centre to assist members to widen their international business contacts Is to be set up by the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce. It will act as a trade Intermediary between members and foreign
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  • 37 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 25. Mr. K Pandlan, chief development officer of the Malaysian Cooperative Insurance Society Ltd., will leave on Apr. 28 for a twomonth life Insurance agency and management course In the u s.
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  • 393 10  -  By PREM KUMAR: Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 25 QNE of the problems in Indonesia today is to separate the Communist Chinese from the non-Communist Chinese, according to three student-editors of a Kami newspaper who are now touring Malaysia. This problem will, however, be settled soon,”
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  • 65 10 KUANTAN, Apr. 24.—The Pahang MCA Youth Division has called on the Government to introduce legislation whereby all elected councillors and public servants must declare their assets before taking office. It said that such legislation would act as an effective measure against corruption. The division’s
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  • 59 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 24—The Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants will hold a three-day seminar at the University of Malaya here on Apr. 27. Among the speakers will be the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance. Tan Sri Mohamed Sharif! bin Abdul Samad. and the president of
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  • 48 10 PENANO, Apr 25.—The Minister of Transport Tan Sri Sardon. will inspect the deep water wharves and railway terminal at Butterworth on Apr. 27. He will also attend the launching of the tug Morib by his wife, Puan Sri Sadiah Sardon the same afternoon
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  • 193 10 Kuala lumpur. Apr. 25.— An Indonesian student leader today urged both the Indonesian and Malaysian governments to help youths of the two countries strengthen their relationships. He is Inche Mohamed Siddik (above), secre-tary-general of the World Assembly of Y o n t h national committee
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  • 89 10 Kuala lumpur. Apr. 25 —The backlog In delivery of parcels from overseas at the Brickfields parcels office and the Customs warehouse at the Railway yard—totalling about 8.000 Items—has been cleared. According to a Customs Department source, the backlog was cleared within a fortnight through
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  • 321 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 24. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, sees the future with greater hope of Australia’s active participation in Malaysia’s industrialisation programme. Australia, he said, was one of the major countries at the Ecafe conference in Tokyo last
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  • 30 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 25 Lieutenant C Mahadeva of the Second Transport Company has oeen chosen to attend a ninemonth petroleum course at the Army Staff College. Bareilly. India
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  • 158 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, **Apr. 24. Another appeal was made today by the accommodation bureau of the University of Malaya Students Union to residents of Petaling Jaya, Klang Road and Bungsar Road to rent rooms to its members. Though circulars have been sent to the residents, the
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  • 46 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 25 The latest $lOO million Government loan launched at the end of last month Is to clo*e at the end of this week, a Treasury spokesman said today. Proceeds of the loan will t>e used for development project*
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  • 460 11  -  Pull-out will not affect defence treaty with Malaysia By V.K. Chin: Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 26 TJRITAIN'S Defence Secretary, Mr. Denis Healey, said today the pull-out of British troops would not affect the defence treaty with Malaysia. He gave this assurance to Tun Abdul Razak at a lunch at
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  • 70 11 KUAIA LUMPUR, Apr 26. The National Union of Plantation Workers will conduct a seminar on The Promotion of Education of Workers’ Children" at its hostel in Petaling Jaya during the August school holidays. Participants in the .seminar will be provided with food* lodging and transport, free
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  • 220 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 26.—A threeman trade mission from the Malindo Chamber of Commerce will pay a week-long visit to Medan, Sumatra, from May 21, to boost two-way trade and to find ways to start direct trade with Indonesia. The secretary of the chamber.
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  • 137 11 TANAH RATA, Apr. 26 3OO farmers n the model Bertan Valley new village took time oft their daily chores to greet the Sultan of Pahang when he visited their village today They assembled In the village community hall and heard the Sultan urge
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  • 253 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 26 f JpHE Election Commission today extended by six months its target date for elections in Sarawak. Last December it said the elections were scheduled for August or September this year. In a statement today the Commission said: “Barring any
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  • 28 11 SUNGEI PATANI. Apr 26 Dr Lim Sure Eng, medical officer. South Kedah, will go on transfer soon of the Institute for Medical Research. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 133 11 SINGAPORE Apr 21. The British SutcA Secretary, Mr. Denis Healey, today wound up the first phase of his talks on the British defence set-up in SouthEast Asia with British defence chiefs here as well as Singapore’s Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Tomorrow', he flies
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  • 26 11 RAUB. Apr. 25. The acting Mentri Bcsar of Pahang Dall Haji Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad, will pay a three-day official visit here beginning today
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  • 283 12 U ALA LUMPUR. Apr. 24. —The second Ministerial Conference on Economic Development of South-East Asia, beginning in Manila tomorrow, will discuss three specific projects: ECONOMIC promotion; AN ECONOMIC development centre for South-East Asia; and A DEVELOPMENT centre for research on marine
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  • 36 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 25—Mr Foo Ah Kow, film procurement officer of TV Malaysia, will visit Fiance from Apr. 29 to May 6 to acquaint himself with French TV successes In colour T.V.
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  • 28 12 SUNGEI PATANI, Apr. 25—The annual meeting of the Kedah branch of the Malayan Historical Society will be held at the Alor Star museum on Apr. 29.
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  • 306 12 Kuala lvmpir, Apr. Z5— The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, tonight announced that the Government was prepared to offer incentives to attract overseas funds for housing development in Malaysia. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the visiting 26man Belgian economic
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  • 43 12 SINGAPORE, Apr. 25 —Group Captain Donald Pocock, senior ground defence staff officer at Far East Air Force headquarters in Singapore, has been appointed an aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth Group Captain Pocock. 46. has been in RAF Regiment since it was formed.
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  • 246 12 [(UALA LUMPUR, Apr. 5. —The new Master Plan for the Federal Capital came under fire today from the deputy secretarygeneral of the DAP, Mr. Goh Hock Guan. He said the plans presented by the Municipality here for public inspection were too few
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  • 92 12 Kuala lumpur, Apr. 25. —The Sultan ol Selangor will open an art exhibition at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall here on Friday at 5.30 p.m. A total of 591 exhibits from 45 countries loaned by 64 homes In and around the Federal capital
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  • 196 12 UUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 25. The interests of the local workers now In service of the British War Department would be properly safeguarded. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manlckavasagam, gave this assurance to the representatives of the War Department Civilian Staff Association at
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  • 76 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 25 —Japan Air Lines executive vice-president. Mr. T. Godo, will arrive here on May 3 to take part In the celebration marking the inaugural flight of JAL's DC-8 jet service between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur. He will be accompanied by his wife and
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  • 60 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr 24—The Malaysian Red Cross Society is appealing to Mr. Bastiaan Arnoldus Van Bu.tk, 41. to contact either the society or the Singapore Red Cross Society. The society is acting on behalf of the Netherlands Red Cross Society, which is anxious to hear
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  • 31 12 KOTA BHARU, Apr. 25 The Kelantan State Assembly meeting scheduled for Apr 30 will now be held on May 6 at the Istann Bulai Besar at 10 a m.
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  • 171 12 BID TO END WAR’ AMONG TEACHERS’ UNIONS Kuala lumpur. Apr. 25—The Association of Teachers of English in Chinese Schools will bid to get “warring*' teachers' unions to a conference table to sink their differences. The association's general secretary, Mr. Wong Soong Meng. said in a statement here today: “We are
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  • 104 12 SEREMBAN. Apr. 25 Tengku Abdul Rahman will open an aborigine settlement in the Jelebo district on Saturday. A big programme has been planned, including a blow-pipe competition among the 15# aborigines, for the opening. The model settlement has 33 houses costing $1,300 each. In addition
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  • 56 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 25. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun. will open the annual Rubber Research Institute of Malaya planters' conference at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustuka on July 13 Planters wishing to participate In the conference must register for membership for a
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  • 512 13 SINGAPORE, April 26. WORKERS in Singapore are by and large proud of their Government, said Mr. R.A. White, president of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress yesterday. He was replying to Mr. S.J.H. *Zaidi, secre-tary-general of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, who had
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  • 466 13 LUMPUR, April 26 Prince Albert of Belgium was made a •‘Tun*’ by the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong when he and other members of the Belgian trade mission were received in audience by Their Majesties in Kuaia Trengganu today. The Belgian Minister for Foreign Trade
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  • 148 13 IPOH. Apr. 26 The 43memtx r touring Indonesian cultural mission and the Perak Government mutually expressed hopes of strengthening relations between the Governments and peoples of Indonesia and Malaysia last night The Mi ntri B*sar, Porak. Dato Ahmad bin Said, and In* be
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  • 54 13 TAIPING Apr 2f> Members of Perak branch of the Federation Armed Forces Civilian Staff Union will meet here on Friday to discuss the action to be taken on the union's notice to the Government, warning of industrial action if its 15 outstanding claims are not
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  • 247 14  - NOW STEPHENS CALLS FOR A ‘POW-WOW By A. Ramalingam: Jesselton, Apr. 26 IVATO Donald Stephens, the Upko leader, today called for a “pow-wow" between Alliance leaders here. He said the rift between the two rival Bumiputra parties —Usno and Upko—was leading to a deterioration in the good relations between the
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  • 51 14 SINGAPORE. Apr. 26 Six science undergraduates of the University of Singapore left today for an 18-day study mission to Japan. They have been preceded bv their leader. Dr. M. Huq. a lecturer In the Department ol Physics who had left earlier to finalise arrangements for the
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  • 39 14 Kit AT.A LUMPUR Apr. 26-The Minister of local Government and Mousing. Mr Khaw Kai Boh. will lead Mala ysia's delegation to the ei nferenee on urban growth tn Honolulu from Mav 1 fc 12
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  • 132 14 KANGAR, Apr. 26. Malaysian youths should be as selfreliant as Japanese youths and not ask or expect Government aid for their organisations. Inche Mohamed Din bln Yaacob, a Perils youth instructor. made this call rn his return from a twomonth Colombo Plan youth
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  • 209 14 DENANG, Apr. 26. The president of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Tan Sri Saw Seng Kew, has urged the Government to relax all trade restrictions and revise import regulations. “This is necessary if Penang’s entrepot trade is to be revived,'' he
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  • 85 14 KUALA LUMPUR Apr 25 Twelve senior ratings of the Roval Malaysian Navy will leave for Biitain to undergo a one-year course on advanced engineering at the Training Establishment at HMS Sultan. Portsmouth They are: Bujall bin Zainal Abidin. Abdul Jalil bin Sie, Kassim bln Hajl
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  • 52 14 KUALA LUMPUR Apr 26-In-che Mokty bin Mahmood. the Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines, was elected president of the Malaysian Association of Mining Engineers, at its first annual meeting recently. Other officials: Mr George Y L lee, vice-president; Mr. Tony Ng Heh Tuna secretary; and Dr T l
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  • 117 14 Kuala lumpub. Apr. 26. —An allegation that senior Malaysian police officers were being sent to South Vietnam to assist and train American South Vietnamese troops in Jungle warfare was made by the president of the People's Progressive Party, Mr. D R Seenlva*agam. today He
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  • 87 14 J ESSELTON, Apr. 26. Upko has won another Slate Assembly seat. Its candidate, Mr. Stephen Koroh, defeated Usno’s candidate Inche Abu Bakar bin Okk Anik. by 1,222 votes in the Pensia-gan-Sook constituency. Details; Mr. Stephen Koroh 3.376, Inche Abu Hakar 2,154. percentage 87.5,
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  • 34 14 BUTTER WORTH. Apr. 25—The Chief Minister Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, will open the annual meeting of the Penang Farmers’ Association at rhe A ruble School Krpul., Batas. Province Wellesley' ne\: Saturday.
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  • 302 14 JESSELTON, Apr. 26. Tengku Abdul Rahman “plays it cool” when settling the troubles and squabbles which sometimes arise In the Alliance Party. The Minister of Lands and Mines, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Hajl Ya'acob, said this here yesterday. The Minister, who is
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  • 47 14 KUAI.A LUMPUR Apt 26 Copies of the evidence prc. < n > to the Tariff Advisory Board the public inquiries on fi\o f, v ferent commodities held rc rn are now on sale nt the office, 6th floor. Huh 1 ing. Jalnn Ampang
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  • 1000 15 20,000 target by next April Figure includes local civilians SINGAPORE, Apr. 27 will provide Malaysia and Singapore with “significant aid” to mitigate the effects of a reduction of British forces in the area. Britain’s Defence Se; retary, Mr. Denis Healey, said
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  • 136 15 Kuala lumpur. Apr 27 Lidra University •>! Malaya chose a diilioult and often obscure play when they staged “Saint'.■> Day" at the Town Hall tills evening. Intelligently directed oy Pritain Singh Sekhon. the piece is mainly commendable for some good individual acting
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  • 74 15 KUALA I.UMPUR. Apr 27 The Lady Templer Tuberculosis Fund received donations total ling $14,437 85 last month Among the major contribu tors were proceeds from Flower Day collections through the K L District Olficer $5.523 15, Animated Mines (Malaya) Ltd $5,000: All-Malaya Kochow As sociation $730,
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  • 316 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 27. SINGAPORE has received investment prok posals totalling more than $2OO million from manufacturers in North America. This was disclosed by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San, today at a pioneer-certi-ficate presentation ceremony at the Economic Development Board. Sweden,
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  • 118 16 Kota bharu. Apr. 27. One of 28 quesstions by four Alliance Assemblymen at the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly meeting on May 6 Is: How much monev has the State Government given in aid of the flood vic- tims? Inche Omar bln Awang Xechik (Tumpat Timor) will
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  • 73 16 Kuala lumpor, \pr. 27 —The governments of Kenya, Tanzania and l ganda are offering a scholarship each under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. These scholarships. for those between 22 and 28 years of age, are tenable at Makerere University College. Uganda. Nairobi University College,
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  • 241 16 Butterwo hth, Apr. 27—Construction of the Penang Port Commission’s six deep-water wharves at Butterworth was proceeding faster than scheduled, the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon. said here today. “It Is now certain that the first three berths will be ready by the middle
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  • 389 16 SINGAPORE, Apr. 27. REGIONAL economic co-operation was imperative if South-East Asian countries wanted to avert economic disaster, Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, said in Manila yesterday. However, before this regional co-operation could become a reality, it would be necessary for
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  • 145 16 Kuala lumpur. Apr. 27. The Labour Party of Malaya Is prepared to set up a united front with other opposition parties but will not compromise on its basic principles, the vice chairman, Mr. V. David, said today. Among the basic principles were its
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  • 27 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 27 The Mentri Besar of Selangor. Dato Harun bin Hajl Idris, will make a two-day visit to Kuala Langat district from tomorrow.
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  • 378 17  -  By Cheah Boon Khong: Singapore, Apr. 27 annual delegates’ conference of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress today shelved any proposal for an incomes restraint policy for the time being until more facts and figures were known about wages and profits in
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  • 125 17 KANGAR, Apr. 27. The Perils Mentri Besar, Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad, cut short his Middle East tour and returned last night to contest the Perils Utara Umno chairmanship which he lost last year to the present chairman, Inche Ja’afar bin Hassan. Inche Ja'afar, a lawyer,
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  • 30 17 CANBERRA. Apr 27 The leader of the Australian Federal Parliamentary Labour Party and leader of the Opposition, Mr. Gough Whitlam, will visit Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, in mid-June.
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  • 170 17 SINGAPORE, Apr. 27. The Sultan of Brunei, Sir Omar All Salfuddin, yesterday presented a cheque for £50,000 ($425.000) to the Brigade of Gurkhas. The gift was In recognition of the services which Gurkha units had given to the State of Brunei during confrontation. The
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  • 80 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 26 Three World Bank experts are expected here next month to survey the giant Jengka Triangle land scheme In Pahang to determine financial aid from the bank. They were originally scheduled to arrive this month but have been delayed. The scheme,
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  • 196 17  -  By Albert Ramalingam; Jesselton, Apr. 27 Tariff Advisory Board’s action committee on industrial development has recommended to the Malaysian Government that 60 per cent of the goods under tariff now should have free movement between East and West Malaysia. The board chairman, Hajl
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  • 67 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 27 The Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Lsmail bin Dato Hall Abdul Rahman, will open an exhibition of the work of batik artist Yong Cheng Wah at Balal Ampang. AIA, building, on May 1. The exhibition, sponsored by the Arts Council of Malaysia,
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  • 152 17 kUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 27. The Selangor State Development Corporation has a $25 million housing programme for the next five years. It intends to build another 5,000 units within that time to add to the existing 2,000 which have been completed since the corporation was
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  • 46 17 PENANG. Apr. 25 —The Malay Chamber of Commerce here will propose, at the annual meeting of the Associated Malay Chambers of Commerce next month, a second bumiputra economic congress to review' the implementation of resolutions adopted at the first congress in 1965.
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  • 42 17 KUAI A LUMPUR, Apr. 27—The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, and the Governor of Bank Negara, Tan Sri Ismail bln Mohomed All, will appear on TV Mulavsia at 9.15 p.m tomorrow to taiK on the new Malaysian curlency.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2509 18 From Our Market Correspondent TIIK Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singa1 pore last week sprang into a little more life and turnover was better by more than one million units of stocks and shares compared with the previous week. Bidders were prepared to pay more,
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    • 81 18 (’MINESS Praducr Exchange, ngarpar* nasn peigtt per ptsul yeiletday: Cocsnut all: hulk S4S aallara. drum |47) sailers. Capra: Mixed (fob) 'ooae Ape May UK Continent $27) B. Pepper: Muntok while 5180 wileri Sarawak while $147) tellers, sped si Sarawak black $107) aallara. arblel Lampong black $112) seller* •-6
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    • 52 18 (Managsrt' Prists* First Malayan 2.34 2.44 Second Malayan 1.66 1.76 Third Malayan 1.14 1.24 Th* Hav ng Fund.. 1.37 1.47 The Commerce Ind. .91 1.01 M.tl Invest. °*und I.UO 1.10 Ftraf Hong Kong .98 1.03* td ye'imd Hong Kong .71 .73* Sterling Commodity 3 4/4 sd f'Hong Kong
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    • 27 18 April !X RUBBER PRICE: 571 rents (down one-eighth of a rent). TIN: $(>03.50 (up 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering wax 215 tons (down 5 tons).
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    • 12 18 Apr. Mar. Rubber: 57.1 cts. 56.675 cts. Tin: S604.274 $603.24
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    • 343 18 A REVERSAL of the steadier trend of the past two weeks took place during the week and the local Rubber Market recorded a loss of if cents state H.C.B. Co. Ltd In their current review. The main reason (or the drop was the relle( o(
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    • 119 18 l/UALA LUMPUR. April 28—The British High Commissioner to Malaysia. Sir Michael Walker, today presented 33 books to the South-East Asia Press Centre here. Tun Sri L C. Hoffman chaircan of the Centre’s working committee. who received tin books called for more
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    • 91 18 Current Date Total (or Total foi payment payable the vear previous year I I "t'l" 12 j 2*, 112 Kurliai 10% Mav 26 45% 1-iviKui < May 26 150'"; I*.ili.mg Con. 6 6%' June 9 45"; I’rngkalrn 3d June 9 3s. Old 4s 7id Kalitnan It'd 20% Mav
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  • 513 19 —Reuter, U.P.I. MANILA, Apr. 26. Asian Development Bank president, 1 Mr. Takeshi Watanabe, today announced the bank’s acceptance of a proposal to supervise tne operations of a special fund planned to be set up to finance agricultural development ot South-East Asia.
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  • 215 19 Kuala lumpur. Apr. 25. —The Ford Foundation spent a total of $18.5 million In grants to Malaysia and Singapore from 1062 to 1966. rhe largest single grant was $3.2 million for consultants and supporting services in the two countries. Another major
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  • 57 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 26—Tun Abdul Razak will open the national conference on social welfare At the University of Malays to morrow Four papers to be presented at the conference are: “The Nature of Social Welfare." “Inter-rela-tions between Government Services and Voluntary Welfare Agenclaa." “Cooperation in Social Welfare"
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  • 38 19 KUANTAN. Apr. 36—‘The town crunch limit has been extended to cover another two square miles bringing the total area to 11 square miles. The extension was published in the Pahang Government Gsaette this month.
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  • 407 19  -  From BILL CAMPBELL: Jesselton, Thurs. w r pUN MUSTAPHA bin Dato Harun was jubilant when he declared in Sipitang today: “We’ve won." The Usno president and Federal Minister of Sabah Affairs and Civil Defence flew to Sipitang by helicopter today to see his
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  • 143 19 SINGAPORE, Apr. 27. A second North Korean trade mission is now in Singapore for trade and economic discussions with the Singapore Government and private businessmen. “We will look into all aspects of trade between our two countries while here,” said the leader of
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  • 104 19 Kuala lumpur, Apr. 27.—The Minister of Health, lnche Bahaman bln Samsuddin. will lead Mala y s 1 a’s four-man delegation to the World Health Assembly at Geneva. which begins on May 8. The other members of the delegation are Tan Sri (Dr.l Mohamed Din bin Ahmad
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  • 678 20  -  From NORMAN SIEBEL: Singapore, April 29 gINGAPORE Chinese made a handsome contribution to the Republic’s current wave of soccer success when they beat Perak Chinese 3-1 in the MCFA Cup final at Jalan Besar stadium tonight. The scorel.ne hides the extent of
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  • 317 20 Kuala lumpur. i Apr. 20. —Selangor dropped a valuable point when they were held to a scoreless draw by Kedah In a Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Merdeka Stadium tonight. Selangor were a disjointed team In the first haM
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  • 35 20 SINGAPORE, May 1—Singapore Island Country Club avenged their cefeat by the Royal Johore International Club In their oi-annual Da wood Cup golf competition over the Bukit course yesterday The score was 111
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  • 129 20 SINGAPORE, Apl. 29.—For four Singapore players who returned from Bangkok after the Aslan Youth soccer championships a surprise awaited (hem at the Singapore airport. Immediately after alighting from the aircraft yesterday they were told that they had been selected lor a two-week tour of Indonesia
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  • 24 20 MALACCA, Moy 1 Negri Sembllan beat Malacca 1-0 at hockey here yesterday In an earlier match Malacca *B’ beat Negri “B" 2-1
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  • 317 20 ALACCA. Apt 29—Ma- lacca are In a good position In their Interstate South Zone Malaysian Cricket Association league match against Johore today. M»iv« a 207 for eight dtclured shot out Johore for 81 to force a follow on. Johore were four for one
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  • 237 20 IfUALA LUMPUR. Apr. 29.—Three Malaysian Thomas Cup selectors walked off the trial arranged for their benefit-, the Selangor BA Hall here tonight and missed the biggest ups£jt of the two-day programme. The selectors. Qan Chin Huat 1 /fehairman), Tham Seng Thai and Foo Vong
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