The Straits Budget, 24 May 1967

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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 SERIES 762. KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 24, 1967. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN. 2582: 25
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    • 113 2  -  HASHIM BIN ISMAIL Singapore THE Government la making an excellent Job of tackling the housing problem. Large numbers of people are beneflttlng from the wise and Intelligent housing programme. But alas! There are quite a number of Singapore citizens who are disqualified from renting these
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    • 139 2  -  ROOSTER Singapore VOUR leader of May 10 deals with the poor physcal condition of schoolchildren in Singapore and relates It to insufficient diet Protein is essential in the buUdlng of sturdy and muscular bodies. A few weeks ago It was reported that because of
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    • 87 2  -  (Mrs.) MARTI YN DOVER Singapore IF Aslans think West* 1 6rners are such a decadent lot. why westernize? And where is all this grace and beauty. 1 would 1‘ke to know As European women are In the minority and a high percentage of Aslan girls wear western dress.
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    • 468 2  -  JELANI BLN KUPAH Ommlas'oner for Road Transport, West Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MAY I reply to the letter from the Secretary General, Automobile Association of Malaya. (S.T. May 18). First of all it Is regretted that there was a typographical error In my statement which
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    • 309 2  -  LOH HENG KEF Director-Operations, The Port of Singapore Authority Singapore DISGUSTED Singapore GODOWNS AND THE STATUS SYMBOLS V LIKE “MaJulahV let--1 ter (ST May 17). It does Indicate how views can differ on the subject of ports as in the case of other subjects and topics. In
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    • 101 2  -  W. J CODI) Teluk Anson APROPOS your report (S.T. May 12) that the Teluk Anson Town Council chairman has suggested a "facelift" for the town to attract tourists as part of International Tourist Year, may I suggest that, for a start, the chairman of the
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    • 210 2  -  C. H. CAMPBELL Singapore you recently reported a dilemma the Tourist Promotion Board faces the shopkeepers’ touting menace. There are positive answers to this almost universal problem. All shopkeepers are not paragons ol virtue, many of them will “trim" the locals as readily as
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    • 108 2  -  YEN D D CHELLIAH Singapore INVITATIONB have been sent out by the University of Singapore for a convocation for the conferment of degrees at lOa.m on Sunday. June 18. Sunday is a day specially set apart by the Christians for their religious observances, such as worship In the
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    • 669 3 —Straits Times, May 15 Just over three months ago all vacant Malaysian government posts were frozen, an apparently unexpected decision which was accompanied by an instruction to departmental heads that they should transfer “redundant officers” to posts in which they might be expected to be useful. A
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    • 344 3 —Straits Times. May 15 Perhaps no better indications of Malaysia's ambition to live in harmony with its neighbours exist than agreements recently concluded with Indonesia and the Philippines. Under the first, concluded last week, Indonesia is given the right to carry out on Malaysian soil various Customs and
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    • 182 3 —Straits Times, May 15 The renunciation of communism by 13 detainees, six men and seven women, in Sarawak must come as a heavy blow to a rebel organisation already apparently in tiouble with much of its membership. The fact is, of course, that insurrection is doomed to failure
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    • 353 3 —Straits Times, May 16 The Education Minister, Inche Khir Johari, has given the clearest of hints that a Penarg College is included in the recommendations of the Higher Education Planning Committee. The last word lies with the Cabinet which will be considering the committee’s report in a fortnight.
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    • 217 3 —Straits Times, May 16 An exhibition of padi drying machinery at the University of Malaya draws attention to the technical changes which must overtake rice farming If double cropping and other promising lines of development are to yield their full reward. The diying equipment is important on two
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    • 364 3 —Straits Times, Mav 17 The National Union of Teachers would be well advised to call off its boycott o J extra-mural activities. These after-school duties —supervising sports and so on —are not to be regarded as extra chores which teachers perform out of the goodness of their
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    • 182 3 —Straits Times, May 17 The Singapore Polytechnic’s course in rubber technology will get away to a good start this month, with 74 students and a $lOO,OOO gift from the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association for a scholarship fund. The first of the students who will qualify in
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    • 635 4 —Straits Times, May 18 llie writing had been on the wall. But the break-up of the Sabah Alliance is no less deplorable for not being altogether unexpected. The United Pasokmomugun Kadazan Organisation was not kicked out It walked out It had the last avoidance of a
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    • 416 4 —Straits Times, May 18 Who was Laurence Lew’is Sharkey? It is a fair general knowledge question to ask ol Malaysians, for once upon a time, and not all that long ago, he achieved a rare notoriety here. In March and April 1948 he spent a fortnight in Singapore,
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    • 184 4 —Straits Times. May 18 That 30 per cent more tourists visited Singapore last year than in 1965 means not that the republic’s tourist industry i s ir. robust health but that it is getting over an illness. It is still not cured Though the world travel business is
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    • 340 4 —(Straits Times, May 19 The plans for rural development are drawn up and the money found. The administration (spurred on by Ministers’ insistence upon re- suits) plays its part. And then, with the great majority of projects, it is up to the fanner to cadi in. Often
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    • 210 4 —Straits Times, May 19 Geologists have never held out any prospect that oil will be discovered in Malaya; the rocks, it seems, have lost their capacity to retain petroleum either as a liquid or a gas. But there is oil not far away—in Sumatra, in Borneo, in southern
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    • 390 4 —Straits Times, May 20 There is one thing to be said about the Jengka Triangle scheme it is being most thoroughly investigated. Over the last five years it has been studied from all angles, from the ground, from the air, in relation to surrounding transport services and to
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  • 482 5 SINGAPORE, May 14 r pHE Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San, A today spoke of the great potentialities in the motor-assembly industry and its subsidiary industries following the Government’s plans to set up a number of these assembly plants. Speaking at the opening of
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  • 23 5 KUALA lUMPUR. May 14—The Military Commander of Indonesian Borneo. MaJ.-Gen. Soemartono. will arrive here for a five-day goodwill visit tomorrow
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  • 27 5 KUAI.A LUMPUR. May 14—The Methodist Afternoon School Old Boys Assoeiation will organise a family outing to Port Dickson on June 17 to celebrate Father’s dav
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  • 222 5 MALACCA, May 14. The Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, has said that despite racial problems Malaysia is still the most peaceful country In Asia. Speaking at the opening of a $lO,OOO community hall at Pringglt last night,
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  • 55 5 PENANO. May 14—The Penan* Malay Chamber of Commerce will launch another membership campaign at the end of this month. A team of officials, led by the secretary, Hajl Sycd Abbas Alhabshee. will visit various towns and Villages in the State to recruit new members and discuss
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  • 58 5 KUALA LUMPUR May 14—The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to Dr. Zakir Husain on his installation as President of India In the message the King also extended his best wishes for the peace, prasperity and happiness of tire people of India and for
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  • 246 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 12. traders are confident that with the signing of the trade agreement between Malaysia and Indonesia two-way trade will soon exceed pre-confrontation level. The secretary of the Malindo Chamber of Commerce. Raja Nasron bin Raja Ishak, said today he had received indications
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  • 38 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 14 Chief Education Officers from all »l)e Stales will attend a conference at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka here tomorrow'. The Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Kbit* Johari, will open the conference.
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  • 25 5 KANGAR. May 12—The Perlis State Assembly will meet on Mav 3o and 31. The Raja will address the Assembly on the first day.
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  • 18 5 PENANG. May 12— 1 The Penang Malay Association will hold its annual meeting on May 28.
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  • 78 5 1/(JALA LUMPI R. May It Malaysia has been invited to participate in the fourth Indonsian International Trad Fair from March 1 to May 15 next year. This was disclosed here this morning by a member of the Indonesian Trade Mission. Mr. J M. I.aihad,
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  • 50 5 KUAI.A LUMPUR. May 14—The German Ambassador to Malaysia. Tan Sri Dr. Horst Boehling, left for Tokyo this morning to attend the conference of German Ambassadors in Asian countries. The conference will be chaired by the West Geintan Federal Minister for Foreign AfTuirs, Mr. Willy Brandt
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  • 55 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 15—A Mura graduates seminar. Which will enable the college authorities to assess the type of training to be given to students at the college, will be held next month. The seminar, from June I 5 to June 18. is expected to be attended by
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  • 31 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 14—The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Syed Esa Alwi. returned today from Zambia after attending the opening of the Zambian Parliament at Lusaka.
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  • 317 6  -  FLOOD-HIT HOMES TO BE REBUILT -From MAZLAN NORDIN Kota Bharu, May 14 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, announced today that materials for building 1,797 houses destroyed in Kelantan by the big floods would be sent here beginning from May 20. The transport operation
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  • 271 6 Tun Razak later attended another briefing given by the Chief Police Officer, Senior Assistant Commissioner Tajuddin bin Haji Ahmad. He was shown a model of a flood warning system for the guidance of State authorities and the people in potential flood areas.
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  • 84 6 KUALA LUMPUR. May 14—A three-man Jordanian economic mission, led by the Jordan Development Board, Dr. Hanna Odeh. arrived here today for a four-day study tour of Malaysian technique and experience In economic development. Dr. Oden said that Jot dan chose Malaysia becajse the two
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  • 107 6 Malacca, May 15.— The former Pakistan High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand Dr. A. M. Malik, left last night for home after spending two days here. He was the only passenger on the Norwegian Asia Line’s 8 400ton cargo vessel Hydra, which
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  • 191 6 K. LUMPUR, May 15 THE role of radio in A helping to increase agricultural production had considerable possibilities, the head of Radio Malaysia’s rural broadcast unit, Inche Ahmad Noor, said today. He was speaking at the National Farm Broadcasting seminar, now being
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  • 320 6 DENANG, May 14. 1 The move to set up a University College here will have to wait until the Cabinet has taken a decision on the Higher Education Planning Committee report, the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said here
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  • 258 7 KUALA LUMPUR, May 12. must learn to live with the new currency now that the Government has taken the decision to break up the common currency arrangement. The out-going president of the States of Malaya Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. J. M. Ramsay,
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  • 148 7 Kuala lumpur, May 14.—The Minister of Health, Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin, has called for the setting up of regional medical and dental schools to overcome the shortage of doctors and dentists in developing countries. Addressing the World Health Assembly in Geneva recently, he urged
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  • 27 7 KUALA I.UMPUR. May 14 A book exhibition on costume will be held at the British Council Centre here beginning on May 19 at 6 p.m.
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  • 139 7 U ALA LUMPUR May 15. —Ghana is the first country to name a delegate to Malaysia’s second Afro-Asian national development seminar next month. Mr Clemence D. K Kudiabor, physical planning officer in charge of implementing development In Ghana, will attend the seminar to be held
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  • 165 7 K.. LUMPUR. May 15 THE Parliamentary Sec- retary to the Deputy Prime Minister. Mr. Michael Chen today said that the task of nation-building lay not Just with the Government but with every citizen. “Unless and until each and every citizen has contributed his part conscientiously.
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  • 383 7 J£UALA LUMPUR May 14. Do’s and don’ts for employers and employees to promise a healthy industrial climate are incorporated into the proposed Industrial Relations Bill, 1967. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, will introduce the Bill at next month’s meeting
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  • 126 7 (SINGAPORE, May 12. A 24-member delegation from the Thai National Defence College today wound up their threeday tour of Singapore to study the republic’s defence, political, economical and social conditions. They leave tomorrow for Australia for a similar tour. The delegation led by Lt. Gen.
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  • 44 7 KUALA LUMPUR. M.»y 12—Malaysia and Spain have agreed to establish diplomatic and consular relations. This was disclosed in a Joint statement by the Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand. Tengku Ngab Mohamed. and the Spanish Charge d'Aflaires in Bangkok, Mr. Maximo Cajal.
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  • 309 8 |{UALA LUMPUR, May 12.—The commander of the United States Seventh Fleet, Vice-Admiral John J. Hyland, will arrive at Port Swettenham on May 15 on board his flagship, the USS Providence, for a threeday visit. Vice-Admiral Hyland, who will be accompanied by his
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  • 58 8 SINGAPORE. Mav 14—The president of the NTUC, Mr. Peter Vincent, has been re-elected president of the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union for the eighth successive year. Other officials are Mr. Lim Poh Choon, vice-president, Mr. P.M. Ahamu, secretary; Mr. Mohamed Iqball, assistant secretary; Mr. K, V.
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  • 36 8 SITIAWAN, May 14—Mr. V. K. Murugesu has been elected president of the Malayan Indian Congress branch here with Mr K.S. Maniam as vice-president. Mr. P. Ralaram as secretary, and Mr. Basdev Biaapal as treasurer.
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  • 238 8 SINGAPORE, May 16. The boycott of overtime by 330 workers of the Esso Petroleum Tra n s p ort and Services Inc. entered its fifth day today, as the management of the two companies refused to negotiate with the union representing the
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  • 54 8 SINGAPORE, May 12—The chairman of Yardley and Co. Ltd., Mr Lyddon Gardner, flew into Singapore from London today for tomorrow’s official opening of Yardley Jardine Ltd.’s new $1 million factory at Sixth Avenue. Buklt Timah. The opening ceremony will be performed by the Minister for Finance,
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  • 65 8 KUANTAN. May 16—Registration of children oorn in 1962 and 1963 will be carried out in all assisted primary schools in Pahang in July. The Education Department here, announcing this today, said It would be opened daily from 8 a.m. to noon at any of the schools. Parents
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  • 235 8 PENANG, May 14. 1 The Penang branch chairman of the Democratic Action Party, Mr. Tan Chong Bee, warned yesterday that in six or seven years those who believed in democratic socialism might be caught in a holocaust. “That could be when
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  • 119 8 \IALACCA, May 12.—The council of the Malayan Smallholders- Association today expressed regret over the United States’ refusal to cut its rubber stockpile sales Its national chairman, Mr. Tong Boon Khoon. said the council was puzzled and hurt by the apparent indifference of
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  • 162 8 (SINGAPORE, May 16. —Mr. Philip S. H. Liew, of Kodak (Malaya) Ltd’s Kuala Lumpur branch office, won two silver medals at the 32nd Kodak International Salon of Photography held in Paris. Mr. Liew, a senior sales representative, Is the assistant secretary of the Photographic Society
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  • 179 8 CINGAPORK. May 15 J Mr. Lee Kuan Yew today spoke on the importance of the new form that education was taking in the Republic when he attended the Founder's Day parade of St. Joseph’s Institution in Bras Basah Road. The new educational
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  • 328 8 SINGAPORE, May 16. —Details of the first phase of the programme to expand and rc-equip the Ma-laysia-Singapore Airlines at a dbst of more than $2OO million were announced today by the airline's chairman, Mr. Yong Pung How. The main expenditure will be on
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  • 16 8 KLUANO, May 12—Mr K. Bilakrishnan has been re-elected president of the Kluang Indian Association.
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  • 237 9 UNIONS WARNED OF ‘BACK DOOR DANGER KUALA LUMPUR, May 14. 'J’HE Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, today warned what he called “political adventurers" not to infiltrate and create trouble in trade unions to further their own ends. The Government, he said, would not hesitate to deal with these “undesirable
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  • 176 9 SINGAPORE, May 14. The most Rev. Benedict Mar Gregorious, visiting Archbishop of Trivandrum, has called on Indians in the Republic to continue Identifying themselves with it and serve it with “ever greater loyalty." Speaking at a tea party at the Dragon Room yesterday
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  • 43 9 KUALA LUMPUR. May 14—The Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will open the new Text Book Bureau here tomorrow. Later, at lo a.m Inche Khir will open the Chief Education Offlcera’ conference at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
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  • 54 9 SINGAPORE. May 14—Mr. Lee Keng Tuan has been elected president of the Malayan Economic Society. Other officials are Dr. You Poh Seng. Mr. Ngiam Tong Dow and Dr. SC. Fan, vice-presidents; Mr Clian Kwong. hon. treasurer; Mrs. Chia Slow Yue, hon. secretary; and Miss Ng Kim
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  • 32 9 KUALA LUMPUR. May 15—Four Malaysian Koran reeding experts, including this year's champion. Haji Ismail bin Haji Hashlm. will make a two-week goodwill tour of Sumatra this month.
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  • 21 9 KUALA LUMPUR, May 15—The Peninsular Art Society's Gallery at 41. Jalan Raja Muda will be opened on May It.
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  • 174 9 VLANG, May 14. 1V The Sultan of Selangor will grant an audience to Vice-Ad-miral John J. Hyland, commander of the United States Seventh Fleet, at the Istana Alam Shah here on May 15. The Admiral will arrive at Port Swettenham tomorrow In his flagship,
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  • 112 9 SINGAPORE. May 16. —A three day Commonwealth Day exhibition will be held from May 24 at the Singapore Conference Hall in Shenton Way. Nine countries will take part. The show Is being organised by the Commonwealth society of Singapore In conjunction with the
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  • 33 9 IPOH. May 16—Mr. Mali Yin Tack, a teacher, has been elected president of the Perak Youth Club with Mr. Darshan Singh Gill as secretary and Mr Chew Onn Chuan as treasurer.
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  • 543 9 K.. LUMPUR, May 15 'J’HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today spoke of the need to instil in the minds of farmers a desire for improvement and for a higher standard of living. Speaking at the opening of the 19-da?
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  • 170 9 If ALA Lt MPL R, May. l5. A World Bank mission will arrive here on May 18 to look into the first stage of the multi-million dollar Jengka land development scheme. Mr. Abderrahman Taxi (above), an executive director of the bank, said here
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  • 202 10 Govt to be urged to form joint council to fight stockpile threat MUAR, May 15. THE Government will be urged to initiate a boycott of American goods in all rubber producing countries if the stockpile issue is not settled. The Johore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which is
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  • 108 10 pENANG, May 16 The second batch of officers, men and families of the 2nd Bn., Royal Green Jackets. flew from Butterworth today to return to Britain at the end of their tour of duty In the Far East. The party of 109 comprised mainly
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  • 55 10 SINGAPORE. May 16—The twoday second meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the SouthEust Aslan Ministers of Education will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall In Shenton Way on May 18 and 19. Taking part will be the Ministers of Education of Malaysia. Singapore and Thailand,
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  • 158 10 —DD. I/UALA LUUMPUR, May 16. Max Adrian is without a doubt one of Britain’s most versatile men of the theatre. His “George Bernard Shaw" programme at the Town Hall this evening can only be described aa entertainment of the highest calibre, and he amply deserves the flattering
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  • 91 10 L r ANGAR, May, 16, The 1V Kaki Bukit branch of the MCA has pledged its full confidence In its chairman, Mr. Loh Ah Tong, and expressed satisfaction with his services as State Assemblyman. This pledge follows the recent vote of no
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  • 266 10 JOHORE BAHRU, May 15. —Johore has suspended the export of timber from here to Singapore. Not a single timber lorry passed through the Causeway today. Previously up to 300 lorries are cleared by the Customs here on a Monday. The Umber checking staUon near
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  • 532 10 PENANG, May 16. 'J’HE president of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Tan Sri Saw Seng Kew, today described America s uncompromising stand on her stockpile releases as “inexplicable and indefensible.” “Surely to depress the price of our two main products
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  • 301 11  -  USNO, SCA MEMBERS BOYCOTT MEETING From ALBERT RAMALINGAM: J«M«lton, May 15 United Pasokmomugan Kadazan Organisation claimed today it had been locked out of the Sabah Alliance headquarters on the night of May 13. The party's secretary-general, Mr. Peter Mojuntin, said this here today when
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  • 42 11 BRISBANE, May 16—The Chief of Malaysia’s Armed Forces, Oen. Tengku Osman, today watched some of the Australian forces expected to go to Malaysia soon during military exercises. The display took place at the C&nungra Jungle training centre.
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  • 54 11 KANOAR, May 16.—A resolution urging the Central Oovemment to station a battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment in Perils was adopted by the Kam pong Tebok Urnno branch at Its annual meetThe presence of these troops was necessary to ensure border security between Malaysia and
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  • 44 11 KANOAR, May 16—An adult education supervisor, Hajl Abdul Karim bln Mohamed Noor. has been elected chairman of the Sungel Bahru branch of Umno. The vice-chairman Is Inche Omar bin Choh, secretary, Inche Ahmad Endut. and publicity officer, Inche Abdul Ghanl bln Yom.
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  • 30 11 JOHORE BAHRU. May 16—Mr K. O. Yog am, 6 former principal of the Malayan Teachers College in Kuala Lumpur, has assumed duties as Chief Education Officer here.
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  • 565 11 FIRST RUBBER SCHOLARSHIP FUND SINGAPORE, May 16 OINGAPORE’S Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, today formally received a trust deed and a $lOO,OOO cheque presented by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association to establish the first scholarship fund for a
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  • 193 11 ALOR STAR, May 16 'T'TSNGKU Abdul Rahman 1 today had a ride on one of the elephants taking part In his film “Raja Bersiong” on location In a border village near Jitra. The Prime Minister rode the tusker, which led
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  • 227 11 Kuala lumpur, May 17.—The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today expressed the hope that the Kennedy Round agreement reached on Monday night In Geneva would benefit Malaysia in her export trade. He was confident that with the reduction of tariffs
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  • 44 11 KUALA LUMPUR. M«y 17—The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today sent a congratulatory message to King Olav V of Norway on the occasion of his country’s National Day. A similar message was sent to the Norwegian Foreign Minister by Tengku Abdul Rahman.
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  • 253 12 IPOH, May 15. 'J’HE People’s Progressive Party president, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, last night condemned riots and demonstrations by people in the country as serving no purpose at all. Speaking at a rally at the children’s playground here, he said: “You can gain
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  • 46 12 Reuter. BARBADOS. May 1#.—Mr Tan Seng Siar, Malaysian Vice-Presi-dent for Operations of Junior Chambers of Commerce International, left here today for Grenada on the next leg of his West Indies tour. Mr. Tan is Inspecting various Jaycee branches in the Caribbean. Reuter.
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  • 40 12 PENANO. May 14—The Penang Spastic Children's Association today appealed to the Government for financial aid. “Our work has been hampered during the past few months by lack of funds.” Mrs. Marjorie Labrooy, a director, said.
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  • 107 12 If (JALA LUMPUR, May 16. R —Local artists will have a showroom for their works from tomorrow. The Peninsular Art Society (Aug kata a Pelukia B«meaanjaag) founded more than It years ago has finally established its own art gallery in Jalan Raja Mnda here.
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  • 170 12  -  From TIM TREE: Sydney, May IS SEVENTEEN members of an industrial mission from Selangor have arrived in Australia to visit the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric project and factories in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. They are from the Selangor Chinese Engineering Merchants’ Association of Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 64 12 IPOH. M>r 15—Gambling the “curse of society,” is a aelf-inflic-ed punishment for the habitual gambler a defence counsel. Mr. Soo Wai Sun told a magistrate's court here today. He said this after a clerk. Chow Thum Poh. 53. pleaded guilty to placing bets with an illegal
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  • 24 12 KUALA LUMPUR. May II —Sim Lim Finance Ltd. celebrated Us official opening with a cocktail party at Jalan Ampang here this aitemoon.
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  • 210 12  -  From Albert Ramslingam: Jesselton, May 15 'J’HE Yang di-Pertuan Negara today summoned the first meeting of the new Sabah Legislative Assembly to meet on May 29. On the Government benches will be the new Chief Minister, Tun Mustapha bin Dato Harun, and his four-man
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  • 482 12 PENANG, May 16. 'JHE decision to restore the pay cut of teachers who went on strike last March was made “purely as a gesture of goodwill and not as a result of pressure by the unions.’’ The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Dato
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  • 36 12 KUAIJt LUMPUR. May I»— The Mantrl Beaar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Rail Idris, will open a three-day course for SO kampong leaders from all over Selangor at the Technical College here tomoirow.
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  • 23 12 KLUANG. May lt-Mrß.Vrn-gadasalam has been elected president of the Malaysian Indian Congress. Batu Pahst branch, with Mr. Kundan Singh as vicepresident
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  • 41 12 KUCHINO. May 10—The Fifth Royal Malay Regiment, stationed In the Second Division, has donated ssoo to the Batu Llntanc community building fund a fun fair organised by the regiment raised |750 and ths rest wai contributed by “E” Company.
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  • 159 12 KUALA LUMPUR. May 16. ITNIVERSITY students here need not take as active a part in politics as their Indonesian counterparts. A reporter from the Medan newspaper Sinar Harapan said this today when he was interviewing students at the campus. Inche
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  • 316 13 IPOH, May 17 THE tin mining in* dustry continues to be “the most highly tax* ed of all industries in West Malaysia". This complaint is contained in the annual report of the States of Malaya Chamber of Mines to be presented at
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  • 463 13 SINGAPORE. May 17 THE importance of a stable and profitable tin price is becoming more obvious, the chairman, Mr. Tan Chin Tuan, told the annual meeting of the Straits Trading Co. Ltd., today. Although Malaysia la by world standards one of the lower-cost producers,
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  • 57 13 KUALA LUMPUR. May 17 A timber engineer of the FAO, Mr F. C. Leroux. arrived here yesterday on a one-ycar assignment to assist in the establishment and initial operation of the Timber Research and Technical Training Centre at Kuchine He is here for a briefing by
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  • 46 13 I'ENANO, May 17—The United Democratic Party today called on the United Stutes to stop their bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong harbour. “No amount of bombings and air-raids can bring peace to South Vietnam." Mr. Ong Boon Seong. the party's secretary-general, said.
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  • 23 13 SUNGEI PATANI May 17.—The Sultan of Kedah has accepted an invitation from the Suncei Patani Rotary Club to be their patron.
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  • 312 13 RAZAK OFFERS AID OF MALAYSIAN ALLIANCE IN ENDING SABAH ROW KUALA LUMPUR, May 17. 'JUN Abdul Razak today expressed the hope that the United Pasokmomugun Kadazan Organisation would reconsider its decision to leave the Sabah Alliance. He also offered the assistance of the Malaysian Alliance in
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  • 167 13 Kuala lumpur, May 17. A $5.75 million joint venture between the Malaysian Government and the United Nations De v e lopment Programme for the setting up of pilot plantations for quick-growing industrial tree species will start here soon. The UN. office here announced today
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  • 61 13 KUALA LUMPUR. May 17. Donations to the Lady Templet Tuberculosis Hospital Fund in $2,639, Socfln Co. Ltd. $1,493. April amounted to $19,370. Major contributions came from: National Electricity Board $5,000 Lever Brothers $5 000. Flower Day collections in Kuala Lumpur $2,659, Soefin Co.. Ltd.. $1,493
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  • 326 14 KUALA LUMPUR, May 17. THE question of members of the National 1 Union of Teachers giving up their work-to-rule or boycotting extra-mural activities was not discussed in the negotiations which led to the ending of the strike, the NUT general secretary,
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  • 30 14 KUALA LUMPUR. May 17. The Chief of the Armed Forces Staff. Oeneral Tangle u Osman bin Tengku Mohamed Jewa. will return here tomorrow after a twoweek visit to Australia.
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  • 120 14 Kuala lumpur May 17.—Th e students and graduates are entirely responsible for the influence the university asserts in the development of a nation. Tengku Abdul Rah man. in his capacity as Chancellor, said this today in a message of welcome to 1.800 freshmen of
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  • 151 14 ESSELTON, May 17. J A call for “sanity" to be brought back into the Sabah political arena was made by Mr. Peter Lo. the former Chief Minister. at a dinner here tonight. The months ahead will be difficult lor Sabah.” he said. The
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  • 48 14 SINGAPORE, May 17. Five .squadron standards will be paraded together—the first time this has happened in the RAF—at the annual inspection of Royal Air Force Tengah by the Chief of Staff. Headquarters. Far East Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal P De L. I,e Cheminant. tomorrow morning
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  • 49 14 I/UALA LUMPUR. May 17.—The Yang di-Per-tuan Agong, as Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, has assumed the ranks of Field Marshal in the Malaysian Army, Admiral of the Fleet, in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and Marshal of the Air Force in the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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  • 364 14 KUALA LUMPUR, 17. 'J’HE new Industrial Regulations Bill has been strongly criticised by the secre-tary-general of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi. Announcing its existence a week ago, the Minister for Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. said: ‘The new labour
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  • 55 14 SINGAPORE. May 17— Singapore's Minister for Education. Mr On« Pang Boon, will declare open the South East Asian Education Ministers' meeting at the Conference Hall in shenton Way tomorrow. The two-day meeting will bo attended by Education Minister.' from six other countries: Malaysia. the Philippines. South Vietnam.
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  • 23 14 KANGAR. May 17.—The Chang ku Kabu Umno branch has urged a marketing body for poultry and farming product* in the State.
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  • 228 15 SINGAPORE, May 16. AUSTRALIA will stand united if the need arose to send defence forces to fill the military vacuum created in the Malaysia-Singapore region due to the withdrawal of British troops. Mr. L.H. Barnard, the deputy Leader of the Opposition In
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  • 83 15 LUMPUR. May 17. A surtax of $25 a ton on raw sugar Imported by local sugar refineries will be Imposed from tomorrow. Announcing this today, the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Llm Swee Aun, said the measure would not affect the wholesale price
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  • 196 15 J/UCHINO, May 18.— The opposition Sarawak National Party led by Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan yesterday called on Alliance leaders to be specific in their accusations. It was commenting on a speech on May 16 by the Chief Minister, Penghulu Tawi Sli.
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  • 159 15 ITUALA LUMPUR, May 18. The teachers’ handbook of Instructions on how to use cumulative record cards will soon be available in Chinese and Tamil in addition to the Malay and English versions. The Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Syed Nasir bin Ismail, said
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  • 25 15 KUALA LUMPUR. May 16—Th P Australian High Commisioner, Mr A. J. Eastman, presented a selection of books to the research unit of Cuepacs.
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  • 183 15 1/UALA LUMPUR. May 17. Modern farm broadcasting ha.> proved to be one of the cheapest quickest and most efficient aids to raise agricultural production, particularly when dealing with a widely distributed population with a low standard of literacy. A FAO farm broadcasting expert. Mr.
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  • 183 15 KUALA LUMPUR, May 17. rpHE military commander of Kalimantan (IndoA nesian Borneo), Major-General Soemartono, described as "very friendly and beneficial” the talks he had with the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, the Director of Operations, East Malaysia, Major-General Dato Ibrahim bin Ismail, and the
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  • 46 15 PORT DICKSON. May 15—The Junior Chamber of West Malaysia, at a meeting last weekend, decided to inaugurate a Junior Chamber at Port Dickson. Eighteen members attended the meeting, presided over by Mr. John G Stephens, the Extension Director of West Malaysia's Junior Chamber
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  • 159 15 PENANG. May 17. The Labour Party of Malaya urged the Government to reconsider the question of establishing diplomatic ties with Communist China. “It would be wrong for any Aslan country to ignore the existence of a big world power like that,” the party’s national vice-chairman
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  • 28 15 IPOH. May 17.—Miss Phebe Lam, a private physiotherapist of Kuala Lumpur, has left for Melbourne to attend the 10-dav sth International Congress of Physlcal Therapy.
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  • 101 15 1 ESS ELTON, May 18. I'sno and Upko should accept Tun Abdul Razak’s after of Central Alliance helo to resolve their differences, the secretarygeneral of Sabah Chinese Association, Mr. Wong Lok Khiam. said today. However, he added, this should be done only after a cooling
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  • 116 15 K'ITALA LUMPUR, May 17. —The Cabinet today approved the applications of two American oil companies to explore for oil off the east coast of West Malaysia. This was disclosed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. who said the Cabinet
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  • 33 15 FEREMBAN. May 18 The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Llm Swee Aun, will open the $2,7 million Esso ammonia and sulphur plant at Port Dickson on May 20.
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  • 27 15 KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 The Senate will meet for three davs beginning from June 14 and then for two days on June 2C and 27.
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  • 503 16 A STAGE WHERE WE HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD: RAZAK PENANG, May 1& r pHE Minister of Finance had agreed to allocate $12 million for industrial development in Penang, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said here to- day. He made the announcement
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  • 154 16 PENANG, May 18. DEVISED duties on finished products of paper and paperboard applicable to the Principal Customs Area have been extended to cover Penang Island. An order to this effect has been made by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Slew Sin. The extension of
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  • 36 16 KUALA LUMPUR. May 17. Inche Abdul Majid bin Abdullah. MARA loan appraisal officer, left here yesterday for Japan on a twomonth Colombo Plan course In credit methods to small Industries. V. Ifuniandy, treasurer.
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  • 76 16 MUAR, May 18 The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Othman bin Hajl Mohamed Sa’at, will conduct surprise checks on all district operations rooms to see that rural development projects are carried out efficiently. He said this when he opened the Progress Exhibition at Bukit
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  • 57 16 KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 The Assistant Minister of Finance, Dr. Ng Kam Poh, leaves for Malta tomorrow to attend the general council meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from May 22 to 31. From Malta. Dr. Ng will go to Rome to lead a
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  • 253 16 KUALA LUMPUR, May 18. r PHE Government’s decision to impose a surtax L of $25 a ton on imported raw sugar did not take local refiners completely by surprise. But a spokesman of a refinery here said that though the surtax
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  • 286 16 SINGAPORE, May 18. The Malaysian Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, told a meeting of Education Ministers of South-East Asia today that they were seeing the beginning of an era of regional co-operation. He added: “Some say that such co-operation
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  • 74 16 KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 The Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce today said that America would have only herself to blame it Malaysia took strong measures of protest against the present U.S. policy of large rubber stockpile releases. A statement Issued by the acting president, Senator Date
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  • 404 17 SINGAPORE, May 18. rpHE Malaysian Alliance Party’s "trouble-shoot--1 er,” Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will try to heal the rift between the Upko and the other two members of the Sabah Alliance when he visits Sabah next week. Officially, inche Khir, who
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  • 24 17 •i K *NGAR, May 18—The Perils Sciatan Umno division has tpo ned to June 9 its annual assembly scheduled for tomorrow.
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  • 113 17 CINOAPORE. May 18. The Government todav announced the appointment of members of the new Board of Commissioners of Currency, which will issue the new Singapore dollar from June 12 The board consists of six members with the Minister for Finance. Mr. Lim Kim Ban. as chairman.
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  • 103 17 KUALA LUMPUR. May 16 —The World Bank's active participation in help-9 lng Malaysia's implement her development projects was promised yesterday by the executive director of the bank. Mr. Abdrrah-e man Tazl. He said he nad discussed with the governor of Bank Negara, Tan Brl
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  • 35 17 KLUANO, Mav 18. Inche Axis bin Haji Awab. a town councillor, has re-elected chairman of Kluang town branch of Umno Inche Ya’ukub bin Abu Bakar was re-elected secretary, and Inche Jaftar bin Karim, treasurer.
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  • 211 17 1 esselton, May 18. The doors of reconciliation slammed tifht between members of the Sabah Alliance tonifht. The Upko secretariat stated here that it was too Ute for any kind of reconciliation. Referring to Tnn Abdul Raxak’s statement that “the door will always remain
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  • 32 17 PENANG. May 18 The Chief Education Officer. Mr. Ong Teng Keong. will open the child art exhibition at the State Art Gallery here at 5 p.m. on May 23
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  • 115 17 1/ U ALA LUMPUR, May 18.— Malaysia is waiting for a reply from the United States on a proposal regarding its rubber stockpile releases to ensure a stable and fair price for the commodity The proposal Is that the C.S. should sell its stockpile rubber
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  • 56 17 KUALA LUMPUR, May 15. Eight Malaysian student* have been awarded Indian scholarship* this year, to study medicine in various Indian universities. They are Miss Vimala Thambipillai. Mr. R. Chandrasekharan. Mr. Lekhraj Rampai. Mr. G. R. Omunathan Miss Indira Anthony Mr. Chong Hong Leong Mr. Jit Singh
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  • 23 17 BUTTER WORTH, May 15.—Mr. Tan Cheng Bee was elected president of the MCA Mak Mandin branch. Butterworth. at its annual meeting.
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  • 140 17 K. LUMPUR. May 18 THE University of Malaya 1 Is to start a four-year course In chemical te» hnology leading to the degree if Bachelor of Science (Honours). The course at the Department of Chemistry starting this session, will meet the growing demands of the
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  • 338 17 SINGAPORE, May 18. 'J’HE Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San, today spoke of the great potentialities in the ship repairing and building industry, of which Singapore had only “touched the fringe.’* Speaking at the opening of the $500,000 dry slipway
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2264 18 From Our Market Correspondent THE Stock Exchange of Malaysia and SingaA pore put up a good performance last week in face of gathering clouds on the international horizon. The market might well have been depressed by the escalation of the War In Vietnam, U Thant's
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    • 62 18 Current Date Total for Total for payment payable the year previous year U. Holding* 20% June 20 20% 10% K. Lanjut *l*% June 14 75% 125% High and Low 2id. July 13 sd. sd. Kuala Reman 5%t June 3 10% 15% KL Selangor 15% June 20 15% 15%
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    • 42 18 THB Attestation of Banka In Malaytla made these changea In Its rates to merchant* on Saturday (all rates to 1100) Selling TT er OD ready: Netherlands 1101: twitiarland 140; Franca 1391; Italy *****; Denmark 224! and Sweden 1 ST i
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    • 37 18 ON the free exchange market In Hong Kong on Saturday the U.S. Dellar wss quoted at 3.83 for T.V. and 5.81 for eaeh. Starling was quoted at H.tO and ena tael ef geld at 275|.
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    • 87 18 VPRIL tin outputs: (all In tons): Ampat 888, Aokam 1,430, Austral Amal. 1,810, Ayer Hitam 3,148, Berjuntai 6,004, Oopeng Con. 3,739, Hong Kong 545, Idris Hyd. 435, Kam. Lanjut 2,730, Kamuntlng 2,835, Kent 350. KllllnghaJl 248. K. Kellas 670, Kramat 655, K. Kampar 1,212, Larut 130, Lower
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    • 364 18 Rubber Market waa X again fairly active during the past week and turnover was Improved report H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their current market survey. At one time prices reached the cheapest levels of the year —just below these in February which were the lowest since 1954,
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    • 27 18 May 19. RUBBER PRICE: 551 cents (up seven-eighths of a cent). TIN: $603.59 (up 62ft cento). Estimated unofficial offering was 225 tons (op 15 tons).
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    • 58 18 TND Ataeelellen af Banka In Malaysia mod* the## changes in ltd rates to merchant* y**ter4ay (all rale* to 1 Canada: Buying TT S 3 7/18. airmail OD 33 8/18 90 4/et. *B4 eredlt bill*. 384 trad* bllle Selling TT er OO reedy» Canada 8$ 1/18; H ether land*
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    • 37 18 ON the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday the U.ft, oallti waa quoted at 5.93 for T.T. and 8.98 for cash. sterling waa quoted »t 18 13 end ana tael of geld at il9.
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    • 50 18 (Manager a* Ffloaa) First Malayan 242 2.42 Second Malayan 1.43 1.75 Third Malayan 1.12 1.22 The Saving Fund. 1.33 1.43 Tne Commerce Ind. 48 .98 Kal. Invest Fund 95 i.Ol Irat Hopg Kong .08 l.Ol* Second Hong Kong .90 .10* Sterling Commodity 3/8 4/S sd (•Hong Kong currency)
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  • 255 19 SINGAPORE, May. 19. T'HE Foreign Minister, Mr. 8. Rajaratnam, toL night spoke of life In the 21st century and “three things which will not go well with It.” Speaking at the N&nyang University graduates’ annual dinner, ne lißted these: “FIRST, a community based
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  • 92 19 KUALA LUMPUR. May 19. The permar.ent Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Abdul Jarr.ii Rais has been elected president of West Valaysta branch of the Royal Commonwealth Boc ety Tun Sir Henry H 8 Lee Tan Sri Nik Ahmad Kamil Tan Brt Syed
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  • 66 19 BRUNEI TOWN. May 19.— The new Brunei colm will not be issued with the hew Brunei cur rency notes on June 12. a spokesman of the Currency Board said hete today They would be issued at a date to be announced later. No reason was
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  • 116 19 SINGAPORE, May 19. President Yusof will be guest-of-honour at the Nan* yang Unlver slty’s eighth convocation, at the National Theatre, tomorrow afternoon. This will be the first time the President will attend the university’s convocation. at which a total of 449 graduates 19
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  • 72 19 SINGAPORE, May 19—The pori master. Mr R. L Bird today announced that underwater blasting operations are now taking place in Selat Jurong South westward of the Jurong shipyard during dcylight hours. Red dags will be flown by the controlling craft from 30 minutes before the firing until
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  • 24 19 KANOAR. May 19. The Raja ot Perils will open the new police •tation at Beseri at 10 a.m on »une 14.
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  • 115 19 SINGAPORE, May 19. The Malaysian High Commission here is to Issue restrictive passports to Malaysian citizens living here. But a spokesman Tor the commission today was unable to say when this would be. They were waiting for Instructions from Kuala Lumpur In the meantime,
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  • 128 19 Kuala lumpur, May 19—The Australian Opposition Party considers Australia part of South-East Asia, and what afiects Malaysia’s economy and internal security will also affect Australia. The deputy leader of the Australian Opposition, Mr L. H. Barnard, said this before he left for Bangkok this
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  • 208 19 SINGAPORE, May 19—The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, today called on parents and students to re-orlentate their thinking towards education and careers Speaking at the Singapore Polytechnic freshmen's orientation ceremony at the Conference Hall, Dr. Toh said the
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  • 30 19 KUALA LUMPUR. May 19. ASA (Association of Soutv-East Asia) countries will hold a three day meeting on consultation on commerce and navigation here beg nning from June 6.
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  • 199 19 K. LUMPUR, May 19 rH& Assistant Minister of 1 Finance Dr Na Kam Poh will discuss with Italian official* lotm projects, investments and financial assistance during nls trade and economic mission to Rome Or Ng left for Malta this morning to attend a
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  • 166 19 KUALA LUMPUR, May 19. A DELEGATION will leave beie for Jakarta on May 22 to conclude an agreement on border crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia The Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dato Nik Daud bln Hajl N.k Mat. will lead
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  • 106 19 OINGAPORE, May IS._ An assistant director of the Swiss Watch Industry Technical Centre, Mr A. Perret, has been n ®?W° r e for the past fortnight conducting a watch-repairing course. Fourteen voung men—average <*ge 25—will complete the first oart of the course tomorrow They
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  • 66 19 KUALA LUMPUR, May 19—A big community dinner planned to be held here to celebrate the 51st birthday jt the Minister ot Finance Mr Tan Slew Sin has been cancelled because he and nls family are still In mourning over the recent death of his mother-in-law
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  • 64 19 KUALA LUMPUR, May 19. the Mostei Plan tor Kuala Lumpur now open tor inspection a' the Town Hall has drawn quite i *ew“ objections from members of the public a senior >rtic.ul from 'he Municipality said today Letters of obiectlon will be received until June 27
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  • 964 20  -  STORY by NORMAN SIEBEL, JACKIE SINCLAIR, a cool marksman, and J Peter Shilton, a strapping 17-year-old with a great goalkeeping future, made it Leicester City's night when they met their English League First Division rivals Southampton Football Club at the Merdeka Stadium last night. Sinclair
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  • 191 20 JAKARTA. May 20—Tan Joe Hock and Perry Bonneville, heroes of Indonesia’s th ee Thomas Cup triumphs, were, decisively eaten In straight ■eta by f hree youngsters Muljadl (alias Ang THn 81 mg), Darmadl (Wong Pek Shen) and Rudy Hartono (Rudy Nk>> in
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