The Straits Budget, 12 July 1967

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 769 KUALA LUMPUR, JULY 12, 1067. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2582.
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    • 159 2  -  PERTURBED Singapore tpHERE has been recently a spate of robberies A in lifts of the Housing Board flats, the victims mostly young women confronted by two or more robbers. These women have been relieved not only of money and jewellery but have been
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    • 324 2  -  SHAKIR GUNN Singapore J.F.L. COWIN Singapore TAN BOON SENG Ag Controller of Immigration Singapore A. BALASINGAM Kuala Lumpur ARE we all going slowly mad? It was easier to travel during the emergency and during confrontasl. Why are we making life a misery now? What
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    • 195 2  -  KOK AH LOT Ag. Director Trade Division Ministry of Finance Singapore 1 REFER to the letter by ‘‘Yang” (8.T. June 17) regarding the price of rice and to others on the same subject aDpearing in your paper recently. The upward price trend since early
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    • 128 2  -  A.K.C Singapore PEDESTRIAN bridges are being built on Buklt Tim ah Road and more will be erected. The shopping areas of such centres as Orchard Road and North Bridge Road badly need such bridges, but to date have been neglected Perhaps pedestrian bridges could be
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    • 510 2  -  SULIYA BTE. MD. DALI Singapore (SHOULD be grateful If you could help me out of my problem regarding my old Singapore Identity card. I was born In Singapore during the war In the year 1942. My father and my mother died long
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    • 150 2  -  TRAVELLER Singapore r[E critics of Malaysia Singapore Airlines are often Justified. It Is also fair to give praise when due. A recent five o’clock flight from K.L. to Singapore ended due to a technical fault at Malacca. The Singapore passengers were offered a drink, and
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    • 676 3 —Straits Times, July 3 Two seta of regulations gazetted over the week-end cast additional —and on the whole re-assuring light on the new civil service regime. The Disciplinary Board Regulations set to rest the worst fears concerning possible “victimisation." The powers of dismissal, reduction in rank and
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    • 316 3 —Straits Ttmes, July 3 Malaysia has been a long time preparing for the malaria eradication campaign which will get under way in Penang, Kedah and Perils shortly. Its origins go back far beyond the “pre-eradication" preparations which began in 1960, hack earlier even than the achievements of
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    • 351 3 —Straits Ttmes. July 4 In times of financial string- ency the health services tend to be the first to feel the pinch. There are several reasons for this. Hospitals and clinics are exceptionally cost- ly to build and maintain, and this places them high on the deferment list
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    • 218 3 —Straits Times, July 4 It is impossible to see the point of the South China Morning Post's outburst against Singapore news- j papers, including the Straits Times. We have shown “a sad lack of responsibility" in reporting recent events in Hong Kong, it complains—yet we have said no
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    • 643 3 —Straits Times. July 5 The British Prime Minister's separate consultations with the Prime Ministers of Malaysia. Singapore and Australia, and with New Zealand’s Defence Minister, on the withdrawal of a substantial part of the British defence forces in the Far East are not the same thing, as
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    • 216 4 BtralU Times July 5 Aptly reversing the usual otder of events, Malaysia and Holland yesterday signed an agreement covering economic assistance already under way in Trengganu, where Dutch experts have begun work on an economic development project of remarkable importance. Over the next few months the experts will
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    • 171 4 —Straits Times. July 6 The Kuching Port Authority’s report for last year makes dismal reading. Though there is an urgent need for expansion none is in sight Money is short, and even if it were not coiwtruction might have to be delayed at least until the coming Malaysian
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    • 381 4 —Straits Times, July 7 The International Badminton Federation had no choice •xrept to order the Thomas Cup challenge round com- pleted on a “neutral" court. The trouble which the unruly Jakarta crowd began last month, when it brought play between Malaysia and Indonesia to a standstill with probably
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    • 222 4 —Straits Times. July 7 The Internationa) Tourist Year slides by with hardly a ripple of Malaysian interest A few more posters being distributed, a couple of competitions and a peculiar "terima kaseh cheque drive” to let tourists reward people they like, but nothing of any depth or significance.
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    • 395 4 -Straits Times. July 8 If the time which remain* before this year’s Lower Cer- tificate of Education and Standard Five examinations is well .spent the plunge into “computerised” testing need < not be too uncomfortable. There will be some tension, inevitably, but that is inseparable from examinations in
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    • 156 4 Straits Times. July 8 Sometimes Singapore’s commercial enterprise gets out of hand. Just because a duty was placed on imported matches to protect a local industry which began production a week ago, many retailers have put the price of the locals product up, from five cents a box
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    • 403 4 —Straits Times, July 10 The mercenaries who parachuted into the Eastern Congo and the Congolese army rebels in Katanga who joined forces with them have been defeated. Kinshasa's claims are confirmed by the arrival at i Kariba in Rhodesia of a planeload of rebel fugitives, and by the
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    • 179 4 Straits Times. July 10 Foreign and local economic experts have made the point that the sea offer* Singapore many opportunities for profit and employment that are as yet untapped. A major effort by the Government to encourage new maritime enterprise is embodied in the facilities for landing, preserving
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    • 84 4 SINGAPORE. June 9 The Health Minister, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, said last night Singapore had no alternative but to be .self-reliant Bpeaking at the 13th anniversary of the Geylang Fire Victims Welfare Association and 6th Anniversary of the Benevolent Association, he said: "We must,
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  • 481 5  -  DEAD MAN HAD ARRIVED ON ON JUNE 30 FROM SAIGON FOR A VACATION By WONG PUAN WAH: Kuala Lumpur. Juna 25 AN American soldier and a 19-year-old girl were suffocated to death in their room when a fire broke out at the
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  • 139 5 SINGAPORE. July 2. The Singapore Tourist Association will organise a 10-day window display competition from Aug 4 in conjunction with Tourist Week. The competition, sponsored by the Tourist Promotion Board, will be divided into three theme sections. They are: Singapore—lnstant Asia: Singapore—Shopper's Paradise, and South-East
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  • 63 5 JESSEI.TON, July 2 —The Vang di-Pertuan Negara. Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raflee. yesterday opened a trade fair organised by the Sabah Junior Chamber here. More than 50 stalls at the fair were taken by Malaysian manufacturers The Yang di-Pertuan Negara said the fair was particularly
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  • 240 5 Kuala lumpur, July 2.—The Government should give more land to the people for cultivation to increase the production of rice, the Democratic Action Party chairman, Dr. Chen Man Hin, said at the opening of the Sungei Besi branch today.
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  • 86 5 1nt, July 2 The Ipoh 1 Municipal Council will have a special team to check on ownership and tenancy of Its low-cost housing schemes According to Mr. D.R. Seenlvasagam, the acting president, some people who had obtained low-cosfc houses were either renting them out or
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  • 223 6 Kuala lumpur, July 3—The price of cement has stayed at $3.40 a bag and shows no sign of dropping. The 50 per cent cut in Import duty last month and a warning by the Finance Minister, Tun Tan Slew Sin, last week that the tariff
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  • 338 6 KUALA LUMPUR, July 3. 'J’UN Abdul Razak today called for “an adjusting of the old colonial attitude of mind'’ among Malaysia’s civil servants if the nation is to survive and succeed in its battle for development. Malaysia, he said, by virtue of her colonial heritage
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  • 310 6 |(UALA LUMPUR, July 4. Keys to important buildings in the Ministry of Defence were not properly guarded, counsel said at a court martial today. “In lact, the Ministry is not very concerned as to the safety of such keys and they were always
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  • 91 6 PENANG- July 2 —No approval has yet been given to a proposal to open a petrol pump station on a piece of wakaf (endowment) land in Kampong Makam The president of the state Islamic Council. Hail Ahmad Maliki, .said today the Muslim
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  • 321 6 W 0 VICTIMISATION' PLEDGE AND KUALA LUMPUR, July 3. 'JHE Director of Broadcasting, Inche Dol Ramli, has promised that there would be no victimisation of any of the Radio Sabah staff who signed a petition on unsatisfactory working conditions in
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  • 111 6 PENANG. July 4.-Alle-gations made by United Democratic Party Assemblyman Mr. Teh Ewe Lim at the last sitting of tinstate Assembly that the piling of the Federal Government’s low-cost industrial housing protect at Rifle Range here was not according to specifications, have been referred to
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  • 50 6 SINGAPORE. July 4.—Import duties for matches, excluding Bengal matches, have been introduced to protect Singapore'a match industry. These range from 80 cents t< $6 per 100 containers. Full and preferential rates of duty are the same Only advertising matches In booklet form are free of duty
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  • 174 7 MUAR, July 3. pOLICE raided sundry shops and hawkers' stalls here last night and seized a large quantity of stamps on which Mao Tse-tung’s famous ‘‘thr.lights’’ were printed. The stamps were being offered as prizes in a five cent lucky-dip (tikam) very popular
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  • 64 7 PENANO July 4 The Abdul Azir Commission reixirt on the George Town City Council will be studied by the state Executive Council at a meeting tomorrow, the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee disclosed today. The Government decision on the report will be announced at the
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  • 48 7 KUAi.A Lumpur July 4 a fire tonight destroyed a coffee stall in Jalan Dato Ha.ti Yusof. off Ipoh Road. The stall had closed for the day and there was no one there at the time. The blase was put out by a fire engine.
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  • 143 7 JESBELTON. July The JriMiton Chinese Chamber tf Camnierce decided at a meeting here lad night to pretest against the I'nißed In rone Tax Rill The Mils sets ont In equalise income tax payments by West and East Malaysians. At present Sabahan* pay 3#
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  • 54 7 KUAI.A LUMPUR. July 4 -The Indian High Commissioner. Mi Mohamed Attaur Rahman, will leave here tomorrow for a four-day visit to Johore to meet numbers of the Indian community. Mr. Rahman will also pay a courtesy call on the Sultan, the Mentri Be.sar and officials
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  • 25 7 6ITIAWAN. July 3. A mobile X-ray unit from ihe Ministry of Health will visit the Lumut District Hospital on Julv 6 and 7
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  • 221 7 ESSELTON, July 4 Who chose Miss Angeline Leong to represent Sabah at the Miss Malaysia contest held in Ipoh last week? This is the question on everybody's lips here. Babah newspapers, too, are asking the same question. The Jaycees here today emphasised that
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  • 164 7 |>ENANG, July 3. The population of Butterworth. one of West Malaysia’s fastest developing towns, is exported to increase by 50.000 within the next five years. This was predicted today by Mr. Phee Joo Teik, State Assemblyman for Basan AJam and new secretary of
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  • 106 7 XU ALA LUMPUR. July 3. Tengku Abdul Rahman is expected to be in London for 10 to 14 days a week on official talks with British Ministers and the rest on his own time. The Prime Minister leaves tomorrow to discuss with the British Premier
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  • 236 7 KUALA LUMPUR, July 4. pOLAND it; trying to reduce its trade deficit with Malaysia by establishing direct links, its Commercial Counsellor in Jakaita, Mr. Jan Giedwidz, said here today. Mr. Giedwidz, who has just completed a week’s visit to Kuala Lumpur, said: “Up
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  • 42 7 KUAI.A LUMPUR. July 3 —The Deputy Education Adviser to the Indian Government, Mr RS Chitkara. arrived here today He will assist the Malaysian Government and the Indian High Commission in assessing Indian degrees lor recognition by the Malaysian Government
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  • 36 7 KUAI A LUMPUR Julv 4.—The Kuala Lumpur Film Society wilt screen two films, “The Great Betrayal” and “Journey to Pacific” at the Lincoln Cultural Centre. Loke Yew Building, at 8.30 pm on July 9
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  • 642 8 THE TEMPERATURE BEGINS TO RISE AS HUSTINGS NEAR, AND THE TUN APPEALS. CUNGEI SIPUT, *july 2 The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said today that the Communists, who recently renewed their militant methods to upset political and economic stability, would not
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  • 126 8 -IPOH, July 2.—The Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. today called on the rural people to change their way of life and have the spirit of “go-getters" “Those who toil and move with the times will succeed in life, otherwise they will
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  • 175 8 KUALA LUMPUR. July 3.»—The Indonesian Red Cross Society will send its officials to Malaysia for training soon, its visiting secretary-general, Mr. Soehanda Ijas. said today. A lawyer turned Red Cross worker. Mr. Ijas arrived here yesterday on a three-day goodwill visit. He will
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  • 31 8 SINGAPORE, July 3 —A 2 200ton French frigate. Admiral Charnier with a crew of i«9 on board arrived in Singapore today from Chittagong for a four-day goodwill visit. K
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  • 159 8 lESSELTON, July 3. Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan and eight of his top Sara, wak National Party (SNAP) officials a:, arriving here this morning for talks with Upko leaders on the formation of an East Malaysia United Front. Another Sarawak opposition party— BUPP may be
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  • 104 8 KUALA LUMPUR. 1Y July 3.—Tun Abdul Razak today called on the leaders of Sabah, including those belonging to the Opposition party Upko. to do their best to ensure that the democratic machinery of the State functioned smoothly. Addressing top civil servants to a four-day
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  • 49 8 SINGAPORE. July 3.—Profess. 1 Jerome Gerald Mams. Professm of Sociology at Western Michiß.m University in the United States has joined the University of Singapore as visiting Professor of Sociology for one academic your He is to teach and do research under a Fulbright Smith-Mundt grant.
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  • 292 9  -  By JACKIE SAM: Singapore, July 3 SINGAPORE immigration authorities are examining the position of Malaysians residing here in view of the Causeway controls. Until new arrangements are made, these people are being advised not to go
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  • 55 9 SINGAPORE. July 3 Hie Government is to repeal thr Public Authorities Protection Ordinance, 1948 of Malaysia, which puts public authorities in a privileged position in regard to limitation of actions The ordinance was extended to Singapore after merger with Ma laysla A similar ordinance originating
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  • 113 9 ShKEMBAN, July 2—A b««ilMwmxa. Mr. Jagiudar Singh, today criticised Singapore ini migration official* at the Woodland* check point for stamping his "visit pass" on his international passport on the renewal page (see above) instead of on the visa page. He travelled to Singapore on
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  • 70 9 KVAf A LtJMPUR July 3 The United State# Ambassador, Mr. James D. Bell, opened an exhibition by Chew Teng Beng at the Santat Art Gallery, AIA building. till* evening. Mr. Chew will be leaving for the US on a Fulbright scholarship on Aug. 10. He
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  • 25 9 SINGAPORE Tues. MajorGeneral J. Havingtun. former Chirr or Staff. HQ. Fir East Command- left will) his wife for Britain on the Chitral yesterday
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  • 24 9 KUANTAN. July 4 -Twentytwo airmen from the New Royal Malaysian Air Force base near here donated blood at the General Hospital today.
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  • 220 9 Kuala lumpur, July 3.—Boat builders from Kemaman in Trengganu have been called in to help with the construction of eight ships to be used in a historical pageant to be staged in the Lake Gardens next month As part of the celebrations to mark
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  • 117 9 PENANG. July 4 The Royal Malaysian Navy will carry out a mine counter-measure* exercise in (hr vicinity of Pulau Tinman on thr East ('oast from July 17 to 21 During the operation, practice mines will be laid When actuated these mines will emit smoke and
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  • 310 9 KUALA LUMPUR, July 2. A CAMPAIGN to wipe out malaria “once and for all” is to be launched next month, the Minister of Health, lnche Bahaman bin Samsudin, announced yesterday. Apart from this campaign, three other health projects will also be launched
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  • 213 9 pENANG, July. 2. The establishment of of scholarship trust fund will be the Penang Rotary Club s project for this year. Announcing this, the president. Mr. William Ng Jit Thye. said initially the fund would be used to help de serving Form Six students so
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  • 304 10 KUALA LUMPUR, July 4. by political organisations in Sarawak to persuade the people to agree on a breakaway from Malaysia are meeting with very strong opposition, the Minister of Lands and Mines, Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ya’akub, said today. “The Opposition parties are working very
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  • 30 10 BINGAPORE. July 3 —The Minister for Defence. Dr. Ooh Keng Swee, will witness s battalion attack demonstration at the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute on July 11.
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  • 119 10 Kuala lumpur. July 4. An antismuggling agreement between the Philippines and Malaysia is expected to be signed soon, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. He said that the draft agreement was currently awaiting the approval of the Philippines Government The paet, already
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  • 98 10 SINGAPORE, July 4—Trade O circle* here today reported the arrival during the past two week* of a few shipment* of rice from Pakistan, Egypt and Latin America which are expected to offset the increase in price of Siamese rice due to additional export duty. A leading
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  • 253 10 Kuala lumpur, July 4. The U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. J ames Bell, said today that no country in Asia had been more successful than Malaysia in its drive to reach the goals of peace and progress. Speaking over Radio Malaysia on
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  • 27 10 PENANG, July 4 —lnformation Department vans will visit various districts this week to screen road safety films in conjunction with the national road safety drive.
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  • 248 10 KUALA LUMPUR, July 31. T*UN Abdul Razak today praised the Mara Col1 lege at Petaling Jaya for having “an alertness to new approaches and ideas and a willing spirit for innovation.” "They and their staff seem to know the art of
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  • 152 10 SEREMBAN, July 4. Police today planted a red flag near a bomb which was found on the morning of July 2 by Mr. Paul Matthews. $5. while hunting wild boar in the Temiang Jungle, six miles from town. The red flag Is a warning
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  • 27 10 KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 A Pudu Jail warder. K. Chanam Singh, 46. died of a heart attack at the priaon barracks here on July 1.
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  • 231 10  -  By CHUA BOK CHYE K U ALA LUMPUR, July 4. Mrs. Yap Hoong Ueok, sb, ot Sentui Pasar, returned home last night after visiting friends and knocked on the door. Bhe expected her son or daughter to come to the door. But when
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  • 732 11 Tengku: We can’t hide concern at troops pull-out KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 TENGKU Abdul Rahman today suggested a fivenation conference to discuss defence arrangements that will become necessary following the withdrawal of Britain’s Commonwealth Strategic Reserve. “Individual talks on the matter would serve no purpose. We should all
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  • 73 11 TELUK ANSON. July 4—For enrolling 523 new members the hlgheat for a branch for ths past year the Sungal Bugis Umno branch was presented with the Tun Abdul Racak Cup yesterday. The Toh Puan Raha Cup for the women's section went to the Kuala Perak Kaum Ibu
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  • 196 11 Kuala lumpur, July 4.—The Minister of Labour. Mr. V. Manickavasagam, was today challenged to a public forum “any time, anywhere" to substantiate his recent statement in Parliament that civil service unions had embarked on a “mass In. tlmidation" campaign. The challenge came from Cuepacs.
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  • 70 11 KUALA LUMPUR. July 2—The chairman of Shell Malaysia Ltd.. Mr N.L. Fakes, who is leaving on transfer to Japan soon, will speak at the tea meeting of the Malaysian Institude of Management at the Le Ooq D’or here at 5 p.m tomorrow on "So von want
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  • 260 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Juuly 2. Alliance executive secretary, Mr. Robert Goh, said today that the party would like to see the Malayan Ceylonese Congress and the Ceylon Federation of Malaya work together for the benefit of the Ceylonese. Commenting on the recent move by
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  • 85 11 KUALA LUMPUR. July 2—4 MARA officers left here last night for The Hague to attend a fivemonth course on small scale Industry. They are Inche Kamaruddin bln Abu Bakar, of Kuching, Inche Mohamed Hajazy bin Asid, of Kedah, Inche Abu Bakar bin Awang.
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  • 55 11 MACHANQ. July 2-The MARA officer for Tanan Merah, Ulu Kelantan and Machang districts. Inche Ramlee hin Ngah, has left to do a three-year course in account, ancy at the MARA College in Petaling Jaya. Inche Abdu' Malek bin Hassan offlcer-in-charge of Paslr Mas and Tumpat districts
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  • 34 11 KUALA LUMPUR, July 4-Two officer-cadets from the Royal Military College. Zainal Abidin bin Baba and Abdul Rashid bin Mohamed Said, will leave for Australia on July 7 for a year's course.
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  • 209 12 K. LUMPUR, July 5 npHE Minister of La- bour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. today declined to accept the challenge by the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services to a public forum because it was “so childish/' Cucpacs had
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  • 232 12 SINGAPORE, July 4.— The Vigilante Corps, which has existed as an organisation without any statutory provisions. is to be legally set up an will be affiliated to the Singapore Police Force. A Bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of the corps has
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  • 90 12 ARROW HITS GIRL BUT THE SHOW GOES ON CINGAPORE. July SMichelle Bordeau. 19, the silent member of a telepathic shooting trio now performing at a nightclub, was tonight sot in the leg by an arrow during one of her acts. Blindfolded Robert McGowan, a telepathy expert and leader of the
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  • 154 12 If UALA LUMPUH, July 2. Antara, the official Indonesian news agency, will soon set up a branch office here. The agency s editor-in-chief, Inche Mohamed Nahar, arrived here today from Jakarta to finalise arrangements for Its opening. Inche Nahar said: “The branch
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  • 39 12 MALACCA. July—The Chief Education Oftl< *»r of Malacca. Mr William Jalleh will open the annual meeting of tie State branch of the National Union of Teachers st the Town Hall here July 8 st 6 p m.
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  • 206 12 KUALA LUMPUR, July 3. OEOPLE from Singapore entering Malaysia other than Malaysian citizens residing In the Republic will be allowed to stay for only two weeks after Sept. 1. This was disclosed today by the Controller-General of Immigration, 1 n c h e Ibrahim bln
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  • 103 12 I/ANGAR. July 2 The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will form a committee to Investigate the problems of marketing maize and groundnuts. The committee will comprise officials from the Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture. KAMA and representatives of the farmers The Minister. Dr. Mm Swee
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  • 30 12 IPOH. July 2-With effest from yesterday, motorists who do not pay up their parking meter fine* within a week will have to pay $lO instead of $5.
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  • 3263 13 SINGAPORE, July 5 THERE were hopes today that Britain’s military withdrawal from Singapore might not be too hard on the Republic's economy —after Mr. Lee Kuan Yew appeared cn television to answer questions about his talks in London. The Prime Minister summed up:
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  • 102 14 SINGAPORE July 4 To give the Munster Tor Finance. Mr. Ltm Kim San more flexibility of action, a contingencies fund ts to be created from the Development Fund, which will enable b in to meet anv urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure on projects Tor
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  • 60 14 SINGAPORE July 4 Two Malaysians are among the winners of the “In Praise of Singapore” verse competition organised by Radio Singapura They are Mr Wee Thean Seng, who won the fist prize in the Chinese section and Mr. P. Ourusamy. who was first in the
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  • 220 14 KUALA LUMPUR, July 4. THE Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today defined Malaysia’s trade policy: “We sell to the highest bidder and buy from the lowest.” In line with this policy, the Government was prepared to trade with any
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  • 91 14 l/UALA LUMPUR. July 2— A team of 10 students -six girls and four boys—from the University of Hongkong arrived here this morning for a nineday visit. They are here under the Student Exchange Scheme jointly organised by the student union* of the University
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  • 100 14 LUMPUR, July 4 The three-day rural health seminar at the Public Health Institute here ended today with the pa*aing of 30 resolutions for the Improvement of rural health work. Orea t e r co-ordination between the different rural health services and within each service itself
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  • 58 14 IPOH. July 4—The Government's successful implementation of the adult education programme has prevented the Communists from infiltrating into the rural areas. This was stated here today bv the Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development, lnche Sulainnm bin Bulon. when he declared open a four-day conference
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  • 55 14 KUALA LUMPUR, July 7- Malaysia has agreed in principle to hold the Eastern Regional Organisation on Public Administration (EROPA) generaassembly here in June next year, the acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said today. Malaysia became a member in 1966 and was represented at the last meeting
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  • 442 15 LONG-TERM PLAN FOR TRENGGANU K. LUMPUR, July 4 agreement was signed today by the Government with a leading Dutch firm of consultant engineers for the preparation of a long-term regional economic development plan for Trengganu. Tan Sri Abdul Jamil bin Abdul Rais, the Chief Secretary,
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  • 106 15 CUNGEI PATANI. July 4. Three people were killed and three others injured when a police Land Rover and a lorry collided head-on at the 44th mile, Alor StarButterworth main road yesterday The accident occurred at a bend near the Merdeka Bridge, on the Province Wellesley-Kedah border.
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  • 86 15 J ESSEI.TON, July 5.- Malay-sla-Slngapore Airline? here has been threatened with a work-to-rule. ultimatum was given to the airline here today after negotiations between the management and the Air Transport Workers Union of Sabah broke down One of the major points of dispute is the employment of
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  • 60 15 PENANG. July 2- The Penang centre of the World Fellowship ot Buddhists null fete two members at their monthly get-together dinner at the Rubber Tarde Association on July 5 The guests of honour will be Mr Tan B<H>n Chong and Mr. Teoh Slew Kh.ve who will
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  • 42 15 BUKIT MERTAJAM July 2 The Chiel Minister- Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee yesterday declared open the new $lO,OOO Hock Teik Soo temple at Sungei I.embu which had been built with the aid of a $5,000 grant from the State Government.
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  • 180 15 SINGAPORE. July 3. f |'HE visiting Indian philanthropist-industrialist., Mr. C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, is planning to set up a soap faetory in Singapore. He announced this last night at a dinner at the Singapore Conference Hall given in his honour by
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  • 26 15 KLUANG, July 6 Mv P Thambusamy. secretary of the I.ayang Layang branch of the MIC has been elected the Johore MIC Youth leader.
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  • 156 15 SINGAPORE, July 5. Seven visiting Australian parliamentarians left here today alter a threeday goodwill visit ‘•very impressed” with Singapore's people and the Republic's progress. The leader of the mission, Mr. Don Chipp, Minister for Tourism and the Navy, who was last here a year
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  • 335 15  -  By Sm Chong Yow OINGAPORE, July 4. Police are looking for a Chinese boy, aged about 10 or 12, who is carrying about 100 small metal objects possibly detonators—around in a paper bag. This morning, in a rag shop In Yan Kit
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  • 358 16 NO GUESSWORK AND NO NONSENSE K. LUMPUR. July 6 STANDARD Five and Lower Certificate of Education pupils taking the new “computerised” examination will need a thorough and intelligent grasp of their subjects, the Comptroller of Examinations, I ache Murad bin Mat Noor said today.
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  • 35 16 PENANO. July 6 Mr. Toh Ah Hye will be re-installed president for another term at the Lions Club of Penang’s fifth installation dinner at the E and O Hotel here on July 8.
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  • 124 16 KUALA LUMPUR. June. 6. Government dr parimtsti mast act to speed up organisation of the varions contests and competitions for Interna* tionai Tourist Year. This is the feeling prevalent among the commercial concerns who are co-operating with the Government in this move to
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  • 86 16 Kuala lumpur, July 3. —The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent the following 4th of July message to President Johnson. “On this memoraole anniversary of your Independence Day. the Raja Permaisuri Agong joins me in expressing to Your Excellency, Mrs. Johnson and the people
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  • 224 16 K. LUMPUR. July 5 THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. will ride an elephant in a colourful procession to present the Loyal Address to the Yang diPertuan Agong for the ceremonial opening of the 10th Merdeka Anniversary Pesta in the Lake
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  • 232 16 If U ALA LUMPUR. Wed —Tun Abdul Razak said today that despite the proposed rundown of British troops, the Malaysian Armed Forces would still be able to look after internal security, maintain law and order, and guard the coastline. But Malaysian
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  • 174 16 I/UALA LUMPUR, “July 5. The minimum of inconvenience will be caused to Malaysians and Singaporeans as a result of the Causeway controls, the acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. said here today. “It is not our intention to inconvenience the public,” he said after today’s weekly
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  • 54 16 KUALA LUMPUR, July The University of Malaya Athletic Union will hold Its annual bill »t the Dewan Tengku Chancellor on July 15. A fashion show and floorshows will highlight the dance which us being organised to finance l lie university cricket and womens hockey teams' tour
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  • 47 16 KUALA LUMPUR. July The Malayan Ceylonese Congress has cabled Tengku Abdul Rah man in London conveying its good wishes for the success of his mission in Britain. J It also hoped that his Intended rest would grant him ‘renewed vigour and good health.”
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  • 253 17 KUALA LUMPUR, July 6. lO,OOO-strong Transport Workers’ Union of Malaya has been given two months to show cause why it should not be de-registered, the Minister of labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, disclosed today. The Minister told a Press conference that a section
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  • 55 17 KEREMBAN, July 6-A travel- )">* radio show, featuring popular radio and television peraonalltiea, h»« been performing for ihe •ast five nights in this town. Kuala Pilah- Malacca. Muar and in Batu Pahafc. Tomorrow, the show will be at Padang Saujana, Johore Bahru, and on July 9
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  • 121 17 |£UALA LUMPUR, July 6 The National Cancer Society has postponed its plans to set up a cancer screening centre to the end of the year because It has not been able to find a pathologist to man the centre. The society had originally planned to open
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  • 42 17 KANGAR. Julv 6 The Regent of Perils, Syed Sirajuddin. will officiate at his first public function on July 8 when he opened the annual meeting of the Perli* DTC Teachers’ Union at the Women's Institute hall here.
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  • 33 17 KUMM. July 6—An exhibition to mark Road Safety Week will be held at the Chinese Recreation Club here on July 11. It will be opened by the Tengku Bendahara of Kedah
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  • 175 17 SINGAPORE, July 6. —The first RussiaSingapore joint venture a shipping line Is expected to operate before the year is out. Rubber magnate. Mr. Ng Quee Lam. who has returned from a business trip to Moscow and other world trading centres, today said
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  • 129 17 KUCHING, July 6 There was an urgent need to provide additional facilities at Kuching port. The chairman of Kuching Port Authority. Mr. L J Money, said this m the authority'* annual report tor 1966 published today During the past year no progress
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  • 38 17 SEREMBAN July 6- Mr. Maurice De Cruz will be installed as the president of the Port Dickson rotary club at a dinner and dance on July 8 which will be attended by the Yang di-Pertunn Besar
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  • 210 17 JESSELTON, July 6. THE two Stephenses began their political talks here today to explore the possibility of setting up a “East Malaysian United Front.” Dato Stephen Kalong Nlngkan. leader of the Sarawak National Party and Dato Donald Stephens of Sabah’s Upko, started talks
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  • 135 17 l/OTA TTNGGI, July 6 The Johore State Government is to revive Its former plan to build a 20mile road from Kota Tinggi to Telok Bengat on the eastern bank of the Johore River. The $2.2 million project, which ww* to h*we been
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  • 52 17 SINGAPORE- July 6 Brig General Sunarso special emissary of 'he Indonesian acting President General Suharto, flew into Singapore this morning. The General, a frequent visitor in ihe last six months to lay the foundation for resumption of diplomatic tie* said: "I am here for a rest
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  • 195 17 Kuala lumpur. July 6. —The South East Asia Transport and Communications Conference scheduled to be opened this month, has been postponed to September to give the participating nations time to prepare their projects This was stated by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry
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  • 51 17 KOTA BHARU, July 6 The Phoenix Singers versatile American vocal group will perform at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium hfre on Julv 19 Their trip is organised bv the United States Information Service and proceeds from the two-hour performance will be donated to the State Disaster
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  • 40 17 KUAI.A LUMPUR. July 6 Inche Abdul Razak bin Yusof was elected president of the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants at Its annual meeting recently, Mr Cecil Wong wu elected vice-president and Mr. I .am Sit Hin, secretary.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2444 18 From Our Market Correspondent THK behaviour of the Stock Exchange of A Malaysia and Singapore last week can be summed up very simply —main interest concentrated in a few highly speculative counters with small, quiet investment buying going on in the background. The market last
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    • 31 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (p. picul) July X 551 eta. $609.50 4. 551 eta. $669.66 5. 55| eta. 5669.25 k 351 eta. 5616.99 7. 561 eta 5669.25 a 5699.99
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    • 50 18 (Msnaser* Fries*) First Malayan 2.31 2.41 xd Second Malayan 1.34 1.75 xd Third Malayan 1.13 1.23 The Saving Fund... 1.33 1.43 The Commerce Ind, .90 1.00 Mai. Invest. Fund 1.00 1.10 First Hong Kong... .30 .34* Second Hoag Kong .43 .47* Sterling Commodity 3/3 4/4 (*Hoog Kong currency)
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    • 47 18 Current Date Total fur Total for payment payable the year previous rear Stan Lit. T*% 74% nU BerJunUi 35% Aug. 9 70% g 5% K. SMIm 10% July 38 10% 15% Bradvrall 16 2/1% 16 2/1% 20 4/5% Biverview 12|% Aug 15 12|% 20% Interim
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    • 41 18 The Asseeiatlen et Bank* in Malaysia made these changes In It* rate* to merchant* on Saturday (all rates to *100): telling TT or OD readyt Wee! Germany 12*4; SwlLsrland 140: Pranss 1581; Denmark 2244. Merway 2314 end Sweden l**i
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    • 62 18 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July Industrials: 114 90 114.71 114.94 115 09 115.42 115 69 Properties: 109 38 109.98 109 12 109 81 109.94 110.27 iMtnings: 95 74 95 70 95 58 9502 93.87 93.97 t$ rubber*: 100 53 109.65 109.65
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    • 323 18 rE pace of the past week’s trading was very slow and this was equally true of the London ana New York markets report H.C.B. ft Co. Lid. In their current Rubber Market reriew. Price movements were small and the overall result was a slight decline
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    • 82 18 C 'HIM 386 Prod me Sxehenge. Stags- < pore, noon prtae* per pleul yeoterCeeonut *N: hulk 3464 roller*, drum |3I sellers. Copra: Mixed p.b.) looec/Julf, Aug. /UK /Cent 32ft Pepper: Muntoc nhlt* $13$ eetlsra. Sarawak whit* >1421 tellers, apeetst Barawak htark 36*4 seller*, gnbled LAirpong black 3191 oetlor*
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    • 22 18 July 7. RUBBER PRICE: 561 cents (Bp three-eighths of a cent). TIN: $696*5 (down 75 cents). Estimated offering tons (unchanged).
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    • 32 18 Further June rubber crop* (all In lb.) Included: Bento 187,000. Jeram Ruanjan 129.000, Randan* Tanking Fan 207,000, Mentakab 99,000, and Bungel Bagan 222.000. Ayer Male: $3,105 and Baklt Katll 59,320
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  • 214 19 RAZAK: CAN’T AFFORD THE EXTRA COST KUALA LIPIS, July 7. *pHE Government has decided to limit the strength of its armed forces to 20 battalions and not add another 10 as it had planned before Singapore’s secession. Announcing this today, the acting Prime Minister,
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  • 51 19 KUALA LUMPUR. July 7—Two senior Malaysian police officers will leave here on July 12 for a six-month advanced police training course at the National Police Academy at Rajasthan in India. They are DSP Rex Isaac. OCPD Kuala Trengganu. and DSP Zainal Abidin bln Johari, OCPD Teluk
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  • 27 19 KANOAR, July 7—The Regent of Perils. Syed Slrajuddin will open the Perils celebrations of International Co-operative Day at the Oovernment Servants' Co-operative building here tomorrow
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  • 160 19 CINGAPORE, July 7—More J Singapore-trained seamen have found lobs as stewards and deck-hands on ocean Uners and tankers of foreign and local shipping companies. Mr. Chong Yin King, secretary of the Seafarers’ Welfare Board, said today that 700 out of the 1.000 seamen who
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  • 59 19 SINGAPORE, July 7 —Gen Suharto’s special emissary. Brlg.-Oen. Sunarso. was today briefed on the latest situation wKh regard to the opening oi Wisma Indonesia, the offices of the future Indonesian diplomatic mission In Orchard Road. The gene tu. wtio is here on vacation, had the briefing from
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  • 231 19 DENANG, July 7. 1 The Thai ConsulGeneral here, Mr. Suban Sawetamal, said today he would be “very strict” in considering any application to allow Thai ramvong troupes to perform in Malaysia. “So far 1 have not received any applications, but I will screen
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  • 90 19 f OHORE BAHRU, July 7 The Police Clerical and Administrative Services Union has been urged to take industrial action because of the Government’s “unsympathetic attitude” towards Its members’ claims for better pay. A resolution to this effect was unanimously passed by the annual meeting of
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  • 291 19  -  By I FRANCIS ROZARIO: Singapore, July 7 QF the 29,000 civilian workers employed in British military bases here, more than 16,500 are skilled workers. A Straits Timet survey conducted among the four Services staff unions today also Indicates that of the total employed, more than
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  • 46 19 IPOH. July 7—The OCPD here, Supt. Haji Noording bin Truna, has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur on promotion as tbe OCPD with the rank of Assistant Commissioner Deputy B*ipt Samsuddtn bln Jais, who was the deputy OCPD (Administration). Is now acting OCPD, Ipoh
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  • 250 19 IPOH, July 7. The A Parit Bun tar District hospital becomes the second in Perak without a medical officer when the docdoctor leaves service on July 10, and there is no one to replace him. The Tanjong Mallm hospital has been
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  • 367 20 V* PENANG, July 8. OELANGOR, 93 runs ahead With three first innings wickets in hand, are in a strong position in their MCA league match against Penang here today. Selangor bundled Penang out for 90 In 134 minutes &nd then scored 183 for
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  • 32 20 PENANO, July 8 —Selangor qualified to meet Jobore In the final of the Malaysia inter-state PWD soccer comoettlion when they beat Perils 3-2 In the semifinal at Butterworth yesterday.
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  • 190 20 TPOH, July 8. Kedah, with J. four wickets in hand, need to score 60 runs tomorrow to avoid a follow on In their MCA league match against Perak. Kedah, replying to Perak’s 225, had scored 65 for six at close of
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  • 105 20 BERKMBAN, July 6. Rain curtailed play to only two hours during which Negri Sembilan scored 78 for six In their MCA league match against Singapore here today. NEGRI IST INNS J. Pascoe c Param b M. Kumar -1 Chua Eng Chye ibw J. Griffith
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  • 207 20 T\AN Aik Mong, one A of Malaysia’s most promising young badminton players, yesterday won the boys’ singles title in the National Schools individual championships at the Selangor Badminton Association Hall Kuala Lumpur. The 18-year-old Penang schoolboy took omy lamina to beat James SelvaraJ
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  • 111 20 DERAK outplayed Kedah to win their Malaysian Cricket Association league match by an Inning and 68 runs on the Ipoh Municipal Padang yesterday. Scores were: Perak 228. Kedah 78 and 84. Kedah with an overnight score of 65 for six. were all out for 78 yesterday
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  • 38 20 pERAK retained the Teeratb Ram Trophy at the North regional athletic meet held at the City Stadium Penang, yesterday Perak scored a total of 182 oointa Penang (172) were second and Kedah (130) third
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  • 230 20 OELANGOR went on from their strong first-day position of 183 for seven to Penang’s first Innings of 90 to a nine-wlcket victory on the Penang Sports Club ground yesterday. Selangor thus take their place again in the final of the Malaysian Cricket
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  • 344 20 SINGAPORE qualified for the Malaysian Cricket Association final against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur on July 28-30 when they beat Negri Sembilan on first Innings in a south zone match at the N.S. Club padang, Seremban, yesterday Singapore dismissed Negri for 103 runs after only 45mln
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  • 124 20 Kuala lumpur, juw 6 Tim Mara sales centre at the Mara holla •ng here averages a monthly collection between 520,600 and *25,000 from the sale of batiks, silverware, braaswars and other bumiputra-made goods. Other centres In Penang and Jesselton net about $5,066 between them,
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  • 41 20 JOHORE BAHRU. July 7—The secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party. Mr C V Devan Nalr. MP. will give a talk on “Problems facing Malavata’’ at the party’s branch premise* here. Jaian Meldrum. at 7.30 Dm. on Julv 10
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