The Straits Budget, 19 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 770 KUALA LUMPUR, July 19, 1967. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2582.
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  • 288 2 Kuala lumpur, July 14.—The Federation of Malaya Timber Exporters’ Association today called on the Government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to save the country’s timber industry from an “untimely death.” The association*8 President. Mr. Xavier Samy, also asked for
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  • 53 2 KUANTAN, July 14.—The Town Council has set up a light Industrial zone on 35 acres of land at Padang Lalang, less than a mile from the town hall The president of the council, Mr. Kong Slew Hock, said that the council had already received about 50
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  • 38 2 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. The Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, will open the annual meeting of the Board of West Malaysian Visiting Teachers at the Language Teachers Institute here on Monday at 10 a.m.
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  • 253 2 PENANG, JULY 14.— Geologists from the Malaysian geological survey team and the University of Malaya today joined the visiting U.S. Oceanographer survey ship on a 17-day research expedition to the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea. The $30 million oceanographic vessel, which is on
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  • 198 2 KUALA LUMPUR. July 14. The Malaysian Government has made great advances in health and medical facilities, but the need to strengthen them, especially in the rural areas, will always be there, the West German Ambassador to Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr. Horst Boehllng, said today.
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  • 48 2 PENANO. July 13.—Mr. Trlptipal Singh has been elected president of the civil Defence (Penang Division) Club The Vice-President* are Messrs Yeoh Cheang Wah, Michael Thomas. Eu Khuan Kew and Lim Seang Leong. The secretary is Mr. Ang Cheow Kool and treasurer Mr. Kok Chi Yan.
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  • 247 2 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. A twoday planters’ conference opened here today with 450 delegates -—25 of them from overseas—taking part. Organised by the Rubber Research Institute, the conference will discuss 15 papers dealing with various aspects of planting methods and practice. On
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  • 218 2 K LUMPUR, July 14 rE Government and civil service trade unions should "give and take” in Industrial disSutes, the president of the atlonal Union of Telecoms Employees. Mr K DuralapDah. said today He was addressing delegates at the NUTFs fourth biennial
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  • 150 2 SINGAPORE, July 13. The Indonesian liaison office will move into the multi-million dollar Wisma Indonesia in Orchard Road on Aug. 17. Sources in the liaison office today disclosed that the Singapore Government had already agreed to the use of the building by the future
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  • 125 2 SINGAPORE, July 13. M Ceskosloven&ke Aerolinie, me Uzecnogiovak national amine, today started operations to Singapore. i'ne airlme s Kussianbuiu fU-liHA jet Hew in at about 1 pun. the lirst in the new service tnrougn Singapore on the PragueJaxaria route. Six passengers disembarked when the
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  • 37 2 PENANO. July 14—'The Malay section of Radio Malaysa here plans to produce a weekly bangsawan play as from next month. The programme, entitled Bangsawan dl-udara will be on the air for 15 minutes each week.
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    • 655 3 —Straits Times. July 11 At the end of its second Ministerial meeting the Asian and Pacific Council is still in search of an identity. Aspac is not a military, political or economic alliance or grouping. Then what is it? At Bangkok the Ministers approved the setting up
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    • 209 3 —Straits Times, July 11 A rising population and rising living standards both put stress on Singapore’s water supplies, though progress over the last few years has been enough to push the threat of shortage into the background Now it would take a very serious drought indeed to bring
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    • 694 3 KS traits Times, July 12 Common market issues and t the future of sterling have i been among the subjects dis- t cussed on the fringe of the j defence talks which the s Malaysian delegation has been having in London. On defence no new points seem
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    • 382 3 —Straits Times, July 12 A World Bank mission will arrive in Kuala Lumpur next month to make an on-the-spot assessment of Malaysia’s plans for educational development. Upon its recommendations will depend the fate of the Government’s application for a $228 million loan. This sum is just over half
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    • 192 3 —Straits Times, July 12 Singapore’s National Safety First Council has added further arguments to the already convincing case that not only rhe installation but also the use of car safety belts should be made compulsory. Using a belt, says the council, is probably the most effective single step any
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    • 126 3 Straits Times. July IS Singapore is fortunate that the swine fever which has appeared in three parts of the republic is not as virulent as that which has killed thousands of pigs in Malaysia in recent weeks. If it were control would be extremely difficult, perhaps impossible, despite
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    • 327 4 Straits Times. July 14 Yesterday’s statement by the Malaysian Controller ol Immigration clears away most of the fog of misunderstand" ing which has enveloped the process of issuing restricted passports for travel to Singapore. Long queues at the Johore Bahru immigration office, uncertainty at the High Commission in
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    • 222 4 -Straits Times. July 14 The new brooms weeping ♦he dust out of Johore's land offices will do no end of good Already they have brought to light 23.000 files “frozen” for years, some dating back to before World War 11. As they are dealt w-ith many problems of
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    • 617 4 Straits Time* July 15 Higher yields, lower production costs and improved plantation practices aie only bah the rubber story as Mi. I B. C. Sekhar, director of th< R.R.1., reminded planters at the close of their annua? conference. The other half »S a matter of technical
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    • 351 4 Straita Timet, July 15 In one sense Singapore’)tropical fish industry has risen almost literally from the gutter. Some of the men who today run successful business*' got their start with fish the. caught themselves in streamand drains, and fresh stock is still to be had for the catching
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    • 223 4 Straits Times. July 15 The West Malaysian limber industry is much too impottant to the country for long-standing uncertainty about the export of logs to continue. Suspicion is widespread that the regulations which prohibit the export of all varieties except mersawa •*nd white meranti are widely ignored, or
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    • 399 4 —Straits Times. July 17 Economic and financial problems, rackets, corruption ami smuggling kept Indonesia’s Cabinet in marathon session until the early hours of Saturday morning. Whether the "massive crackdown” predicted by the Indonesian press now begins, or becomes instead a gentle squeeze of j the worst offenders, i
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  • 78 4 SINGAPORE. July 16 The Minister for Law and Nations! Development. Mr. E.W. Barker, said last night that the first batch ot National Servicemen would be joining the Vigilante Corps in a few weeks’ time. The corps had a duty to train and guide them Mr. Barker
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  • 291 5 ‘STOP BOOKING THROUGH EXCHANGES' KUALA LUMPUR, July 9. AN average of 1,000 trunk calls are being made each day through exchange operators here to Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca a id Seremban although there are direct dialling facilities between all these towns. Disclosing
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  • 117 5 SINGAPORE. July 10— New Zealand's Minister for Housing, Mr. John Kae, flew into Singapore this afternoon for a twoday visit while on his way home after attending the Asian and Pacific Council conference in Bangkok. While here, he will tour Singapore’s housing
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  • 31 5 MALACCA. July 9 —Mr Yong Tai Tean was elected chairman of the National Union of Teachers. Malacca branch, with Miss Kamala Devi as vice-chairman, at itg annual meeting yesterday.
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  • 76 5 Kuala lumpur, July 9 Dr. Arthur Samuel, 25, a former student of the Royal Military College at Sungel Besi, has returned home after graduating from King George’s Medical College at Lucknow. India A Colombo Plan student, he won the R.K. Das Gold Medal for being
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  • 175 5 KUALA LUMPUR. July 9.—A study of the offshore mining areas in West Malaysia was completed recently by a United Nations expert, Mr. Pierre Legoux. His study will help the Government obtain a comprehensive report on the mining potential of the offshore areas along the 140-mile Perak
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  • 64 5 SINGAPORE. July 9 Two 220-ton water boats built by Jurong Shipyard Ltd., for the Port of Singapore Authority will be officially delivered to the PSA at 10 a m tomorrow The first vessel. "Chlta-Chita” was launched by Mrs. E W Barker. wife of the Minister
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  • 333 5 PENANG, July 9. THE Day Training College-trained Teachers Union is to make an analytical study of the Government's offer on parity for DTC trained teachers. The national president of the union, Inche All bin Hashim, said today that such a study would
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  • 34 5 KUALA LUMPUR. July 11. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, who is also the leader of Umno Youth, will pay a four-day visit to Kelantan from Thursday.
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  • 168 5 SINGAPORE, July 9. An information booklet is being prepared for students goin; to Australia. It will guide students on Australian customs and behaviour, and help them to translate Australian slang terms. It will also advise them about finding accommodation The Overseas Students' Service,
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  • 31 5 KANGAR. July 11. Inche Yusoft Humid been re-elected chairman of the Pprlis branch of the DTC Teachers’ Union. Inche Hassan Basri is secretary again and Inche Ghani Ibrahim, trea*surer.
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  • 264 6 THE PLANS CALL FOR FLYING OF MAN AND WIFE TO MAKE SATAY IN CANBERRA SINGAPORE, July 9 rpHE Singapore Tour--1 Ist Promotion Board, Malaysia* Singapore Airlines and Australia's domestic airline, An* sett-Ana, will jointly hold a special “Sell* Singapore" party for 454 members of the Australian Federa* Hon
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  • 114 6 OINGAPORE, July 9 More social functions are to be organised for the residents of the satellite town at Taman Jurong to encourage more people to take up residence there. This was disclosed last night by Mr. Bernard Rodrigues. MP for Telok Blangah, at a
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  • 39 6 KANOAR, July 14.—The Malays Secondary School here will held its annual speech day and prizegiving tomorrow. Puan Em bun binte Yahaya. wife of the Chief Education Officer, Inehe Arlffln bin Mat Nam, will give away the prize*
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  • 134 6 JESSELTON, July 10—’ The State Minister of Finance, Inehe Harris bin Mohamed Salleh, left here today for the Federal capital, where he is to have talks with the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, on the proposed Unified Income Tax Bill. Inehe Harris
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  • 274 6 K. LUMPUR, July 1 1 T*HE environment and 1 construction may not quite resemble the postcard-1 yp e Japanese teahouse but the Petaling Ja y a Town Board here is taking great pains to make a close enough copy when it starts to develop
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  • 65 6 SINGAPORE. July 10 Antinational slogans were found scribbled on the walls and signboard of the Lorong Chuan village community centre in the Thomson constituency yesterday morning. A spokesman of the People’s Association tod iy said that n staff member of the centre had found the slogans when he
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  • 453 6 KUALA LUMPUR, July 9. Minister of Labour Mr. V. Manickavasagam, today deplored the “whipping up” of mass protests by leaders of civil and public services unions who earlier had expressed satisfaction with the Government’s decision on outstanding pay claims and the ban on government servants
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  • 430 7 KUALA LUMPUR, July 10. THE Chemical Company of Malaysia is seeking an increase of $55 a ton in duty on imported nitrogenous and compound fertilisers. A CCM representative. I Mr. Horace O. Owen, asked for this Increase at the
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  • 183 7 Kuala litmpuk, July —A group of Malay intellectuals who are against tlir National Language Act is planning to organise a protest demonstration here when the Act conics into force on Sept 1 The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Incite Senu bin Abdul
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  • 51 7 A LOR STAR. July 11 The Sullan of Kedah will open the annual meeting of the Associated Malay Chambers of Commerce in Aior in July 14 Following the Sultan's address, the acting Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. will speak to the 1,000 VIPs txpeeted to
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  • 178 7 SINGAPORE, July 10. The Chief of the New Zealand General Staff. Maj.-Gen. R H. Dawson, will fly into Singapore tomorrow for talks with local defence chiefs. During his tour-day visit he will meet the Defence Minister. Dr. Go h Keng Swee. the
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  • 44 7 JESSELTON July 10 Three more senior in.Miectors ol the Sabah component. Royal Malaysia Police, have been prontoled to the rank of proba--1 tonary Assistant SuperintrnI uent of Police They are Mr Andrew Abbie. Mr. Ho Chee Nvuen and Mr. Richard Wong
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  • 420 7 PENANG, July 11. IN SPITE of sabotage in the party by outside elements and disruption in the continuity of its leadership due to arrests, the Labour Party had survived where other parties with weaker ideologies had collapsed, the chairman of the
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  • 215 7 K. LUMPUR, July 10 'THE seven-member Alliance Candidature Committee will meet Selangor Alliance leaders on July 12 to select candidates for the 1%8 filamentary ami State Actions. It will he the first of a series of meetings between the committee and State leaders. The State by
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  • 118 7 Soon ‘The story of Malaysia’ iI/TALA Ll’MPCR, July I\ |0—Documentaries and niusieal programmes recorded on IHO.IHMI feet of tape will tell the story of Malaysia to the people of the world. This undertaking will be Radio Malaysia's contribution to the 10th Merdeka anniversary celebrations and will be recorded in eight
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  • 76 7 SINGAPORE. July 10- A Federal judue. Mi. Justice Tan Ah Teh of Singapore. Is now In Australia at the invitation of the Australian Government. He will visit the courts and judicial officers In the various State capitals. Mr Justice Tan. who left here m.vt
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  • 43 7 KUAI A LUMPUR. July 10 —The Chief ot Survey. Royal Thai Army, I t -Gen Somboon Vlehitianuja. will fly here on July 12 for a five-day visit to discuss survey and mapping problems of the border area between Thailand and Malaysia.
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  • 420 8 No revenue yet from Senawang industrial site, Negri Assembly told SEREMBAN, July 10 r fHE Negri Sembilan Government was today criticised by the lone Opposition member in the State Legislative Assembly for paying a yearly interest of $255,000 towards the loan
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  • 215 8 OINGAPORE, July 11. —The Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, who is also chairman of the Army Board, has prescribed a Code of Conduct as the "foundation of character, conduct and discipline required of every member of the Singapore armed forces.”
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  • 56 8 IPOH. July 9—The Sultan of Perak last night urged all Justices of the Peace to do their duty uv helping the peorle as much as they could. He was speaking at the annual dinner and dance of the Council of the Justice* of the Peace.
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  • 59 8 IPOH, July 9—The Ipoh Rotary Club will present an operation table and other equipment worth over $4,000 to the Perak Chinese Maternity Hospital In Kampai Road here on July 11. The Hospital which caters for all communities. had recently completed a new wing, built with a
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  • 37 8 PENANG, July 9—The French community in Penang will ceie brute their National Day with a party at the Malson De L’allianee Francai.se In Aver ft am Road on the night of July 14
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  • 37 8 SINGAPORE. July 9 —The Minister for Finance, Mr. Lim Kim San. will declare open the Barrow Linton (Malaysia) Ltd’s rolled oats mill at Lorong Tukang Dua. Jurong Industrial Estate at B p.m. on July 14
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  • 213 8 KUALA LUMPUR, July 10. A TOTAL subsidy of $lOO,OOO a year is being given by the Government to groundnut cultivators in the form of seed, fertilisers and other assistance under the First Malaysia Plan. At a Tariff Advisory Board hearing today, the Deputy Director
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  • 104 8 Malacca, July n.— The Democratic Action Party secretary-general, Mr. C. V. Devan Nalr. will talk on “Current political problems In Malaysia’’ to the party’s branch here at 103 Jalan Ujong Pasir at 7 30 D.m. on July 14. On July IS he
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  • 35 8 PENANO, July 11 Mr. I. Hooi Seah. chairman of the P< nang Teochew Asrociation wi<! lay the foundation stone of the Han Chmng High School's n< v silence Laboratory on July 16
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  • 265 8 PENANG. July 10. REGISTRATION of employers and workers under the Port Labour Board’s scheme for stevedores may be extended to cover cargo handlers and lightermen, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. the Minister of Labour, announced today. He told a Press conference here that
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  • 88 8 PENANO. July 11—The Prn.n Historical Society is organising an excursion on July 17 to the Kedah coastal villagi I I Jong Dawai where, it is believed. Indian culture first took root in Malaya. “We think the early Indian traders unloaded their good* here.” Inche
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  • 46 8 TEI.UK ANSON. July 11-M' V Renganathan a planting sUrtant. has boon ro-rlected ch*n man of the Cicely branch ot the MIC for the third success!'‘ year, with Mr S. Arul ns vicechairman. Mr I* Prabhnkainn as secretary and Mr. M Gopnmkrishnan as treasurer.
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  • 316 9 ALOR STAR, July 9. A UNITED Democratic Party town councillor, Mr. Geh Teng Kheng (Pengkalan Ward), alleged at the Alor Star Town Council monthly meeting today that an Alliance Senator and an Alliance State Assemblyman had “improperly interfered with the administration ot the
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  • 78 9 Kuala lumpur, July n The Armed Forces Deputy Paymaster, Major Khaw Choon Cheow. has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Lt.-Col. Khaw. 38, joined the Army In 1953 and was commissioned the same year. He attended an officer cadet training course at Eaton
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  • 214 9 CSRBMBAN July 10. The Negri Sembilan Legislative Assembly today withdrew a BUI to provide a $500 a month pension for the widow. Tengku Dorah binte Tengkh Beuar Buthamiddin. of the late Yang di-Pertuan Besar. Tuanku Munawir ibni Al-M a r
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  • 51 9 KANGAR July 9 The Regent of Perils. Syed Sirajuddin, yesterday urged Government officers, penghulus and headmen in the State to play a greater part in leading the people in the cooperative movement. He was speaking at the official opening of the 45th International Co-operative Day celebrations
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  • 219 9 pENANG, July 10. The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, today advised workers of the Batu Kawan Rubber and Coconut Plantations to approach the State Government for priority in jobs when industries are established in the proposed Prai Butworth industrial complex. Three
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  • 127 9 Kuala lumpur July 10 —A top American pou and folk song group, which recently thrilled thousands in Manila and Is now in Saigon, will ffy here next week for two performances The Phoenix -Singers three singers and two guitarists will perform at
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  • 194 9 PENANG. July. 11. rpHE vice-principal of the Malayan Teachers' College here, Mr. C. Ganasalingain, has been appointed co-ordinator for planning the regional centre for science and mathematics which the South-East Asia Ministers of Education Secretariat proposes to set up in Penang. Working
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  • 133 9 Kuala lumpur July 11 l he Minister Of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman. today urged more business firms to participate In the Government's campaign to Instil in the people a respect for tlie National Flag and Anthem He said this
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  • 60 9 PKN ANG. July 9- Tile I.iuns Club of Penang has launched a .scholarship trust to assist deserving students to further their st udieg. Mr. Toll Ah Hyo. the first president to be rc-installed for a second term, said the club would also sponsor a Chinese opera
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  • 163 9 Kuala lumpur. July 11.-Bight senior Thai police officers. including the head of the education and training jranch. Lt -Gen. Sanguan Jittala run, spent more than five hours at the Police Depot here today. Tbey were briefed on the functions of the depot by the
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  • 69 9 CFREMBAN. July 11—The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan will be 45 on July 19. The State will observe the day as a public holiday. There will a parade on the main padang here and an investiture ceremony at Sri Menantl in the afternoon. Tuanku
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  • 357 10 SOLUTION TO KELANTAN’S PROBLEMS KOTA BHARU, July 10 'J'HE Sultan of Kelantan stressed today that there should be understanding and cooperation between the Central Government and the State Government to overcome the present “difficulties” in the State. The Ruler was speaking at an
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  • 210 10 MALACCA, July 10 T»HE Minister of 1 Transport, Tan Sri Sardon, said today that it was of the utmost Importance to have a Port Authority here to encourage more ships, especially coastal ones, to call at Malacca. “Unless there Is
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  • 161 10 KUALA LUMPUR, 1V July 9. —The Transport Workers’ Union claimed today that the recent “show cause” notice issued by the Labour Ministry was a deliberate political attempt to harass the union. ‘The Alliance Party is jealous of the union’s progress and is making
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  • 42 10 SINGAPORE, July 11 A freak new Singapore dollar note has turned up it has colourless orchids It belongs to Mr. Alexander Joseph of Engineering Squadron. RAF Changi Last week, a freak $5 note was discovered with the wrong colours.
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  • 49 10 KUALA LUMPUR. July 11 Two Malaysian Co-operative officials will leave for India tomorrow on a three-month cooperative audit course at the Cooperative Training Centre. Madras. They are Mr K Rajaratnam, co-operative inspector here, and Inche Mustapha bin Omar, audit clerk. Department of Cooperative Development, Seremban.
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  • 60 10 IPOH, July 10.—An organisation committee was formed here yesterday by the Perak branch of the Democratic Action Party to set up new branches and strengthen the party’s position In the State. Mr. Llm Cho Hock, chairman of the party’s State branch, has been elected head
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  • 23 10 LUMUT, July 9 —A community hall costing $6,000 has been built at Ban Joo Seng village, about two miles from here.
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  • 100 10 Kuala lumpur, July 10.—The Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, Tun V.T. Sambanthan, this evening opened an exhibition of 110 paintings of horses at the Balal Ampang, AIA Building. The artist. Mr. Yeh Tsulpai. a retired general from Formosa, has been specialising In
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  • 54 10 PENANO, July 10.—The Patanl Road Umno branch formed a youth section at a meeting held In Kampong Rawa last night. Inche Kama! bLn Che Rose was elected vnuth leader with Inche Ismail bln Daud as assistant leader, Inche Abdul Aziz Khahar as secretary and Inche Abu Bakar
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  • 198 10 SINGAPORE, July 10. —The Identity of a man whose limbs and part of torso were found inside the stomach of a shark by an Ellenborough Market fishmonger a week ago will never be known. When the shark's stomach was completely sliced
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  • 115 10 Kuala lumpur, July n The Assistant Minister of Finance, Dr. Ng Xam Poh, will leave for Sydney tomorrow to begin a threeweek visit to Australia at the Invitation of the Australian Government. He will meet Treasury officials, bankers and Industrialists and have financial
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  • 23 10 KUALA LUMPUR. July 9—The Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr Khaw Kal Boh will return here from London tomorrow.
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  • 402 11 KUALA LUMPUR July 12. jyjALAYSIA now knows where she stands l in relation to the Anglo-Malaysian defence treaty after talks with the British Premier and his Ministers in London on British troop withdrawals from the country. The Minister
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  • 58 11 HANGAR. July 12—Leaders of rural co-operative societies in Perlis will attend a co-operative course here from July 15 to 20 The course, for groups of about 40 each, will be held on Julv 15 and 16 for central Perlis. Julv 17 and 18 north Perlis
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  • 150 11 —Reuter IESSELTON, July 10.— A delegation of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation is expected to visit Sarawak next month at the invitation of the Sarawak National Party, according to Dato Donald Stephens, leader of Upko Dato Stephens said the delegation. comprising eight
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  • 138 11 rjATO Donald Stephens, “Hoguan Siou” of the Kadazans in Sabah, regularly wears this Kadazan chieftian’s headgear. But it’s something new for Dato Stephen Kalong Nlngkan (left) who found himself wearing it at a Jesselton party to celebrate the ending of the meeting between the
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  • 56 11 IPOH, July 12 A preliminary survey ls being conducted on how best to Increase efficiency and cut down administrative cost in the Ipoh Municipal Council. It Is being conducted by three experts from an Australian firm of management consultants. The survey, expected to last about two
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  • 30 11 KUALA LUMPUR. July 12—The Yang dl-Pertaan Agong received in audience the Bangkok-based Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr Ake Sjolin. and his wife at Istana Negara this moraing.
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  • 451 11 K. LUMPUR. July 11 'THE main criterion in A the use of fertiliser is the price as research has shown that there is no difference between different compounds. This was one of three written objections submitted today to the Tariff Advisory Board by
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  • 101 11 Brunei town. July 9 The Brunei Government has accepted its port consultants’ design for Brunei’s $4O million Muara deep water port project, a Government spokesman said today. Muara is a small fishing village. 2ft miles north of here at the mouth of the Brunei River
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  • 330 12 KUALA LUMPUR, July 11. JF MALAYSIA were to join any regional anti-Communist military alliance, it would spell disaster for the nation, the Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johan, who led the Malaysian delegation to the ASPAC conference in Bangkok, said
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  • 28 12 KUANTAN, July 12—'The acting M«*ntri Besar of Pahang, Dato Haji Abdul Asiz bin Ahmad, will make a three-day visit to Bentong district beginning on July 18.
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  • 188 12 Kuala lumpur, July 12. —Malays i a n civilian employees in Singapore bases should not be retrenched first simply because they are Malaysian citizens when the rundown of British troops begins, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said here today. He
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  • 228 12 Kuala lumpur, July 12.—The Sabah Government has been asked to submit a memorandum ou its difficulties regarding the proposed Unified Income Tax Bill. 8peaklng after the weekly Cabinet meeting today. Tun Abdul Razak said the Central Government would look into
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  • 154 12 IGNORE BAHRU. July 12 The Minister of Health, inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin. will make a tourdav visit to Johore beginning on July 17. He is to oiien two rural health centres at Sonaai M*u end P»goh in Miter on July 17 followed by the
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  • 169 12 KI AI.A I.CMPtR July IS—The me -flag Prime Minister. I'm Abdul Ra tab. today described as “nulieiwo and ground less” rumours that the Central Government was not doing enough for last month's PuImu Ketam tire victims Those spreading the rumours. Tun Raaak said, had
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  • 33 12 KANOAR. July 12.-The Minister of Information and Broad casting. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will declare open the annual delegates conference of the Perils Utara UMNO Youth Division on July 21.
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  • 294 12 KUALA LUMPUR, July 12. 'j'HE Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications. Tun V. T. Sambanthan. today said “hello'’ to the Malaysian Ambassador in Washington, Tan Sri Ong Yoke Lin, and thus opened the new automatic intercontinental telephone switching centre here. The Minister made
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  • 39 12 KUAI.A LUMPUR, .tnlv 12 Th.senior Iban editor of the Malay sian Information Service ,n Kuching. Mr. Frederick Aiikum Enc liana. will visit the United States on a 45-day study tom sponsored by the State Dcpto tmeat
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  • 467 13 K. LUMPUR. July 12 A T the present rate oi industrial progress in the country, what is needed at the moment is an export agency house which would find overseas markets for the many locally produced goods. The chairman of the Tarifl Advisory Board,
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  • 163 13 l/UALA LI’MPUR. July 11—The War Department Civilian StafT Association supports Tcngku Abdul Rahman’s "last in. first out" policy in any retrenchment arising out of withdrawal of British forces. In a statement, the acting president of the WDCSA, Mr. Nirnajan Singh, said today that
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  • 126 13 1/ I ALA LI MPI R. July. II Three Sabah Ministers arrived here taday to ask the Federal Government to delay the Unified Income Tax Bill presented to Parliament at the last session. The delegation led by the acting Chief Minister of
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  • 269 13 1/1 ALA LUMPUR. July 12 Individual citizens will be able to voice their opinions and suggest solutions to some of the nation’s socio-economic problems at the five-day .Malaysian socio-economic development seminar at the University of Malaya here beginning on
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  • 133 13 J. BAHRU, July 10 TTIE Johore Government Is to legalise land occupied illegally for the planting of pepper to encourage agricultural diversification. The Mentri Resar. Ilato ll Hi Othnian bin Sa'at, announced this today at a nieet-the-people session in Kangkar Pulai. 16 miles
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  • 247 13 JOHORE BAHRU, July 10. r PHE Johore rehabilitation committee for the 1 handicapped will hold a three-day Joint campaign with the State Welfare Department from July 15 to show that handicapped people can be rehabilitated to lead normal lives. The campaign
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  • 68 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 11—Th« Yang di-Pertuan Agong today Bent a message of condolence to the Emperor of Japan, expressing deep regret and heartfelt condolences to the relatives of those killed along Japan's storm-ravaged west coast. The acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, also conveyed “the heartfelt condolences
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  • 59 13 KUALA LUMPUR, July 12—The Arts Council of Malaysia is to raise funds by sponsoring 360 circle seats at the premiere of A Man and a Woman” at the Rox Cinema here on July 26 at 9.30 p.m. Ticket/) are priced at $25, $l5, $lO and
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  • 36 13 KANOAR. July 12. The State Government has approved an allocation of $1,950 for minor rural development projects In Jcjawl this vear The money will be spent on bridal paths, bridges, wells and Irrigation canals.
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  • 501 14  -  SARAWAK BEGINS NEW PLAN By GEOFFREY GELDARD July 11. Sarawak is to experiment with oil palm as a smallholder crop as well as encourage the establishment of large estates, the Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources, Penghulu Francis Umpau, announced today. He was
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  • 242 14 K. LUMPUR, July 11 RESPITE separate currencies and the new immigration controls. Section 13 ot the Employees* Provident Fund Ordinance still rules that Singapore is part of Malaysia. And because of this those who have been contributing to the EPF’ here
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  • 52 14 PENANG. July 11.—Fifty-seven teachers of adult religious classes in Penang and Province Wellesley will attend a four-day refresher course at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Technical School in Butu Lanchang Lane from Aug 7 to 10. Officials from the Ministry of National and Rural Development will conduct
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  • 29 14 KOTA BHARU, July 10.—The annual branch meeting of the National Union of DTC Trained Teachers will be held at the airl Guides Hall here os July 15
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  • 298 14 JESSELTON, July 9. rpHE United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisa- tion of Sabah and the Sarawak National Party today accused the Federal Government of violating the spirit and letter of the Malaysia agreement. Both parties pledged cooperation to resist what they called “Federal Intrusion”
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  • 152 14 Kuala lumpur, July 10.—The head of the education and training branch of the Royal Thai Police, Lt.-Gen. Sanguan Jittalarn, flew here last night to begin a seven-day study tour of police training establishments In West Malaysia. Accompanied by seven senior Thai police officers,
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  • 111 14 K! ALA LUMPUR. July 12.—The whereabouts of Sabah’s C hief Minister. Tun .Mustapha bin Dato Harun, was cleared today bv the acting Prime .Minister. Tun Abdui Kazak. “Tun Mustapha is in London for a medical check-up,’ Tun Kazak told reporters here. “He has
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  • 55 14 SINGAPORE, July 9—Thousands of men, women ami children marched past City Hall this morning, rehearsing for the National Day parade on Aug. 9. Military detachments, uniformed youth organisations. school contingents and social and cultural groups took part. Because several streets were closed tip to 2 p.m., traffic jams
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  • 312 15 SINGAPORE, July 13. RESTRICTED travel documents are being issued by the Indonesian Liaison Office here to enable Indonesian citizens resident in Singapore to travel to Malaysia. The blue document, known as an “emergency certificate" and equivalent to a Certificate of Identity, is valid only
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  • 23 15 BITNGEI PATANI. July 13. rhe Kedah NUT will hold its annual meeting at the Ibrahim Secondary Bchool here on July 15.
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  • 171 15 IfUALA LUMPUR, **July 13. A committee has been set up to look into medical facilities for estate hospitals so that they can continue to treat the rural people as well. Disclosing this after yesterday's Cabinet meeting here, the Deputy Prime Minister.
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  • 39 15 KUALA LUMPUR. July 13. The Unmo executive council will meet here on Julv 24 to fix a date for its general assembly The three-day assembly will take place at the Dewan Bahama dan Pustaka here.
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  • 184 15 (SINGAPORE, July 13. The Indonesian Director of Political Affairs in the Foreign Ministry. Mr. Anuar Sani. today said resumption of .full diplomatic relations between I n d o n e sia and Malaysia and Singapore could take place now if the three countries
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  • 86 15 PENANG, July 14 Catholic* from all part# of the country will participate in a candlelight procession on the night of July 29 eve of the annual feast of St. Anne, patroness saint of Bukit Met tuiam. The procession with the statue of St. Anne will be
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  • 50 15 KUAI.A LUMPUR, July 14 Thailand will have a second international airport in the near future. This was disclosed by the coordinator of Transport and Communication of Thailand, Mr. Pradit Chandravutna who left here today after touring South-East Asia with the Transport and Communication pre-conference planning group
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  • 85 15 I/UALA LUMPUR. July 13. rv Capt Mahmood bln Mohamed 25. of the Royal Malay Regiment, has earned for himself the distinction of being the first Malaysian Army officer to gain pilot's “wings. He has successfully completed a 10-month rotary wing aviator course at the United
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  • 78 15 DENANG. Fri. The Chief 1 Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. last night suggested that the country needed legislation to make the younger generation responsible for the welfare of their parents. We must approach the Government to pass some law to this effect, he
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  • 56 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri— The Sabah Chief Minister. Tun Mustapha. returned here today from London where he had a medical check-up for suspected stomach ulcers. On Tuesday the secret-ary-general of the Upko. Mr. Mojuntin asked for the whereabouts of Tun Mustapha. "The people have a right to know
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  • 32 15 KUALA LUMPUR. July 13. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, left for Kota Bharu today to attend a presentation of colours ceremony of Umno vonth.
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  • 375 15 KUALA LUMPUR, July 14. r pHE Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, today reminded schoolchildren that education was not only what they learnt from books it was also the vital business of learning to live with each other. Addressing pupils
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  • 63 15 KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 A 1 central executive committee member of the Democratic Action Party 1 and editor of tile party organ Ro< k<t Mr iim Kit Slang, w ill talk on “Democratic Socialism'’ to j dip Johore Bahru branch at 57-B Jalan Meldrum. at 7 3ft
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  • 307 16 HOW WE DID IT—BY TWO SOLDIERS SINGAPORE, July 13. TWO Australian soldiers have just wound up six days' leave in Malaysia which would turn armchair adventurers green with envy. They are back after a 210-mile canoe voyage down the muddy Pahang river, which
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  • 182 16 SINGAPORE, July. 13. Some 600 Singapore Government officials, heads of associations and executives of French wine, cheese and othe delicacies at a special party organised by the French Embassy. The two-hour tasting party will be held at the Goodwood Hotel on Sept.
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  • 34 16 SUNGEI PATAN July 14—The Sultan of Kedah will attend and the Sultanah of Kedah will give away the prizes at the speech day of Sultanah Asma school, Alor Star, on July 23.
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  • 143 16 pENANG, July. 13. The chairman of the Penang Labour Party, Mr.. Lim Kean Slew, today called for a “serious examination” into the recent arrest of four party officials in Penang and the shooting of a Labour Party member on Tuesday night. "The Government
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  • 59 16 SINGAPORE. July 14.—An expert on all manner of scales from industrial weighing machines to tetter oalances expects to visit Malaysia and Singapore some time in October. He is Mr. John Walter ot George Salter and Co of West Bromwich, which claims to be one of the
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  • 42 16 SINGAPORE. July 14 The Commander-in-chief of the Indokusuma, flew home tonight after nesian Armed Forces, Gen. Karaa one-day visit. He declined to be Interviewed by newsmen at the airport, saying that his visit was “strictly a private one.”
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  • 24 16 SITIAWAN, July 9—The Perak state government has approved allocations totalling $24 409 for the 10 local councils in the Dindings district.
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  • 545 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. gINGAPORE’S armed forces got a written code of conduct today. It was promulgated by the Defence Ministei, Dr. Goh Keng Swte, in a short ceremony at his Ministry. The code’s six rules state: “WE ALWAYS honour our nation. We will do
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  • 55 16 TAN JONG MALIM, July 14 Inche R. M. Idris was elected president of the TanJonß Mu Urn branch of the Alliance here last night. Other officials elected were Mr. Ong Teik Heng. Mr. V. Sathivelu and Inche Mohamed Sharif bin Sujud (vice-president); Mr. Lee Seek Fun (secretary
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  • 34 16 KUALA LUMPUR. JulV 13. The Minister of Lands and Mines, Inche Abdul Rahman Ya'akubwill open the two-day conierenee of the Department of Aborigines officers on Tuesday «t the Perak State Hostel at Ipoh.
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  • 269 17 TEACHERS: IT IS WITHIN OUR RIGHTS KANGAR July 14. JNCHE Ahmad bin Rahman, president of the National Union of National School Teachers, today denied that the union's work-to-rule action was a sign of disloyalty to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Speaking to 200 teachere at
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  • 154 17 KOTA BHARU, July 13.—The Minister of Information, and Broadcasting. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, today stressed the importance of having tolerance, understanding, sincerity and mutual respect among the people for national unity. **A nation will not be able to achieve success or prosperity
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  • 71 17 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. Three senior officers ol the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Brrhad (MIDF). Raja Ayub bin Raja Haji Bot. Mr. J Goodwin and Mr. Choon Kok On left today for a tour of the East Coast. Their alni Is to encourage industrialists in Pahang.
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  • 205 17 ET UA L A LUMPUR. July 14.—A 13-na-tion delegation on econ o m i c development and planning led by Dr. P. Wignaraja. of Ceylon, arrived by air today for a five-day study tour of “devement projects, policies and practical experience” In Malaysia.
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  • 410 17 K. LUMPUR. July 14 t rubber can be ahead of synthetic rubber and Malaysia can retain the lead among natural rubber producers, the Director of the Rubber Research Institute, Mr. B. C. Sekhar, declared today. In a strong appeal to the industry to switch
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  • 48 17 KUALA LUMPUR. July 14-Tl* Yang di-Pertu»n Agong has sent a congiatulatory message to the President of Iraq. General Abdul Ruhman A ref on the occasion of his country's Republic Day today. The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, sent a similar menaite to the President
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  • 159 17 SINGAPORE. July 13 An Australian woman who will visit Singapore for a day In late August hopes to meet an old family friend, Mr. Geofferey Moore, again aftei more than 20 years. Mrs. Yvonne Erlwa r ds. who lives In Sydney has written to
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2325 18 From Our Market Correspondent IT WAS an active week on the Stock Exchange 1 with a surprise package half way through the period when the committee acted commendably in stopping the almost impossible situation in Matsushita getting further out of hand. The exchange’s action In
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    • 36 18 QN the free sxhangt market In Hong Kong yesterday the US. Oallar waa quoted at 5.811 for T.T. and 5 Ro| for eaah. Starting was quoted at 16.13 and tael sf sail at 274).
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    • 50 18 (Managers Prises) First Malayan 2.31 2.41 ad Second Malayan 1.63 1.75 ad Third Malayan 1.15 1.25 The Saving Fund... 1.36 1.46 The Commerce Ind. .89 .99 Mai. Invest. Fund.. 1.00 1.10 First Hong Kong .79 .64 Second Hong Kong .52 .56* Sterling Commodity 3/9 4/4 (*Hong Kong currency)
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    • 33 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb.), i per picul I. July 10. 55Hets. ft>o').l2«k 11. 55? p et*. 9999.00 12. 54 7 els. 9910.60 IS. SS'/jCU. 8«O-».50 14. 55*4 eta. *****5 15. 9009.50
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    • 57 18 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 ■lndustrial: 115 69 115.62 115.11 114.67 114.97 114.86 Properties: 111.24 111.78 110.78 110.15 109.52 109.12 Minings: 93 50 93.45 93.51 93.25 93.10 93.10 >8 rubbers: 109 49 109.49 109 73 109.73 109.49 109.41 t Dec.
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    • 23 18 Current Date Total for Total for payment payable tbe year previous year M. tobacco 10% t Aug 30 19% t Interim
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    • 342 18 A RATHER bleak outlook for the Immediate future made for a lower Rubber Market during the first half of the past week state H.C.B. Co. Lt4l. In their curre-* survey. Prices dedli gradually by over one ceut before making a partial recovery. adds the report.
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    • 70 18 KUALA LUMPUR, July 19More than 130 Malaysian art works which have bten touring Europe for the last two years, will be shown to the public at a “Welcome Home Show” at the National Art Oallery hert from Friday. The two-week exhibition will display 100 paintings and
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    • 45 18 LUMUT, July 16 Mr. K S. Benedict, Nair of Walbroke Eetute here, has been installed as the president of the Sltiawnn Rotary Club with Mr. Huang Tze Ching as vice-chairman, Mr Ng Beng Chan as secretary and Mr Cheah Hoong i'ean as treasurer.
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    • 84 18 MINEHE Product Exchange, Stngs- port, noon priest psr picul y«»tsrday. Coconut Oil: bulk $4B) sellers, drut>t $5l sellers. Copra: Mixed (f ob loos* July/ Aug. UK/Continent *2l*) B Poppsr: Muntok white $137) sellers. Sarawak white 8135 sellers, special Sarawak black *O2) sellers. garble I I .am pom; black
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  • 843 19 ALOR STAR July 14 STOP IT, SAYS TUN KAZAK: THE BUMIPUTRAS MUST NOT BE MERE SLEEPING PARTNERS r JMJN Abdul Razak told 500 Malay businessmen from all over West Malaysia here today that Malay participation in business must mean 100 per cent participation and not name-lending. “Bumiputra participation
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  • 298 19 ‘Liable to expulsion' SINGAPORE, July 14 fPHE president ol the 1 12,000-strong Army Civil Service Union, Mr. V. R. Balakrishna, today warned the union’s branch leaders that they were liable to expulsion for making unauthorised Press statements. He was commenting on a statement made by the
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  • 62 19 KUALA LUMPUR. July 14. The Tin Industry (Research and Development) Board of Malaya will present 47.000 copies of booklets and maps of Malaysia to the Minister of Education. Inche Moll azned Khir Joharl, on July 17. The secretary of the board. Mr. O.E Pearson, will present
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  • 280 19 K. LUMPUR. July 14 YY'HOLE families ot kam pong people have been attending the week-long YWCA Ideal Home exhibition at the Stadium Nega ra. the general secretary of the YWCA here. Mrs Helen Tan. said today Many of them successful ly bargained
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  • 137 19 Manila, July 14.— The Foreign Secretary, Jcntfwyp cknwfyp cmf b today that a letter published in the Sabah Times yesterday that the Philippines claim to Sabah was inconsistent with the provisions of the Philippines Constitution “may be true enough." The letter quoted Article One,
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  • 34 19 MALACCA. July J 4 one-week campaign will be launched here tomorrow to check radio and television licences. During the week, officials will visit all homes and also stop cars fitted with radios.
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  • 616 20  -  By NORMAN SIEBEL KUALA LUMPUR, July 15. gELANGOR should have properly looted the Bangkok Bank in their Asian champion teams’ cup competition football match at the Merdeka Stadium tonight with a scoreline reading at least four-nil in their
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  • 413 20 MALACCA MAKE SURE OF TRIP TO KUALA LUMPUR WITH WIN OVER JOHORE PENANG, July DEN ANG held Perak, defending champions, to a 1-1 draw in the North zone final of the Razak Cup hockey tournament here today. Penang have to thank veteran fullback Khaw Choon Ai who
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  • 40 20 SINGAPORE, July 15 Asba Cambodia's league champions, scored their first win tonight when they beat Singapore "A” 5-1 at Jalan Besar Stadium. In the second match Indonesia, winners of tbs PAB triangular championship, beat Joint Services 4-0
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  • 158 20 SINGAPORE, July 15. Singapore, already assured Qt the South Zone championship in the Malaysian Cricket Association's inter-state league, played themselves into a winning position in their match against Johore here today. Johore, with nine second innings wickets standing, still need 156 runs to
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  • 105 20 ITANGAR, July 15—The Malaysia Cup soccer match between Perils and Armed Forces here today was abandoned five minutes from time when the crowd invaded the field following a tackle by an Armed Forces players. The crowd went for Force* left half Megat Saidl
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  • 368 20 {SINGAPORE, July 13. The Singapore Government will open a new $60 million loan Issue to the public on Aug. 1, N It was announced today. The loan, which will be used to finance development projects under the second development plan 1066-70, consists
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  • 33 20 PENANO, July 13.—The Chief Minister. Tan Brl Wong Pow Nee. will open the annual camp of Bukit Mertaiam district Scouts at the Coronation Camp, Waterfall Road, at 9.30 ajn. cn Saturday.
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