The Straits Budget, 30 October 1968

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    • 525 2  -  (MRS.) DORIS NOORAINI 11)11) Petaling Jaya THE letter from AbduJ Ghanl bln Mohd. Don, (S.T. Oct. 22) mentioned that “the arrival of the letter from the International Special Service to Students Society was a coincidence.” It should be added that the Society asked for
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    • 59 2  - C. P- THANE Seremban V NOTE that Inche Klrpal Singh exhorts viewers of channel 6 to be patient meanwhile, when he gave the reason for two major breakdowns on this channel last month; but can he explain why there have been more than 300 breakdowns, both major and minor, on
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    • 211 2  -  RUMAH BAHAGIA Petaling Java I REFER to the Increase In rates for first and second class In Malaysian government hospitals. The government Is to be congratulated for its bold step to Increase these charges which was not expected till after the coming
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    • 172 2  -  K. H. TEO Kuala Lumpur I WAS born in Kelantan. Both my parents are citizens of Malaysia by operation of law by virtue of Clause 124 1(e) of the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1948. My name does not appear In their citizenship papers. When I called on
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    • 90 2  -  RESIDENT Katong THE Minister for Health, 1 Mr. Chua Sian Chin during his tour of Katong district, warned that In view of the “Keep Singapore Clean” campaign those caught throwing cigarette stubs and empty boxes, would be fined up to $l5O (S.T. Oct. 16). Are we to assume that
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    • 188 2  -  D.K HOCKINGS. Penang CAN the Inspector of Motor Vehicles tell us how many prosecutions took place last year of bus, car or lorry drivers or owners who polluted the air with diesel fumes? Everyone knows that most buses and lorries belch diesel smoke. Why
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    • 115 2  -  LINK LUCKETT Singapore \VE are very sorry Mr TT Cameron had to resort to his sleeping dope to endure a Sunday in Little Rock. Had he found whatever other pleasures he was seeking no doubt the people of Little Rock would have fared better under his "unbiased” appraisal.
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    • 234 2  -  STAFF Division of Business Administration, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur IT is with profound grief that we received news of the sudden death of Professor Leslie Wong. Canadian professor In Business Administration from the University of BrlUsh Columbia, who was responsible for recommending the setting up of
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  • 718 3 —Straits Times, October 21 Tun Razak has officially informed the Philippines Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ramos, that he no longer sees the point of meeting him in Tokyo “at the moment.” The cable went off on Saturday, four full days after Mr. Ramos delivered his shattering speech to
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  • 351 3 —Straits Times, October 21 Only by fractions of a second and inches rather than feet are the Olympic Games escaping disaster. The explosion of black power after the final of the 200 metres has come much closer than even the student demonstrators and the carbine armed
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  • 417 3 —Straits Times, October 22 If the communique issued at the end of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's visit to Japan stresses long-term economic cooperation there are compelling reasons for it. Singapore is anxious to strengthen its bilateral ties with any country, irrespective of ideology, which can help to
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  • 341 3 —Straits Times, October 22 When the planning is done, development begins. And the problems multiply. It is a truism among planners that the most difficult gap to close is that between the plan and carrying it out. As experience has grown, the value of a continuous exchange of
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  • 240 3 —Straits Times, October 22 When the advisory board gets down to seeking answers Singapore’s problem of public transport, it will not lack proposals, most of them unfortunately impractical. In the end the city may choke itself, or at least cars and buses may choke its streets,
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  • 369 4 —Straits Times, October 23 Despite safety first campaigns statistics of road accidents and fatalities in Singapore continue to tell a grim stoiy. With more cars, scooters and motor cycles on the roads the situation threatens to become more unmanageable than ever before. Yet the tendency appears to
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  • 159 4 —Straits Times. October 23 The increased Malaysian hospital charges recently authorised are obviously not going to have the effect which many feared. Over 85 per cent of third class patients admitted last year paid nothing, and more than half the rest were estate or mine workers, or employees
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  • 219 4 —Straits Times, October 24 The Malaysian Government’s refusal to recognise the diplomatic status of the remaining Philippines officials will bring protest from Manila, but the fault is Manila’s own. It is true the Philippines Government changed its mind about recalling them, and in the normal course
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  • 306 4 —St* aits Times, October 25 Though explanations have been offered about why Malaysian citizens born in Malacca and Penang are unable to obtain citizenship certificates, confusion is bound to continue. The situation is administratively absurd: if a citizen by registration or naturalisation can get a certificate, why not
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  • 233 4 —Straits Times, October 25 Latest tourism figures for Singapore support earlier estimates that 1968 will be a boom year. There has been a 31 per cent increase in the flow of visitors in the first six months, and every possibility of surpassing the anticipated growth rate of
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  • 559 4 —Straits Times, October 26 The decision of the ninenation consortium to support Indonesia's request for U. 5.1500 million aid next year is a substantial vote of confidence in the steps which Indonesia has taken to restore its economy and Its national finances. The consortium was impressed by
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  • 286 5 K. KINABALU. Oct. 21 gABAH’S newlyformed Local Defence and Vigilante Corps are to be placed on a military footing and be trained like the regular Army, the Chief Minister, Tun Mustapha, said today. The Chief Minister, who returned
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  • 221 5 PENANG. Oct. 21. \yiTH the end of confrontation. Malaysia and Indonesia must not only co-exist but also co-operate with each other, Tan Sri Saw Seng Kew. president of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, said today. “We are neighbours and partners in trade.” he
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  • 183 5 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 21. —Tun Abdul Razak said toda!y that the Chinese voters were responsible for the victory of Umno’s executive secretary, Inche Musa Hitam, over his DAP rival. Mr. Lee Ah Meng, in the Segamat Utara parliamentary by-election on Saturday. I “Without their support
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  • 259 5  -  By HUEN PENG KONG: Ipoh, Oct. 21 11/fR. Johnny Mar Tuck Khoon, 25. a former $6OO-a-month chief clerk in a sawmill in Singapore, who made good as a street-stall mee seller here, will be leaving for Canada soon for further studies.
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  • 340 6 BRUNEI TOWN, Oct. 20. rrHE current London talks between the Sultan and the British Government are understood to have agreed on Brunei's independence in the Commonwealth in the near future. But Britain is said to
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  • 63 6 IPOH. Oct. 21. Chung Yee Mooi. 15 a baby sitter with a family in Pari Tqwers here, was reported missing by her father. Chong Cheng Patt, a mining labourer, last night. Cheng Fatt. who lives in Buntong New Village, realised that his daughter was missing when
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  • 221 6 IPOH, Oct 21. The Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce has called upon the Central Government to relax restrictions on the import of pig iron and steel to curb the rising prices of the two grades in the market. A delegation from
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  • 81 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 21. Six officials from the Ministry of National and Rural •Development left here today for a twrfweek study tuur of Taiwan and Thailand. The delegation is led by Inohe Mohamed Naim bin Haji Tajuddln. the Principal Assistant Secretary to the
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  • 289 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20. f JpHE Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, today called on youths to better themselves by their own efforts. “You should not depend too much on the Government,” he said when presenting certificates to
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  • 78 6 RAWANG. Oct. 21.—The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dntn HaJI Harun, will pay a two-day visit to the Ulu Selangor District beginning tomorrow. He will open the veterinary centre at Batu Arang n the morning and later the *33 000 Tamil School (Primary), at Rawang.
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  • 59 6 KUALA -LUMPUR. Oct. 20 The Speaker of the Dew an Ra'a-* yat, Dato C.M. Yusuf, left for a six-day visit to Japan today. He will meet the Speaker of the Japanese Parliament and later pay a private vlalt to South Korea for four days. He was
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  • 309 7 SINGAPORE, October 21. THE parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Sia Kan Hui, today warned trade unions against ignoring the general problems of a developing country. This would be a suicidal course, he said. “In the
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  • 177 7 PENANG, Oct. ;i— A H-year-old schoolboy, Khoo Swff Cluwn (above), is "wasting away” in a little cubicle in the Chinatown area of Rope Walk. Khoo. a Form One student of St. Xavier’s Institution. is believed to be suffering from
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  • 145 7 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 21 —The decrease in revenue at Kuching i>ort from $4,632,063 in 1966 to $3,720,527 last year—was due entirely to the drop in the amount of dry cargo handled at the port. This was stated in the annual report of
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  • 41 7 KUALA LUMRUP. Oct. 21 Mr Sim Ewe Eon* hi*» been elected president of the newlv formed Malaysia Numismatic Society. Other office bearers are Mr John M.M. Bell, vice-presi-dent. Mr. Lye Fong Ngc. secretary and Mr. Oug Thye Sen*, treasurer.
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  • 201 7 ALOR STAR, Oct. 21. THE Kedah State Development Corporation has asked the State Government for a grant of $1 million to finance its projects aimed at helping bumiputras in commerce and industry. The chairman. Dato Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin. announcing this today, said
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  • 99 7 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 21 —Malaysia was urged today to sponsor seminars in leading world capitals to explain the country’s trade and commercial opportunities and attract more investments. The call was made by Dr. V. Kanapathv. economic adviser to the United Malayan Banking Corporation, who
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  • 35 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 21. The Minister of Education and chairman of the National Family Planning Board. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. will open a new family planning clinic in Ipoh on Nov. 11.
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  • 198 7 Banned books: Students should be allowed to read them —Dr. Tan KUALA LUMPUR, October 21. 'THE secretary-general of the Gerakan Ra’ayat 1 Malaysia, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, said today that University of Malaya students should not oe banned from reading certain books in the univer- sity library. It was a
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  • 79 7 IPOH. Oct. 20—The Director of Police Personnel. Administration and Supplies. Deputy Commissioner Basil.ih bin Talib, yesierday presented letters of commendation to two Special Branch officers and Meritorious Service Medals to 50 other police personnel. The Special Branch officers are Chief Inspectors Steven Gunzago and Boey Thean Wcng.
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  • 56 7 SINGAPORE. Oct. 20. The 13.000-ton Russian passenger liner. Russ which arrived here on Oct. 17 with a party of 600 Japanese youths on board, left yesterday for Hong Kong on the homeward voyage. N A programme of sight-seeing and snopping tours were arranged for the youths who
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  • 736 8 IAKARTA, Oct. 22—Singapore's Ambassador to IndoJ nesia, Mr. P. S. Raman, said today that Foreign Minister Adam Malik had given him a guarantee that Indonesia would not change its policy towards Singapore. Informed
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  • 189 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 TUN Abdul Razak said today that Malaysia was not driving the Philippines’ embassy staff out of the country. He was commenting on Manila s reply to Malaysia’s query about _the position of their staff here. Manila had
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  • 47 8 SINGAPORE. Oct. 22—The Britisn Minister of Defence for Equipment, Mr. John Morris, is expected to arrive later this week to visit Service units in Singapore and Malaysia. During his five-day visit, he will meeet the Minister of Defence, Mr. Lim Kim San.
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  • 145 8 SINGAPORE, Oct 22 J The Minister of Culture, Mr. Jek Ycun Thong, left this morning to attend the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation seminar on “The Ethical and Social Demands of World Religions for a Modern Society,” begining in Tokyo tomorrow. The seminar was originally to
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  • 130 8 IPOH, Oct. 20. —More 1 than 1,000 students have applied for the 65 Perak State Government scholarships tenable at the University of Malaya and universities overseas next year. Of the 65 scholarships, 53 are for Malays. A Government spokesman said that applications for
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  • 43 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 The general manager of the National Electricity Board, Raja Zainel bin Raja Sulaiman, left here tonight for a 14-day visit to India. He was accompanied by the area manager, central area, Mr Wong Wei Kheong.
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  • 224 9 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 21. The new head of the Malay Studies Department, University of Malaya, Professor Mo h a med Taib bin Osman, said today he hoped to develop the department Into a world centre for the study of Malay culture,
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  • 242 9 l/UALA LUMPUR, I Oct. 22.—The Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon. disclosed today an estimate of $276 million was necessary for the imp rovement and maintenance of the Malaysian portion of the Asian Highway network. This Is about eight times as much
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  • 79 9 ITUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 20 --The director of the National Productivity Centre. Inche Abu Kassim bln Hajl Mohamed, left today to attend the 23-day ILO Asian regional seminar on personnel management and industrial relations In Jamshedpur. India. He will present a paper on
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  • 169 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 21. —A surprising number of inquiries about investment opportunities in the Australian mining industry have been received from Singapore and Malaysia. Miss Ann Gleeson, travel adviser to Business Jets, a charter airline specialising In taking businessmen to the newly-developed mineral fields In
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  • 115 9 1/ U A L A LUMPUR. Oct. 22—Malaysian? will celebrate United Nations Day on Oct. 24 with forums, seminars and film shows. At 7.30 p.m. tomorrow a forum and seminar on the U.N. will be held at the YWCA here. On the night of
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  • 150 9 FUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22. —A mosquito i bite that recently paralysed a German draughtsman does little harm to Malaysians, Dr. Albert Rudick of the University of Malaya said today. “The infection Japanese Encephaltties —is common in Malaysia” said Dr. Rudnick, a pioneer i
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  • 163 9 CINGAPORE, Oct. 22 Round-the-w o r ldhit ch hiker Ken Crutchlow is still in Singapore waiting to get on board a ship to Australia. Though he reached Singapore from London in 34 of the 80 days in which he is supposed
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  • 214 9 SINGAPORE. Oct. 22 A special tourist guide training course, to be conducted in English and Japanese, is to start next month because of the increasing number of Japanese visitors to Singapore. It will be the Tourist Promotion Board's first bilingual course. The
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  • 74 9 I POII, Oct. 20—Malaysian youths were urged here yesterday not U copy Western culture without first examining it. Data Haji Kamarudckn bin Huji Mohamed Isa, a State executive councillor, made this appeal when he opened the inaugural meeting of the Perak Youth Council on
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  • 29 9 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct. 24 —The field commissioner of Scouts. Far East. Inche Abdul Kadir bin Thambv Kechil. left for Katmandu yesterday to conduct courses for Scout lead-
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  • 436 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 RECOGNITION by the United States and Russia that Sabah was part of Malaysia showed that the whole world supported Malaysia in rejecting the Philippines' claim to the State, the Senate was told
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  • 632 10 In deciding a dispute between Nor» ay and Denmark for certain parts of East Greenland, the World Court held that it was satisfied that after a ’certain date" (1721), Denmark's intention to claim the whole of Greenland had been well established Denmark was able
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  • 371 10 CINGArORE. Oct. 23. J Industries in Singapore should be encouraged to refer their technical and developmental problems to existing organisations, which could deal with them as specific research projects. Such organisations were the Universities, the Polytechnic Institute and the Economic Development Board, which possessed facilities
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  • 120 10 CINGAPORE, Oct. 23. 13 The Fokker Aircraft do. has appointed Maclaine Watson and Co. Ltd. as agents for Singapore, Malaysia and Btunel. This was announced in Slngaj>ore by Mr. R. W. Walesby, the Fokker Co.’s area manager for the South-West Pacific. Mr. Walesby has
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  • 32 10 PENANG Oct. 23—The 11.500ton Russian vessel Sudga Is due In Penang tomorrow to load 1,700 tons of lubber destined for the port of Odessa. The ship is now in Singapore.
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  • 294 12 PENANG, Oct 22 'JHE Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, today envisaged a large trade between i Indonesia and Penang in finished products manufactured by both countries. The State Government fully realised that the entrepot trade between the two
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  • 168 12 |ft<ala Lt'MPfR. Oct. 21.—The Malaysian American Society will set up an “election newsroam" at the AIA buildin* for the presidential election next month. The president of the society, Tnn (Dr.) Ismail, said in a circular to members today that large
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  • 85 12 If OTA BHARU, Oct. 21. Four wagons of the Kuala Lipis-Tumpat passenger and goods train jumped the tracks yesterday at Kampong Sajah near Mengkembang Estate In Kuala Krai, 44 miles from here. The wagons Include two loaded oiL tankers. No one was Injured. Mi > The
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  • 24 12 FCULIM. Oct. 23—The Mentri Be.sar. Dato Syed Ahmad Shaiiabuddin. will open the progress exhibition at the Lunas community hall on Oct. 28.
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  • 197 12 POH, Oct. 23. The 1 Alliance will not lose any seats, either Parliamentary or State Assembly, to the People’s Progressive Party-Democra-tic Action Party combination in Perak in the coming elections. This confident note was struck here today by the Mentri
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  • 68 12 IPOH. Oct. 22 Mohamed Abdullah Din Abdul Karin). 31 a lance-corporal of the 10th Battalion. Royal Malay Regiment. faced a tentative charge of rape in the magistrate s court here today. He is alleged to have raped a 15-year-o!d girl at Tasek Road at 1 a.m.
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  • 113 12 l/l ALA LCMPUR. -Oct. 22.—The Sabah Government has agreed in principle to grant a loan to the Trengganu State Development Corporation for its oil palm estates development. The Mentri Besar of Trengganu. Tan Sri Ibrahim Fikri, said today that he discussed the matter with Sabah’s
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  • 207 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 23 Singaporeans were not waking up to the computer age as fast as they should, a British computer expert, Mr. H. G. Osborn, said today. Mr. Osborn. Far Ea>t manager ol the giant International Computers Limited world's largest computer corpora
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  • 81 12 SINGAPORE, Oct. 23. A chamber of Chinese traders from Singapore. Malaysia and Hong Kong has been set up m London. Guests of honour at the inauguration ceremony were the Governor of Hong Kong. Sir David Trench, and Lady Trench A British Information Services
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  • 463 13 CINGAPORE, Oct. 23 J Shipping between Singapore and Indonesia is at a virtual stand-still in the wake of the crisis sparked off by last week’s hanging of two Indonesian saboteurs in Singapore. Local shippers are waiting for the storm to abate before deciding
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  • 521 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 23. PHILIPPINES Embassy officials here no longer enjoy any diplomatic status, Tengku Abdul Rahman made clear today. He sa'd Malaysia would not object to their staying as long as they obeyed the law and “behaved themselves.’’ But they
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  • 163 13 Kuala lumpur. Oct. A Malaysian businessman returned here last night after putting out feelers for a multi-million dollar timber deal with business concerns in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is Dato Chan Peng Hong, the chairman of General Lumber (Holdings) Berhad one
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  • 256 13 CINGAPORE, Oct. 23 A record total of I 114,068 tourists a fourth of them Ame- rlcans came to Singapore in the first half of this year. This was a 31 per cent jump over last year's total for the
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  • 46 13 PENANG. Oct, 22—The Tassek Glugor youth club of north Province Wellesley, will launch a campaign to raise funds for a small perm parlour in the village. At a meeting last night, the club also decided to start tailoring class for its women members.
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  • 559 14 SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 JNDUSTRY should not take a short-sighted attitude that accepting students for a period of service in factories and workshops is an act of charity. This point is made in a working paper prepared by Professor
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  • 140 14 I/ (JALA LUMPUR. Oct. 24. a Jive member team from the Thai Ministry of Defence arrived here today for a four-day visit to study the Malaysian military legal system. They will also study the co-ordination between the civilian and military authorities in the suppression
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  • 43 14 PENANG. Oct. 24.—The national PM IP leader and Mentri Bestir of Kelantan. Dato Ha ji Mohamed Asri. returned to Kota Bharu today after a brief visit to Penang Kedah and Perils He was accompanied by his wife, Datin Sakinah
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  • 182 14 UUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24. A wise and pragmatic natio n a 1 development policy has allowed Pakistan to bring about an agricultural revolution, delegates to the fourth seminar on national development were told today. The Pakistan delegate to the seminar. Raja Mohammad
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  • 236 14 LUMPUR, Oct. 24.—Malaysian traders should increase their efforts in selling to New Zealand as Malaysia’s exports to that country had dropped during the past few years. This was stated here today by the New Zealand trade commissioner, Mr. R. D.
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  • 121 14 MALACCA, Oct. 24. The Chief Minister, Dato Haji Talib, said last night that another 4.000 acres of oil palm land would be opened up at Bukit Slnggeh, In the Jasin district, for distribution to the landless Speaking at the opening of the 111.500
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  • 169 15 OINGAPORE, Oct. 24 The former Straits Times offices in Cecil Street are shortly to make way for a $4 million 20storey office for the Hong Kong-b a s e d Wing On Life Assurance Co. This was disclosed today by the
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  • 156 15 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 24 The Lee Foundation has promised to contribute 10 per cent of whatever sum is collected for the Tengku Abdul Rahman College Building Fund. Tun Tan Slew Sin said here today after receiving cheques for $31.004. The money
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  • 294 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24 ]y|ALAYSlANS must always be on the alert that lights guaranteed in the Constitution are not trampled upon, the secretary-general of the Gerakan Ra'ayat Malaysia, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, said today. He was speaking on the United Nations Declaration ot Human
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  • 105 15 In —98 more US Peace Corps volunteers Kuala lumpur. Oct. 24 —Ninety-eight US Peace corps volunteers arrived here tonight to take up posts in various parts of East and West Malaysia. 1 hey were scheduled to arrive oi.glnally on Tuesday, but were delayed because of bad weather.. Th gi'oup comprised
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  • 47 15 IPOH, Oct. 24.—Senior police officers and representatives of Securicnr and the Sulrguards B* 1 had held a two-hour meeting here yesterday to discuss ways to prevent robberies. The meeting was presided over bv the CPO. Perak. Senior Asst Commissioner Mohamed Pilus bin Yusch
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  • 49 15 I PENANG, Oct. 24.—The State Youth Council will hold a dance at the Penang Chinese Girls’ Hißh School on Dec. 7 A State Y -uth Council Queen will be elecied. Entry forms for this consist are obtainable from the secretary. State Youth Council. 57. Maca'ister Road
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  • 190 15 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 24 Lee Joo For’s controversial new play ‘Son of Zen” will be staged by Mara as part of its fundraising campaign for the Mara Training Foundation. A Mara scholarship officer. Raja Fuziah Uda. desI cribed the play as
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  • 148 15 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 12 The American Field Service would like to send more Malay students to the United States under the exchange scheme, “but they just don’t apply," its representative here, Mrs. Kay Hashim. said today. "Since the programme was introduced to Malaymedium schools
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  • 124 15 OENANG, Oct. 24 The leader of the seven-man Indonesian trade mission, Mr. H. A. Manaf, today assured Malaysia of his country's full support and cooperation in establishing closer trade and economic ties. "With the implementation of the trade agreement between our two
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  • 194 15 OINGAPORE, Oct. 20 —Japan has maintained the lead in supplying textiles to Singapore for the first half of this year. During this period the Republic imported more than 63 million square yards of Japanese cloth, according to the Singapore International Chamber of
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  • 565 16 KOTA KINABALU. Oct. 25 rpUN Abdul Razak A today promised Sabah all the necessary arms to defend the State in the event of any hostilities with the Philippines. He also pledged that Malaysia would defend Sabah “to the
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  • 236 16 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR. October 25 f rHE Sabah Government will increase its expen- diture this year to provide intensive military training for the States Defence and Vigilante Corps. The Sabah Minister of Finance. Inche Salleh bin Sulong, said yesterday that in view of the current
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  • 27 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. £5 The Minister without Portfolio. Senator Abdul Ohafar bin Baba, will open a progress course at Sungel Besar, Sabak Bernam. on Sunday.
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  • 181 16 POH, Oct. 25. While the DAP Is determined to “knock out” one of the five Ministers who hold seats In Perak, the PPP has hopes that a united Opposition can capture the State Government. Mr Felix Anthony, secretary of the Perak
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  • 242 16 KUALA LUMPUR. October 25 UY THE end of this year, more than 20.000 families would have been resettled into “cohesive communities” in the various FLDA schemes in West Malaysia. Delegates to the fourth seminar on National Development here were told this at
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  • 167 16 I^UAtiiLUMPUR. Oct. 25—The Berjuntai Tin Dredging Berhad has decided to build a seventh dredge, the chairman, Mr. H.M. Fuller, told the company’s annual general meeting ftere today.. The eoknpany tpe biggest tin I producer In :the world spend $lO mfli lion TO new
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  • 378 17  - DINGHY SNEAK-IN (WITHOUT A VISA) FOILED BY GUNBOATS Indons open fire —and hiker Ken is back again By C.K. LEE: Singapore, Oct. 25 QUNFIRE from an Indonesian gunboat last night foiled a desperate attempt by British journalist hitch-hiker Ken Crutchlow to get to Sydney the first check-point in his 80-day
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  • 99 17 Bernama. Kuala lumpur. Oct. 24 —The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Hajj Ghazali Jawl, will make a five-day visit to Indonesia beginning on October 28. Ha ji Ghazali. said that his visit was at the invitation of the Indonesian Agriculture Minister, Professor Thojib
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  • 156 17 Crutchlow explained that the only reason why he tried to sneak into Indonesia under cover of darkness was because “it could have been impossible tor me to get there In daylight.” He said the Indonesian Embassy here had been unable to give
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  • 192 17 DENANG, Oct. 25. Any security required for the protection against pirates of the pro posed hydrofoil ferry service between Penang and Medan would be provided by both the Malaysian and Indonesian Governments, the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, said today. “We hope.
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    • 34 18 Current Date ratal for Total for payment payable the rear previous >ear H IaveetmenU *%< Nov. 29 go/, W. Siargea (HKj Nov. 19 12% 20% g tamsee Tta t% Dec 19 t Interim
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    • 41 18 ON tha fra* aashang* mgrkat m Hong It on* on Saturday tha U. 9. Dallas was quoteft nt 6.11 or T.T and g (I9| for taih. Starling was quot'd at 14.54 aad an* taal at ga!4 at 2V21.
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    • 232 18 flroi grade rwbber f<» b bayera closed at 51» «>» in Singapore and Koala Lawipur yesterday at 58 eenta per lb. up a quarter af a cent an Thai rad my‘a closing level. It was the highest price this year ta date. The tone was
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    • 323 18 THE holiday shortened week was generally quiet, but there were periods of activity which were governed by developments arising from the situation ruling between Singapore and Indonesia state H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their current review of the local Rubber Market. Week-end publicity given to this
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    • 116 18 r PH« Aaaoeiatien of Banka In Malay--1 »ia-Btasapor» made theae chance* In It* rate* to merchants yesterday (the follow Inc rates are quoted to the equivalent of one unit of forelcn currency). United State*: Selling. TT $3.0523. airmail OD $3.0375; Buying TT nr OD ready; 93.0*23. 00 d/at.
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    • 50 18 (Manager*' Prlaaa) First Malayan 2 6ft Second Malayan 1.04 Third Malayan 118 an The Commerce lod. .99 t. 09 The Baring Fund... 1.07 1.18 Mai. Invest Fuad... 1.15 1.25 ad First Hong Kong... IJO 1.28 ad* Second Hong Koog 80 .91* Sterling Commodity 0/7 aa ('Hoag Kong currtacy)
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    • 22 18 5 1 Thursday Malayan E..JKL C f U K./North basis ports m bulk Oct./Nov was unchanged business was el $6O
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  • 357 19 IPOH, Oct. 25 MALAYSIA’S newest manufactured drink, will soon go on the market, both in the country and abroad. A private company, the Nlra-Cola (Sdn) Berhad, is to bottle and can refined fresh toddy A spokesman for the company
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  • 207 19 KUALA LUMPUR, October 25 THE University of Malaya is making plans to do research in marine geology off the West Malaysian coast. This was disclosed by Prof. N.S. Haile, professor of geology, at his inaugural lecture here to- night. He said that
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  • 119 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. Singapore citizens living in Malaysia who have written to their High Commission here for registration forms will receive them by post next week. A spokesman of the High Commission said today that since the announcement last Saturday by the
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  • 99 19 SEREMBAN, Oct. 25.—Negri Sembilan’s State Surgeon, Dr. M. Balasegaram. has obtained two more degrees PRACS and the FICB. (Fellow of the Royal Australasia College of Surgeons and Fellow of the International College of Surgeons.) Dr. Balasegaram is already a Fellow of the Royal College
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  • 199 19 KUALA LUMPUR, October 25. diplomatic relations have been established with Russia those wanting to travel to that country still have to get special permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Deputy Secretary at the Ministry, Inche Zalnal Abidin bin Osman, said
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  • 71 19 SUNOEI PATANI, Oct. 24.— The Kedah State branch of the Oerakan Oct. 24. Malaysia has been Inaugurated in Sungei Patent. Opening it last weekend, the party's secretary-general, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, said that the Kedah State Assembly did not even have one Opposition member.
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  • 45 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. The Yang dl-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to the Shah of Iran on his country’s National Day to> morrow. The Prime Minister, has also sent a similar message to his Iranian counterpart, Amir Abbas Hovelda.
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  • 174 19 CINOAPORE 1 Oct. 25. A National Serviceman died and 10 others were admitted to hospital after a swarm of bees attacked a group of about 40 trainee soldiers on a military exercise in the Chua Chu Kang forest reserve yesterday. The dead youth was
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  • 51 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. India’s Minister of Labour, Mr. J. L. Hathl, arrived here tonight for a two-day visit "to strengthen ties with the Malaysian Government.” He will pay a courtesy call on Tengku Abdul Rahman and hold discussions with the Minister of Labour, Mr. Manlckavasagam,
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  • 926 20 TB WEEK'S BUSINESS ON 1 THE STOCK EXCHANGE WAS AS FOLLOWS: INDUSTRIALS* AOMA «1.01 to «2.02 to «1.9«; «Mi A 0«. «2.50 to «2 «7 to «2.50 to «2.00; Bams* Barhad «1.74 to «1.78 to U 75 to «1.7« to «1.70 to «1.72 to «1.70; ««wtul «1.75 to
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  • 51 20 SINGAPORE. Oct. 21.—A 80-year-old hawker who paid 30 cents to a 12-year-old girl for an embrace and some caresses in h'a house in Coronation Road on Saturday was (ailed for four months today Neo Bing Oua had first stripped himself and the girl before outraging her
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  • 643 20 Til following ip o complete itot JL of rarlpod quotations for the weak ended Friday C*ct. 30 INDUOTMALO B. 0. ACM A 1.08 1.00 Atax-Bricka Ban A Co 2.42 Borneo Barbed 1.09 LTI Bo us toad 1.82 1.T4 C Sugars 8.78 3.88 C.CJI orda 1.84 C.OJ4. dab 100
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  • 134 20 LUMPUR, Oct. 27. The Indian Government has expressed support lor Malaysia In its u spute with the Philippines over Sabah. Disclosing this today, the Indian Minister of Labour, Mr. J.L Hath! said he had conveyed a message from the Indian Prime Minister Mrs.
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  • 32 20 KAMPAR. Oct. 21. —A mining labourer, Chong Hln Kwee, who fell Into a pool of water at the Pah Fatt Tin Mine on Saturday. died shortly after admission to hospital.
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  • 30 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22. The office of the assistant manager of Lucky Tours and Travel Service in Jalan Hicks here was broken in yesterday and «1,640 stolen
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  • 287 20  -  SELANGOR 4 SINGAPORE 0: •y Tony Francis CELANGOR Chinese, playing superb soccer on a waterlogged ground, wrested the MCFA Cup from Singapore Chinese by beating them convincingly at Merdeka Stadium last night. And what a night of triumph for Selangor. They exerted their superiority from
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  • 118 20 BRUNEI TOWN, Oct. D 27—Cheap Russian cloth is beginning to flood the Brunei market for the first time, slowly pushing out Chinese and Japanese materials. The Rasilans are dumping the cloth at prices less than those of Chinese or Japanese goods. Brunei cloth merchants obtain
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  • 85 20 KUANTAN. Oct. 26.—Fourteen delegates from 12 countries now attending the International Development Seminar in Kuala Lumpur will visit development projects in Pahang during their three-day visit here beginning tomorrow Their schedule includes visits to the Pahang Tua Irrigation scheme, the Agricultural Training Centre at
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  • 49 20 Singapore Asians beat NegrlMalacca Aslans 25-9 in their annual rugger match at Station Padang, Seremban, yesterday. Singapore led 19-8 at halftime from two goals, two tries and a penalty to a penalty. They then scored another try and a penalty to which NegrlMalacca replied with two penalties.
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  • 135 20 COUR players have been named by the Badminton Association of Malaysia to play in three international tournaments in India next month. They are: Tan Yee Khan, Ng Boon liee, P. Gunalan and Ng Tat Wei. Michael Barbosa of Penang is the team official. They
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