Month: September 1977

Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang:

Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

I have yesterday, 19th Sept. 1977, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Seberang Prai Local Council in connection with the deplorable condition of Jalan Bunga Raya, a main road in Bukit Mertajam, and called on the local councilors to resign if they could not provide basic services for the ratepayers. Continue reading Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

DAP calls for an assurance that the Education Ministry would not send English-medium trained teachers as head of Tamil or Chinese primary schools

By Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, on Tuesday, Sept. 20:

DAP calls for an assurance that the Education Ministry would not send English-medium trained teachers as head of Tamil or Chinese primary schools

The existence of Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act which gives power to the Minister of Education to convert Tamil of Chinese primary schools into national primary schools when the Minister deems appropriate is the source of great worry among Malaysian Indian and Chinese education circles. Continue reading DAP calls for an assurance that the Education Ministry would not send English-medium trained teachers as head of Tamil or Chinese primary schools

DAP Launches Nation-Wide Mass Signature Campaign to Remove the 14-Year-Old Condemned from the Death Cell

Statement by Chairman of the Campaign to Save the 14-Year-Old Condemned, Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference held at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur, officially announcing the start of the Campaign. The Conference is held on Wednesday, 14th Sept. 1977 at 12 p.m.

DAP Launches Nation-Wide Mass Signature Campaign to Remove the 14-Year-Old Condemned from the Death Cell

This Press Conference has been called to officially launch the nation-wide mass signature campaign to remove the 14-year-old condemned from the death cell in Penang Prisons to a Juvenile Centre, pending appeal.

I have with me the parents of the condemned boy, Mr. and Mrs. Lim Thuan Heng, the counsel for the boy, Sdr. Karpal Singh, who as DAP State Assemblyman for Alor Star is also Vice Chairman of this Campaign, Sdr. P. Pattoo, DAP National Organising Secretary and National Secretary of this campaign, and Sdr. Yusuf Badur, National Assistant Secretary of this Campaign. Continue reading DAP Launches Nation-Wide Mass Signature Campaign to Remove the 14-Year-Old Condemned from the Death Cell

DAP welcomes Malaysians who believe in a genuine multi-racial, democratic socialist Malaysia to join the DAP it even more broadly-based political movement

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a thanksgiving party for Party Congress workers and to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa held at 205, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 14.9.1977 at 8 pm.

DAP welcomes Malaysians who believe in a genuine multi-racial, democratic socialist Malaysia to join the DAP it even more broadly-based political movement

In its 11 years of political struggle, the DAP has proved itself as a serious political movement dedicated to the realisation of its political objective of creating a genuinely multi-racial, democratic socialist Malaysia. Continue reading DAP welcomes Malaysians who believe in a genuine multi-racial, democratic socialist Malaysia to join the DAP it even more broadly-based political movement

Hari Raya Puasa Message

HARI RAYA PUASA message by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, on 14.9.1977:

Hari Raya Puasa Message

I wish all Muslims in Malaysia Selamat Hari Raya Puasa. Malaysia has been Merdeka for 20 years, and a new generation of Malaysians have grown up, celebrating Hari Raya Puasa without memories of political colonialism.

However, economic colonialism is still all-pervasive in our economy and country, as evident by the dominance and monopoly of foreign capital in Malaysian economy. Continue reading Hari Raya Puasa Message

The Kajang Yoke Hwa Chinese primary school affair:why did Chian Siang Sun allowed the Education Ministry to refuse the permission to build another six classroom?

by Parliament Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, on Friday, 14.10.1977:

The Kajang Yoke Hwa Chinese primary school affair:why did Chian Siang Sun allowed the Education Ministry to refuse the permission to build another six classroom?

The refusal of the Ministry of Education to allow the Kajang Yoke Hwa Chinese primary school to build another six classroom is the latest in an endless series of Ministry of Education actions prejudicial and detrimental to the growth and development of mother-tongue education in Malaysia, as guaranteed by the Malaysian Constitution. Continue reading The Kajang Yoke Hwa Chinese primary school affair:why did Chian Siang Sun allowed the Education Ministry to refuse the permission to build another six classroom?

Call to Malaysians with idealism and conscience to immediately contribute funds for the ‘Campaign to Save to 14-yearold condemned boy’ to enable the immediate mounting of an international campaign to complement the national campaign

Call to Malaysians with idealism and conscience to immediately contribute funds for the ‘Campaign to Save to 14-yearold condemned boy’ to enable the immediate mounting of an international campaign to complement the national campaign

Immediate substantial funds is needed to instantly launch an international campaign to save the 14-year-old condemned boy from the death cell, and I call on Malaysians of idealism and conscience, who would like to see Malaysian society infused with civilized and moral values, to contribute to this Campaign with substantial donations and immediately. Continue reading Call to Malaysians with idealism and conscience to immediately contribute funds for the ‘Campaign to Save to 14-yearold condemned boy’ to enable the immediate mounting of an international campaign to complement the national campaign

DAP to write to President Carter and Japanese and United States human rights organisations to ask them to petition the Prime Minister, Dato Hussein On, during his three week visit to the U.S. and Japan to remove the 14-year-old condemned boy from death cel

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a dinner organised by the Penang Socialist Youth movement of the DAP at Jalan Station, Bukit Mertajam, on Sunday, 11th September 1977 at 7 p.m.

DAP to write to President Carter and Japanese and United States human rights organisations to ask them to petition the Prime Minister, Dato Hussein On, during his three week visit to the U.S. and Japan to remove the 14-year-old condemned boy from death cell

I will write to President Carter to ask him to take up with the Prime Minister, Dato Hussein Onn, and to seek the removal of the 14-year-old condemned boy from the death cell when the Prime Minister visits the United States early next month. Continue reading DAP to write to President Carter and Japanese and United States human rights organisations to ask them to petition the Prime Minister, Dato Hussein On, during his three week visit to the U.S. and Japan to remove the 14-year-old condemned boy from death cel

DAP’s mass signature campaign to get the 14-year-old condemned boy out of the death cell with not only be nation-wide, but also international in character

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the Penang DAP State Sub-Committee held in Penang on Sunday, 11th Sept. 1977 at 10 a.m.

DAP’s mass signature campaign to get the 14-year-old condemned boy out of the death cell with not only be nation-wide, but also international in character

Yesterday, at a press conference in Penang, I announced that the DAP has decided to launch a mass signature campaign to get the 14-year-old condemned boy out of the death cell. Continue reading DAP’s mass signature campaign to get the 14-year-old condemned boy out of the death cell with not only be nation-wide, but also international in character

DAP attacks UMNO, MCA and Gerakan and MIC leaders for diminishing the higher education opportunities of Malaysians in their own country

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the Penang DAP Socialist Youth meeting in Penang on Sunday, 11th Sept. 1977 at 3 p.m.

DAP attacks UMNO, MCA and Gerakan and MIC leaders for diminishing the higher education opportunities of Malaysians in their own country

One of the most divisive issue in the country today is the diminished higher education opportunities for Malaysian students – especially non-Malays. Continue reading DAP attacks UMNO, MCA and Gerakan and MIC leaders for diminishing the higher education opportunities of Malaysians in their own country