Month: July 1984

Call on public boycott of the 52 Malacca MCA Branch 5,000 people dinner on August 8 to protect against the plot of ‘Level and Develop Bukit China faction

Leader, DAP Secretary-General Lim Kit Siang, In Malacca on Wednesday.

Call on public boycott of the 52 Malacca MCA Branch 5,000 people dinner on August 8 to protect against the plot of ‘Level and Develop Bukit China faction

Chan Took Chan and Ng Peng Huay’s statements in the last few days have brought out into the public the ^ of a ‘Level and Develop Bukit China faotion’ in the MCA and the Chinese community which is plotting to help the Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thumby Cik, ^ in the government plan to level and develop Bukit China into a housing and commercial centre, and ^ the earth for land reolamation projects. Continue reading Call on public boycott of the 52 Malacca MCA Branch 5,000 people dinner on August 8 to protect against the plot of ‘Level and Develop Bukit China faction

The Role of Opposition Parties in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, to the Armed Forces Defence College, Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 17th July 1984 at 10.35 a.m.

The Role of Opposition Parties in Malaysia

It has been said that in countries as in Africa where there has been no traditional concept of an opposition in their systems, an Opposition leader is not only automatically equated as anti-government, but also as an enemy of the country and people, and must either be incarcerated or put before the firing squad. Continue reading The Role of Opposition Parties in Malaysia

DAP leaders to meet new Minister, or Ministers with new portforlios, to exchange views on issues under their responsibility in the interest of people and nation

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP PJ Headquarters, on Monday, 16.7.1984 at 11a.m.

DAP leaders to meet new Minister, or Ministers with new portforlios, to exchange views on issues under their responsibility in the interest of people and nation

In the recent Cabinet reshuffle, although apart from Daim Zainuddin, the ‘dark house’ who surprised everyone by becoming the new Finance Minister, the rest of the personnel were the same as the previous Cabinet team, there had been several important Ministerial changes resulting in several Ministers being put in charge of new portforlios. Continue reading DAP leaders to meet new Minister, or Ministers with new portforlios, to exchange views on issues under their responsibility in the interest of people and nation

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP 1984 National Delegates’ Conference held at Hotel South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 15.7.1984 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China

Ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China ten years ago in 1974, the Malaysian Government has been guided by the belief that China is a bigger military threat in South East Asia than Russia, and this has coloured its relations with China. Continue reading DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China

Dr.Mahathir Mohamed should direct all government leaders to be more people-oriented and responsive as well as respectful of the people’s wishes and views

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Official Opening of the Wanita DAP National Convention held at the new DAP National Building at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 14th July 1984 at 3 pm

Dr.Mahathir Mohamed should direct all government leaders to be more people-oriented and responsive as well as respectful of the people’s wishes and views, and not to adopt ‘anti-people’ attitudes as illustrated in the Bukit China issue in Malacca, Papan radioactive waste dump issue in Perak and the College General issue in Penang

The events of the past few months have shown that the Barisan Nasional Government is increasingly intolerant of the legitimate views and wishes of the people, which is cutting it further and further from the people. Continue reading Dr.Mahathir Mohamed should direct all government leaders to be more people-oriented and responsive as well as respectful of the people’s wishes and views

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to declare his stand on the detention of the three PAS Youth leaders under Internal Security Act

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Socialist Youth National Convention held at DAP National Building , Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, July 14, at 11a.m.

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to declare his stand on the detention of the three PAS Youth leaders under Internal Security Act

Malaysians must be disturbed by the Segamat statement on Thursday by the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, that there was a possibility that further action would be taken in the next few days or the next one or two months’ against extremist groups. Continue reading Call on Anwar Ibrahim to declare his stand on the detention of the three PAS Youth leaders under Internal Security Act

DAP calls for a policy of at least one university in the each State to solve the triple problem of higher education demand of Malaysians, the $5.8 billion Balance of Payments deficit and racial polarisation in Malaysia.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Official Opening of the new DAP National Building at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 14th July at 10a.m.

DAP calls for a policy of at least one university in the each State to solve the triple problem of higher education demand of Malaysians, the $5.8 billion Balance of Payments deficit and racial polarisation in Malaysia.

A week ago, the Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh, called for a national campaign to get every Malaysian to play a part in helping reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit, estimated this year to total $4.8 billion. Continue reading DAP calls for a policy of at least one university in the each State to solve the triple problem of higher education demand of Malaysians, the $5.8 billion Balance of Payments deficit and racial polarisation in Malaysia.

The DAP National Save Bukit China Committee will launch a nation-wide campaign to mobilise national opposition to any Government plan to level and develop Bukit China if the Chief Minister announces it on July 23

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Socialist Youth Dinner held in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, July 14, 1984 at 9 pm

The DAP National Save Bukit China Committee will launch a nation-wide campaign to mobilise national opposition to any Government plan to level and develop Bukit China if the Chief Minister announces it on July 23

Malaysians are now waiting for the Malacca State Assembly meeting on July 23 to ascertain whether the Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thamby cik, would respect the wishes of the Chinese community about whether to develop or not to develop Bukit China, the 500-year-old historic, religious and cultural symbol of Chinese contribution to Malaysian nation-building, or whether he would ride roughshod over their views and opinions by confirming the Government’s stand that the question is not “whether to develop, but how to develop.” Continue reading The DAP National Save Bukit China Committee will launch a nation-wide campaign to mobilise national opposition to any Government plan to level and develop Bukit China if the Chief Minister announces it on July 23

Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to curb the Malacca Chief Minister from pushing ahead with his plan to develop Bukit China in utter disregard of the wishes of Chinese community to prevent further polarisation

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP PJ Headquarters on Friday, July 13, 1984 at 12 noon

Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to curb the Malacca Chief Minister from pushing ahead with his plan to develop Bukit China in utter disregard of the wishes of Chinese community to prevent further polarisation

Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, yesterday expressed concern over the present trend of segregation and polarization among children in the country and said that if left unchecked, the situation could see seeds being sown towards a confrontation of the races. Continue reading Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to curb the Malacca Chief Minister from pushing ahead with his plan to develop Bukit China in utter disregard of the wishes of Chinese community to prevent further polarisation

Call on Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce to clarify press reports that it has agreed to the government’s plan to develop Bukit China as continued silence would be construed agreement

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP PJ Headquarters on Thursday 12.7.1984 at 12 noon

Call on Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce to clarify press reports that it has agreed to the government’s plan to develop Bukit China as continued silence would be construed agreement

The Cheng Hoon Temple, the trustees of Bukit China, have denied press reports emanating from official government sources that they had agreed to the Malacca State Government’s plans to develop the largest Chinese cemetery outside China. Continue reading Call on Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce to clarify press reports that it has agreed to the government’s plan to develop Bukit China as continued silence would be construed agreement