Month: July 1985

DAP to ask Parliament to reconsider its rejection of call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF scandal in view of widespread public disaffection.

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Thursday, 8.7.1985:

DAP to ask Parliament to reconsider its rejection of call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF scandal in view of widespread public disaffection.

After the UMO Supreme Council meeting on Saturday, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, justified the government’s secrecy on the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) loans scandal by declaring that The government would not divulge secrets if it jeopardized government efforts to see justice done. Continue reading DAP to ask Parliament to reconsider its rejection of call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF scandal in view of widespread public disaffection.

DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP lunch in Penang on Saturday, July 6, 1985 at 1.30 pm during his two-day visit to Bukit Bendera parliamentary constituency.

DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China.

Recently, the Barisan Nasional government announced the lifting of restriction on travel by Malaysians to China, and by the way this government announcement was publicized, it would appear to be a major breakthrough in the full normalization of relations between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China. Continue reading DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China

General Elections may be held in November after the Prime Minister’s China trip

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP ceramah at Ayer ltam on Saturday, 6.7.1985 at 8 pm, during the two-day tour of Bukit Bendera parliamentary constituency.

General Elections may be held in November after the Prime Minister’s China trip.

There are indications that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, may be seriously considering calling snap general elections after his China trip in November. If this happens, then it will be the first time in Malaysian history when general elections are held at the end of the year. Continue reading General Elections may be held in November after the Prime Minister’s China trip

DAP calls for an elected Senate or its abolition as it is totally irrelevant and a sham of our parliamentary system.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Alor Star Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Alor Star, 5.7.1985 at 8 pm.

DAP calls for an elected Senate or its abolition as it is totally irrelevant and a sham of our parliamentary system.

The Senate is a sham of our parliamentary system as it has proved to be totally irrelevant and a ‘White Elephant’ which has failed its constitutional purpose as a revision chamber to review the legislation enacted by the Dewan Rakyat. Continue reading DAP calls for an elected Senate or its abolition as it is totally irrelevant and a sham of our parliamentary system.

Ten Questions on the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans scandal in Hong Kong

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 5.7.l985:

Ten Questions on the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans scandal in Hong Kong.

The call by Tun Hussein Onn to the government to be more open and forthright in the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) loans scandal in Hong Kong has brought to the fore the widespread and deep-seated disaffection of the people of Malaysia at the BMF scandal, its inquiry and public accountability. Continue reading Ten Questions on the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans scandal in Hong Kong

DAP hails Tun Hussein Onn’s statement and calls on government to stop Dragging its feet to give full public accounting of the $2.5 billion BMF loans scandal.

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Ipoh on Thursday, 4.7.1985;

DAP hails Tun Hussein Onn’s statement and calls on government to stop Dragging its feet to give full public accounting of the $2.5 billion BMF loans scandal.

The DAP hails the statement by Tun Hussein Onn yesterday on the BMF loans scandol inquiry and actions, for what the former Prime Minister said represented the views and feelings of the overwhelming majority of Malaysians. Continue reading DAP hails Tun Hussein Onn’s statement and calls on government to stop Dragging its feet to give full public accounting of the $2.5 billion BMF loans scandal.

DAP calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to identify and rectify the New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities which have become the chief source of national disunity

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the
Mass Signature Protest campaign against the New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities held at Sitiawan, Perak, on Thursday, July 4, l985 at 12 noon.

DAP calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to identify and rectify the New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities which have become the chief source of national disunity.

The DAP is launching today a mass signature protest campaign against the New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities which have not only caused the NEP to fail in its two objectives, but have also made it the chief cause of national disunity in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to identify and rectify the New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities which have become the chief source of national disunity

DAP to move a motion in Parliament on New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting held in Sitiawan on Thursday, July 4, 1985 at 9pm.

DAP to move a motion in Parliament on New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities.

Last year, the people of Malacca set the pace in the Save Bukit China campaign to raise the political consciousness of the people about the need for them in a parliamentary democracy to stand up for their rights if they are not to be eroded away. Continue reading DAP to move a motion in Parliament on New Economic Policy injustices and inequalities