Month: May 1990

Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP Ceramah on the Education Bill 1990 held at Chin Woo Athletic Hall, Ipoh on Tuesday, 22nd May 1990 at 8 p.m.

Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday that he could not understand why the Chinese community insist on maintaining Boards of Management of ‘fully-aided’ Chinese primary schools when they are ‘empty and hollow’, as they do not have any real administrative powers, such as appointment of teachers. Continue reading Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 22nd May 1990:

Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring

The so-called assurance given by the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly meaningless and unassuring. Continue reading Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring

Another big lie by Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 21st May 1990:

Another big lie by Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik

On 3rd May 1990, at the Chan’s Clansmen Association in Kuala Lumpur, I publicly called Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, “an inveterate, compulsive and incorrigible liar” for his lies about the DAP-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta. Continue reading Another big lie by Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik

Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 21st May 1990:

Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

After my visit to the Pantai Remis for a ceramah on May 12, the Gerakan Publicity Bureau Director and Political Secretary to the Primary industries Minister, Dr. Kang Chin Seng, challenged me to produce within 48 hours a Gerakan member to say that ‘Keng Yaik is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’. Continue reading Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

Nobody expects Kim Sai to admit that his decision not to challenge Liong Sik for the MCA Presidency is on the directive of Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling jaya, on Monday, 21st May 1990:

Nobody expects Kim Sai to admit that his decision not to challenge Liong Sik for the MCA Presidency is on the directive of Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

In Johore Baru on Saturday, MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, denied that his decision not to challenge Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik for the MCA Presidency is the result of the intervention of the Prime Minister and UMNO Baru President, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. Continue reading Nobody expects Kim Sai to admit that his decision not to challenge Liong Sik for the MCA Presidency is on the directive of Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

Ghafar’s speech about Tunku is in very poor taste

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-¬General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Cera¬mah at Sungei Siput on Monday, 21st May 1990 at 8 p.m.

Ghafar’s speech about Tunku is in very poor taste

Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba’s speech yesterday at the Federal Territory UMNO Wanita’s Hari Raya luncheon on Tunku Abdul Rahman is in very poor taste. Continue reading Ghafar’s speech about Tunku is in very poor taste

Chinese community must be vigilant to ensure that the Boards of Management furore is not a Barisan ‘smoke-screen’ to hide other provisions detrimental to Chinese education

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, 20th May 1990:

Chinese community must be vigilant to ensure that the Boards of Management furore is not a Barisan ‘smoke-screen’ to hide other provisions detrimental to Chinese education

The Chinese community and all concerned about mother-tongue education must be vigilant to ensure that the current furore over the Barisan Nasional’s proposal to abolish the Boards of Management of 432 ‘fully-aided’ Chinese primary schools is not a smokescreen to hide other provisions in the 1990 Education Bill which highly detrimental to Chinese education. Continue reading Chinese community must be vigilant to ensure that the Boards of Management furore is not a Barisan ‘smoke-screen’ to hide other provisions detrimental to Chinese education

DAP will press for the revocation of the four Proclamations of Emergency when Parliament meets next month

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Committee at Penang DAP Hqrs at Lorong Kinta, Penang on Sunday, 20th May 1990 at 8 p.m.

DAP will press for the revocation of the four Proclamations of Emergency when Parliament meets next month

DAP will press for the revocation of the four Proclamations of Emergency when Parliament meets next month from June 11 to 22. Continue reading DAP will press for the revocation of the four Proclamations of Emergency when Parliament meets next month

Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 19th May 1990:

Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

Yesterday, I gave the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, 24 hours to deny that he gave authority to his Political Secretary and Director of Gerakan Publicity Bureau, Dr. Kang Chin Sang, to throw me a challenge at Pantai Remis giving me 48 hours to produce a Gerakan member to publicly provide proof that “Lim Keng Yaik is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia and uses his overseas trips to deposit his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts”. Continue reading Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 19th May, 1990 on remarks by Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, in Kota Bahru yesterday:

Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words

Gerakan President and minister for Primary Industries, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, called me a ‘political samseng’ in Kota Bahru yesterday, repeating what he said last week at the federal Territory Gerakan Assembly. Continue reading Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words