Month: May 1990

Kit Siang faxes Anwar Ibrahim for an urgent and immediate briefing for DAP MPs on the 1990 Education Bill

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

Kit Siang faxes Anwar Ibrahim for an urgent and immediate briefing for DAP MPs on the 1990 Education Bill

I have today sent a fax to the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, asking for an immediate and urgent briefing for DAP MPs on the 1990 Education Bill, which is to be tabled and rushed through Parliament next month. Continue reading Kit Siang faxes Anwar Ibrahim for an urgent and immediate briefing for DAP MPs on the 1990 Education Bill

Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Dinner in Bayan Baru, Penang on Saturday, 19th May 1990 at 8 p.m

Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

Semangat 46 President, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, said in his presidential address to the Semangat 46 general assembly on Friday that the 800,000 Semangat 46 members feel that they are second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic rule of the Barisan Nasional government. Continue reading Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

If Kerk Choo Ting wants to claim credit for the release of Operation Lalang detainees, then he must bear responsibility for their detention in the first place

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 18th May 1990:

If Kerk Choo Ting wants to claim credit for the release of Operation Lalang detainees, then he must bear responsibility for their detention in the first place

To show that he is a champion of human rights, the Gerakan Deputy President and candidate for the Taiping parliamentary constituency, Kerk Choo Ting, is openly claiming credit for the release of Operation Lalang detainees, including the release of my son, Lim Guan Eng and myself. Continue reading If Kerk Choo Ting wants to claim credit for the release of Operation Lalang detainees, then he must bear responsibility for their detention in the first place

Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 18th May 1990:

Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

The Director of Gerakan Publicity Bureau and Political Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries, Dr. Kang Chin Seng, gave me 48 hours to produce a Gerakan member to publicly produce proof that ‘Lim Keng Yaik’ is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysian and uses his overseas trips to deposit his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’. (China Press 17/5/90 p. 7) Continue reading Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

The biggest problem in Malaysia is not the Islamic State objective of PAS but the Islamisation programme of UMNO Baru

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Dinner organised by the Sungei Siput DAP Branch held in Sungei Siput on Friday, 18th May 1990 at 7 p.m.

The biggest problem in Malaysia is not the Islamic State objective of PAS but the Islamisation programme of UMNO Baru

Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, said in Sungai Rambai, Malacca yesterday that it is impossible for PAS to create an Islamic State in Malaysia. Continue reading The biggest problem in Malaysia is not the Islamic State objective of PAS but the Islamisation programme of UMNO Baru

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to present a White Paper to explain the Official Assignee’s role in the Renong deal which involves transactions in companies of deregistered UMNO

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 17th May 1990:

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to present a White Paper to explain the Official Assignee’s role in the Renong deal which involves transactions in companies of deregistered UMNO

No satisfactory explanation has been given so far of the role of the Official Assignee in the Renong deal which involves transactions in companies of deregistered UMNO which should be held by the Official Assignee. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to present a White Paper to explain the Official Assignee’s role in the Renong deal which involves transactions in companies of deregistered UMNO

The ‘secret DAP-PAS Jakarta meeting’ tactic would have caused the DAP enormous and irreparable damage if Keng Yaik had used it three or five days before polling in the next general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the DAP Tanjung 2 strategy meeting at Penang DAP Hqrs on Sunday, 13th May 1990 at 4 p.m.

The ‘secret DAP-PAS Jakarta meeting’ tactic would have caused the DAP enormous and irreparable damage if Keng Yaik had used it three or five days before polling in the next general elections

In formulating the strategy for DAP’s Tanjung 2 project, we must not only discuss the strategy we are to adopt to get the people to support the Tanjung 2 project, but also the tactics and tricks that the Gerakan, the MCA and UMNO Baru will use to defeat the Tanjung 2 project. Continue reading The ‘secret DAP-PAS Jakarta meeting’ tactic would have caused the DAP enormous and irreparable damage if Keng Yaik had used it three or five days before polling in the next general elections

Advice to Ghafar not to comment on things he knows nothing about

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at 12 noon

Advice to Ghafar not to comment on things he knows nothing about

I want to advise Ghafar Baba, the Deputy Prime Minister, not to comment on things he knows nothing about. Continue reading Advice to Ghafar not to comment on things he knows nothing about

Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secret-Genera and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at 12 noon

Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

I am glad that the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, has at last been forced to admit that if I get a Gerakan member, even one who claims himself to be a top Gerakan national leader, to call a press conference 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, Keng Yaikwould immediately sue me. Continue reading Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

All DAP Mps will vote against the 1990 Education Bill if MPs and the public are not given adequate time to study and debate the various changes to the education system and law

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah at Pantai Remis on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at 8p.m.

All DAP Mps will vote against the 1990 Education Bill if MPs and the public are not given adequate time to study and debate the various changes to the education system and law

Although MPs have been officially informed by Parliament that the Dewan Rakyat would meet from June 11 and 22, and the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said that the new 1990 education Bill would be tabled in next month’s Parliament for passage, the MPs have not received anything in writing with regard to the new changes to the education system and law. Continue reading All DAP Mps will vote against the 1990 Education Bill if MPs and the public are not given adequate time to study and debate the various changes to the education system and law