Month: May 1990

The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in DAP Hqrs in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 11th May 1990 at 12 noon.

The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

The DAP had printed 20,000 copies of the poster, ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’, to be put in Gerakan Parliamentary and State Assembly constituencies in various parts of the country. Continue reading The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP Hqrs in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 10th May 1990 at 12 noon

Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

I have called this press conference to announce that I have instructed my lawyer, Karpal Singh, to file defamation suit against the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, for publicly calling me a liar. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

DAP deplores Ghafar’s resort to the politics of fear to win the next general elections

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, May 10, 1990:

DAP deplores Ghafar’s resort to the politics of fear to win the next general elections

DAP deplores the attempt by the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, to resort to threats and the politics of fear to win the next general elections for the Barisan National. Continue reading DAP deplores Ghafar’s resort to the politics of fear to win the next general elections

The open support for the repeal of Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act by Parti Semangat 46 has finally forced the Barisan Nasional Government to remove this provision

Speech by Parliament Oppositions Leader, Dap Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca State DAP forum on the new Education Bill 1990 held at the Meng Seng Charitable Association Hall on Thursday, 10th may 1990 at 9 p.m.

The open support for the repeal of Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act by Parti Semangat 46 has finally forced the Barisan Nasional Government to remove this provision

The Barisan National Government has broken its 1986 general elections promise to repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act in the first meeting of the Parliament after the 1986 general elections, i.e. by the end of 1986. Continue reading The open support for the repeal of Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act by Parti Semangat 46 has finally forced the Barisan Nasional Government to remove this provision

Both the Gerakan national and state leadership are now stepping up the pressure on Dr. Lim Chong Eu to be a figurehead if he wants to remain as Penang Chief Minister

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Tan Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, May 9, 1990:

Both the Gerakan national and state leadership are now stepping up the pressure on Dr. Lim Chong Eu to be a figurehead if he wants to remain as Penang Chief Minister

Both the Gerakan national and state leadership are now stepping up the pressure on Dr. Lim Chong Eu to be a figurehead if he wants to remain as Penang Chief Minister. Continue reading Both the Gerakan national and state leadership are now stepping up the pressure on Dr. Lim Chong Eu to be a figurehead if he wants to remain as Penang Chief Minister

Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

Press Conference Statement (3) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 12 noon

Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

The announcement by the Gerakan Vice President, Datuk Alex Lee, on Sunday that the Gerakan Central Committee at its meeting on April 29 had designated Dr. Koh Tsu Koon and Dr. Goh Cheng Teik as the successors to Dr. Lim Chong Eu as Penang Chief Minister and nominated both of them to contest for state seats in Penang is significant. Continue reading Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

Advice to Anwar Ibrahim to be conscious of his duties to the young generation of students as Education Minister and not to become more and more racialistic with the approach of the general elections

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 12 noon

Advice to Anwar Ibrahim to be conscious of his duties to the young generation of students as Education Minister and not to become more and more racialistic with the approach of the general elections

In the past few weeks, the Education Minister and UMNO National Vice President, Anwar Ibrahim, is making more and more racialistic statements and speeches. This is because of the approach of the next general elections as well as the as upcoming UMNO Baru party elections. Continue reading Advice to Anwar Ibrahim to be conscious of his duties to the young generation of students as Education Minister and not to become more and more racialistic with the approach of the general elections

DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month

Press conference statement by Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 12 noon

DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month

Since April 22, 1990, when the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, started telling lies about the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta, I had issued four challenges to Keng Yaik. Continue reading DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain how long a time he intends to give MPs to study the Education Bill 1990 or he expects all MPs to blindly and unthinkingly vote in support of it in Parliament

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ dinner organized by Taiping DAP Branch in Taiping on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 9 p.m.

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain how long a time he intends to give MPs to study the Education Bill 1990 or he expects all MPs to blindly and unthinkingly vote in support of it in Parliament

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said that the Education Bill 1990 would be presented at next month’s Dewan Raktyat meeting from June 11 to 22 to be enacted into law. Continue reading Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain how long a time he intends to give MPs to study the Education Bill 1990 or he expects all MPs to blindly and unthinkingly vote in support of it in Parliament

My intention is to push Keng Yaik beyond the limit of his patience and sue me in court for calling him “an inveterate, compulsive and incorrigible liar”

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 7th May 1990 at 11.30 a.m.

My intention is to push Keng Yaik beyond the limit of his patience and sue me in court for calling him “an inveterate, compulsive and incorrigible liar”

Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, warned in Batu Pahat yesterday that I should not push him past the “limit of his patience” and that reserved the right to defend himself and his name. Continue reading My intention is to push Keng Yaik beyond the limit of his patience and sue me in court for calling him “an inveterate, compulsive and incorrigible liar”