Month: September 1990

DAP calls for all the documents related t the Teratai privatization contract for the Cheras tolls to be made public

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 12th September 1990:

DAP calls for all the documents related t the Teratai privatization contract for the Cheras tolls to be made public

Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, said yesterday that it would cost the Government $200 million in subsidies if it reduced the toll charges by 50 per cent. Continue reading DAP calls for all the documents related t the Teratai privatization contract for the Cheras tolls to be made public

If MCA Ministers had their way in the Cabinet, there would be no immediate suspension of the Cheras tolls but a Committee would have been set up to consider the MCA proposal to reduce the toll to 50 cents

Speech(PartII) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Petaling Jaya Ceramah held at Transport Workers’ Union Hall on Wednesday, 12th September 1990 at 9 p.m

If MCA Ministers had their way in the Cabinet, there would be no immediate suspension of the Cheras tolls but a Committee would have been set up to consider the MCA proposal to reduce the toll to 50 cents

Earlier today, the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, announced the immediate suspension of the toll collection at the 8 km Jalan Cheras after this morning-s Cabinet meeting. Continue reading If MCA Ministers had their way in the Cabinet, there would be no immediate suspension of the Cheras tolls but a Committee would have been set up to consider the MCA proposal to reduce the toll to 50 cents

The Opposition Front will abolish the Cheras and Jalan Pahang tolls if it is given the mandate to govern Malaysia in the next general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Petaling Jaya Ceramah held at Transport Workers’ Union Hall on Wednesday, 12th September 1990 at 8 p.m.

The Opposition Front will abolish the Cheras and Jalan Pahang tolls if it is given the mandate to govern Malaysia in the next general elections

The Cheras tolls issue had been mishandled by the Barisan Nasional Government right from the beginning, and for this reason, the frustration, opposition and anger of the Cheras residents against the Cheras toll is understandable. Continue reading The Opposition Front will abolish the Cheras and Jalan Pahang tolls if it is given the mandate to govern Malaysia in the next general elections

Ling Liong Sik should set an example and announce that he would not contest in next general elections unless he could satisfactorily answer the MCA charges that he is not a ‘clean’ or ‘honest’ political leader

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, Sept 11, 1990:

Ling Liong Sik should set an example and announce that he would not contest in next general elections unless he could satisfactorily answer the MCA charges that he is not a ‘clean’ or ‘honest’ political leader

In the last few days, the MCA President, Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik, is in a ‘attacking’ mood. He has been making daily wild attacks on everybody, the DAP, the Semangat 46 and even on the Cheras residents for protesting against the Cheras tolls picturing the people of Cheras as irresponsible law-breakers. Continue reading Ling Liong Sik should set an example and announce that he would not contest in next general elections unless he could satisfactorily answer the MCA charges that he is not a ‘clean’ or ‘honest’ political leader

Call on the Cabinet to defuse the Cheras toll issue by ordering the immediate suspension of the tolls collection and the withdrawal of all police personnel from the area

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, Sept 11, 1990:

Call on the Cabinet to defuse the Cheras toll issue by ordering the immediate suspension of the tolls collection and the withdrawal of all police personnel from the area

MCA Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, said yesterday that the Cabinet tomorrow is expected to discuss the Cheras toll issue. Continue reading Call on the Cabinet to defuse the Cheras toll issue by ordering the immediate suspension of the tolls collection and the withdrawal of all police personnel from the area

Ooi Ean Kwong had told a blatant lie when he denied that the business account of Sun Lee & Co. is a very active account

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung , Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP ceramah at Nibong Tabal on Tuesday, 11th September 1990 at 9 pm.

Ooi Ean Kwong had told a blatant lie when he denied that the business account of Sun Lee & Co. is a very active account

Yesterday, an anti-corruption seminar was organized for 170 heads of 100 Government departments and statutory bodies in Penang. This seminar was scheduled to be opened by the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, but he did not turn up and send instead Datuk Khoo Kay Por. Continue reading Ooi Ean Kwong had told a blatant lie when he denied that the business account of Sun Lee & Co. is a very active account

Two calls by Lim Kit Siang, firstly to Cheras residents not to participate in illegal assemblies; and secondly, to the Government to immediately suspend the Cheras tolls collections

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

Two calls by Lim Kit Siang, firstly to Cheras residents not to participate in illegal assemblies; and secondly, to the Government to immediately suspend the Cheras tolls collections

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Rahim Noor, has made contradictory statements about me yesterday. According to the Star, Tan Sri Rahim Noor told me and other political leaders to “stay out of the Cheras toll issue”. However, according to the New Straits Times, he urged me and other DAP leaders to advise the Cheras residents not to participate in illegal assemblies. Continue reading Two calls by Lim Kit Siang, firstly to Cheras residents not to participate in illegal assemblies; and secondly, to the Government to immediately suspend the Cheras tolls collections

DAP sending strongest possible protest to Dr. Mahathir for detention of DAP MP Tan Kok Wai under the Internal Security Act for protesting against Cheras toll

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 9th September 1990:

DAP sending strongest possible protest to Dr. Mahathir for detention of DAP MP Tan Kok Wai under the Internal Security Act for protesting against Cheras toll

DAP is sending the strongest possible protest to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, for the Barisan Nasional government’s gross abuse of power in using the Internal Security Act for detaining a Member of Parliament for representing the people in their protest against the unreasonable and highly exploitative Cheras toll charges. Continue reading DAP sending strongest possible protest to Dr. Mahathir for detention of DAP MP Tan Kok Wai under the Internal Security Act for protesting against Cheras toll

The use of ISA against Tan Kok Wai and Lim Yoke Kee for protesting against the Cheras tolls shows that the ISA is being been used by the police to detain anyone without trial although they have no real reason for such arrest

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the opening of the Johore State DAP Convention held in Tangkak, Johore, on Sunday, 9th September 1990 at 10 a.m.

The use of ISA against Tan Kok Wai and Lim Yoke Kee for protesting against the Cheras tolls shows that the ISA is being been used by the police to detain anyone without trial although they have no real reason for such arrest

The use of the Internal Security Act to detain the Cheras toll protestors, and in particular the DAP MP for Sungei Besi, Clift Tan Kok Wai and Sdr. Lim Yoke Kee, Assistant to the DAP MP for Kuala Lumpur Bandar, Sdr. Lee Lam Thye, is the most scandalous Continue reading The use of ISA against Tan Kok Wai and Lim Yoke Kee for protesting against the Cheras tolls shows that the ISA is being been used by the police to detain anyone without trial although they have no real reason for such arrest

Is Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik above the law that the Anwar Cabinet Committee, Anti-Corruption Agency and all the other law—enforcement agencies dare not investigate into his multiple offences?

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the opening of the Johore DAP State Convention held at Tangkak, Johore on Sunday , 9th eptember 1990 at 10 a.m.

Is Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik above the law that the Anwar Cabinet Committee, Anti-Corruption Agency and all the other law—enforcement agencies dare not investigate into his multiple offences?

Corruption, abuses of power and government malpractices are the great ills of the Barisan Nasional Government, especially when it wields unchecked power because of its overwhelming two-thirds majority in Parliament. Continue reading Is Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik above the law that the Anwar Cabinet Committee, Anti-Corruption Agency and all the other law—enforcement agencies dare not investigate into his multiple offences?