Month: September 1990

Ooi Ean Kwong should announce at the Privileges Committee meeting on Monday that he is resigning not only as Chairman of the Committee but also as Assembly Speaker

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 8th Sept 1990:

Ooi Ean Kwong should announce at the Privileges Committee meeting on Monday that he is resigning not only as Chairman of the Committee but also as Assembly Speaker

The meeting of the Penang Assembly Privileges Committee called by the Speaker, Datuk Ooi Ean Kwong, for Monday to discuss the status of Sdr. Karpal Singh and myself as Penang Assemblymen is irregular and unlawful. Continue reading Ooi Ean Kwong should announce at the Privileges Committee meeting on Monday that he is resigning not only as Chairman of the Committee but also as Assembly Speaker

Malaysia could not realise her potential to be the first among developing countries because of failure of government policies to harness Malaysia’s wealthy human and natural resources and giving Malaysians a common sense of purpose

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Ceramah to welcome into DAP the 27 Chinese educationists and civil rights activists held at Penang Chinese Town hall on Friday, 7th September 1990 at 8 p.m.

Malaysia could not realise her potential to be the first among developing countries because of failure of government policies to harness Malaysia’s wealthy human and natural resources and giving Malaysians a common sense of purpose

When he visited Kangar during his country-wide pre-election tour last month, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed said that Malaysia now occupies the fifth place among developing countries, and could almost compete with the other four newly industrialised countries (NICs) like South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Continue reading Malaysia could not realise her potential to be the first among developing countries because of failure of government policies to harness Malaysia’s wealthy human and natural resources and giving Malaysians a common sense of purpose

For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Padang Kota, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Ceramah to welcome into DAP the 27 Chinese educationists and civil rights activists held at Penang Chinese Town Hall on Friday, 7th September 1990 at 8 p.m.

For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

Recently, under the influence of the UMNO Secretary-General and Information Minister, Datuk Rahmat Mohamed, the Barisan Nasional Government is very fond of getting into the Guinness Book of Records and doing things nobody or no other country had ever done before. Continue reading For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Ceramah to welcome into DAP the 27 Chinese educationists and civil rights activists held at Penang Chinese Town Hall on Friday, 7th September 1990 at 8 p.m.

For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

Recently, under the influence of the UMNO Secretary-General and Information Minister, Datuk Rahmat Mohamed, the Barisan Nasional Government is very fond of getting into the Guinness Book of Records and doing things nobody or no other country had ever done before. Continue reading For the nation’s sake, Dr. Mahathir should call off the Barisan Nasional campaign of lies against the Opposition and fight the general elections in a clean and honest contest

Goh Cheng Taik is the classic example of the hypocritical Gerakan apologist for the Mahathir policies, abuses of power and scandals

Reply by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, to Goh Cheng Teik’s column in Nanyang Siang Pao on Wednesday, 5th September 1990

Goh Cheng Taik is the classic example of the hypocritical Gerakan apologist for the Mahathir policies, abuses of power and scandals

Last Wednesday, Gerakan’s ideologue and theoretician, Dr. Goh Cheng Teik, wrote a sickeningly deceitful column in the Nanyang Siang Pao under the heading ‘Lim Fong Seng’s game of chess’, which drips with lies, poison and hypocrisy. Continue reading Goh Cheng Taik is the classic example of the hypocritical Gerakan apologist for the Mahathir policies, abuses of power and scandals

Dr. Mahathir is so worried and obsessed about the next general elections that he is even attacking my grandchild yet unborn

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah at Padang Serai, Kedah on Wednesday, 5th September 1990 at 8 p.m.

Dr. Mahathir is so worried and obsessed about the next general elections that he is even attacking my grandchild yet unborn

Dr. Mahathir Mohamed is the most worried Prime Minister in Malaysian history about the next general elections. He knows that for the first time in Malaysian history, the voters have the power in their hands to bring about great political changes in the general elections, whether it is to deny him two-thirds majority in Parliament or even to change the government and replace him with Tengku Raszaleigh Hamzah as the new Prime Minister. Continue reading Dr. Mahathir is so worried and obsessed about the next general elections that he is even attacking my grandchild yet unborn

Alex Lee should resign as Deputy Minister for breaking his solemn pledge that there would be no tolls at Cheras for at least a year

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, September 4, 1990:

Alex Lee should resign as Deputy Minister for breaking his solemn pledge that there would be no tolls at Cheras for at least a year

Look East and emulate the example of Japan is one of the new policies introduced by the Mahathir government. Continue reading Alex Lee should resign as Deputy Minister for breaking his solemn pledge that there would be no tolls at Cheras for at least a year

DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Petaling Jaya Election Committee meeting held at Sea Park Branch in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, September 4, 1990 at 8.30 p.m.

DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

Yesterday, at the Malacca DAP ceramah to welcome the entry into the DAP of 27 Chinese educationists and human rights activists, I challenged the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to declare the government’s stand on the MCA President and Transport Minister, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, for violating the law that a Minister cannot engage in any private business. Continue reading DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca DAP Welcome Ceramah for the 27 Chinese Educationists and human rights activists for their entry into the DAP held at Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary Schooll hall on Monday, 3rd September 1990 at 8 p.m.

The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’

All the Barisan Nasional leaders are worried about the next general elections because for the first time in Malaysian political history, with the emergence of a two-coalition system, all the Barisan Nasional constituencies I the next general elections are going to be contested b the Opposition, and there is not going to be a single uncontested walk-over for any Barisan Nasional candidate. Continue reading The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’

The boycott by MCA, Gerakan and SUPP of the Education Bill Seminar yesterday show that these parties are turning their back against the Chinese community and regard themselves as answerable only to UMNO and not to the Chinese voters

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca DAP Welcome Ceramah for the 27 Chinese educationists and human rights activist for their entry into the DAP held at Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary School hall on Monday, 3rd September 1990 at 8 p.m.

The boycott by MCA, Gerakan and SUPP of the Education Bill Seminar yesterday show that these parties are turning their back against the Chinese community and regard themselves as answerable only to UMNO and not to the Chinese voters

The boycott by the MCA, Gerakan and SUPP of the Education Bill Seminar held at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur yesterday represented a major policy shift by these three political parties. The seminar was jointly organised by the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Dong Jiao Zhong and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Continue reading The boycott by MCA, Gerakan and SUPP of the Education Bill Seminar yesterday show that these parties are turning their back against the Chinese community and regard themselves as answerable only to UMNO and not to the Chinese voters