Month: March 1992

DAP to demand for explanation from Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, whether it is appropriate to have a MPPP President who is so racist as to make statements like ‘Bully Chinese Fear Malay’

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 23rd March, 1992:

DAP to demand for explanation from Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, whether it is appropriate to have a MPPP President who is so racist as to make statements like ‘Bully Chinese Fear Malay’

The DAP will demand an explanation from the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, whether it is appropriate to have an MPPP President who is so racist as to make statements like ‘Bully Chinese Fear Malay’. Continue reading DAP to demand for explanation from Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, whether it is appropriate to have a MPPP President who is so racist as to make statements like ‘Bully Chinese Fear Malay’

If MCA Youth’s meeting with Dr. Mahathir is ‘historic’, then Dr. Ling Liong Sik’s tenure as MCA President must he a ‘historic failure’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting on ‘Party Reform’ held at DAP Perak Hqrs, Ipoh on Monday, 23rd March, 1992 at 8pm.

If MCA Youth’s meeting with Dr. Mahathir is ‘historic’, then Dr. Ling Liong Sik’s tenure as MCA President must he a ‘historic failure’.

The MCA Youth’s meeting with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, last Saturday was described as a ‘historic meeting’. Continue reading If MCA Youth’s meeting with Dr. Mahathir is ‘historic’, then Dr. Ling Liong Sik’s tenure as MCA President must he a ‘historic failure’

Koh Tsu Koon should make up for his 17-month failure to provide annual State Government grants to the Chinese Independent Secondary Schools in the next Penang State Assembly

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, 22nd March 1992:

Koh Tsu Koon should make up for his 17-month failure to provide annual State Government grants to the Chinese Independent Secondary Schools in the next Penang State Assembly.

Dr. Koh Tsu Koon has been Penang Chief Minister for 17 months. His greatest disappointment is that he has failed to live up to his promise when he entered politics, which is to ‘attack into the Barisan Nasional to rectify the Barisan Nasional’. Continue reading Koh Tsu Koon should make up for his 17-month failure to provide annual State Government grants to the Chinese Independent Secondary Schools in the next Penang State Assembly

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to uphold Vision 2020 by extending the $500 million revolving fund for investments to all the 142,000 hard-core poor households and not just to 100,000 hard-core poor bumiputra households

by Pariiamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, March 22, 1992:

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to uphold Vision 2020 by extending the $500 million revolving fund for investments to all the 142,000 hard-core poor households and not just to 100,000 hard-core poor bumiputra households.

The DAP is most disappointed the Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is not extending the $500 million revolving fund to give interest-free loans for investments to all the hardcore poor regardless of race. Continue reading DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to uphold Vision 2020 by extending the $500 million revolving fund for investments to all the 142,000 hard-core poor households and not just to 100,000 hard-core poor bumiputra households

Anwar should understand that no Malaysian is against development, which should be removed from partisan politics and be regarded as the fundamental right of every Malaysian regardless of his political affiliation

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at Federal Terri¬tory DAP ‘Party Reform’ Dinner held at Grand Continental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, 22nd March, 1992 at 9 pm.

Anwar should understand that no Malaysian is against development, which should be removed from partisan politics and be regarded as the fundamental right of every Malaysian regardless of his political affiliation.

The Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday criticised ‘certain politicians’ for ‘trying to instigate the people, particularly the Chinese to oppose development which was purportedly to benefit only one race’. Continue reading Anwar should understand that no Malaysian is against development, which should be removed from partisan politics and be regarded as the fundamental right of every Malaysian regardless of his political affiliation

Warning to Tan Ghim Hwa to stop being a racist if he wants to be respected as MPPP President by the people

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Hqrs on Saturday, 21st March, 1992 at 11.30 am.

Warning to Tan Ghim Hwa to stop being a racist if he wants to be respected as MPPP President by the people.

The new MPPP President, Tan Ghim Hwa, has at last spoken up in public to defend the scandal of the four-minute MPPP full Council meeting which he chaired for the first time on 12th March 1992. Continue reading Warning to Tan Ghim Hwa to stop being a racist if he wants to be respected as MPPP President by the people

Manjeet Singh should state whether Dr. Mahathir is right in accusing the Bar Council of being influenced by Opposition parties on its stand on the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar

by Parliamentary-Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 21st March, 1992:

Manjeet Singh should state whether Dr. Mahathir is right in accusing the Bar Council of being influenced by Opposition parties on its stand on the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar.

Former Bar Council President, Manjeet Singh is now em¬broiled in a public controversy with the Bar Council, which accused him of taking a stand wholly inconsistent with the position he had throughout taken during the period when he held office in the Bar Council and the views he had been expressing at home and abroad until, the end of last year. Continue reading Manjeet Singh should state whether Dr. Mahathir is right in accusing the Bar Council of being influenced by Opposition parties on its stand on the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar

DAP welcomes the Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees and calls on Datuk Abdullah Badawi to lead an official mission to Myanmar to intercede on behalf of the Rohingya Muslims

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, March 20, 1992:

DAP welcomes the Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees and calls on Datuk Abdullah Badawi to lead an official mission to Myanmar to intercede on behalf of the Rohingya Muslims.

DAP welcomes the Malaysian Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees announced by the Foreign Minister, Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday. Continue reading DAP welcomes the Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees and calls on Datuk Abdullah Badawi to lead an official mission to Myanmar to intercede on behalf of the Rohingya Muslims

If not for the DAP, Dr. Mahathir would not have announced his Vision 2020

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the book, “25 Years of Struggle – Milestones in DAP History” at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 19th March 1992 at 7.30 pm.

If not for the DAP, Dr. Mahathir would not have announced his Vision 2020.

It gives me great pleasure to launch the book “25 Years of Struggle – Milestones in DAP History”, prepared by DAP Director of Research/Political Education, Dr. Kua Kia Soong. Continue reading If not for the DAP, Dr. Mahathir would not have announced his Vision 2020

The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, March 18, 1992:

The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.

For the second day in succession yesterday, lawyers appear¬ing in the Supreme Court were asked to explain their stand if they dispute the position of Tun Abdul Hamid Omar as Lord President. Continue reading The ritual of asking Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to declare whether they recognise Tun Hamid as Lord President is demeaning and humiliating and should be stopped altogether.