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Ling Liong Sik’s greatest achievement as MCA President is that Dr. Mahathir is no more angry with him for going off in a huff for a six-week leave in 1988

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP fro Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the National DAPSY Workshop held in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 11th March 1990 at 9am

Ling Liong Sik’s greatest achievement as MCA President is that Dr. Mahathir is no more angry with him for going off in a huff for a six-week leave in 1988

The MCA is celebrating its 41st party anniversary today, and the MCA President, Datuk Ling Liong Sik, has cause to celebrate for what he apparently regards as his greatest achievement as MCA President – that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed is no more angry with him for going off in a huff a six-week leave in 1988. Continue reading Ling Liong Sik’s greatest achievement as MCA President is that Dr. Mahathir is no more angry with him for going off in a huff for a six-week leave in 1988

Vijandran should cut shourt his leave and return to the Dewan Rakyat before it adjourns on 16th March to fully explain his role in the pornographic videotapes scandal

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

Vijandran should cut shourt his leave and return to the Dewan Rakyat before it adjourns on 16th March to fully explain his role in the pornographic videotapes scandal

Last Wednesday, MIC President and Works Minister, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, said he had asked D.P. Vijandran to return from his overseas vacation in two weeks, take his seat as Kapar MP and “fight all those fellows who fixed him up.” Continue reading Vijandran should cut shourt his leave and return to the Dewan Rakyat before it adjourns on 16th March to fully explain his role in the pornographic videotapes scandal

NECC should close down if the Government is not prepared to give full backing to the appointment of four non-Malay faculty deans in the University of Malaya

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 9th March 1990:

NECC should close down if the Government is not prepared to give full backing to the appointment of four non-Malay faculty deans in the University of Malaya

The UMNO Baru MP FOR Marang, Haji Abdul Rahman Bakar, has created nation-wide uneasiness and concer amont he non-Malays as a result of his attempt to become a Malay hero by raising a controversy over his apposition to the appointment of four non-Malay faculty deans in the University of Malaya. Continue reading NECC should close down if the Government is not prepared to give full backing to the appointment of four non-Malay faculty deans in the University of Malaya

Raja Dato Ariffin and Election Commission Chairman and members invited to a Monday date in Petaling Jaya for Lim Kit Siang to repeat outside Parliament his allegation that the Election Commission has lost its independence

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, and MP for Tunjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, March 10, 1990.

Raja Dato Ariffin and Election Commission Chairman and members invited to a Monday date in Petaling Jaya for Lim Kit Siang to repeat outside Parliament his allegation that the Election Commission has lost its independence

In Parliament yesterday, the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Raja Dato Ariffin bin Raja Sulaiman, challenged me to repeat outside the Dewan Rakyat my allegation during the debate on the supplementary estimates that the Election Commission has lost its independence, and threatened that if I repeated such allegation outside the House, the Election Commission would institute action against me. Continue reading Raja Dato Ariffin and Election Commission Chairman and members invited to a Monday date in Petaling Jaya for Lim Kit Siang to repeat outside Parliament his allegation that the Election Commission has lost its independence

If DAP wants Dr. Mahathir to appear in the worst possible light, we would get him to accuse Karpal Singh of planning the burglary of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes and photographs

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

If DAP wants Dr. Mahathir to appear in the worst possible light, we would get him to accuse Karpal Singh of planning the burglary of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes and photographs

If the DAP wants to plan for the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to appear in the worst possible light when he answered questions in Parliament yesterday on the Vijandra/Attorney-General scandal over the Vijandran pornographic videotapes issue, we would get him to accuse DAP MP for Jelutong, Karpal Singh, of plotting and planning the burglary of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes and photographs. Continue reading If DAP wants Dr. Mahathir to appear in the worst possible light, we would get him to accuse Karpal Singh of planning the burglary of the Vijandran pornographic videotapes and photographs

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim to declare whether he is backing Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas or Marang MP over the issue of appointment of professors in the University of Malaya

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit SIang, in Penang on Thursday, 8th March 1990:

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim to declare whether he is backing Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas or Marang MP over the issue of appointment of professors in the University of Malaya

The Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday that he would meet University Malaya Vice Chancellor Profesor Syed Hussein Alatas and the MP for Marang Abdul Rahman Bakar to “solve” the issue over the appointment of professors. Continue reading Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim to declare whether he is backing Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas or Marang MP over the issue of appointment of professors in the University of Malaya

Most regrettable that the Gerakan is so desperate about retaining the next government that it had missed and turned the Governor’s Address into a partisan election call

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Penang State Assembly on Wednesday, 7th March 1990 during the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the Governor’s Address

Most regrettable that the Gerakan is so desperate about retaining the next government that it had missed and turned the Governor’s Address into a partisan election call

I rise, together with other DAP Assemblymen, to thank the Governor for his Speech at the opening of the Penang State Assembly. This is the second time that I had attended the official opening of the Penang State Assembly, as on the two previous occasions, I was enjoying the hospitality of the Barisan Nasional Government at the Kamunting detention centre. Continue reading Most regrettable that the Gerakan is so desperate about retaining the next government that it had missed and turned the Governor’s Address into a partisan election call

Are the MCA’s four Ministers, six Deputy Ministers and eight Selangor Assemblymen prepared to resign their posts on April 16 if the Selangor State Assembly does not repeal Sections 67 and 70 of the Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment that date?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 6th March 1990:

Are the MCA’s four Ministers, six Deputy Ministers and eight Selangor Assemblymen prepared to resign their posts on April 16 if the Selangor State Assembly does not repeal Sections 67 and 70 of the Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment that date?

On Sunday, four MCA Ministers, five MCA Deputy Ministers and one Parliamentary Secretary descended on the Kampar parliamentary constituency, proclaiming the MCA’s collective leadership and its “sincere and dedicated service” to the people. Continue reading Are the MCA’s four Ministers, six Deputy Ministers and eight Selangor Assemblymen prepared to resign their posts on April 16 if the Selangor State Assembly does not repeal Sections 67 and 70 of the Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment that date?

If Dr. Mahathir is confident that all UMNO candidates will win in next general elections, he would not keep putting off the general elections date and insist on registration of 300,000 UMNO Baru members as voters firs

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 5th March 1990

If Dr. Mahathir is confident that all UMNO candidates will win in next general elections, he would not keep putting off the general elections date and insist on registration of 300,000 UMNO Baru members as voters first

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, made a most remarkable statement after the UMNO Supreme Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Dr. Mahathir said all UMNO candidates will win in the next general elections, including Parliamentary and state seats in Kelantan. Continue reading If Dr. Mahathir is confident that all UMNO candidates will win in next general elections, he would not keep putting off the general elections date and insist on registration of 300,000 UMNO Baru members as voters firs

Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment issue not ‘fully resolved’ unless Sections 67 and 70 are repealed in April Selangor Assembly

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, 4th March 1990:

Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment issue not ‘fully resolved’ unless Sections 67 and 70 are repealed in April Selangor Assembly

Yesterday, both the MCA President, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik and the MCA Deputy President, soon-to-be-restored Datuk Lee Kim Sai, suddenly had a lot to say about the Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment. Continue reading Selangor Islamic Law Administration Enactment issue not ‘fully resolved’ unless Sections 67 and 70 are repealed in April Selangor Assembly