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Anwar Ibrahim is inheriting the mantle of Ghazalie Shafie as the Barisan Nasional ideologue when he said that the country can do without an Opposition

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 18.1.1995:

Anwar Ibrahim is inheriting the mantle of Ghazalie Shafie as the Barisan Nasional ideologue when he said that the country can do without an Opposition

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is inheriting the mantle of Ghazalie Shafie as the Barisan Nasional ideologue when he said in Kuching yesterday that the people can do without the Opposition as the Barisan Nasional is able to play “the Opposition’s role” effectively. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim is inheriting the mantle of Ghazalie Shafie as the Barisan Nasional ideologue when he said that the country can do without an Opposition

DAP forms Bureau to Defend Rights of FELDA Settlers under the chairmanship of Salleh Ahmad which will organise Conference of FELDA settlers to fight for their legitimate rights

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 16th January 1995:

DAP forms Bureau to Defend Rights of FELDA Settlers under the chairmanship of Salleh Ahmad which will organise Conference of FELDA settlers to fight for their legitimate rights

DAP has formed a National DAP Bureau to Defend Rights of FELDA Settlers under the chairmanship of Salleh Ahmad which will organise Conference of FELDA settlers as the first step to fight for the legitimate rights if the FELDA settlers and to get greater justice from the Government and FELDA. Continue reading DAP forms Bureau to Defend Rights of FELDA Settlers under the chairmanship of Salleh Ahmad which will organise Conference of FELDA settlers to fight for their legitimate rights

Call on Fong Chan Onn to explain why the Education Ministry is providing only some 300 places for Chinese primary school teachers for the next batch of teacher-training in June this year, which is only some 25 per cent of the target he had promised 18 months ago

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, at the Mantin DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Mantin, Negeri Sembilan on Saturday, 14th January 1995 at 8 pm

Call on Fong Chan Onn to explain why the Education Ministry is providing only some 300 places for Chinese primary school teachers for the next batch of teacher-training in June this year, which is only some 25 per cent of the target he had promised 18 months ago

Eighteen months ago, the MCA Deputy Education Minister, Datuk Dr. Fong Chan Onn, promised a solution to the acute shortage of trained teachers in Chinese primary school with a new strategy which would double the intake of teacher-trainees for Chinese primary schools from 1,200 places to 2,400 places a year. Continue reading Call on Fong Chan Onn to explain why the Education Ministry is providing only some 300 places for Chinese primary school teachers for the next batch of teacher-training in June this year, which is only some 25 per cent of the target he had promised 18 months ago

Challenge to Anwar Ibrahim to explain how the Nine Principles adopted by the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices on Sunday to strike a fairer balance between development needs and the property rights of Malaysians is anti-development

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, January 13 1995:

Challenge to Anwar Ibrahim to explain how the Nine Principles adopted by the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices on Sunday to strike a fairer balance between development needs and the property rights of Malaysians is anti-development

The outburst of the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the launching of the Bank Simpanan Nasional Trust Fund (ASBSN) accusing the Opposition for being ‘narrow-minded’ on development issues, is most uncharacteristic and unwarranted. Continue reading Challenge to Anwar Ibrahim to explain how the Nine Principles adopted by the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices on Sunday to strike a fairer balance between development needs and the property rights of Malaysians is anti-development

I am giving Liong Sik a second extension to give him a total of 10 days until next Monday to produce proof or he should publicly apologise for the MCA’s ‘greatest political blunder for 1995’ in falsely claiming that the Kelantan State Government had acquired 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders at Tanah Putih, Gua Musang under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, January 13, 1995:

I am giving Liong Sik a second extension to give him a total of 10 days until next Monday to produce proof or he should publicly apologise for the MCA’s ‘greatest political blunder for 1995’ in falsely claiming that the Kelantan State Government had acquired 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders at Tanah Putih, Gua Musang under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

From the latest statement by the MCA National Publicity Bureau, it would appear that the MCA national leadership is still sticking to its allegation that the Kelantan State Government had acquired 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders at Tanah Putih, Gua Musang under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation. Continue reading I am giving Liong Sik a second extension to give him a total of 10 days until next Monday to produce proof or he should publicly apologise for the MCA’s ‘greatest political blunder for 1995’ in falsely claiming that the Kelantan State Government had acquired 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders at Tanah Putih, Gua Musang under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

MCA national leadership has made ‘greatest blunder in Malaysian politics for 1995’ when it falsely claimed that the issue of Tanah Putih, Gua Musang smallholders in Kelantan is a case of Kelantan State Government acquiring 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, January 12th 1995:

MCA national leadership has made ‘greatest blunder in Malaysian politics for 1995’ when it falsely claimed that the issue of Tanah Putih, Gua Musang smallholders in Kelantan is a case of Kelantan State Government acquiring 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

The MCA national leadership has made ‘greatest blunder in Malaysian politics for 1995’ when it falsely claimed that the issue of Tanah Putih, Gua Musang smallholders in Kelantan is a case of Kelantan State Government acquiring 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation. Continue reading MCA national leadership has made ‘greatest blunder in Malaysian politics for 1995’ when it falsely claimed that the issue of Tanah Putih, Gua Musang smallholders in Kelantan is a case of Kelantan State Government acquiring 1,000 acres of 500 Chinese smallholders under the Land Acquisition Act without compensation

DAP to organise Conferences Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in the various states and districts to demand restoration to landowners the right to challenge arbitrary, inequitable and unfair land acquisitions

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, January 10, 1995:

DAP to organise Conferences Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in the various states and districts to demand restoration to landowners the right to challenge arbitrary, inequitable and unfair land acquisitions

The historic and most successful National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices at the Federal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, which was attended by over 1,000 landowners, smallholders and villagers throughout the country, is a great start to a national campaign for reforms to the Land Acquisition Act to strike a fairer balance between development needs and the property rights of Malaysians. Continue reading DAP to organise Conferences Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in the various states and districts to demand restoration to landowners the right to challenge arbitrary, inequitable and unfair land acquisitions

Malaysia can afford to take a firm stand to wipe out corruption precisely because of Malaysia’s strong economic growth in the last seven years

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAPSY’s Ten Great Ceramahs on ‘Rafidah and Shares’ held in Klang at Letchumanan Hall on Monday 9th January, 1995 at 9 p.m.

Malaysia can afford to take a firm stand to wipe out corruption precisely because of Malaysia’s strong economic growth in the last seven years

Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said that ‘corruption was minimal in the country’ and asked how Malaysia could achieve an 8.5 per cent growth rate over the last seven years if Malaysia was as corrupt as made out by the Western newspapers. Continue reading Malaysia can afford to take a firm stand to wipe out corruption precisely because of Malaysia’s strong economic growth in the last seven years

Election Commission should provide for at least three weeks’ campaigning between nomination and polling to ensure ‘free, fair and clean’ general elections

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, January 6, 1995:

Election Commission should provide for at least three weeks’ campaigning between nomination and polling to ensure ‘free, fair and clean’ general elections

The Election Commission should undertake a full review of its conduct of general elections to ensure that it is true and faithful to its Constitutional obligation to conduct ‘free, fair and clean’ general elections. Continue reading Election Commission should provide for at least three weeks’ campaigning between nomination and polling to ensure ‘free, fair and clean’ general elections

Public Invitation to Deputy Land and Co-operatives Minister, Khalid Yunus to attend the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to prove that State Governments had not abused the Land Acquisition Act

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, January 6, 1995:

Public Invitation to Deputy Land and Co-operatives Minister, Khalid Yunus to attend the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to prove that State Governments had not abused the Land Acquisition Act

I publicly invite the Deputy Minister for Land and Co-operatives, Datuk Khalid Yunus to attend the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices at the Federal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to prove that state government had not abused the land acquisition law and made the smallholders adversely affected by land acquisition ‘victims of development’ instead of ‘partners’ in the development of their land. Continue reading Public Invitation to Deputy Land and Co-operatives Minister, Khalid Yunus to attend the National Conference Against Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to prove that State Governments had not abused the Land Acquisition Act