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DAP calls for the closure of the Anti-corruption Agency as it serves no purpose when it is so ineffective against corruption in government and high political levels

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siong, when introducing the $ 10 cut motion against the Director – General of Anti-Corruption Agency during the 1990 Budget Committee debate on the Prime Minister’s Department estimates in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday, November 14, 1989

DAP calls for the closure of the Anti-corruption Agency as it serves no purpose when it is so ineffective against corruption in government and high political levels

Eight years after the much – vaunted slogan of the resent government for a clean efficient and trustworthy’ administration, corruption in government and high political circles have never been so rampant as today as at any time in the country’s history. In fact, corruption, breach of trust and abuse of power seem to have become so deep – rooted that it has become an integral part of the political culture of the Barisan Nasional government. Continue reading DAP calls for the closure of the Anti-corruption Agency as it serves no purpose when it is so ineffective against corruption in government and high political levels

Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday 4.11.1989

Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

The Prime Minister and home Minister, Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed, in reply to my parliamentary question, has said that since September 1989, 117 natives in Sarawak had been detained for forming peaceful human barricades in the deep interior of Sarawak’s tropical rainforests to stop the destruction of their lands by timber companies. Continue reading Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

An Election Budget to gain legitimacy for the political assaults on the democratic foundations of Malaysia and the economic scandals of UMNO Baru

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 30 the October, 1989 on the 1990 Budget Debate

An Election Budget to gain legitimacy for the political assaults on the democratic foundations of Malaysia and the economic scandals of UMNO Baru

The Finance Minister, Datuk Peduka Daim Zainuddain, has last Friday, when presenting the 1990 Budget, Presented an election budget and made an electioneering speech. IN fact, I cannot remember any budget speech which had been so blatantly electioneering, that anyone who had tuned onto the television to hear only the last 20 per cent of Daim’s speech might have thought the Finance Minister had started on an early general elections campaign on behalf of UMNO Baru. Continue reading An Election Budget to gain legitimacy for the political assaults on the democratic foundations of Malaysia and the economic scandals of UMNO Baru

DAP to consider launching a nation-wide signature campaign to ask Malaysian Government to honour the Kuala Lumpur CHOGM Communique and ratify the two international Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, as well as on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, when opening the DAP Public Forum on “Human Rights in Malaysia Post-Operation Lallang” held at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 27th October 1989 at 7.30pm

DAP to consider launching a nation-wide signature campaign to ask Malaysian Government to honour the Kuala Lumpur CHOGM Communique and ratify the two international Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, as well as on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The Kuala Lumpur CHOGM extravaganza ended three days before the second anniversary of Operation Lallang mass arrests, which illustrates the great contrast between the high-sounding principles and ideal on human right which Commonwealth heads of government declare in Commniques and Statements and the actual things they do in their own countries with regard to their citizens’ human rights of liberty of the person, and the freedom of expression, information, assembly, association, religion and other fundamental rights. Continue reading DAP to consider launching a nation-wide signature campaign to ask Malaysian Government to honour the Kuala Lumpur CHOGM Communique and ratify the two international Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, as well as on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Malaysians should save democracy in Malaysia by ensuring Dr. Mahathir Mohamed wins only a slim Parliamentary majority in the next general elections with Barisan getting about 100-110 seats out of a total of 180

Speech by Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP public forum on “Post-NEP and Policies for the 1990s” held at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 24.9.1989 at 9 a.m.

Malaysians should save democracy in Malaysia by ensuring Dr. Mahathir Mohamed wins only a slim Parliamentary majority in the next general elections with Barisan getting about 100-110 seats out of a total of 180

I flew into Kuala Lumpur from Kuching only late last night because if flight hitches, after a five-day visit to various of Sarawak. I brought back from my Sarawak trip two impressions which is symbolic of two decades of the New Economic Policy. Continue reading Malaysians should save democracy in Malaysia by ensuring Dr. Mahathir Mohamed wins only a slim Parliamentary majority in the next general elections with Barisan getting about 100-110 seats out of a total of 180

DAP proposes a one-year moratorium for all political parties where no racial, language, cultural or religious issues will be created or raised for every Malaysian to concentrate on the national priority of achieving economic recovery and growth.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, Oct. 26, 1987 on the 1988 Budget.

DAP proposes a one-year moratorium for all political parties where no racial, language, cultural or religious issues will be created or raised for every Malaysian to concentrate on the national priority of achieving economic recovery and growth.

The 1988 Budget of Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, on Friday, 23rd October 1987 had achieved a ‘first’ in many aspects, it is the first budget in Malaysian history which had the shortest public attention span, whether before or after the budget presentation. Continue reading DAP proposes a one-year moratorium for all political parties where no racial, language, cultural or religious issues will be created or raised for every Malaysian to concentrate on the national priority of achieving economic recovery and growth.

DAP Central Executive Committee calls for formation of National Consultative Council to prevent another May 13 riots from taking place

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 23.10.1987:

DAP Central Executive Committee calls for formation of National Consultative Council to prevent another May 13 riots from taking place.

The DAP Central Executive Committee, at its meeting in DAP PJ Headquarters last night, discussed at length the deteriorating national condition where the national crisis could be converted any time into a national panic, as illustrated by the Jalan Chow Kit shooting incident on Sunday night. Continue reading DAP Central Executive Committee calls for formation of National Consultative Council to prevent another May 13 riots from taking place

DAP decided to rejoin the Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committee.

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Thursday, 22nd October 1987:

DAP decided to rejoin the Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committee.

DAP has decided to re-join the Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committee. This was decided by DAP Central Working Committee, after considering the various calls by representatives of Chinese organisations, political parties and the public. Continue reading DAP decided to rejoin the Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committee.

First Police statement on Chow Kit incident on Monday morning was not made in a manner which could quell all rumours that racial riots had started

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament on Tuesday, 22.10.1987:

First Police statement on Chow Kit incident on Monday morning was not made in a manner which could quell all rumours that racial riots had started.

Director of Internal Security and Public Order, Datuk Haji Mohamed Zaman Khan, had not fully understood my criticism when I said that the police had not been able to act fast enough to allay public alarm and panic which occurred in the Federal Capital and even the whole country over the Jalan Chow Kit shooting incident. Continue reading First Police statement on Chow Kit incident on Monday morning was not made in a manner which could quell all rumours that racial riots had started

Call on UMNO to head the IGP’s advice and cancel the UMNO Rally on Nov. 1 so as not to inflame racial feelings

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1987:

Call on UMNO to head the IGP’s advice and cancel the UMNO Rally on Nov. 1 so as not to inflame racial feelings.

DAP welcomes the call by the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, that to prevent “further aggravation” of the present situation in the country, there should be no more rallies, demonstrations or meetings “which are likely to be interpreted as being racial in character.” Continue reading Call on UMNO to head the IGP’s advice and cancel the UMNO Rally on Nov. 1 so as not to inflame racial feelings