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Information Minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, should ‘rein in before the precipice’ and stop abusing his position as Minister to incite racial feelings or Malaysia will become another Sri Lanka

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 19.10.1987:

Information Minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, should ‘rein in before the precipice’ and stop abusing his position as Minister to incite racial feelings or Malaysia will become another Sri Lanka.

I call on Information Minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, to ‘rein in before the precipice’ and stop abusing his position as Minister to incite racial feelings or Malaysia will become another Sri Lanka. In such an event, as Deputy Prime Minister, Ghaffar Baba, has said: “Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang”. Continue reading Information Minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, should ‘rein in before the precipice’ and stop abusing his position as Minister to incite racial feelings or Malaysia will become another Sri Lanka

Malaysia is teetering on the edge of a racial volcano and all political leaders must stop incitement of racial hatred and illwill to prevent an explosion which must occur if the present trend is not stopped

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Monday, 19.10.1987:

Malaysia is teetering on the edge of a racial volcano and all political leaders must stop incitement of racial hatred and ill will to prevent an explosion which must occur if the present trend is not stopped.

Firstly, I commend the Deputy Home Minister, Megat Junid Megat Ayob, for making a Ministerial statement setting out all available facts with regard to the Chow Kit shooting spree, which killed one and wounded two, and the manhunt for the culprit which is still in progress. Continue reading Malaysia is teetering on the edge of a racial volcano and all political leaders must stop incitement of racial hatred and illwill to prevent an explosion which must occur if the present trend is not stopped

DAP proposes that National Trust Fund Bill he referred to Select Committee

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 19.10.1987 referring the National Trust Fund Bill to Select Committee and on the 16 amendments proposed by DAP MPs to the Bill in Committee Stage.

DAP proposes that National Trust Fund Bill he referred to Select Committee as government has not convinced MPs, both Opposition as well as Barisan Nasional, that there could not be massive abuses, breach of trust or corruption as happened in Maminco, EPF-Makuwasa, UMBC, BMF and North-South Highway scandals in the administration of the National Trust Fund which will be a multi-billion dollar Trust Fund.

I propose, under Standing Order 54(2), that the National Trust Fund Bill be referred to a Select Committee, for the following reasons: Continue reading DAP proposes that National Trust Fund Bill he referred to Select Committee

Is UMNO Youth trying to create a May 13, 1969 mood that Anwar Ibrahim talked about before National Day

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP MPs and Assemblymen conference held at Parliament House on Sunday, Oct. 18, 1987 at 10 am.

Is UMNO Youth trying to create a May 13, 1969 mood that Anwar Ibrahim talked about before National Day.

Before National Day, Anwar Ibrahim, the UMNO National Vice Preseident and Education Minister, said there was May 13, 1969 mood in the country. I did not agree, although racial polarisation was getting from bad to worse. Continue reading Is UMNO Youth trying to create a May 13, 1969 mood that Anwar Ibrahim talked about before National Day

Anwar Ibrahim’s statement that the Chinese primary schools promotion issue could not be resolved by Dec. 31 shows that the assurances of MCA and Gerakan Ministers to Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committed to cancel schools boycott is empty and hollow

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, October 17, 1987:

Anwar Ibrahim’s statement that the Chinese primary schools promotion issue could not be resolved by Dec. 31 shows that the assurances of MCA and Gerakan Ministers to Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committed to cancel schools boycott is empty and hollow.

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim’s statement at Subang airport last night that he did not think the Chinese schools promotion issue could be resolved by Dec.31 this year has shown how empty and hollow were the assurances Joint Action Committee to get the three-day schools boycott postponed. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim’s statement that the Chinese primary schools promotion issue could not be resolved by Dec. 31 shows that the assurances of MCA and Gerakan Ministers to Chinese Organisations/Political Parties Joint Action Committed to cancel schools boycott is empty and hollow

DAP proposes amendment to the 1961 Education Act to give Board of Management the right to object to promotions and transfers of teachers which would affect the character of Chinese primary school as an effective solution to the present educational crisis

Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at Masjid Tanah, Malacca, at the first stop in tour of Chinese primary schools affected by promotion exercise of non-Chinese educated teachers conducting a three-day schools boycott, on Thursday, 15.10.1987 at 7.30 a.m.

DAP proposes amendment to the 1961 Education Act to give Board of Management the right to object to promotions and transfers of teachers which would affect the character of Chinese primary school as an effective solution to the present educational crisis.

The national educational crisis marked by a three0day school boycott of 46 Chinese primary schools in Malacca, Penang, Selangor and Federal Territory should be seriously dealt with by the Barisan Nasional Government, if the country’s economic recovery efforts are not to be derailed by insensitive government actions in the other fields of language, education, culture and religion. Continue reading DAP proposes amendment to the 1961 Education Act to give Board of Management the right to object to promotions and transfers of teachers which would affect the character of Chinese primary school as an effective solution to the present educational crisis

DAP withdraws form Joint Action Committee of Chinese guilds and associations, and political parties

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Thursday, Oct 15, 1987 at 4pm

DAP withdraws form Joint Action Committee of Chinese guilds and associations, and political parties, as the Cabinet Ministerial panel on the Chinese primary schools promotion issue does not satisfy the Tien Hou Temple Resolutions in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to justify the cancellation of the three-day school boycott.

DAP Central Executive Committee, at an emergency today, decided to withdraw from the Chinese organisation/political parties Joint Action Committee as the Cabinet Ministerial panel set up yesterday on the Chinese primary schools promoting issue does not satisfy the Tien Hou Temple Meeting Resolutions in Kuala Lumpur last Sunday to justify the cancellation of the three-day school boycott of the affected schools. Continue reading DAP withdraws form Joint Action Committee of Chinese guilds and associations, and political parties

Support for the decision of 28 affected Chinese primary schools in Penang joining the three-day school boycott beginning tomorrow

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament on Wednesday, October 14, 1987:

Support for the decision of 28 affected Chinese primary schools in Penang joining the three-day school boycott beginning tomorrow.

DAP welcome and support the decision by the Defend Penang Chinese Schools Action Committee that the 28 affected Chinese primary schools in Penang will join in the three-day nation-wide schools boycott together with 18 other schools in Malacca, Selangor and Federal Territory to protest against the refusal of the government to resolve the issue of promoting non-Chinese educated teacher as assistant headmaster and senior assistants. Continue reading Support for the decision of 28 affected Chinese primary schools in Penang joining the three-day school boycott beginning tomorrow

Directive to all DAP MPs, Assemblymen and leaders to help ensure that the three-day school boycott in 46 Chinese primary schools is orderly, peaceful and triumph of the democratic right of the parents to protest

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the emergency meeting of 24 DAP MPs and DAP Assemblymen from Malacca, Selangor and Penang help at Parliament House on Wednesday, 14.10.1987 at 2 p.m.

Directive to all DAP MPs, Assemblymen and leaders to help ensure that the three-day school boycott in 46 Chinese primary schools is orderly, peaceful and triumph of the democratic right of the parents to protest

At the Tien Hou Temple Chinese organisations/ political parties mass protest meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday against the promotion of non-Chinese educated teachers assistant headmasters and senior assistants of Chinese primary schools, I suggested that the leaders of the three parties, in particular Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, MPs and Assemblymen, of MCA, Gerakan and DAP, should visit all the affected schools on boycott to give support and be in the forefront of the protest. Continue reading Directive to all DAP MPs, Assemblymen and leaders to help ensure that the three-day school boycott in 46 Chinese primary schools is orderly, peaceful and triumph of the democratic right of the parents to protest

Advice to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to be abide by the resolutions of Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools promotion issue and not to break ranks to disrupt the unity achieved on the issue

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 13th October 1987:

Advice to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to be abide by the resolutions of Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools promotion issue and not to break ranks to disrupt the unity achieved on the issue

Parti Gerakan President Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik said in Kota Kinabalu yesterday that the Chinese primary schools promotion issue had been blown out of proportion by the MCA and DAP. He said there should be no problem as the matter had been resolved during a Carbinet meeting four week ago. Continue reading Advice to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to be abide by the resolutions of Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools promotion issue and not to break ranks to disrupt the unity achieved on the issue