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Call on Cabinet to rescind the decision relaxing rules for civil servants to do business or it will be challenged by the DAP in the budget session of Parliament in October

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the DAP 1990s Movement Task Force held at DAP Hqrs at Petaling Jaya on Thursday 27.8.1987 at 6 p.m.

Call on Cabinet to rescind the decision relaxing rules for civil servants to do business or it will be challenged by the DAP in the budget session of Parliament in October

The government recently relaxed rules for civil servants to engage in business. Under the new Public Services Department directive, civil servants can now set up family-holding companies to administer property – including capital, buildings or land – owned by them and their immediate families. They are also allowed to sit on the boards of these companies subject to certain conditions imposed by their departments. Continue reading Call on Cabinet to rescind the decision relaxing rules for civil servants to do business or it will be challenged by the DAP in the budget session of Parliament in October

Call on Datuk Samy Vellu to freeze the 100% increase in toll rates for all sections of the North-South Highway until the final award of the North-South Highway privatization contract

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section seminar on “North-South Highway” held at Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on Thursday, 27.8.1987 at 8 p.m. on the topic: “North-South Highway, can you afford at?”

Call on Datuk Samy Vellu to freeze the 100% increase in toll rates for all sections of the North-South Highway until the final award of the North-South Highway privatization contract

As a result of the DAP’s vigorous protests against the proposed toll increases at the North-South Highway by 100%, the Works Minister, Datuk Samy Vellu, at the opening of the Senawang-Ayer Keroh Highway on 13th August 1987, announced a month-long postponement of the increase until Sept 15. Continue reading Call on Datuk Samy Vellu to freeze the 100% increase in toll rates for all sections of the North-South Highway until the final award of the North-South Highway privatization contract

DAP calls on the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to remove Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid as University Technologi Malaysia Vice Chansellor for challenging the 45:55 ratio for university intake or students

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the dialogue between DAP and Indian cultural, educational and literary organizations on the revision to the Education Act 1961, held at Transport Workers Union Conference Hall on Wednesday, 26.8.1987 at 11 a.m.

DAP calls on the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to remove Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid as University Technologi Malaysia Vice Chansellor for challenging the 45:55 ratio for university intake or students

At the University Technologi Malaysia (UTM)’s 11th Convocation on Sunday, the UTM Vice Chancellor Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid, challenged the 45% ratio for non-bumiputra university student intake as an obstacle to the achievement of 30% Malay graduate objective, in particular in the technocratic field, by the year 1990. Continue reading DAP calls on the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to remove Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid as University Technologi Malaysia Vice Chansellor for challenging the 45:55 ratio for university intake or students

Swift and decisive action by the Prime Minister to resolve the University of Malaya Senate controversy over elective courses and other issues is the only way to avoid deterioration of race relations

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 25.8.1987

Swift and decisive action by the Prime Minister to resolve the University of Malaya Senate controversy over elective courses and other issues is the only way to avoid deterioration of race relations

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Kasitah Gaddam, yesterday called for a halt to the raising of “sensitive issues” in public to allow Malaysians to get on with the job of economic recovery. He said open discussions will only worsen the situation and divide the people. Continue reading Swift and decisive action by the Prime Minister to resolve the University of Malaya Senate controversy over elective courses and other issues is the only way to avoid deterioration of race relations

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and top UMNO leaders to heed the advice of Tunku Abdul Rahman and withdraw UMNO’s involvement in the North-South Highway (NSH) privatization contract through Hatibudi and UEM to safeguard the good name of leaders of UMNO and government

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Committee to Oppose Tolls on Federal Highway Route II which will organize the mass signature campaign in Klang Valley to oppose Federal Highway Route II tolls, held in Selangor DAP Hqrs on Monday, 24th August 1987 at 7.30 p.m.

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and top UMNO leaders to heed the advice of Tunku Abdul Rahman and withdraw UMNO’s involvement in the North-South Highway (NSH) privatization contract through Hatibudi and UEM to safeguard the good name of leaders of UMNO and government

Malaysia’s elder statesman, Tunku Abdul Rahman, has again offered words of wisdom when he wrote on the North-South Highway (NSH) privatization contract in his weekly column, ‘As I See It’ in the Star today. Continue reading Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and top UMNO leaders to heed the advice of Tunku Abdul Rahman and withdraw UMNO’s involvement in the North-South Highway (NSH) privatization contract through Hatibudi and UEM to safeguard the good name of leaders of UMNO and government

Call on Prime Minister to give serious consideration to the proposal by Sultan of Perak and elder statesmen for review of the Constitution

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, August 23, 1987:

Call on Prime Minister to give serious consideration to the proposal by Sultan of Perak and elder statesmen for review of the Constitution

The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, said at the opening of the two-day conference on The Malaysian Constitution After 30 Years organised by the Law Faculty of University of Malaya yesterday that it was time to review the Constitution to incorporate the philosophy of the Rukunegara. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister to give serious consideration to the proposal by Sultan of Perak and elder statesmen for review of the Constitution

DAP calls for an All-Party Closed Conference of top leaders to check the worsening race relations in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang Medical Practitioners Society’s Fellowship Dinner at Ferringhi Beach Hotel on Sunday, 23-8-1987 at 8p.m. on “Problems of Integration in Multi-racial Malaysia and their Solutions”

DAP calls for an All-Party Closed Conference of top leaders to check the worsening race relations in Malaysia

Your topic, “Problem of Integration in Multi-racial Malaysia and their Solutions” could not have been more topical or more apt at this moment of our national life, for two reasons: Continue reading DAP calls for an All-Party Closed Conference of top leaders to check the worsening race relations in Malaysia

Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Seri Rambai Dap Branch official opening dinner held at Taman Seri Rambai, Bukit Mertajam, on Saturday, 22.8.1987 AT 9 p.m.

Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

It was reported today that the government has relaxed rules for civil servants to engage in business. Under the new Public Service Department directive, civil servants can now set up family-holding companies to administer property-including capital, buildings or land-owned by them and their immediate families. They are also allowed to sit on the boards of these companies subject to certain conditions imposed by their departments. Continue reading Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

Call on University of Malaya Senate to held emergency meeting to suspend its decision banning Chinese and Tamil as medium of instruction for elective courses to end the spiraling racial polarization in the University of Malaya campus

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Saturday, 21.8.1987:

Call on University of Malaya Senate to held emergency meeting to suspend its decision banning Chinese and Tamil as medium of instruction for elective courses to end the spiraling racial polarization in the University of Malaya campus.

Racial polarization in the University of Malaya campus has spiralled to a very serious proportion, and must be a cause of great concern to all Malaysians as well as the government. Continue reading Call on University of Malaya Senate to held emergency meeting to suspend its decision banning Chinese and Tamil as medium of instruction for elective courses to end the spiraling racial polarization in the University of Malaya campus

DAP proposes the convening of a National Chinese Education Congress to adopt a Chinese Education 20-Year Plan which is subsequently ratifies by all Chinese organizations and individuals to embody the objectives of the Chinese community in Malaysia.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the dialogue between leaders of DAP and the 15 Chinese National Organisations on Chinese education at Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 20th August 1987 at 2.30 p.m.

DAP proposes the convening of a National Chinese Education Congress to adopt a Chinese Education 20-Year Plan which is subsequently ratifies by all Chinese organizations and individuals to embody the objectives of the Chinese community in Malaysia.

In the past few months, the Malaysian Chinese community has been greatly upset and agitated by the government’s decision to revise the Education Act, 1961. The Chinese community fears that this will be another serious threat to the rightful place of mother-tongue education in Malaysia, and the government must be aware and understand these fears of the Chinese community. Continue reading DAP proposes the convening of a National Chinese Education Congress to adopt a Chinese Education 20-Year Plan which is subsequently ratifies by all Chinese organizations and individuals to embody the objectives of the Chinese community in Malaysia.