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Lim Kit Siang to write to Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, to question the wisdom of EPF investing in 16 share counters which register a total loss of $60 million, especially when many are associated with political leaders

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, August 3, 1987.

Lim Kit Siang to write to Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, to question the wisdom of EPF investing in 16 share counters which register a total loss of $60 million, especially when many are associated with political leaders.

I will write to the Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, to question the wisdom of the Employees’ Provident Fund investing in 16 share counters which, on June 30, 1987, coat a total loss of $60 million to the EPF. The investment in these 16 stocks are even more questionable, as many of them are associated with political or government leaders. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang to write to Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, to question the wisdom of EPF investing in 16 share counters which register a total loss of $60 million, especially when many are associated with political leaders

Closure of 55 KSM branches and retrenchment of 160 employee unfair and unjust, and reflects on competence

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 3.8.1987:

Closure of 55 KSM branches and retrenchment of 160 employee unfair and unjust, and reflects on competence

The closure of the 55 KSM branches and retrenchment of 160 employees without riving the workers adequate notice is most unfair, unjust and reflects very poorly on the competency, officiency and forward-planning of the KSM receiver, Price Waterhouse. Continue reading Closure of 55 KSM branches and retrenchment of 160 employee unfair and unjust, and reflects on competence

Call on all MPPP Councillors to resign for their shocking ‘impropriety, irregular and cowardice, in not reviewing the $10 million Batu Ferringgi sewerage project tender at its Friday meeting

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Sunday, 2.8.1987:

Call on all MPPP Councillors to resign for their shocking ‘impropriety, irregular and cowardice, in not reviewing the $10 million Batu Ferringgi sewerage project tender at its Friday meeting

The Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang met last Friday, but although the Penang Exco Member for Local Government, Datuk Khoo Kay Por, said he had called for a full report on the $10 million Batu Perringi sewerage tender for the Chief Minister and himself to consider, no MPPP councilor raised the matter at the meeting. Continue reading Call on all MPPP Councillors to resign for their shocking ‘impropriety, irregular and cowardice, in not reviewing the $10 million Batu Ferringgi sewerage project tender at its Friday meeting

DAP calls on PNB to pull back on its foreign investments to be locally invested to promote national economic recovery and demonstrate the government itself has confidence in the economy

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Seremban on Saturday, 1.8.1987:

DAP calls on PNB to pull back on its foreign investments to be locally invested to promote national economic recovery and demonstrate the government itself has confidence in the economy

When the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, visited United Kingdom last week, his overriding message to the British business community is that they should not miss the opportunity to invest in Malaysia, as there is an upturn in the economy and that the government has a new package of investment incentives. Continue reading DAP calls on PNB to pull back on its foreign investments to be locally invested to promote national economic recovery and demonstrate the government itself has confidence in the economy

The 100% increase in highway toll is most unreasonable and unjustifiable as the government is already collection $1.2 billion as road tax, licence fee and petrol duty from motorists

Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the demonstration at Ayer Keroh Highway toll plaza on Thursday, 13.8.1987 at 8.30 a.m. to protest against the 100% increase in highway toll rate

The 100% increase in highway toll is most unreasonable and unjustifiable as the government is already collection $1.2 billion as road tax, licence fee and petrol duty from motorists.

The four-state protest and demonstration by the DAP this morning is to highlight the injustice of the government imposing 100% increase in highway toll rate with effect from today for four important reasons: Continue reading The 100% increase in highway toll is most unreasonable and unjustifiable as the government is already collection $1.2 billion as road tax, licence fee and petrol duty from motorists

DAP calls on Parliament to vote out any government requests for supplementary funds until the government has produced a satisfactory formula to honour its Gopeng by-election pledge of full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, July 3, 1987 on the 1986 and 1987 Supplementary Supply and Development Estimates

DAP calls on Parliament to vote out any government requests for supplementary funds until the government has produced a satisfactory formula to honour its Gopeng by-election pledge of full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989

From the government’s parliamentary performance at the current meeting so far, one could not be blamed for thinking that the Dewan Rakyat was called primarily to enabled the government to ask and get approval for supplementary operating and development estimates for 1986 and this year. Continue reading DAP calls on Parliament to vote out any government requests for supplementary funds until the government has produced a satisfactory formula to honour its Gopeng by-election pledge of full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989

The battle for equality, justice and freedom would be lost if Malaysians dare not stand up and speak out against discriminatory government policies which treat them as second-class citizens

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Selangor DAP State Convention held at TWU Hall, PJ on Sunday, 28.6.1987 at 10a.m.

The battle for equality, justice and freedom would be lost if Malaysians dare not stand up and speak out against discriminatory government policies which treat them as second-class citizens

In the recent Penang State Assembly meeting, Penang Chief Minister Dr. Lim Chong Eu, attacked the DAP Aeemblymen for Jawi, Chin Kwee Toon, for protesting against Barisan Nasional policies which divided Malaysians into first-class and second-class citizens. Continue reading The battle for equality, justice and freedom would be lost if Malaysians dare not stand up and speak out against discriminatory government policies which treat them as second-class citizens

Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the DAP’s Nation-wide Poster Campaign for the Voters Registration Campaign on the Theme: “Vote Tanjung 2 1990 – Register as a Voter Now” at the Penang DAP premises, Kinta Lane, Penang on Friday, 19.6.1987 at 11 am

Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

In another 30 months, Malaysia will enter into a watershed year, the year of 1990. for some two decade, Malaysians have been made to be very concerned, worried or fear the approach of the year 1990. Continue reading Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, June 18, 1987:

Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

The Cabinet position yesterday on the Asian Rare Earth (ARE) factory in Ipoh is a big MCA let-down to the people of Bukit Merah and the surrounding areas. Continue reading Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, to a meeting of Selangor DAP branch leaders held at No. 77, Jalan 20/9, Paramount Garden, PJ on Sunday, June 14 at 8 p.m

Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash

After Friday’s MCA Central Committee meeting, MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, said for the first time that the 588,000 co-operative depositors will not get full cash refund in its Gopeng by-election promise of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ refund by March 1989. Continue reading Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash