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Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 13.6.1987:

Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

The MCA Central Committee had a two-hour meeting on the $1.5 billion co-operative finance issue yesterday, at the end of which, the MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, announced that the MCA Central Committee had renewed its mandate to the four MCA Ministers to “continue with efforts to resolve the DTC issue.” Continue reading Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting held at Perak DAP Hd premises on Saturday, 13.6.1987 at 8 p.m.

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

In March 1987, the party formed a 1990s Movement National Task Force to prepare both the people and the party for the political challenge of the 1990s. If the DAP is going to be more effective in bringing about the political changes we desire in the country, then it is imperative that we inculeate among the people, as well as among party members, a long-term political perspective. Continue reading DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

MCA’s promise of a full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989 is the MCA’s last chance to prove that it is a political party still deserving of belief, support and trust

by parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, June 11, 1987:

MCA’s promise of a full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989 is the MCA’s last chance to prove that it is a political party still deserving of belief, support and trust

The DAP, and the 588,000 co-operative depositors, are very disappointed by yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. After all the ‘big talk’ and ‘great promises’ by the MCA Ministers, the Cabinet had not only failed to take a policy decision to approve the principle of full cash refund to the 588,000 depositors, none of the four MCA Ministers dared to raise the co-operative issue in Cabinet. Continue reading MCA’s promise of a full ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to 588,000 co-operative depositors by latest March 1989 is the MCA’s last chance to prove that it is a political party still deserving of belief, support and trust

DAP to move motion in Parliament for a Parliamentary Committee to review 30 years of nation-building efforts and to new basis for Malaysian nation-building in the 1990s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Committee meeting held at Penang DAP Hqrs at Kinta Lane, Penang on Thursday 11.6.1987 at 8 p.m

DAP to move motion in Parliament for a Parliamentary Committee to review 30 years of nation-building efforts and to new basis for Malaysian nation-building in the 1990s

The DAP will move a motion in the coming two-week Parliament, which begins on June 29, for the establishment of a Parliamentary Committee to review the 30 years of Malaysian, nation-building and to make recommendations to ensure greater national unity in the 1990s. Continue reading DAP to move motion in Parliament for a Parliamentary Committee to review 30 years of nation-building efforts and to new basis for Malaysian nation-building in the 1990s

Public inquiry into the take-over of the 24 DTCs by Bank Negara and the receivers in the last 10 months to determine why their net assets value had fallen by some $600 million

Press Comments by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, after the opening of the Malacca DAP State Convention at Midtown Hotel, Malacca on Sunday, 7.6.1987:

Public inquiry into the take-over of the 24 DTCs by Bank Negara and the receivers in the last 10 months to determine why their net assets value had fallen by some $600 million

In the past few days, the Gerakan Deputy Agriculture Minister, Alex Lee, had been behaving as if he is the “official spokesman of both the Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, and the Bank Negara, on the $1.5 billion Co-operative Finance Scandal. This is why his statement on Monday that the Bank Negara now estimates that the total net asset value of the DTCs is only $300 million is so shocking and unbelievable – especially as the Bank Negara had not denied it for the past week. Continue reading Public inquiry into the take-over of the 24 DTCs by Bank Negara and the receivers in the last 10 months to determine why their net assets value had fallen by some $600 million

Urgent cable to MCA and Gerakan a Ministers to do their duty to 588,000 depositors by getting Cabinet on Wednesday to adopt the principle of full cash refund by latest March 1989

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tunjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Malacca State Convention 1987 on Sunday, 7.6.1987 at 10.a.m.

Urgent cable to MCA and Gerakan a Ministers to do their duty to 588,000 depositors by getting Cabinet on Wednesday to adopt the principle of full cash refund by latest March 1989

I have sent urgent cables to the four MCA Ministers, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, Lee Kim Sai, Chan Siang Sun and Ng Cheng Kiat and the Gerakan Minister, Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik to do their duty to the 588,000 co-operative depositors by getting the Cabinet on Wednesday, June 10, to adopt the principle of full cash refund to the depositors, including interest, by latest March 1989. Continue reading Urgent cable to MCA and Gerakan a Ministers to do their duty to 588,000 depositors by getting Cabinet on Wednesday to adopt the principle of full cash refund by latest March 1989

Reminder to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed that a ‘clean, efficient and trustworthy’ government would not take 10 months to find a solution to the $1.5 billion co-operative finance crisis

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 6.6.1987:

Reminder to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed that a ‘clean, efficient and trustworthy’ government would not take 10 months to find a solution to the $1.5 billion co-operative finance crisis.

The Prime Minster, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said in Alor Star yesterday that the Government was looking for a solution to the problems besetting the 24 trouble deposit-taking co-operatives. Continue reading Reminder to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed that a ‘clean, efficient and trustworthy’ government would not take 10 months to find a solution to the $1.5 billion co-operative finance crisis

If the Gerakan General Assembly this weekend is not prepared to take a firm and uncompromising stand that the Cabinet should decide on June 10 that the 588,000 co-operative depositors will get a full refund by March, 1989, then it is utterly irrelevant who wins or loses in the Gerakan party elections

By Parliamentary Opposition Leaders, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 5.6.1987:

If the Gerakan General Assembly this weekend is not prepared to take a firm and uncompromising stand that the Cabinet should decide on June 10 that the 588,000 co-operative depositors will get a full refund by March, 1989, then it is utterly irrelevant who wins or loses in the Gerakan party elections

The focus of the weekend’s Gerakan General Assembly is the Gerakan party elections and in particular the contest between Dr. Lim Keng Yaik – Kerk Choo Ting and Goh Cheng Teik – Khor Gark Kim, when it should be on the Gerakan’s record in Cabinet and Government on the 10- month co-operative finance scandal and the sufferings of the 588,000 co-operative depositors. Continue reading If the Gerakan General Assembly this weekend is not prepared to take a firm and uncompromising stand that the Cabinet should decide on June 10 that the 588,000 co-operative depositors will get a full refund by March, 1989, then it is utterly irrelevant who wins or loses in the Gerakan party elections

Alex Lee should stop the fiasco of meeting with Bank Negara Officials on the Cooperative issue when Bank Negara has not been authorised by the Cabinet to work out a dollar-for-dollar refund to depositors

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 4.6.1987

Alex Lee should stop the fiasco of meeting with Bank Negara Officials on the Cooperative issue when Bank Negara has not been authorised by the Cabinet to work out a dollar-for-dollar refund to depositors.

Yesterday, Gerakan Deputy Agriculture Minister, Alex Lee, announced that Gerakan officials will meet Bank Negara officials for the “first detailed discussion” to bail-out the 24 troubled cooperatives. He even said MCA Ministers and leaders would be invited to the meeting. Continue reading Alex Lee should stop the fiasco of meeting with Bank Negara Officials on the Cooperative issue when Bank Negara has not been authorised by the Cabinet to work out a dollar-for-dollar refund to depositors

Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, June 2, 1987:

Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?

The response of the MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, to the statement by UMNO Vice President, Anwar Ibrahim that the Cabinet will not bow to threats or ultimatums on the $1.5 billion co-operative finance issue is most pathethie and disappointing. Continue reading Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?