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State governments should not just be agents of private companies in land acquisition cases but must bear a responsibility to ensure that affected smallholders whose land are acquired for development by private companies get justice and fair play

Press statement (2) by the Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 20th December 1994

State governments should not just be agents of private companies in land acquisition cases but must bear a responsibility to ensure that affected smallholders whose land are acquired for development by private companies get justice and fair play

The Johore Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the Johore state government’s role in the RM8 billion Johore-Singapore Second Link and second Johore Bharu towns hip projects was only to acquire 13,000 hectare of land in Gelang Patah white United Engineers Malaysia Bhd (UEM), which has been awarded both projects, was responsible in paying compensation. Continue reading State governments should not just be agents of private companies in land acquisition cases but must bear a responsibility to ensure that affected smallholders whose land are acquired for development by private companies get justice and fair play

Kit Siang denies MCA and Gerakan propaganda attack that he had said in Ipoh recently that “if the DAP fails in the next general elections, it is prepared to disappear from the Malaysian political scene”

Speech by the Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang at the Seremban DAP Dinner in Seremban on Tuesday. 20th December 1994 at 7.30 pm

Kit Siang denies MCA and Gerakan propaganda attack that he had said in Ipoh recently that “if the DAP fails in the next general elections, it is prepared to disappear from the Malaysian political scene”

For the past one week, MCA and Gerakan leaders have accused me of political blackmail in my speech when launching the DIP Perak Full Liberalisation campaign in Ipoh on Sunday, 10th December 1994. Continue reading Kit Siang denies MCA and Gerakan propaganda attack that he had said in Ipoh recently that “if the DAP fails in the next general elections, it is prepared to disappear from the Malaysian political scene”

Call on the Federal Government to make public the Guideline adopted by the National Land Council after the Land Acquisition Amendment Act 1991 in view of the increasing incidents of land acquisition abuses and injustices

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, when convening the meeting of All-Party MPs on Land Acquisition abuses and injustices in Parliament House on Monday. December 19, 1994 at 12 noon

Call on the Federal Government to make public the Guideline adopted by the National Land Council after the Land Acquisition Amendment Act 1991 in view of the increasing incidents of land acquisition abuses and injustices

Land acquisition abuses and injustices are swiftly becoming a grave burning national issue in Malaysia as evidenced by the increasing number of incidents of arbitrary and inequitable land acquisition in various states under Barisan Nasional Government. Continue reading Call on the Federal Government to make public the Guideline adopted by the National Land Council after the Land Acquisition Amendment Act 1991 in view of the increasing incidents of land acquisition abuses and injustices

Letter – Peraturan Majiis Mesyuarat 18(1)

Tuan Yang di Pertua,
Dewan Rakyat,
Parlimen.

YB Tan Sri,

Usul di bawah Peraturan Majlis Mesyuarat 18(1) untuk perkara tertentu berkenaan kepentingan orang ramai yang berkehendak disegerakan ke atas the most high-handed police action in recent times when it mobilised over 10 FRU truckloads and 200 police personnel at the Seremban Central Market since about 6 am yesterday and the illegal arrest and detention of four DAP Negri Sembilan State leaders for exercising their legal, political and democratic rights to distribute PAP pree1ection pamphlet calling for Full Liberalisation and Ten-Democratisation in Malaysia

Di bawah Peraturan Masjid Mesyuarat ke 18(2), dengan ini diberi notis bahawa saya ingin mengusulkan bahawa Mauls Dewan ditangguhkan untuk usul tertentu berkenaan kepentingan orang ramai yang dikehendaki disegerakan Continue reading Letter – Peraturan Majiis Mesyuarat 18(1)

DAP condemns the high-handed police action in arresting four DAP Negri Sembilan state leaders who were excercising their legal, political and democratic right to distribute party pamphlets on Full Liberlisation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 18th December 1994:

DAP condemns the high-handed police action in arresting four DAP Negri Sembilan state leaders who were excercising their legal, political and democratic right to distribute party pamphlets on Full Liberalisation

DAP condemns the high-handed Seremban police action in arresting four DAP Negri Sembilan state leaders who were excercising their legal, political and democratic right to distribute party pamphlets on Full Liberalisation to the public. Continue reading DAP condemns the high-handed police action in arresting four DAP Negri Sembilan state leaders who were excercising their legal, political and democratic right to distribute party pamphlets on Full Liberlisation

Keng Yaik has failed the smallholders of Gelang Patah and Tanjong upang in praising and supporting the Johore State Government land acquisition of 33,000 acres for Second Johore-Singapore Crossing and Second JB Township without equitable

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, December 17. 1994:

Keng Yaik has failed the smallholders of Gelang Patah and Tanjong Kupang in praising and supporting the Johore State Government land acquisition of 33,000 acres for Second Johore-Singapore Crossing and Second JB Township without equitable compensation terms

The Gerakan President and Minister for Primary Industries, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, admitted in Johore Bahru yesterday that there had been land acquisition abuses and injustices in several states although he declined to name the states. Continue reading Keng Yaik has failed the smallholders of Gelang Patah and Tanjong upang in praising and supporting the Johore State Government land acquisition of 33,000 acres for Second Johore-Singapore Crossing and Second JB Township without equitable

Can Liong Sik give a full detailed programme of his activities during the first 60 hours immediately after the Subang radar station fire on August 13, when he literally disappeared and did not show up at the airport or informed the Prime Minister of the fire?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and NP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, December 17, 1994:

Can Liong Sik give a full detailed programme of his activities during the first 60 hours immediately after the Subang radar station fire on August 13, when he literally disappeared and did not show up at the airport or informed the Prime Minister of the fire?

MCA President and Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik has only proved that he is the ‘top truant’ of the Malaysian Parliament when he mounted a spirited defence of his stewardship of the Transport Ministry in his constituency yesterday, when he should have been in Parliament himself to answer the RM1O-cut motion moved by the DAP National Organising Secretary and MP for Pasir Pinji; Kerk Kim Hock, on Monday. Continue reading Can Liong Sik give a full detailed programme of his activities during the first 60 hours immediately after the Subang radar station fire on August 13, when he literally disappeared and did not show up at the airport or informed the Prime Minister of the fire?

Call on Barisan MPs with social conscience to attend meeting in Parliament on Monday to Forum All-Party Parliamentary Forum on Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices

Speech by the Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang at the inaugural meeting of the DAP National Land Committee to Defend Land Rights of Malaysian held in Petaling Jaya on Saturday. 17th December, 1994 at 8pm

Call on Barisan MPs with social conscience to attend meeting in Parliament on Monday to Forum All-Party Parliamentary Forum on Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices

The inaugural meeting of the DAP National Committee to Defend Land Rights of Malaysians is a historic meeting as it is an important step to crystallize public opposition to land acquisition abuses and injustices into a national movement to demand for just and equitable amendments to the land acquisition law Continue reading Call on Barisan MPs with social conscience to attend meeting in Parliament on Monday to Forum All-Party Parliamentary Forum on Land Acquisition Abuses and Injustices

Call on Johore Mentri Besar Muhyiddin Yassin to announce in the Johore state assembly tommorrow a special government compensation scheme for misleading the Gelang Patah and Tanjong Kupang smallholders not to sell their land in 1990 at RM100, 000 per acre

Press statement (2) by the Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary General and MP f or Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 16th December, 1994

Call on Johore Mentri Besar Muhyiddin Yassin to announce in the Johore state assembly tommorrow a special government compensation scheme for misleading the Gelang Patah and Tanjong Kupang smallholders not to sell their land in 1990 at RM100, 000 per acre

DAP calls on the Johore Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to announce in the Johore state assembly tommorrow a special government compensation scheme for misleading the Gelang Patah and Tanjong Kupang smallholders not to sell their land in 1990 at RN100, 000 per acre. Continue reading Call on Johore Mentri Besar Muhyiddin Yassin to announce in the Johore state assembly tommorrow a special government compensation scheme for misleading the Gelang Patah and Tanjong Kupang smallholders not to sell their land in 1990 at RM100, 000 per acre

DAP proposes that Parliament defer debate on amendments to abolish trial by jury, trial by assessors and preliminary inquiries until full consultation with the Bar Council

Press statement by the Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang in Petalinq Jaya on Friday, 16th December, 1994

DAP proposes that Parliament defer debate on amendments to abolish trial by jury, trial by assessors and preliminary inquiries until full consultation with the Bar Council

The Bar Council has not been consulted before the Cabinet approved the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code Act the Kidnapping Act 1961 to abolish trial by jury, trial by assessors and preliminary inquiries. Continue reading DAP proposes that Parliament defer debate on amendments to abolish trial by jury, trial by assessors and preliminary inquiries until full consultation with the Bar Council