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Lee Kim Sai should now resign as Cabinet Minister over the MCA withdrawal of the Selanqor MCA Resolution

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1986:

Lee Kim Sai should now resign as Cabinet Minister over the MCA withdrawal of the Selanqor MCA Resolution

MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, should now resign as Cabinet Minister over the MCA’s withdrawal of the Selangor MCA Resolution. Continue reading Lee Kim Sai should now resign as Cabinet Minister over the MCA withdrawal of the Selanqor MCA Resolution

Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill ceramah at Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on Thursday, 13.11.1986 at 8 p.m.

Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line

The Barisan Nasional back-benchers club decided yesterday that Barisan Nasional, MPs unanimously supported the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill, but would raise the opposing views of the National Union of Journalists and the Malaysian Bar at their meeting with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. Continue reading Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line

DAP Rejects Government Report on 24 Co-operatives proposing liquidation of KOSATU AND SAKAPP and take-over by banks and finance companies involving $600 million loss by the 588,000 depositors

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 11.11.1986:

DAP Rejects Government Report on 24 Co-operatives proposing liquidation of KOSATU AND SAKAPP and take-over by banks and finance companies involving $600 million loss by the 588,000 depositors

DAP rejects the Government Report on the 24 Deposit-Taking Co-operatives tabled in Parliament yesterday, proposing the liquidation of KOSATU AND SAKAPP and take-over by banks and finance companies of other co-operatives involving the loss of $600 million by the 588,000 depositors. Continue reading DAP Rejects Government Report on 24 Co-operatives proposing liquidation of KOSATU AND SAKAPP and take-over by banks and finance companies involving $600 million loss by the 588,000 depositors

DAP calls on Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman to resign as Attorney-General if he is not prepared to uphold national interest in prosecuting the BMF scandal culprits, especially now that Datuk Hashim Shamsuddin has pleaded guilty

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 10.11,1986：

DAP calls on Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman to resign as Attorney-General if he is not prepared to uphold national interest in prosecuting the BMF scandal culprits, especially now that Datuk Hashim Shamsuddin has pleaded guilty

Malaysians are very disappointed by the attitude of the Attorney-¬General, Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman, to the prosecution of the culprits and criminals in the $2.5 billion Bumiputera Malaysia Finance Scandal. Continue reading DAP calls on Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman to resign as Attorney-General if he is not prepared to uphold national interest in prosecuting the BMF scandal culprits, especially now that Datuk Hashim Shamsuddin has pleaded guilty

WE, THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA, GATHERED AT HOTEL PETALING JAYA HILTON ON SUNDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER 1986

RESOLUTION

Adopted at the Public Forum to protest against Official Secrets Act (Amendment) Bill 1986 organised by DAP at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel on Sunday, November 9, 1986 at 6 p.m.

WE, THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA, GATHERED AT HOTEL PETALING JAYA HILTON ON SUNDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER 1986,

TAKE SERIOUS NOTE of the government’s intention to proceed with the second and third reading of the Official Secrets Act (Amendment) Bill 1986 despite widespread public opposition;

RESOLVE to urge the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, to respect democracy and public opinion by withdrawing the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill or refer it to a Parliamentary Select Committee to inquiry into the whole question of freedom of information in Malaysia; Continue reading WE, THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA, GATHERED AT HOTEL PETALING JAYA HILTON ON SUNDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER 1986

OSA Amendment Bill 1986 is a critical assault on five crucial areas of Malaysian life: Parliamentary democracy, Freedom of the Press, Independence of the Judiciary, Responsible and Accountable Government, and Corruption-Free Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Public Forum on the Official Secrets Act held at Kristal BallRoom, Hotel Petaling Jaya Hilton, Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 9th November 1986 at 2.30 p.m.

OSA Amendment Bill 1986 is a critical assault on five crucial areas of Malaysian life: Parliamentary democracy, Freedom of the Press, Independence of the Judiciary, Responsible and Accountable Government, and Corruption-Free Malaysia

The 1986 Official Secrets Act (Amendment) Bill is a short Bill with eight clauses, but never had the basic institutions of Malaysia been so critically threatened before than by this eight-clause OSA Amendment Bill. It represent a very serious assault on at least five crucial areas of Malaysian life: Parliamentary democracy, Freedom of the Press, Independence of the Judiciary, Responsible and Accountable Government, and Corruption-Free Malaysia. Continue reading OSA Amendment Bill 1986 is a critical assault on five crucial areas of Malaysian life: Parliamentary democracy, Freedom of the Press, Independence of the Judiciary, Responsible and Accountable Government, and Corruption-Free Malaysia

Ministers like Anwar Ibrahim and Abdullah Badawi who do not accept the Cabinet decision to put the controversy over the Selangor MCA resolution ‘to rest’ should resign from Cabinet for breach of principle of collective Ministerial responsibility

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the forum on “Racial Polarization” organised by the Australian and New Zealand Graduates Association at Rumah University, University of Malaya on Sunday, 9.11.1986 at 10 am .

Ministers like Anwar Ibrahim and Abdullah Badawi who do not accept the Cabinet decision to put the controversy over the Selangor MCA resolution ‘to rest’ should resign from Cabinet for breach of principle of collective Ministerial responsibility.

The topic of your forum, “Racial Polarisation” , is even more pertinent than when you planned it more than a month ago, as the events of the past week since last Sunday’s MCA Selangor Resolution has highlighted how serious is the problem of racial polarisation in Malaysia. Continue reading Ministers like Anwar Ibrahim and Abdullah Badawi who do not accept the Cabinet decision to put the controversy over the Selangor MCA resolution ‘to rest’ should resign from Cabinet for breach of principle of collective Ministerial responsibility

Call on trade unions and workers to oppose the WA Amendment Bill for it will stifle the labour movement in denying workers the necessary information to fight for better socio-economic conditions

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the MTUC Youth Forum on “OSA, Retrenchments and Wage Freeze” at MTUC Hall, Petaling Jaya on Friday, 7.11.1986 at 6 p.m.

Call on trade unions and workers to oppose the WA Amendment Bill for it will stifle the labour movement in denying workers the necessary information to fight for better socio-economic conditions

On first look, your topic “Official Secrets Act, Retrenchments and Wage Freeze” appear to be a jumble of unrelated topics, but on further thought, they are in fact very inter-related. Continue reading Call on trade unions and workers to oppose the WA Amendment Bill for it will stifle the labour movement in denying workers the necessary information to fight for better socio-economic conditions

Why didn’t the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, or any senior UMNO leader, issue a directive that no UMNO leader, branch or member should undermine inter-racial harmony in describing non-Malays as ‘kaum pendatang’ or ‘kaum asing’?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 6th Nov 1986:

Why didn’t the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, or any senior UMNO leader, issue a directive that no UMNO leader, branch or member should undermine inter-racial harmony in describing non-Malays as ‘kaum pendatang’ or ‘kaum asing’?

MCA President Datuk Dr.Ling Liong Sik said yesterday that the UMNO-MCA row over the Selangor MCA resolution was resolved at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, with the Cabinet accepting that Selangor MCA resolution was not intended to question the special status of the Malays as enshrined in the Constitution, and the agreement that labeling non-Malay Malaysians as pendatang should be stopped. Continue reading Why didn’t the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, or any senior UMNO leader, issue a directive that no UMNO leader, branch or member should undermine inter-racial harmony in describing non-Malays as ‘kaum pendatang’ or ‘kaum asing’?

DAP hails the Supreme Court decision quashing the government’s cancellation of the work permit of Asian Wall Street Journal correspondent, John Berthelsen, as a triumph for the rule of law

By Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 4.11.1986:

DAP hails the Supreme Court decision quashing the government’s cancellation of the work permit of Asian Wall Street Journal correspondent, John Berthelsen, as a triumph for the rule of law

The Supreme Court decision quashing the government’s cancellation of the work permit of Asian Wall Street Journal correspondent, John Berthelsen, holding that the rules of natural justice on the right to be heard applies, is a triumph of the rule of law. Continue reading DAP hails the Supreme Court decision quashing the government’s cancellation of the work permit of Asian Wall Street Journal correspondent, John Berthelsen, as a triumph for the rule of law