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Challenge to Dr. Mahathir to prove that he is not ‘power crazy’ and will hang on to office by clearly declaring that he will fully accept the verdict of the electorate if they decided to deny Barisan Nasional two-third parliamentary majority

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in PJ on Saturday, 28th June 1906 at 12 noon:

Challenge to Dr. Mahathir to prove that he is not ‘power crazy’ and will hang on to office by clearly declaring that he will fully accept the verdict of the electorate if they decided to deny Barisan Nasional two-third parliamentary majority

On Thursday night, at the Bagan Serai UMNO division dinner to honour Malayan Union veterans, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, asserted that he was not power-crazy, and that he would not hang on to office, but will withdraw from public office at the right time if he failed to get popular support. Continue reading Challenge to Dr. Mahathir to prove that he is not ‘power crazy’ and will hang on to office by clearly declaring that he will fully accept the verdict of the electorate if they decided to deny Barisan Nasional two-third parliamentary majority

Introduction of new book: “Malaysia – Crisis of Identity” which signifies Malaysia being at the crossroads in search of her national identity

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya DAP Hqrs on Saturday, June 28, 1986 at 12 noon

Introduction of new book: “Malaysia – Crisis of Identity” which signifies Malaysia being at the crossroads in search of her national identity

This press conference is to introduce my new book ‘Malaysia – Crisis of Identity’, which is the third collection of parliamentary speeches following ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’ published in 1978 and ‘Malaysia in the Dangerous Eighties’ published in 1982. Continue reading Introduction of new book: “Malaysia – Crisis of Identity” which signifies Malaysia being at the crossroads in search of her national identity

DAP welcome Daim’s promise to make a full disclosure of the five-year-old mysterious tin-buying operation in London which is estimated to have resulted in a $1 billion loss

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 27.6.1986;

DAP welcome Daim’s promise to make a full disclosure of the five-year-old mysterious tin-buying operation in London which is estimated to have resulted in a $1 billion loss

Was the $1 billion mysterious tin-buying scandal in 1981 part of international Jewish conspiracy against Malaysia? Continue reading DAP welcome Daim’s promise to make a full disclosure of the five-year-old mysterious tin-buying operation in London which is estimated to have resulted in a $1 billion loss

Call on Ng Cheng Kiat to resign as Deputy Education Minister if he could not get proper university and faculty places for students who have been denied a fair deal either because of discrimination against Chinese and Tamil language subjects or other new forms of injustice

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 26.6.1986:

Call on Ng Cheng Kiat to resign as Deputy Education Minister if he could not get proper university and faculty places for students who have been denied a fair deal either because of discrimination against Chinese and Tamil language subjects or other new forms of injustice

It is clear that both the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim and the Deputy Education Minister, Ng Cheng Kiat, have failed to satisfy the students, parents and the Malaysian public about the injustices and discrimination arising from the new batch of university student intake this year. Continue reading Call on Ng Cheng Kiat to resign as Deputy Education Minister if he could not get proper university and faculty places for students who have been denied a fair deal either because of discrimination against Chinese and Tamil language subjects or other new forms of injustice

Challenge Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to set up a public inquiry committee, comprising DAP representative, into the complaints of discrimination and injustices over university student admission, selection for the various faculties, examination and marking

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and DAP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 25.6.1986:

Challenge Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to set up a public inquiry committee, comprising DAP representative, into the complaints of discrimination and injustices over university student admission, selection for the various faculties, examination and marking

The issue over the discrimination and injustice in the admission of local university students, their selection into various faculties, had become a burning issue again in the processing for the new university recruitment for the local Malaysian universities starting their new academic year shortly. Continue reading Challenge Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to set up a public inquiry committee, comprising DAP representative, into the complaints of discrimination and injustices over university student admission, selection for the various faculties, examination and marking

Call on Daim Zainuddin to release the full list of shares bought by public institutional funds, and whether it is not true that the bulk were purchase of shares of companies connected with well-known political leaders in Barisan Nasional

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Wednesday, June25, 1986.

Call on Daim Zainuddin to release the full list of shares bought by public institutional funds, and whether it is not true that the bulk were purchase of shares of companies connected with well-known political leaders in Barisan Nasional.

The Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, obliquely answer a question. I had been posing for the past few weeks- the existence of a high-powered and highly secretive Investment Co-ordinating Committee at the Ministry of Finance which used public institutional funds running into hundreds of millions of dollars to buy stocks and shares. Continue reading Call on Daim Zainuddin to release the full list of shares bought by public institutional funds, and whether it is not true that the bulk were purchase of shares of companies connected with well-known political leaders in Barisan Nasional

Call on new EPF Chairman, Tan Sri Zain Azraai, to publicly give the entire list of EPF investments in stocks and shares

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 24th June 1986:

Call on new EPF Chairman, Tan Sri Zain Azraai, to publicly give the entire list of EPF investments in stocks and shares

I welcome the report that the new EPF Chairman, Tan Sri Zain Azraai will make a public statement after the first meeting of the new EPF Board on July 1 with regard to the EPF’s investment in speculative stocks and its re-sale of shares to a $2 company, MAKUWASA, leading to a loss of $10 million. Continue reading Call on new EPF Chairman, Tan Sri Zain Azraai, to publicly give the entire list of EPF investments in stocks and shares

Call on every voter to make ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-third majority’ his personal political mission in coming general elections to restore democracy, human rights, justice and equality in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kuching DAP Branch Dinner held at Kuching on Monday, 23.6.1986 at 9pm

Call on every voter to make ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-third majority’ his personal political mission in coming general elections to restore democracy, human rights, justice and equality in Malaysia

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, had wanted to hold national general elections on May 3, but had to change his plan because he was worried that he might be the first Malaysian Prime Minister and UMNO President to lose two-third parliamentary majority. Continue reading Call on every voter to make ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-third majority’ his personal political mission in coming general elections to restore democracy, human rights, justice and equality in Malaysia

Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary¬-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the DAP Sibu Ceramah in Sibu on Saturday, June 21, 1986 at 8 p.m.

Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

The DAP has decided to make the call ‘Deny the Barisan Nasional the two-third majority in Parliament’ our main election theme and the rallying cry in the next general elections. Continue reading Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Subang International Airport on Thursday, 19th June 1986 at 9 am before leaving for Sarawak for a five-day political tour

Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants

When I was in Temerloh last night for a DAP dinner-ceramah, I was informed of a case where PUSAKABUMI – Pusat Penyelerasan Khidmat Kontraktor-¬Kontraktor Bumiputera – of Jabatan Perdana Menteri seems to be adopting a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens of Chinese origin in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants. Continue reading Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants