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Refusal of Barisan Nasional government to support DAP motion to thank Ahmad Nordin Inquiry Committee a shameful episode for Barisan MPs

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the official launching of the book: “BMF – The Scandal of Scandals” in Ipoh at a luncheon function on Wednesday, 30.4.1986

Refusal of Barisan Nasional government to support DAP motion to thank Ahmad Nordin Inquiry Committee a shameful episode for Barisan MPs

The three-man Ahmad Nordin BMF Inquiry Committee spent two years to probe into the $2.5 billion BMF Scandal, and completed its Final Reports in December last year. Continue reading Refusal of Barisan Nasional government to support DAP motion to thank Ahmad Nordin Inquiry Committee a shameful episode for Barisan MPs

Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for KOTA MELAKA, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP JH headquarters on Monday, April 28, 1986 at 12 noon.

Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said in Kepong UMNO Delegates meeting yesterday that the Barisan Nasional needed a strong majority in order to serve the people. He said if the Barisan Nasional had a small majority, it would be so busy to trying to ensure that its MPs did not switch camp that it would not have the time to serve the people. Continue reading Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

The BMF loans scandal is the ‘Scandal of Scandals’ whose full story has not yet been told

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the official launching of the DAP book on ‘BMF: Scandal of Scandals’ at the DAP PJ Headquarters on Monday, April 28, 1986 at 12 noon.

The BMF loans scandal is the ‘Scandal of Scandals’ whose full story has not yet been told

Despite the 18 Volumes of Reports, Exhibits and Recommendations of the Ahmad Nordin Inquiry Committee on the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) loans scandal, its full story has still to be told. Continue reading The BMF loans scandal is the ‘Scandal of Scandals’ whose full story has not yet been told

Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP’s second ceramah in the nation-wide ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Third Majority’ campaign held at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, April 27, 1986 at 8 pm

Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

The Malaysian Constitutin provides for an independent and impartial Elections Commission to conduct a fair, honest, clean and democratic elections. Continue reading Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on April 25, 1986:

Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

I am shocked at the readiness of the MCA Deputy President and Transport Minister, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, to accept the explanation of UMNO Youth Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, that is was the Chinese press which distorted and misinterpreted his Kepong speech on Sunday in connection with his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue if youth leaders from with his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue from national policies. Continue reading Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Malacca ceramag to launch the DAP’s nation-wide ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Third Majority’ campaign held at the Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary School Hall in Malacca on Friday, 25th April 1986 at 9 pm

Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Thirty years ago, in February 1956, on his return from London, Tunku Abdul Rahman came to Malacca to announce 31th August 1957 as the day Malaya would gain independence. Continue reading Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch committee meeting at Petaling Jaya on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 8 pm

Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

There is a strange and uncommon political activity in Chinese organisations, associations and societies recently, for there is a concerted plan by an organised group to get the Chinese national organisations to come out openly in support of PAS in the next general elections. Continue reading Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

Anwar is trying to make Chinese newspapers the ‘scapegoat’ for his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue, and challenge him to publicly play back the tape-recording of his Kepong speech

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Wednesday, 23.4.1986:

Anwar is trying to make Chinese newspapers the ‘scapegoat’ for his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue, and challenge him to publicly play back the tape-recording of his Kepong speech

UMNO Youth Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, is now blaming the Chinese newspapers for distorting his Kepong speech to the UMNO Youth division delegates’ meeting, and accused the Chinese press of being unfair to him. Continue reading Anwar is trying to make Chinese newspapers the ‘scapegoat’ for his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue, and challenge him to publicly play back the tape-recording of his Kepong speech

DAP deplores Anwar Ibrahim’s warning and threat to raise ‘citizenship’ question as unworthy of a Minister who should know what is the law and Constitution

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya, 21st April 1986:

DAP deplores Anwar Ibrahim’s warning and threat to raise ‘citizenship’ question as unworthy of a Minister who should know what is the law and Constitution

I deplore the warning issued by the UMNO Youth Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, that UMNO Youth raise the question of citizenship if youth leaders of other communities continued to create from basic national policies. Continue reading DAP deplores Anwar Ibrahim’s warning and threat to raise ‘citizenship’ question as unworthy of a Minister who should know what is the law and Constitution

Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Rawang DAP ceramah at Rawang, Selangor, on Sunday, 20th April 1986 at 8 pm

Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections

The coming general elections will see a new phenomenon, the open support of PAS by certain self-claimed champions of Chinese. If we look at the background of these people, we will find one conclusion: that those who in the 982 general elections supported the concept of Tung Chiau Chung attack into the BN to rectify the BN’ to cause DAP’s disastrous electorial defeats are now supporting PAS this time against the DAP in the coming general elections. Continue reading Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections