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DAP calls on Federal Government to arrest the two former Sabah Chief Ministers

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on 24,3.1986 on the Fifth Malaysia Plan

DAP calls on Federal Government to arrest the two former Sabah Chief Ministers, Datuk Harris Salleh and Tun Mustapha, USNO MP Yahya Lampong, and four former U5N0 Assemblymen and one Berjaya former Assemblyman of the of the recently-dissolved Assembly for their role in the organised escalation of fear, unrest and violence to topple the elected system of government by violent and unconstitutional means

The Prime Minister, in his motion on the Fifth Malaysia Plan, asks the House “to , call upon Malaysians from all walks of life to strive harder and gear themselves towards the greater socio-economic and political challenges ahead, in the spirit of the Rukunegara, and stand united in our continuous efforts to build a socially just, progressive and resilient nation.” Continue reading DAP calls on Federal Government to arrest the two former Sabah Chief Ministers

Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 23.3.1986:

Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

Yesterday, the situation in Sabah continued to be grim and tense. There were two bomb blasts in Kota Kinabalu, damaging two cars, an attempted arson to set fire to a row of shop-houses at Kota Marudi, and the defusing of a time-bomb in Sandakan. Continue reading Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

The OSA Amendment 1986 is the greatest threat to human rights and democratic freedoms of Malaysians since the 1981 Societies Act amendment

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the 1986Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill public protest meeting organised by the DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment (OOSAA) Action Committee at MTUC Building on Sunday, 23rd March 1986 at 9 p.m.

The OSA Amendment 1986 is the greatest threat to human rights and democratic freedoms of Malaysians since the 1981 Societies Act amendment

This is the first public protest meeting to be held to protest against the 1986 Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill which will make it a mandatory minimum one-year jail sentence for any offence under the Act. It threatens whatever is left of press freedom in Malaysia, and the entire system of parliamentary democracy itself. Continue reading The OSA Amendment 1986 is the greatest threat to human rights and democratic freedoms of Malaysians since the 1981 Societies Act amendment

Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, March 22, 1986:

Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

I made a one-day visit to Kota Kinabalu yesterday, in response to appeal by ordinary Kota Kinabalu citizens to know first-hand what had been happening in Kota Kinabalu and Sabah in the last 10 days. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

Prime Minister and Finance Minister had been guilty of gross breach of parliamentary privilege In withholding for two weeks information from Parliament about BBMB’s March 6, 1986 Police Report

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

Prime Minister and Finance Minister had been guilty of gross breach of parliamentary privilege In withholding for two weeks information from Parliament about BBMB’s March 6, 1986 Police Report

The Finance Minister’s reply in Parliament yesterday on the BMF Scandal is quite a remarkable performance. He took cheap pot-shots at the DAP, trying to ‘politicise’ the BMF Final Report himself while accusing the DAP of the offence, ad even made unfouded allegations against the DAP. Continue reading Prime Minister and Finance Minister had been guilty of gross breach of parliamentary privilege In withholding for two weeks information from Parliament about BBMB’s March 6, 1986 Police Report

Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Saturday, March 21, 1987:

Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

Yesterday’s adjournment of Dewan Rakyat where two adjournment speeches by DAP MPs, Chian Heng Kai (Bukit Mertajam) and Lim Guan Eng (Kota Melaka) were “killed” is another example of how the overwhelming majority of Barisan Nasional in Parliament is used to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions. Continue reading Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, March 20, 1986 at 12.30 p.m.

DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

The DAP is extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up speech in Parliament yesterday on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis. Continue reading DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in PJ on Wednesday, 19th March 1986 at 12 noon:

DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

I his Monday’s weekly column ‘As I see it…’, former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, suggested rule in Sabah, which Parliament passing a law to suspend the Sabah State Constitution, on the ground that the State had been unable to restore order. Continue reading DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

DAP Human Rights Committee has set up a Special Committee headed by Sim Kwang Yang, MP for Bandar Kuching, to spearhead national agitation against the Official Secrets Act amendment

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, March 18, 1986:

DAP Human Rights Committee has set up a Special Committee headed by Sim Kwang Yang, MP for Bandar Kuching, to spearhead national agitation against the Official Secrets Act amendment

The Proposed amendment to the Official Secrets Act 1972 to make it a mandatory one-year minimum jail sentence for any offence under the Act is the greatest threat to democratic rights and press freedom in Malaysia since Merdeka. Continue reading DAP Human Rights Committee has set up a Special Committee headed by Sim Kwang Yang, MP for Bandar Kuching, to spearhead national agitation against the Official Secrets Act amendment

Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment Committee (OOSAA) at Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 18.3.1986 at 8 p.m.

Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment

The 1986 Official Secrets Act Bill is the greatest threat to democratic freedom and human rights of Malaysians since the 1981 Societies Act amendment. Continue reading Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment