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Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 15.11.1985:

Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

On Wednesday’s debate during Committee Stage on the Prime Minister’s Department, I asked the Anti-Corruption Agency to explain why it could act so swiftly to arrest Sabah Attorney-General and PBS Adviser, Datuk Herman Luping, within six months’ of PBS Government, when it could not arrest a single top USNO or Berjaya leader during the past 15 years of USNO and Berjaya State governments. Continue reading Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the University of Malaya Public Admisntration Club forum on ‘Parliamentary Democracy’ held at Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya on Friday, 15.11.1985 at 9 p.m.

UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Early this year, the Government belatedly and very formalistically, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Malaysian Parliament. There was no attempt to assess and evaluate the record of the last 25 years’ of parliamentary than to celebrate. Continue reading UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Dewan Rakyat on the Prime Minister’s Department during the Committee Stage on Wednesday, 13.11.1985

Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments

Firstly, I wish to congratulate the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, for his directive to Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries about their responsibilities to Parliament. Continue reading Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments

Election Commision Secretary’s explanation for the long dates for the four Sabah by-elections most unconvincing

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1985:

Election Commision Secretary’s explanation for the long dates for the four Sabah by-elections most unconvincing

The explanation by the Elections Commission Secretary, Haji Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, for the long dates for the four Sabah by-elections of Karamunting, Balung, Sukau and Buang Sayang, is most unconvincing and would satisfy no discerning Malaysian. Continue reading Election Commision Secretary’s explanation for the long dates for the four Sabah by-elections most unconvincing

DAP charges political interference in the fixing of long by-election dates by Elections Commission

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Monday, Nov, 11, 1985:

DAP charges political interference in the fixing of long by-election dates by Elections Commission

The Election Commission has fixed Jan. 24 and 25for by-elections in the four Sabah State constituencies of Karamunting, Balung, Sukau and Buang Sayang. Continue reading DAP charges political interference in the fixing of long by-election dates by Elections Commission

DAP surprised by the ‘about-turn’ of the Tung/Chiau Chung on the integrated schools programme after their meeting with the Education Minister

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, Nov. 9, 1985:

DAP surprised by the ‘about-turn’ of the Tung/Chiau Chung on the integrated schools programme after their meeting with the Education Minister, Datuk Abdullah Badawi, especially as after the meeting, the Education Minister made it clear that apart from the change of name from ‘integrated schools programme’ to ‘Programme for the integration of students for unity’, the programme remains basically the same.

The ordinary Malaysians must have been thoroughly confused, because for several weeks the Tung Chiau Chung had been calling for full public awareness of the implications of the integrated school programme, about the government’s long-term objective to convert Chinese primary schools into national primary schools, about the relentless attempt to undermine the character and status of Chinese primary schools by administrative and other methods, and the ubiquitous presence of Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act which empowers the Education Minister to convert Chinese primary schools into national primary schools when he deems it fit. Continue reading DAP surprised by the ‘about-turn’ of the Tung/Chiau Chung on the integrated schools programme after their meeting with the Education Minister

DAP opposes the new Ministry of Trade and Industry guideline requiring 51 per cent of new shares offered in public issue to bumiputras as new and unwarranted extensions of NEP policy of quotas and percentages

By Parliamentary Opposition Leaders, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Thursday, Nov 7. 1985:

DAP opposes the new Ministry of Trade and Industry guideline requiring 51 per cent of new shares offered in public issue to bumiputras as new and unwarranted extensions of NEP policy of quotas and percentages.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced a new regulation requiring 51 per cent of new shares offered in a public issue to be reserved to bumiputras. Continue reading DAP opposes the new Ministry of Trade and Industry guideline requiring 51 per cent of new shares offered in public issue to bumiputras as new and unwarranted extensions of NEP policy of quotas and percentages

DAP backs ex-Premier Hussein Onn’s cal to Federal Government to take immediate steps to help resolve the Sabah crisis

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, Nov 6, 1985:

DAP backs ex-Premier Hussein Onn’s cal to Federal Government to take immediate steps to help resolve the Sabah crisis.

The DAP fully back the call by former Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn, to the Federal Government to take immediate steps to help resolve the political crisis in Sabah. Continue reading DAP backs ex-Premier Hussein Onn’s cal to Federal Government to take immediate steps to help resolve the Sabah crisis

Proposal to Pairin as to how to resolve once and for all Tun Mustapha’s challenge of the legality of his appointment as Chief Minister

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1985:

Proposal to Pairin as to how to resolve once and for all Tun Mustapha’s challenge of the legality of his appointment as Chief Minister

I will be sending my proposal to Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan as to how to resolve once and for all Tun Mustapha’s challenge of the legality of his appointment as Chief Minister, which is the root cause of the latest eruption of the political and constitutional crisis in Sabah. Continue reading Proposal to Pairin as to how to resolve once and for all Tun Mustapha’s challenge of the legality of his appointment as Chief Minister

HUMAN RIGHTS – ROLE OF PARLIAMENT AND THE FUTURE

PAPER BY PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION LEADER AND DAP SERETARY-GENERAL, LIM KIT SIANG, AT THE DAP HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 2-3, 1985 AT HOTEL MERLIN, KUALA LUMPUR ON SESSION I: HUMAN RIGHTS – AN OVEVIEW

HUMAN RIGHTS – ROLE OF PARLIAMENT AND THE FUTURE

Part II of the Malaysian Constitution enshrines the nine human rights for Malaysia. They are:

(1) Article 5 – The right to life and personal liberty; Continue reading HUMAN RIGHTS – ROLE OF PARLIAMENT AND THE FUTURE