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Tunku’s reaction to the book ‘Contemporary Issues on Malaysian Religions’ most surprising and uncharacteristic

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in PJ on Tuesday, 27.11.1984

Tunku’s reaction to the book ‘Contemporary Issues on Malaysian Religions’ most surprising and uncharacteristic

Tunku Abdul Rahman’s reaction to the book ‘Contemporary Issues on Malaysian Religions’ and the reasons he gave in his weekly column ‘As I See It’ for staying away from the book-launching ceremony although he had earlier consented to grace the occasion, is surprising and uncharacteristic of Bapa Malaysia. Continue reading Tunku’s reaction to the book ‘Contemporary Issues on Malaysian Religions’ most surprising and uncharacteristic

DAP calls on Government not to use statistics to conceal and play down the seriousness of the problem of Indonesian illegal immigrants in the country

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 27.11.84

DAP calls on Government not to use statistics to conceal and play down the seriousness of the problem of Indonesian illegal immigrants in the country

During the last weekend, Tan Koon Swan attacked Neo Yee Pan for hypocrisy and lack of political sincerity in not daring to raise in the Cabinet the burning issues affecting the people, in particular the Malaysian Chinese. Continue reading DAP calls on Government not to use statistics to conceal and play down the seriousness of the problem of Indonesian illegal immigrants in the country

Task Force III for illegal Indonesian immigrants

Yesterday, I attended a public protest meeting held by the people of Tongkang Pechah, Batu Pahat, at the Balai Rakyat to protest against the criminal activities of illegal Indonesian immigrants, which have become a menace to law and order, as well as to human life and safety of property.

On 19th October 1984, a rubber tapper, Lim Ah Tee, 42, was killed by two illegal Indonesian immigrants at an oil palm plantation at Kampong Bukit Belah, Tongkang Pechah, leaving behind a wife, a four-year-old and a four-month baby girl and a 84-year-old mother. Continue reading Task Force III for illegal Indonesian immigrants

Lim Kit Siang confirms debate with Tan Koon Swan on Bukit China, but it must be held immediately and not after February, and not connected with Tan Koon Swan’s power struggle with Neo Yee Pan and Mok Hon Kam

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Oppostion Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya DAP Hqrs on Saturday, 24.11.1984 at 12.30pm

Lim Kit Siang confirms debate with Tan Koon Swan on Bukit China, but it must be held immediately and not after February, and not connected with Tan Koon Swan’s power struggle with Neo Yee Pan and Mok Hon Kam

On 7th Nov 1984, before I left for Tokyo for a Socialist International conference, I challenged Tan Koon Swan to a public debate on my allegation that the Tan Koon Swan MCA faction had betrayed the historic, religious, cultural abd political rights and interests of the Malaysian Chinese over Bukit China issue for individual and group interests. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang confirms debate with Tan Koon Swan on Bukit China, but it must be held immediately and not after February, and not connected with Tan Koon Swan’s power struggle with Neo Yee Pan and Mok Hon Kam

Racial Polarisation – What is the solution

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the forum organised by PUSPITA (University of Malya Non-Hostelite Students’ Union) at Dewan Tunku Chancellor, University of Malaya on Saturday, 24.11.1984 at 8 p.m. on ‘Polarisasi Kaum-Dimanakah penyelesaiannya?

Racial Polarisation – What is the solution

On 13th July 1984, the press reported a speech by the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, in Segamat who expressed concern over the present trend of segregation and polarisation among children if unchecked could spark off a confrontation of the races in the future. Continue reading Racial Polarisation – What is the solution

DAP calls for the formation of an Inter-Religious Council to promote inter-religious understanding, tolerance and goodwill among the major religions in Malaysia as a check against the incipient religious polarisation in Malaysia.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the book ‘Contemporary Issues on Malaysian Religions’ put out by the Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism at Hotel Hilton on Saturday, 24.11.1984

DAP calls for the formation of an Inter-Religious Council to promote inter-religious understanding, tolerance and goodwill among the major religions in Malaysia as a check against the incipient religious polarisation in Malaysia.

I congratulate the Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism which organised a Seminar on ‘Common Religious Values for Nation Building’ in April this year for publishing its proceedings in this book form, under the title of ‘Contemporary Issues On Malaysian Religious’. Continue reading DAP calls for the formation of an Inter-Religious Council to promote inter-religious understanding, tolerance and goodwill among the major religions in Malaysia as a check against the incipient religious polarisation in Malaysia.

Karpal Singh’s Suspension from Parliament

The motion before the House, to cite the MP for Jelutong, Sdr Karpal Singh, with parliamentary contempt is most unprecedented, for it is not only most irregular, unlawful, but also breaches all canons of parliamentary practice and conventions, being nothing more than a tyranny of the majority over the minority.

On 5th November 1984, during a question on police standard of service and performance, when Sdr. Karpal Singh asked a supplementary question which has become the subject matter of this motion, the Speaker had disallowed the supplementary question, and the MP for Jelutong had accepted the ruling of the Speaker, and the matter should have rested there.
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Call on Tan Koon Swan to resign from his MCA faction and give up his MCA political power struggle as he had failed the Bukit China test of honouring the Nov.6 pledge abiding by the final decision of Cheng Hoon Teng and Chinese community

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, Nov.22, 1984:

Call on Tan Koon Swan to resign from his MCA faction and give up his MCA political power struggle as he had failed the Bukit China test of honouring the Nov.6 pledge abiding by the final decision of Cheng Hoon Teng and Chinese community

I have never been more shocked by the speech by the Malacca MCA Tranquerah Assemblyman, Ng Peng Huay in the Malacca State Assembly yesterday reiterating the Tan Koon Swan MCA faction’s determination to press on with its collaboration with the Malacca Chief Minister to develop Bukit China. Continue reading Call on Tan Koon Swan to resign from his MCA faction and give up his MCA political power struggle as he had failed the Bukit China test of honouring the Nov.6 pledge abiding by the final decision of Cheng Hoon Teng and Chinese community

BMF Scandal – Malaysia’s Watergate?

A year ago, on 22.11.1983, I moved a $10—cut motion on the Finance Minister’s salary to protest in the strongest possible manner against the Government’s handling of the $2.5 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) loans scandal in Hong Kong, as it had completely discredited the 2M administration’s two most popular slogans of ‘Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy’ Government and ‘Leadership by Example’.

Today, I am moving a second $10-cut motion again to protest against the new Finance Minister’s unprecedented ‘evasiveness’ and broken pledges of the Government to give a full accounting to the public about the BMF scandal, the government’s refusal to hold a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the scandal, and the government’s refused to take Parliament into its confidence about the BMF scandal. Continue reading BMF Scandal – Malaysia’s Watergate?

Use of Mother-Tongue Language in School Functions

This is the first time I am moving a $10-cut motion, which is in fact a censure motion, on the Ministry of Education estimates, and this time specifically against the Federal Territory Education Director, Datuk Mohamed Hussein Ahmad, whose action had aggravated racial polarisation in schools by trampling on the constitutional rights and linguistic sensitivities of the Chinese and Indians in Malaysia.

On October 10, the Federal Territory Education Director issued a circular to all schools, including national-type Chinese and Tamil schools, requiring them to conduct school functions, such as weekly school assembly, speech day and sports day, in Bahasa Malaysia only. Continue reading Use of Mother-Tongue Language in School Functions