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DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to practice ‘Look Japan’ and follow example of Japanese Cabinet Ministers publicly declaring their assets

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Official Opening and Commemorative Dinner of Tongkang Pechah DAP Branchin Tongkang Pechah, Batu Pahat, on Saturday, 18.2.1984 at 8 p.m.

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to practice ‘Look Japan’ and follow example of Japanese Cabinet Ministers publicly declaring their assets

The 2M Government came to power with the most number of slogans as compared to previous administrations, like ‘Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy’ Government, ‘Leadership by Example’, ‘Look East’, etc. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to practice ‘Look Japan’ and follow example of Japanese Cabinet Ministers publicly declaring their assets

DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the 23rd Anniversary Dinner of the Han Chiang Old Boys, Association Dinner held at Fortuna Restaurant on Friday, 9.2.1984 on the theme ‘Democracy In our country and the future of the Malaysian Chinese’

DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society.

I remember that when I was invited to participate in the current affairs forum of the Penang Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section on Oct. 2, after my speech, I was given a question by a member of the audience who expressed incredibility and disbelief at my earlier remarks about a grave Constitutional crisis which nobody knew about arising from the Constitution Amendment Bill 1983. This questioner virtually suggested that I was inventing tales. Unfortunately, much as I would have wanted to, I was unable to answer this question because of the shortness of time. Continue reading DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society

DAP calls on MCA and Gerakan to take a firm stand, in Cabinet, Parliament and outside, to oppose 1984 constituency delineations which aggravate instead of redressing political imbalance in 1980s and 1990s.

Press Conference Statement by parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 28th January 1984 at 11.30a.m.

DAP calls on MCA and Gerakan to take a firm stand, in Cabinet, Parliament and outside, to oppose 1984 constituency delineations which aggravate instead of redressing political imbalance in 1980s and 1990s.

Ever since the publication by the Elections Commission on Jan.4, 1984, of its proposed recommendations on the new 132 parliamentary and 151 State Assembly constituencies in the states of Malaya, the Dap had been studying the delineations and following the public reactions to the proposals. Continue reading DAP calls on MCA and Gerakan to take a firm stand, in Cabinet, Parliament and outside, to oppose 1984 constituency delineations which aggravate instead of redressing political imbalance in 1980s and 1990s.

DAP calls on Government to give the Malaysian public a full account of the background of Ramli Ibrahim and Chooi Mun Sou to establish public confidence in them

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Friday January 13,1984.

DAP calls on Government to give the Malaysian public a full account of the background of Ramli Ibrahim and Chooi Mun Sou to establish public confidence in them

I said yesterday that I have no personal knowledge about the credentials of two members of the three-man committee of inquiry into the BMF scandal, namely chartered accountant Ramli Ibrahim and lawyer Chooi Mun Sou. Continue reading DAP calls on Government to give the Malaysian public a full account of the background of Ramli Ibrahim and Chooi Mun Sou to establish public confidence in them

DAP greatly disappointed that no Royal Commission of Inquiry has been set up into the BMF Scandal

Press statement by Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary General, Lim Kit Siang, on Thursday, 12th January 1984.

DAP greatly disappointed that no Royal Commission of Inquiry has been set up into the BMF Scandal.

The DAP is greatly disappointed that after months of deliberation, the government has refused to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the $2,500 BMF Scandal, with full legal powers to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses who could help in the inquiry and to conduct the investigations in public. Continue reading DAP greatly disappointed that no Royal Commission of Inquiry has been set up into the BMF Scandal

DAP proposes that the Government asks the Federal Court for a binding opinion on the constitutionality of the Constitution Amendment Act 1983 as the 1984 Constitution Amendment bill

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 9.1.1984 on the 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill

DAP proposes that the Government asks the Federal Court for a binding opinion on the constitutionality of the Constitution Amendment Act 1983 as the 1984 Constitution Amendment bill will be equally unconstitutional if the Constitution Amendment Act 1983 is unconstitutional.

The Dewan Rakyat has been summoned to a special one-day meeting today to pass the 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill, the culmination of a four-and-a- half month constitutional crisis, to mark the victory of the principle of parliamentary supremacy and the sovereignty of the people. Continue reading DAP proposes that the Government asks the Federal Court for a binding opinion on the constitutionality of the Constitution Amendment Act 1983 as the 1984 Constitution Amendment bill

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to explain why MPs were not given ample time to study and debate 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Friday, 6.1.1984:

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to explain why MPs were not given ample time to study and debate 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill

It was reported today that the Government Printer was taking steps to speed up the printing of the 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill, which is to be debated in the special meeting of Parliament on Monday in three days time. A Parliamentary spokesman has also admitted that it is not likely to send the 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill to MPs outside Kuala Lumpur in advance of the Parliamentary sitting. Continue reading Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to explain why MPs were not given ample time to study and debate 1984 Constitution Amendment Bill

DAP urges Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to accede to public will to have Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca, on Wednesday, 4.1.1984:

DAP urges Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to accede to public will to have Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF scandal

The DAP calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to honour and accede to the public will in Malaysia that there should be a full-fledged Royal Commission of Inquiry into the $2,500 million Bumiputra Malaysia Finance scandal held in public session to get to the bottom of the greatest financial and banking scandal in Malaysian history. Continue reading DAP urges Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to accede to public will to have Royal Commission of Inquiry into BMF

Malaysian Chinese must have understand the past and Have a vision of the future if the present is have any meaning or purpose

1984 Chinese New Year Message by Lim Kit Siang, Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka on January 1, 1984.

Malaysian Chinese must have understand the past and Have a vision of the future if the present is have any meaning or purpose

In wishing all Malaysian Chinese another happy Chinese New Year, it is appropriate for all Malaysian Chinese to pause, take stock and ask ourselves: Where are we heading to, politically, economically, educationally and culturally, and what are we doing for our future generations. Continue reading Malaysian Chinese must have understand the past and Have a vision of the future if the present is have any meaning or purpose

Land Acquisition and NEP Guarantees

Earlier at this parliamentary meeting, the DAP had given full support to the government in its legislative proposal to give Malay reserved land the same valuation as non-reserved land in government land acquisition exercises.

Here, I would urge the Minister of Land and Regional Development, Datuk Rais Yatim, to make sure that in land acquisitions, no racial factor or consideration should intrude into the decision-making process. Continue reading Land Acquisition and NEP Guarantees