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A full public report on the causes of the cave-in to the $90 million Kuala Lumpur- Seremban highway should be made public

Statement by Parliament Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary- Genenral, Lim Kit Siang, on Monday, 18th July 1983.

A full public report on the causes of the cave-in to the $90 million Kuala Lumpur- Seremban highway should be made public following the shocking disclosure by the Geological Survey Department that it was not consulted before work on the highway commenced.

The disclosure by the Geological Survey Department that it was not consulted by the Public Workds Department before work on the $90 million project started in 1975 has thrown a completely new light on the cave- in and damage to the highway, 22 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur. Continue reading A full public report on the causes of the cave-in to the $90 million Kuala Lumpur- Seremban highway should be made public

Call on the Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, to resolve the ministerial conflicts between Datuk Samy Vallu and Datuk Rais Yatim over the Selancar Empat Scandal

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General, Lim Kit Siang, when opening the Johor DAP State Ordinary Convention on Sunday, 17th July 1993 at 10.00 a.m. at Scudai, Johor.

Call on the Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, to resolve the ministerial conflicts between Datuk Samy Vallu and Datuk Rais Yatim over the Selancar Empat Scandal.

It is most shocking to read the comments of the Minister of Land and Regional Development, Datuk Rais Yatim, on the Selancar Empat scandal when he said that his ministry was inclined to accept the version of the Pahang CPO, SAC Mohamed Noor Khamis, that police investigations showed that there has been no criminal offences comitted and allegations of wrongful confinement, illegal detention, forced labour and criminal assault of workers at Selancar Empat were untrue. Datuk Rais also said that his ministry was inclined to accept the police investigations rather than other reports including those in the press of the situation in Selancar Empat. Continue reading Call on the Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, to resolve the ministerial conflicts between Datuk Samy Vallu and Datuk Rais Yatim over the Selancar Empat Scandal

Tengku Razaleigh to be questioned on first day of Parliament on July 25 on the billion dollar bad loans of Bumiputera Malaysia Finances in Hong Kong.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Seminar for DAP officials held in Ipoh on Sunday, 10th July 1983 at 10 a.m.

Tengku Razaleigh to be questioned on first day of Parliament on July 25 on the billion dollar bad loans of Bumiputera Malaysia Finances in Hong Kong.

We read in the press that in Singapore, the monetary authorities are petitioning the High Court to wind up a Finance Company, the Overseas Union Finance Company, because its major shareholder and former managing director, Seah Say Yoong, had been convicted of an offence for authorizing an unsecured loan of $720,000 to the estate of his late brother. Although this led to a run on the Finance Company, the OUF’ had total assets of $60 million to meet the $30 million owed depositors. Continue reading Tengku Razaleigh to be questioned on first day of Parliament on July 25 on the billion dollar bad loans of Bumiputera Malaysia Finances in Hong Kong.

MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Manjong DAP Anniversary Dinner held at Sitiawan on Saturday, 9th July 1983 at 8 p.m.

MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

The MCA Central Committee and MCA leaders have become the fabled ‘three monkeys’ who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign his Seremban Parliamentary seat following his resignation as MCA President and Cabinet Minister. Continue reading MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

The power of the Raub Declaration has achieved its first result: the withdrawal of the Bandaraya requirement that Bahasa Malaysia on signboards and advertisements must be at least double the size of Chinese and other letterings.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Sungei Besi DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Mak Yee Restaurant, Wisma Shaw, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 2nd July 1983 at 8 p.m.

The power of the Raub Declaration has achieved its first result: the withdrawal of the Bandaraya requirement that Bahasa Malaysia on signboards and advertisements must be at least double the size of Chinese and other letterings.

After the MCA’s April 1982 General Elections ‘breakthrough’ and ‘great victory’, Malaysian Chinese found that their constitutional rights and interests came under sustained attack on a whole variety of directions. The MCA, despite its great and unprecedented general elections victory at the expense of the DAP, was not only unable to regain the rights lost from 1957 to 1982, instead since April 1982, even more rights and interests of the Malaysian Chinese faced erosion. Continue reading The power of the Raub Declaration has achieved its first result: the withdrawal of the Bandaraya requirement that Bahasa Malaysia on signboards and advertisements must be at least double the size of Chinese and other letterings.

Call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to order an immediate halt to the inhuman treatment, brutalities and physical violence in the Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 28.6.1983 at 12 noon.

Call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to order an immediate halt to the inhuman treatment, brutalities and physical violence in the Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre

Ever since the start of the Pusat Seranti in Tampin in April this year as a ‘one- stop’ drug rehabilitation centre, I have been receiving complaints from parents of most unusual and brutal treatment of the inmates. Continue reading Call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to order an immediate halt to the inhuman treatment, brutalities and physical violence in the Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre

DAP calls for establishment of a Commission for a Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy Government to monitor, expose and eliminate government deviations from these three objectives

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Official Opening of the Pahang DAP State Convention held in Bentong on Sunday, 26.6.1983 at 10.a.m.

DAP calls for establishment of a Commission for a Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy Government to monitor, expose and eliminate government deviations from these three objectives.

The Mahathir Government went into the April 1982 General Elections with the pledge of establishing a ‘clean, efficient and trustworthy’ government. However, 14 months after the April 1982 General Elections, these three months are more words than fact, slogans than reality. Continue reading DAP calls for establishment of a Commission for a Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy Government to monitor, expose and eliminate government deviations from these three objectives

DAP’s Raub-by-election victory shows that the DAP not only can regain seats lost in April 1982 general elections as in Kepayang, but also capture seats never won by DAP before

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Raub DAP by election victory dinner held in Raub on Saturday, 25th June 1983 at 8p.m.

DAP’s Raub-by-election victory shows that the DAP not only can regain seats lost in April 1982 general elections as in Kepayang, but also capture seats never won by DAP before.

The DAP’s contention that the Barisan Nasional and in particulars, the MCA’s unprecedented victories in the April 1982 general elections, was most abnormal has been confirmed in a matter of 14 months. Continue reading DAP’s Raub-by-election victory shows that the DAP not only can regain seats lost in April 1982 general elections as in Kepayang, but also capture seats never won by DAP before

Home Affairs Ministry probe into allegation of torture at Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre welcomed

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday,2 19.6.1983:

Home Affairs Ministry probe into allegation of torture at Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre welcomed

I welcome the prompt action by Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate into the allegation by an electrical shop- assistant, Ng Yong Sin, 18 from Malacca that he was tortured while at theTampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre for a urine test, which proved that he was not a drug addict. Continue reading Home Affairs Ministry probe into allegation of torture at Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Centre welcomed

DAP calls on Elections Commission and Barisan Nasional component parties to honour the ‘restructuring’ principle in the redelineation of electoral constituencies to ensure that political power is evenly spread among the people and not identified with any one race

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Federal Territory DAP State Convention hold at Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 19th June 1983 at 10.a.m.

DAP calls on Elections Commission and Barisan Nasional component parties to honour the ‘restructuring’ principle in the redelineation of electoral constituencies to ensure that political power is evenly spread among the people and not identified with any one race.

A few days ago, the local press reported that the Elections Commission had complete its work to redelineate the parliamentary and state assembly constituencies, and that the Elections Commission is expected to present its proposals on the new redelineation of electoral constituencies in the coming meeting of Parliament from July 25 to August 5. Continue reading DAP calls on Elections Commission and Barisan Nasional component parties to honour the ‘restructuring’ principle in the redelineation of electoral constituencies to ensure that political power is evenly spread among the people and not identified with any one race