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DAP calls for clarification on proposed amendment to termination benefits regulations

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, April 29, 1983:

DAP calls for clarification on proposed amendment to termination benefits regulations.

The Labour Minister, Datuk Mak Hon Kam, said at the inaugural meeting of the Electricity Industry Employers’ Association yesterday that the government was gazetting an amendment to Regulation 8 of the Employment (Termination and Lay-Off Benefits) Regulation to disallow workers to opt for payment of termination benefits following a change of ownership of their firm if the new owners offer them employment on terms and conditions no less favourable than existing ones. Continue reading DAP calls for clarification on proposed amendment to termination benefits regulations

Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Pulau Sebang DAP Branch Annual General Meeting held at Pulau Sebang, Malacca, on Sunday, 3rd April 1983 at 8 p.m.

Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, at the official opening of the Meeting of the Malay World 1982 held in Malacca on 18th and 19th December 1982 reiterated the Barisan Nasional government’s commitment to the three principles of building a Malaysian culture, namely : Continue reading Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

Call on the 2M leadership to check and curb the high- handed and dictatorial ways of Datuk Harris Salleh which has become a great embarrassment for Malaysia in the world.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch Tea- Party held at the Petaling Jaya Civics Centre on Saturday, 2.4.1983 at 8 p.m.

Call on the 2M leadership to check and curb the high- handed and dictatorial ways of Datuk Harris Salleh which has become a great embarrassment for Malaysia in the world.

The ban imposed by the Sabah Chief Minister , Datuk Harris Salleh, on the Bernama and New Straits Times from all official Sabah government functions and press conferences is only the latest in a series of Datuk Harris, high- handed and dictatorial ways which have become a source of acute embarrassment to Malaysia in the world. Continue reading Call on the 2M leadership to check and curb the high- handed and dictatorial ways of Datuk Harris Salleh which has become a great embarrassment for Malaysia in the world.

Lee San Choon, having led the five million Chinese up the garden path with his Seremban victory, had absconded from his responsibility when he is unable to give meaning and content to the MCA’s ‘political breakthrough’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a meeting of DAP Branches in Seremban Parliamentary Constituency at Temiang DAP Branch premises, Seremban, on Tuesday, 29.3.1983 at 8 p.m.

Lee San Choon, having led the five million Chinese up the garden path with his Seremban victory, had absconded from his responsibility when he is unable to give meaning and content to the MCA’s ‘political breakthrough’

Datuk Lee San Choon’s resignation as MCA President and Cabinet Minister is still the subject of speculation and discussion as to whether Datuk Lee resigned voluntarily, and if so why, or whether he was forced out by external forces. Continue reading Lee San Choon, having led the five million Chinese up the garden path with his Seremban victory, had absconded from his responsibility when he is unable to give meaning and content to the MCA’s ‘political breakthrough’

Parliamentary Opposition Leader to seek meeting with Finance Minister, Tengku Razaleigh, over Asian Wall Street report about scandals about $1 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans to three Hong Kong companies.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Policy Review Conference official opening at Hotel Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 26.3.1983 at 9.30 a.m.

Parliamentary Opposition Leader to seek meeting with Finance Minister, Tengku Razaleigh, over Asian Wall Street report about scandals about $1 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans to three Hong Kong companies.

Yesterday, the DAP MP for Bandar Kuching, Sdr. Sim Kwang Yang, unsuccessfully sought to adjourn Parliament to discuss a matter of urgent, definite public importance concerning the billion dollar loans made by Bank Bumiputra subsidiary, Bumiputra Finance Malaysia, to three Hong Kong companies which are now either facing liquidation or awaiting rescue operations. Continue reading Parliamentary Opposition Leader to seek meeting with Finance Minister, Tengku Razaleigh, over Asian Wall Street report about scandals about $1 billion Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans to three Hong Kong companies.

Advice to Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to stop playing a destructive role in Parliament in blocking or sabotaging the DAP’s Parliamentary efforts in the cause of Chinese education.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Temiang Branch dinner in Seremban on Sunday, 20.3.1983 at 8 pm.

Advice to Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to stop playing a destructive role in Parliament in blocking or sabotaging the DAP’s Parliamentary efforts in the cause of Chinese education.

Last Tuesday, the nine DAP MPs jointly condemned the Gerakan MP for Tanjong, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, for his leading role in Parliament’s first day of sitting on 14th March 1983 in killing the DAP motion on Chinese education and Chinese primary schools to ensure that Chinese primary schools would never fear conversion by repealing Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act. Continue reading Advice to Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to stop playing a destructive role in Parliament in blocking or sabotaging the DAP’s Parliamentary efforts in the cause of Chinese education.

National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, on the National Language amendment bill on Thursday, 17.3.1983

National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah undermines the process of national integration, especially between East and West Malaysia.

For the last two days, Barisan MPs, both from Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sarawak and Sabah, including phoney Independents from Sabah, had been concentrating their fire on the DAP MPs from Kuching, Sdr. Sim Kwang Yang, DAP MP from Sibu, Ling Sie Ming and DAP from Sandakan, Sdr. Fang Ket Wing, for opposing the national Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill. Continue reading National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah

An Open Letter to Tung / Chiau Chung officials, in particular Mr. Lim Fong Seng, who campaigned for Barisan Nasional against the DAP in the April 1982 general elections

Press Conference statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP Petaling Jaya headquarters on Wednesday, 16.3.1983 at 12.30pm.

An Open Letter to Tung / Chiau Chung officials, in particular Mr. Lim Fong Seng, who campaigned for Barisan Nasional against the DAP in the April 1982 general elections to declare their stand on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon’s role as chief executioner to kill the Chinese education motion in Parliament.

I am calling this press conference to issue an open letter to the Tung / Chiau Chung officials, in particular Mr. Lim Fong Seng, who had campaigned for Barisan Nasional against the DAP in the April 1982 general elections to declare their stand on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon’s role in Parliament last Monday as ‘chief executioner’ to kill the Chinese education motion on eternal preservation of Chinese primary schools. Continue reading An Open Letter to Tung / Chiau Chung officials, in particular Mr. Lim Fong Seng, who campaigned for Barisan Nasional against the DAP in the April 1982 general elections

Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka , Lim Kit Siang at a joint press conference of 9 DAP MPs at Parliament House on Tuesday, 15.3.1983 at 2 p.m

Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, and the SUPP MP for Lambir, Dr. George Chan , for their role as ‘executioners’ to kill the DAP motion in parliament yesterday to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to preserve Chinese primary schools in perpetuity and to give financial parity from government funds.

This Press Conference has been called for the nine DAP Members of Parliament to condemn in the strongest possible terms the Gerakan MP for Tanjong, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon , and the SUPP MP for Lambir , Dr. George Chan , for their ‘executioner’ s role to kill the DAP motion in Parliament yesterday to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 ( Education Act to perpetuate the existence of Chinese primary Continue reading Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong

DAP calls on the Cabinet to order an audit by the Auditor-General into the Bank Bumiputra, and in particular the hundreds of millions of dollars loans to the now-bankrupt Eda Investments Limited and tottering Carrian company groups in Hong Kong by the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) , a subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra

Speech by Parlimentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 14.3.1983 on the Audit Amendment Bill 1983

DAP calls on the Cabinet to order an audit by the Auditor-General into the Bank Bumiputra, and in particular the hundreds of millions of dollars loans to the now-bankrupt Eda Investments Limited and tottering Carrian company groups in Hong Kong by the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) , a subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra.

The DAP supports the Audit Amendment Bill to improve on the control of expenditure of public funds, whether by Federal or State Governments, public corporations or bodies and companies where there is substantial public funds invested, whether as loan, grant or in terms of equity. Continue reading DAP calls on the Cabinet to order an audit by the Auditor-General into the Bank Bumiputra, and in particular the hundreds of millions of dollars loans to the now-bankrupt Eda Investments Limited and tottering Carrian company groups in Hong Kong by the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) , a subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra