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DAP apology to the voters of Kepayang for a by-election five months after the General Elections

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, to the Perak DAP State Interim Committee and Kinta Valley DAP Branch committee members in Ipoh on Sunday, 12th Sept. 1982 at 10 a.m.

DAP apology to the voters of Kepayang for a by-election five months after the General Elections

The Elections Commission has announced that Nomination Day for Kepayang by-election would be on Sept. 30 and polling on Oct. 16. First of all, the DAP wishes to apologise to the voters of Kepayang for the holding of a by-election five months after the April General Elections. The Party cannot justify Sdr. Lim Cho Hock’s resignation as Kepayang State Assemblyman causing a by-election. Continue reading DAP apology to the voters of Kepayang for a by-election five months after the General Elections

I have relinquished my position as Perak State Chairman

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, on 22.8.1982

With effect from yesterday, I have relinquished my position as Perak State Chairman. The Deputy Perak Chairman, Lau Dak Kee, will be the acting Perak State Chairman.

The party has also directed the Perak State Convention scheduled to be held on Sunday, 29 August, to be postponed to October 24. The Perak 1000-people dinner in Ipoh on Sunday, 29th August, will be on as scheduled. Party leaders including Party Chairman, Dr. Chen Man Hin, and I will attend the dinner. Continue reading I have relinquished my position as Perak State Chairman

Call on all ISA condemned families to urgently contact the DAP so that a national campaign to save the lives of the condemned could be launched

Press Conference Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at PJ DAP Headquarters on Friday, August 13, 1982 at 2 p.m.

Call on all ISA condemned families to urgently contact the DAP so that a national campaign to save the lives of the condemned could be launched

The Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday struck off the application on behalf of five ISA condemned convicts for a stay of execution of the mandatory death penalty, dismissing the argument that the mandatory death sentence is unconstitutional. Continue reading Call on all ISA condemned families to urgently contact the DAP so that a national campaign to save the lives of the condemned could be launched

Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

Press Statement by DAP Member of Parliament and Adviser to Petaling Jaya Hawkers’ Association, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 27.7.1982:

Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

I am shocked by the most unreasonable and high-handed attitude and action of the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council this afternoon, which resulted in the 126 stall-holders of Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest at Petaling Jaya Municipal Council briefing. Continue reading Deplores the high-handed Petaling Jaya Municipality attitude which forced the 126 stall-holders at Section 52 market to stage a mass walk-out in protest of the PJ Municipality briefing

DAP calls on the 2M Government to act with mercy and commute the death sentence of three condemned to life imprisonment to respect both national and international opinion

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, July 26, 1982:

DAP calls on the 2M Government to act with mercy and commute the death sentence of three condemned to life imprisonment to respect both national and international opinion

The DAP calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to act with mercy and save three condemned youths from the gallows, especially as they had not taken any life or seriously injured another. Continue reading DAP calls on the 2M Government to act with mercy and commute the death sentence of three condemned to life imprisonment to respect both national and international opinion

Merdeka University judgment ‘the biggest setback for Chinese Education in the last 25 years since Merdeka’

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Thousand-People 16th Anniversary Dinner in Penang on Saturday, 24.7.1982

Merdeka University judgment ‘the biggest setback for Chinese Education in the last 25 years since Merdeka’

Malaysia will be celebrating its 25th National Day Celebrations next month. In these 25 years, Malaysian Chinese had struggled to ensure that in the Malaysian society, Chinese education would have its rightful and proper place. Continue reading Merdeka University judgment ‘the biggest setback for Chinese Education in the last 25 years since Merdeka’

Call on Defence Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to order a full-scale inquiry into the ‘traditional ragging’ in the armed forces which had led to deaths including Leftenan Muda (Udara) B. Sugudev

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 9 .7.1982:

Call on Defence Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to order a full-scale inquiry into the ‘traditional ragging’ in the armed forces which had led to deaths including Leftenan Muda (Udara) B. Sugudev

The Defence Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, should order a full-scale inquiry into the so-called ‘traditional ragging’ in the armed forces, which had led to deaths, including the latest victim, Leftenan Muda (Udara) B. Sugudev. Continue reading Call on Defence Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to order a full-scale inquiry into the ‘traditional ragging’ in the armed forces which had led to deaths including Leftenan Muda (Udara) B. Sugudev

Call on Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Haji Ahmad Razali, to disclose all the decisions taken by the Exco meeting on April 8 when it was a mere caretaker government to ensure that there are no other instances like the Taman Aman parkland scandal

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kepong DAP Branch Annual General Meeting held at Kepong on Thursday, 8th July 1982 at 8 p.m.

Call on Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Haji Ahmad Razali, to disclose all the decisions taken by the Exco meeting on April 8 when it was a mere caretaker government to ensure that there are no other instances like the Taman Aman parkland scandal

The DAP welcome the swift action taken to undo the most immoral, improper and even illegal Selangor State Exco decision on April 8, when it was merely a caretaker government after State Assembly dissolution and nomination of candidates, to alienate one and a half acres of Taman Aman parkland for six ‘big shots’. Continue reading Call on Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Haji Ahmad Razali, to disclose all the decisions taken by the Exco meeting on April 8 when it was a mere caretaker government to ensure that there are no other instances like the Taman Aman parkland scandal

Taman Aman parkland scandal a test of the ‘trustworthiness’ of Barisan Nasional Government – DAP calls on Selangor Mentri Besar Ahmad Razalie to withdraw alienation and/ or the six ‘big shots’ to surrender back the parkland for community use

Press Conference Statement by Dap Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 4.7.82 at 2pm

Taman Aman parkland scandal a test of the ‘trustworthiness’ of Barisan Nasional Government – DAP calls on Selangor Mentri Besar Ahmad Razalie to withdraw alienation and/ or the six ‘big shots’ to surrender back the parkland for community use

I am shocked by the Taman Aman parkland scandal where one and a half acres of parkland was subdivided and awarded to six ‘big shots’, namely the Selangor State Secretary’s wife, Datin Zaiton Ahmad, the State Legal Adviser, Datuk Abdul Malek Mohamed Salleh, the Director of the Selangor Public Works Department, Mr. P. Srinivasan, the Deputy Registrar of Titles, Encik Zainal Abidin Nordin, the former secretary to the State Assembly, Encik Muslim Haji Adnan and the former private secretary to Datuk Hormat, Puan Isha Bee Hussein, for their individual gain. Continue reading Taman Aman parkland scandal a test of the ‘trustworthiness’ of Barisan Nasional Government – DAP calls on Selangor Mentri Besar Ahmad Razalie to withdraw alienation and/ or the six ‘big shots’ to surrender back the parkland for community use

DAP appoints Lee Lam Thye and Chan Kok Kit to conduct investigation into Hu Sepang-Chia Ban Chan affair

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 24.6.1982:

DAP appoints Lee Lam Thye and Chan Kok Kit to conduct investigation into Hu Sepang-Chia Ban Chan affair

I had announced at a Malacca press conference on Monday that the DAP would conduct a thorough investigation into the Hu Sepang-Chia Ban Chun affair, where the Seramban Nanyang Siang Pao reporter alleged that DAP Assemblyman for Rahang had gone to the press office and rummaged his drawers and threatened him. Continue reading DAP appoints Lee Lam Thye and Chan Kok Kit to conduct investigation into Hu Sepang-Chia Ban Chan affair