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Despite our reservations, DAP prepared to attend round-table conference with Tung Chung, Chiau Chung, Gerakan and MCA to discuss whether it is possible to reach a common front in Cabinet, Parliament, State Executive Committees, State Assemblies and outside to protect and advance the legitimate political, economic, educational, social and cultural rights of Malaysian Chinese

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca State DAP Convention 1981 at the Malacca State DAP premises at 33A Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Malacca on Sunday, 26th July 1981 at 10 a.m.

Despite our reservations, DAP prepared to attend round-table conference with Tung Chung, Chiau Chung, Gerakan and MCA to discuss whether it is possible to reach a common front in Cabinet, Parliament, State Executive Committees, State Assemblies and outside to protect and advance the legitimate political, economic, educational, social and cultural rights of Malaysian Chinese

Recently, various Chinese associations, clans and societies and in particular, Tung Chung and Chiau Chuang, had called for the joining of forces, and in particular the DAP, Gerakan and MCA, to protect, safeguard and advance the basic and legitimate political, economic, educational, social and cultural rights of Malaysian Chinese. Continue reading Despite our reservations, DAP prepared to attend round-table conference with Tung Chung, Chiau Chung, Gerakan and MCA to discuss whether it is possible to reach a common front in Cabinet, Parliament, State Executive Committees, State Assemblies and outside to protect and advance the legitimate political, economic, educational, social and cultural rights of Malaysian Chinese

DAP calls on Minister of Agriculture, Datuk Haji Abdul Manan bin Haji Othman, to defer the enforcement of the five-mine limit for trawler fishermen for three months until a comprehensive and satisfactory solution to resolve the problems of the trawler fishermen are worked out

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Saturday, 25th July 1981:

DAP calls on Minister of Agriculture, Datuk Haji Abdul Manan bin Haji Othman, to defer the enforcement of the five-mine limit for trawler fishermen for three months until a comprehensive and satisfactory solution to resolve the problems of the trawler fishermen are worked out

Accompanied by the DAP MP for Bruas, Sdr. Ting Chek Ming , and representatives of si fishermen from Pantai Remis and Bagan Pancut, I met the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Tan Sri Arshad Ayub, the Deputy SG, the Director of Fisheries, and other officials at Wisma Tani for an hour this morning over the problems faced by the trawler fishermen in Pantai Remis and the Dindings area because of the new Fisheries Regulations. Continue reading DAP calls on Minister of Agriculture, Datuk Haji Abdul Manan bin Haji Othman, to defer the enforcement of the five-mine limit for trawler fishermen for three months until a comprehensive and satisfactory solution to resolve the problems of the trawler fishermen are worked out

Call in Malaysia to beware of unscrupulous persons trying to fleece them, like tontine disappearances and $3 holding companies illegally raking in tens of millions of dollars , helping to create a very tight money market

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Seminyih DAP Branch 1,000-People Dinner organised at Seminyih, Selangor, on Saturday, 25th July 1981 at 8pm
Call in Malaysia to beware of unscrupulous persons trying to fleece them, like tontine disappearances and $3 holding companies illegally raking in tens of millions of dollars , helping to create a very tight money market

Malaysia is facing a very tight money market situation, and businessmen, in particular the small-timers, are finding it very difficult to do business. Money appears to have disappeared, and everyone complains that it is difficult and almost impossible to call in the debts. Businessmen from all walks of life complain of a sharp drop in business, some as sharp as 50% drop. Continue reading Call in Malaysia to beware of unscrupulous persons trying to fleece them, like tontine disappearances and $3 holding companies illegally raking in tens of millions of dollars , helping to create a very tight money market

DAP welcome the Agriculture Minister’s three-month wxtension to defer implementation of the new Fisheries Regulations

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Friday, 24th July 1981:

DAP welcome the Agriculture Minister’s three-month wxtension to defer implementation of the new Fisheries Regulations as a short-term measure, but calls for a comprehensive and long-term solution to the problems faced by the trawler fishermen especially in Pantai Remis and Dindings area

The DAP welcomes the decision of the Agriculature Minister, Datuk Abdul Manan Othman, to defer the enforcement of the new Fisheries Regulations by three months to Nov.1. Continue reading DAP welcome the Agriculture Minister’s three-month wxtension to defer implementation of the new Fisheries Regulations

DAP calls on the new Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, to lift the ban on the Prime Minister’s book, ‘The Malay Dilemma’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting at Perak DAP State premises at Jalan Chamberlain, Ipoh, on Friday, 24th July 1981 at 8p.m.

DAP calls on the new Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, to lift the ban on the Prime Minister’s book, ‘The Malay Dilemma’

Malaysia has now the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world where the Prime Minister’s most important political book, which made his political reputation and propelled him to the highest political office in the country, is still banned by his own government. Continue reading DAP calls on the new Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, to lift the ban on the Prime Minister’s book, ‘The Malay Dilemma’

DAP to write to Attorney-General, Abu Talib bin Osman, to re-open the case if Suhaimi Kamaruddin and to charge him in court for sedition for proposing at UMNO Youth Conference

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang,at the inaugural meeting of the Selangor/Federal Territory DAP Woman’s Section at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Monday,20th July 1981 at 8 pm

DAP to write to Attorney-General, Abu Talib bin Osman, to re-open the case if Suhaimi Kamaruddin and to charge him in court for sedition for proposing at UMNO Youth Conference last year to implement Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to convert Chinese and Tamil primary schools into national primary schools

The biggest shocker in the new Cabinet line-up is the appointment of UMNO Youth President, Haji Suhaimi Kamarrudin, as Deputy Education Minister. Continue reading DAP to write to Attorney-General, Abu Talib bin Osman, to re-open the case if Suhaimi Kamaruddin and to charge him in court for sedition for proposing at UMNO Youth Conference

DAP calls on the new Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to present a new human right image for Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when declaring open the Penang State DAP Ordinary Convention 1981 at Hotel Merlim Conference Room, Penang on Sunday,19th July 1981 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls on the new Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to present a new human right image for Malaysia in the country and the world by releasing political detainees and to liberalise the various repressive laws inimical to the freedom of speech, assembly and association

The human rights record of Malaysia is not a good one, and in fact, the Malaysian government engages in a running battle with the Nobel-peace Prize human right organisation, Amnesty International, over the human rights position in the country. The Amnesty International country report on the human rights situation in Malaysia has been banned in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP calls on the new Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to present a new human right image for Malaysia

DAP welcome Musa Hitam’s assurance that the Barisan Nasional would honour the voters’ verdict should they want to have an Opposition Government

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Dato Karamat DAP Branch 10th Anniversary Dinner held at Jalan Batu Lanchang, Penang, on Saturday, 18th July 1981 at 8 pm

DAP welcome Musa Hitam’s assurance that the Barisan Nasional would honour the voters’ verdict should they want to have an Opposition Government

I welcome the assurance given by the Deputy Prime Minister-expectant, Datuk Musa Hitam in an interview yesterday that he the Barisan Nasional would honour the result of a general elections if the voters voted for an Opposition Government. Continue reading DAP welcome Musa Hitam’s assurance that the Barisan Nasional would honour the voters’ verdict should they want to have an Opposition Government

Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to the Malaysian Economic Association in University of Malaya on Friday, 17th July 1981 at 8 a.m. on “Urban Politics in Malaysia”
Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

This week saw the retirement of Datuk Hussein Onn as Prime Minister, and the assumption of office b the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. The Conferment of Tunship on Datuk Hussein Onn is most fitting, and is a case where the recipient bestows as much honour on the title bestows on the recipient. Continue reading Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

DAP calls for White Paper on Russian Subversion and Infiltration of the higher reaches of Malaysian society and government

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Tuesday, July 14, 1981:

DAP calls for White Paper on Russian Subversion and Infiltration of the higher reaches of Malaysian society and government

The detention under the Internal Security Act of the political secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Prime-Minister-to-be, Siddiq Mohamed Ghouse, and the expulsion of three top Soviet Embassy officials for KGB activities have highlighted what has been known or suspected for quite some time: the increasingly spread of the Russian expansionist tentacles in the Asia-Pacific region in keeping with the Russian world-wide designs of imposing Soviet supremacy and mastery. Continue reading DAP calls for White Paper on Russian Subversion and Infiltration of the higher reaches of Malaysian society and government