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Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the new Selangor/Federal Territory DAP State Committee at its first meeting at KL DAP premises, 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Monday 13th July 1981 at 7.30 p.m.

Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Two days ago, Gerakan Deputy President, Datuk Paul Leong said Gerakan did not wish to “waste time” criticising the UMNO Youth leader, Datuk Haji Suhaimi Kamaruddin, for calling on the Government to restrain non-bumiputra growth on the ground that the statement did not reflect the official view of the UMNO leadership. Continue reading Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Call on the Ministry of Education to conduct a special survey on the basic learning skills of reading, writing and arithmetic of Chinese primary school students before formulating and implementing 3M system for Chinese schools

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when officially declaring open the Perak State DAP Ordinary Convention 1981 in Ipoh on Sunday, 12th July 1981 at 10 a.m.

Call on the Ministry of Education to conduct a special survey on the basic learning skills of reading, writing and arithmetic of Chinese primary school students before formulating and implementing 3M system for Chinese schools

On 8th December 1980, the Education Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, announced that the Education Ministry would introduce a complete new primary school curriculum that emphasises the 3Rs – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic – beginning with Standard One in 1983. Continue reading Call on the Ministry of Education to conduct a special survey on the basic learning skills of reading, writing and arithmetic of Chinese primary school students before formulating and implementing 3M system for Chinese schools

DAP calls for legislation requiring MPs or State Assemblymen to resign their seats to seek by-election when they resign or are expelled from their Party to ensure public honesty and integrity in political life.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Perak State 1,500- People Dinner to celebrate the Party’s 15th Anniversary help at St. John’s Ambulance Hall, Ipoh, on Sunday, 12th July 1981 at 8p.m.

DAP calls for legislation requiring MPs or State Assemblymen to resign their seats to seek by-election when they resign or are expelled from their Party to ensure public honesty and integrity in political life.

The Gerakan President, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, alleged in today’s papers that Perak MCA secretary, Peter Chin, had offered $50,000 as an inducement for a Gerakan branch chairman to resign from the Party and join the MCA. Continue reading DAP calls for legislation requiring MPs or State Assemblymen to resign their seats to seek by-election when they resign or are expelled from their Party to ensure public honesty and integrity in political life.

Call on NBI Director, Abdullah Ngah, take action against State Executive Councillors who are still defying the one-year old law requiring EXCOs to relinquish private commercial, industrial, professional and other businesses

MESSAGE by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to the Pahang State DAP 1981 Ordinary Convention help in Bentong on convention eve, 11.7.81.

Call on NBI Director, Abdullah Ngah, take action against State Executive Councillors who are still defying the one-year old law requiring EXCOs to relinquish private commercial, industrial, professional and other businesses.

The DAP is dedicated to the creation of a clean, honest and incorruptible government which is dedicated to the service of the people. Continue reading Call on NBI Director, Abdullah Ngah, take action against State Executive Councillors who are still defying the one-year old law requiring EXCOs to relinquish private commercial, industrial, professional and other businesses

DAP letter officially sent

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP KL office, 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 9th July 1981 at 11.30a.m.

DAP letter officially sent to Datuk Lee San Choon, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui and Datuk Samy Vellu to invite all MCA, Gerakan, SUPP and MIC, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and MPs to join with all DAP MPs to move a motion in Parliamnet to condemn UMNO Youth Leader, Haji Suhaimi Kamaruddin, for extremist and chauvinist speeches seriously undermining national unity.

I have officially written to datuk Lee San Choon, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, Tan sri Ong Kee Hui and Datuk Samy Vellu to propose that all MCA, Gerakan, SUPP and MIC ministers, Deputy Minister, Parliamentary secretaries and MPs join with all DAP MPs to jointly sponsor a motion in the next meeting for Parliament to condemn UMNO youth President, Haji Suhaimi Kamaruddin, for this extremist and chauvinist speeches at UMNO Youth General Assemblies which seriously undermine national unity. Continue reading DAP letter officially sent

I have received complaints and representation by members of KOOP KOSATU

Call on KOOP KOSATU Chairman, Tee Ann Chuan, to explain whether it is true, and if so why, KOSATU accounts for 1978, 1979 and 1980 have not be audited and KOSATU AGM have not been help since 1979

I have received complaints and representation by members of KOOP KOSATU accounts have not been audited, as required by the Co-operative. Ordinance 1948 for the years 1978, 1979 and 1980, and that KOOP KOSATU had not help Societies its annual general meeting, as required by its by-laws, since 1979.

I have made preliminary investigations into the activities of KOOP KOSATU which clearly indicate that the Chairman of KOOP KOSATU Tee Ann Chuan is duty-bound to give its members and the public a full accounting of KOOP KOSATU activities. As the first step, Tee Ann Chuan should explain whether it is true, and if so why, KOOP KOSATU accounts for 1978, 1979 and 1980 have not been audited, and KOSATU AGM Annual General meetings have not been help since 1979. Continue reading I have received complaints and representation by members of KOOP KOSATU

DAP welcomes Registrar of Companies warning on the law of prospectus and calls on all purchases of holdings shares from companies which have no prospectus to report to the Registrar

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Sunday, 5th July 1981:

DAP welcomes Registrar of Companies warning on the law of prospectus and calls on all purchases of holdings shares from companies which have no prospectus to report to the Registrar or any DAP official protect their investment

I welcome the warning by the Registrar of Companies, Encik Zulkifli bin Mahmood, on the law of prospectus requiring every application form of shares to be accompanied by a prospectus to protect the public from being swindled, and his advice to the public to be wary when subscribing for shares. Continue reading DAP welcomes Registrar of Companies warning on the law of prospectus and calls on all purchases of holdings shares from companies which have no prospectus to report to the Registrar

DAP invites MCA, Gerakan, SUPP and MIC to jointly sponsor a motion in Parliament to condemn UMNO Youth Leader, Haji Suhaimi, for this extremist and chauvinist speeches which seriously undermine national unity

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when opening the Selangor/Federal Territory State DAP Ordinary Convention 1981 at the Transport Worker, Union Hall in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 5th July 1981 at 10a.m.

DAP invites MCA, Gerakan, SUPP and MIC to jointly sponsor a motion in Parliament to condemn UMNO Youth Leader, Haji Suhaimi, for this extremist and chauvinist speeches which seriously undermine national unity.

Although top UMNO leaders had said that despite its being a party of the Malays, UMNO also looks after the other races, the fact remains that every time the UMNO and UMNO Youth hold their General Assemblies, the task of nation building of the different races in Malaysia suffers another setback because of extremist demands and speeches. Continue reading DAP invites MCA, Gerakan, SUPP and MIC to jointly sponsor a motion in Parliament to condemn UMNO Youth Leader, Haji Suhaimi, for this extremist and chauvinist speeches which seriously undermine national unity

MCA should dissolve as a political party if it could not fight for the basic political, economic, educational and citizenship rights of Malaysia, could not deal with “root problems’, but also do holdings business and deal with “symptom problem”

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kundang DAP Branch dinner at Kundang, Selangor, on Saturday, 4th July 1981 at 8p.m.

MCA should dissolve as a political party if it could not fight for the basic political, economic, educational and citizenship rights of Malaysia, could not deal with “root problems’, but also do holdings business and deal with “symptom problem”

Two days ago, the MCA criticized me for commenting that the MCA’s KOJADI scheme does not deal with the root cause of denial of higher educational opportunities for our children, but only deal with the symptoms. Continue reading MCA should dissolve as a political party if it could not fight for the basic political, economic, educational and citizenship rights of Malaysia, could not deal with “root problems’, but also do holdings business and deal with “symptom problem”

Call on People’s Republic of China to publicly withdraw its support to the armed struggle of the Communist party of Malaya

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Dap secretary-General and MP for Petaling ,Lim Kit Siang, at meeting of DAP Federal Territory branch committee members at Pudu DAP Branch, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 4th July 1981 at 8 pm.

Call on People’s Republic of China to publicly withdraw its support to the armed struggle of the Communist party of Malaya.

The Chinese Premier, Zhao Ziyang, will visit Malaysia from August 9-11, in the course of his tour of ASEAN countries. Continue reading Call on People’s Republic of China to publicly withdraw its support to the armed struggle of the Communist party of Malaya