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Why the 1978 General Elections is an elections without issues

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Why the 1978 General Elections is an elections without issues

Fellow Malaysians,

The Democratic Action Party is fighting the most difficult general elections, with all access to the people denied to us. We are fighting this elections with our hands tied behind our backs, our mouths sealed, while brave Barisan Nasional leaders are punching and kicking us all over the body, even giving Siamese kicks. They are of course fully aided and abetted by the government – controlled television and radio, and the Barisan – run newspapers like the New Straits Times and the Star. Continue reading Why the 1978 General Elections is an elections without issues

DAP to hold the first DAP MPs and SAs working seminar in Kluang on October 1

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General, and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Bukit Mertajam DAP Branch on Wednesday, 16th August 1978 at 8pm.

DAP to hold the first DAP MPs and SAs working seminar in Kluang on October 1

The DAP has emerged as the strongest Parliamentary and State Assembly opposition in the country. As a serious political movement, the DAP want our 16 Members of Parliament and 25 State Assemblymen to be conscientious and worthy public standard bearers of the Party. Continue reading DAP to hold the first DAP MPs and SAs working seminar in Kluang on October 1

DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Meeting to form a Petaling Jaya DAP Liaison Committee held at DAP PJ Headquarters, on Sunday, 13th August 1978 at 6 pm.

DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

This meeting of officials from three DAP branches in Petaling Jaya is to form a DAP Petaling Jaya Liaison Committee to co – ordinate branch activities and party work in the Petaling Jaya area. Since elections on July 8, two new branches have been formed, namely PJ Old Town Branch and SEA Park Branch. Another branch needs to be established so that there can be closer party – people relationship, and this is in PJ New Town and this will be the first task of the PJ DAP Liaison Committee. Continue reading DAP fully accepts the Malay sultanate system in Malaysia and denies press report of mass membership Resignations from the Party

DAP apologies to Sultan of Perak for unintended disrespect to him: Six DAP State Assemblymen to take oath of allegiance to Sultan of Perak

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General, Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on 6.8.1978:

DAP apologies to Sultan of Perak for unintended disrespect to him: Six DAP State Assemblymen to take oath of allegiance to Sultan of Perak

I am surprised by what happened in the Perak State Assembly two days ago, where at the swearing in of the new State Assemblymen, six DAP Assemblymen did not take the oath of allegiance to the Head of State because the Perak State Constitution provides that a non – Perak national need not take such an oath. Continue reading DAP apologies to Sultan of Perak for unintended disrespect to him: Six DAP State Assemblymen to take oath of allegiance to Sultan of Perak

Lim Kit Siang to seek meeting with Transport Minister, Tan Sri V. Manickavasgam, on MAS crash victims compensation and findings of crash

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General, Member of Parliament for Petaling, and Malacca State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, on 4th August 1978:

Lim Kit Siang to seek meeting with Transport Minister, Tan Sri V. Manickavasgam, on MAS crash victims compensation and findings of crash

I am very concerned about the delay in the payment of adequate compensation to the MAS Crash victims’ families, and the release of the findings of the causes of the MAS Beemng Crash last December in Johore. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang to seek meeting with Transport Minister, Tan Sri V. Manickavasgam, on MAS crash victims compensation and findings of crash

Musa Hitam should act as a national leader who has the responsibility to look after the interests of Malaysians of all races

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and Malacca DAP State Chairman, Lim Kit Siang, at the first post – election meeting of the Malacca DAP State Sub – Committee on Friday, 4th August 1978 at 8 p.m.

Musa Hitam should act as a national leader who has the responsibility to look after the interests of Malaysians of all races and not as a petty UMNO official trying to woo maximum votes in coming UMNO General Assembly

Last Wednesday, at a Malacca National Front elections thanksgiving dinner, the Education Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, made a very fierce attack on the DAP and alleged that we won 16 Parliamentary seats because of support of one race. He also said that the National Front had no intention of changing its education policy adopted since Merdeka in 1957. Continue reading Musa Hitam should act as a national leader who has the responsibility to look after the interests of Malaysians of all races

“Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the official launching of the DAP Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch Constituency Office on Thursday, 3rd August 1978 at 9 p.m.

“Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

In the last general elections, the first edition of 10,000 copies of ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’ was sold out in the short space of about less than three weeks. We have now published the second edition of ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’ which is 410 pages instead of the 350 pages of the first edition. The second edition contains a few more parliamentary speeches, more illustrations and a Special Commentary on the 1978 general elections. Continue reading “Time Bombs in Malaysia” will be published in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil to let the people understand the political and national problems facing the country

Every DAP MP will be assigned special Ministries or portfolios to specialise and become knowledgeable

Speech by DAP Secretary General, member of Parliament for Petaling and Malacca State Assemblyman for kubu, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of DAP State Organising Secretaries at DAP HQ, Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 30th July, 1978 at 10 a.m.

Every DAP MP will be assigned special Ministries or portfolios to specialise and become knowledgeable

The DAP is a serious political movement. With the election of 16 Members of Parliament, the DAP has now a heavier duty to discharge our political commitments and responsibilities. Continue reading Every DAP MP will be assigned special Ministries or portfolios to specialise and become knowledgeable

Allocation of ministries and portforlios for DAP MPs to specialise in

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Petaling and Malacca State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Members of Parliaent dinner held at Metro Restaurant, Wisma MPI Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 30th July 1978 at 8 p.m.

Allocation of ministries and portforlios for DAP MPs to specialise in

I announced this morning that every DAP MP will be assigned ministries of portforlios for them to specialise in and to become knowledgeable, and better still authoritative, in their respective areas of assignment.

I want to emphasise that this is not forming a Shadow Cabinet. This is merely a system to enable our MPs to be able to acquire greater knowledge and insight into the working of government in the different areas. Continue reading Allocation of ministries and portforlios for DAP MPs to specialise in

Time Bombs in Malaysia: Second edition Special Commentary

The 1978 General Elections: DAP’s Finest Hour

The National Front set out to wipe out the DAP in the 1978 General elections, not by besting the DAP in a democratic contest of ideas, policies and programmes, but by holding the most undemocratic general elections in the history of Malaysia.

National Front strategists planned to make Polling DAY, July 8, the DAP’s darkest day. It turned out to be the DAP’s finest hour.

The DAP literally fought the 1978 general elections with our hands tied behind our backs, our moths sealed, while “brave” National Front leaders punched and kicked us all over the body, some even administering Siamese kicks. From outside the electoral “ring”, the New Straits Times, the Star, the Utusan papers, Television and Radio Malaysia, directed missiles at the DAP. National Front strategists had thought that the DAP would not be able to last more than a few rounds. But the DAP, with the people’s support, not only firmly stood our ground for the entire fifteen rounds of the electoral contest, and did not collapse, we were able to floor the Barisan Nasional, particularly Datuk Lee San Choon, Dr Lim Chong Eu and Tan Sri Manickavasagam. Continue reading Time Bombs in Malaysia: Second edition Special Commentary