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DAP calls for public inquiry whether the negligence of University Hospital and Kuala Lumpur General Hospital which has caused the death of a Red crescent General Service Officer.

By Ketua Pambangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, On Wednesday, 17 August 1977.

DAP calls for public inquiry whether the negligence of University Hospital and Kuala Lumpur General Hospital which has caused the death of a Red crescent General Service Officer.

I have written to the Minister of Health, Tan Sri Lee Siok Yew, calling for an inquiry whether the negligence of the University Hospital and the Kuala Lumpur Hospital which led to the death of a Red Crescent General Service Officer in May this Year. Continue reading DAP calls for public inquiry whether the negligence of University Hospital and Kuala Lumpur General Hospital which has caused the death of a Red crescent General Service Officer.

Government mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the Federal Territory and Selangor State Sub-Committee held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 16th August 1977 at 8p.m.

Government mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

Every five years, the ruling party carries out a highly-publicised exercise to impress and dazzle the people with an ever—thickening Five Year Plan stacked with promises, words and figures. Continue reading Government mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

Economic implications for Malaysian’s political future

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the Eighth Great Economic Debates organised by the University of Malaya Economics Society at the Dewan Tunku Chancellor University of Malaya, on Tuesday, 9th August 1977 at 7.30p.m.

Economic implications for Malaysian’s political future

The New Economic Policy, which inspires the Second and Third Malaysia Plans, has its declared objective the promotion of national unity through the two-pronged strategy of eradicating poverty regardless of race and of restructuring Malaysian society so as to gradually reduce and eventually eliminate the identification of race with economic function. Continue reading Economic implications for Malaysian’s political future

Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit: Detention under ISA

This is the 20th anniversary of Malaysia since Independence in 1957, but the basic issues of nation building remain unresolved.

The big question, what type of Malaysian nation we are building, has not been answered with satisfaction, assurance or certainty.

There are significant numbers of those who refuse to accept the reality and fact that Malaysia is a multi-racial, multi-lingual and multi-religious nation, and that any other basis of nation building can only bring division, disintegration and disaster. Continue reading Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit: Detention under ISA

DAP wants legislative assurance that boards of managements of Chinese primary schools would not be wound up

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP MP for Kota Melaka, Y.B. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the Motion of Thanks on the Royal Address on Tuesday, 22nd March 1977

DAP wants legislative assurance that boards of managements of Chinese primary schools would not be wound up

This is the 20th anniversary of Malaysia since Independence in 1957, but the basic issues of nation building remain unresolved. Continue reading DAP wants legislative assurance that boards of managements of Chinese primary schools would not be wound up

Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit deny IGP statement that they “had confessed their involvement in assisting the Communist United Front.”

Press Conference Statement by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at Malacca DAP Office. On Wednesday, 9th February 1977, together with Sdri. Tan Chooi Sui (Mrs. Chian Heng Kai).

Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit deny IGP statement that they “had confessed their involvement in assisting the Communist United Front.”

On 4th February, the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, speaking over Radio and Television on Malaysia, said that five of the six political leaders detained under the Internal Security Act last November had confessed their involvement in activities to help the Communist United Front. Continue reading Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit deny IGP statement that they “had confessed their involvement in assisting the Communist United Front.”

Motion to review the Speaker’s decision on 13hb Disember 1976

Speech by DAP National Publicity Secretary, DAP Perak State Assemblyman for Gopeng and DAP Whip in the Perak State Assembly, P.Patto, when moving his substantive motion to review the Speaker’s decision on 13hb Disember 1976.

Before I proceed to move my substantive motion which I had given notice of .to The Speaker on 16.12.76, I propose that the Speaker of the House should exercise his powers under the State Assembly Standing Orders No. 6(3) which reads:

“Mr, Speaker may at any time during a sitting ask a member to take the Chair temporarily, without formal communication to the Assembly, and such member shall be invested with all the powers of Mr. Speaker, until Mr. Speaker returns.” Continue reading Motion to review the Speaker’s decision on 13hb Disember 1976

Government medical brain drain

The Minister of Health, in reply to a question by my colleagues, the Member for Sungei Besi, said yesterday that since 1969, a total of 965 doctors have left the government service. If we look at the yearly figures, we will note that the number of doctors leaving the government service has been on the marked increase year after year.

Even more serious is the resignation of specialists from the government service. This year alone, some 20 specialists have resigned. The government can ill afford the loss of experienced and competent specialists suffering a great fall in the standard of medical standards in the hospitals. Continue reading Government medical brain drain

LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Speech by the DAP MP for Kuala Lumpur Bandar, Mr. Lee Lam Thye when debating the estimates for the MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND POWER in Parliament on 8th December, 1976.

LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

(a) DAP calls for further amendments to the Industrial Relations Act to protect the interest of Malaysian workers.

On the subject of Labour and Industrial Relations, I wish to refer to the Industrial Relation Act 1967. Continue reading LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS