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Complaint against Dr. Mrs. L. Mohan, Eye specialist in Malacca General Hospital

Adjournment Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’ayat on 23rd August 1972.

Complaint against Dr. Mrs. L. Mohan, Eye specialist in Malacca General Hospital by Malacca DAP state Assemblyman for Kota Timor, Bernard Sta Maria for rudeness and discourtesy

On 19th May 1972, the DAP State Assemblyman for Kota Timor in Malacca, Sdr. Bernard Sta Maria, wrote to the Minister of Health complaining against the rudeness of Dr. L. Mohan, eye specialist at the Malacca General Hospital, for rudeness against patients and the general public. Continue reading Complaint against Dr. Mrs. L. Mohan, Eye specialist in Malacca General Hospital

Call on the Government to stop neglecting and ignoring the plight of the estate labours in Malaysia

Message by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to the meeting of the DAP Estates Sub-Committee Meeting held in Ipoh on Sunday, 20th August 1972 at 10a.m.

Call on the Government to stop neglecting and ignoring the plight of the estate labours in Malaysia

The events of the past few days have further proved the government’s indifference and unconcern about the plight and suffering of the estate labourers and retrenched workers in Malaysia.

In the general review of the rubber industry, the government has no word or thought for the estate labourers, who had made great sacrifices in sweat, toil and blood to build up the rubber industry. Continue reading Call on the Government to stop neglecting and ignoring the plight of the estate labours in Malaysia

Challenge to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to declare his stand on his lack of funds, power and responsibility to help the 900,000 new villagers in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at a DAP Public Rally at Pagoh, Johore, on Saturday, 19th August 1972 at 9 p.m.

Challenge to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to declare his stand on his lack of funds, power and responsibility to help the 900,000 new villagers in Malaysia

Last Tuesday in Parliament, I asked the Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, for the total money that has been spent by Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, in his capacity as Minister of Special Functions in charge of new villages, in the last six months in his work to uplift the socio-economic standards of living of the 900,000 new villagers in the country. Continue reading Challenge to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to declare his stand on his lack of funds, power and responsibility to help the 900,000 new villagers in Malaysia

Application by a teacher for permission to take part in DAP politics

Adjournment speech by DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’kyat on 17 August 1972.

Application by a teacher for permission to take part in DAP politics

I rise today to bring up the matter of the application by a teacher at Kuala Kangsar Clifford Primary School in Perak, Mr. P.Patto, to take part in politics. Mr. Patto is a member of the DAP and would like to take active part in the activities of the Party. Continue reading Application by a teacher for permission to take part in DAP politics

DAP makes two-point proposal to help rubber smallholders

Speech by DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking in the Dewan Rakyat on the debate on the Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board Bill on 17th August 1972

DAP makes two-point proposal to help rubber smallholders

This Bill provides for the establishment of the Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board to have overall control of all activities relating to the registration, licensing, export, shipping, packing and dealing in rubber, and the co-ordination of all activities in the marketing of rubber with a view to promote the efficient marketing of rubber from Malaysia. Continue reading DAP makes two-point proposal to help rubber smallholders

DAP calls on government to institute comprehensive inquiry into the shockingly low quality and standard of education

Adjournment Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’ayat on Wednesday, 16.8.1972.

DAP calls on government to institute comprehensive inquiry into the shockingly low quality and standard of education in Malaysian primary schools as demonstrated by the mass failures in last year’s Std. V Assessment Examination

The results of last year’s Standard V Assessment Examination for all language streams are shockingly poor. There were mass failures in all schools in the various subjects taken.

Thus, for national primary schools, on average 50% of the Malay students failed the science and mathematics subjects. For example, for Kedah, 62% of the students failed the mathematics paper and 55% failed the science paper. Continue reading DAP calls on government to institute comprehensive inquiry into the shockingly low quality and standard of education

From the SG’s Desk

Comrade,

With the restoration of a united leadership, disciplined party and a credible political image following the party purges of June 18, 1972, the DAP has already embarked on a series of political and organisational initiatives.

The expansion of the Party in Perak, especially in the Kinta Valley, has been unusually rapid. Since May 1, the Black Day for the people of Perak for on that day the PPP entered into Alliance coalition embrace, the DAP has formed half a dozen branches in the Kinta vicinity, two of which had already been officially opened.

Selangor is being reorganised and reactivated under the leadership of Sdr. Fan Yew Teng, and in the next few months, we should see the healthy reorganisation of the DAP in Selangor. Continue reading From the SG’s Desk

DAP condemns Police banning of DAP having a dialogue with parents on the mass failures in Std.V Assessment Examination 1971

Statement by Lim Kit Siang, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bandar Melaka

DAP condemns Police banning of DAP having a dialogue with parents on the mass failures in Std.V Assessment Examination 1971

The DAP condemns in the strongest possible terms the police interference with the activities of the DAP and DAP Members of Parliament to seek the views of the parents and the public one the educational question concerning the low quality and standard of education of our children in primary schools of all language streams. Continue reading DAP condemns Police banning of DAP having a dialogue with parents on the mass failures in Std.V Assessment Examination 1971

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to be firm in its dealings with the Indonesian Government to protect Malaysian fishermen from piracy from armed, uniformed naval Indonesian personnel

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when he officially opened the Kampong Simee DAP Branch in Ipoh on Sunday, 13th August 1972 at 4.30 p.m.

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to be firm in its dealings with the Indonesian Government to protect Malaysian fishermen from piracy from armed, uniformed naval Indonesian personnel

Last night, when attending the DAP public rally at Pulau Pangkor, I had occasion to learn from first hand the hardship and sufferings of the fishermen of Pulau Pangkor, particularly caused by the piracy in the high seas. Continue reading DAP calls on Malaysian Government to be firm in its dealings with the Indonesian Government to protect Malaysian fishermen from piracy from armed, uniformed naval Indonesian personnel

Has Chinese school principals and teachers themselves lost confidence in the future of Chinese education in Malaysia?

Speech by DAP secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking to the forum on “The mass failures of Chinese school Standard V pupils” organised by the DAP Chinese Education Sub-Committee held at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 13th August 1972 at 10 a.m.

Has Chinese school principals and teachers themselves lost confidence in the future of Chinese education in Malaysia?

In the last three weeks, the DAP has exposed a well-guarded Alliance and MCA secret about the shockingly low standard of education in our schools so that parents and the public are made aware of the painful truth of the wasted years our children have spent in schools. Continue reading Has Chinese school principals and teachers themselves lost confidence in the future of Chinese education in Malaysia?