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Persecution of DAP Leaders

Speech by DAO Secretary-General, Mr.Lim Kit Siang, at a meeting of Kinta DAP Branches of Tapah, Kampar, Membang di-Awan, Ipog, Lawan Kuda Bahru N/V, Jelapang N/V, Tanjong Tuallang, Papan, Sungei Durian, Batu Gajah, Pusing and Bali N/V held Kampar DAP Branch premises on Thursday, 22nd July 1971 at 7.30 p.m.

The Alliance and the MCA have in the last five years tried all tactics and stratagems to destroy the DAP, which they see as their greatest threat and challenge.

They have tried arbitrary detention. In 1969 after my election as Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, I was detained for 17 months under the Internal Security Act for no crime other than voicing the people’s hopes, grievances and sorrows. Continue reading Persecution of DAP Leaders

DAP’S Belief

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a joint meeting of the Malacca State Sub-Committee and Malacca Rural Sub-Committee of the DAP at DAP Jonker Street Office on Saturday, 17th July, 1971 at 4pm.

Last December, at a dinner oganised for the DAP at Dewan Hang Tuah, Malacca, I publicly disclosed that Alliance and MCA operators had been trying to induce DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen t defect from the DAP and join the ruling party with offers of office, position, status and wealth.

I had then mentioned the case of Sdr Bernard Sta Maria, DAP State Assemblyman for Kota Timor, who was offered a State Executive Councillorship in the Alliance State Government of Malacca.

Other DAP MPs and State Assemblymen in other States had also been approached by Alliance and MCA operators. Continue reading DAP’S Belief

President Nixon’s Visit to China

President Nixon’s Visit to China

President Nixon’s planned visit to Peking next May to meet Chinese government leaders is welcome news to all peace-loving people in the world.

It is evidence of the sincerity of the Chinese government leaders to work for better international relations and world peace.

The DAP calls on the Malaysian government to take note of this, and immediately adopt a new China foreign policy designed towards the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia, and the conclusion of friendship treaties between the two countries. Continue reading President Nixon’s Visit to China

The Second Malaysia Plan 1970-1975

First of all, this House should note that we are not debating the Development Plan for the next five years, but for the next four-and-a-half years. Six months of this Five-year Second Malaysia Plan have already passed before this Plan comes before this House. This speaks most eloquently for the authoritarian nature of the present government, which professes democratic rule. What this House and co country think, feel and decide do not matter. The Alliance Government has decided, and this is that.

The Second Five-year Plan opens with this passage:

“National unity is the over-riding objective of the country…..This direction toward national unity and progress is fundamental to the New Economic Policy. The Second Malaysia Plan, based on this Policy, is designed to facilitate the achievement of the national objective”. Continue reading The Second Malaysia Plan 1970-1975

Renewed challenge to Tun Tan Siew Sin

Press Statement by Lim Kit Siang, M.P., Secretary-General DAP.

Renewed challenge to Tun Tan Siew Sin

Last Saturday, I have had occasion to challenge Tun Tan Siew Sin to stake his entire political reputation and career on who asked for the meeting between us at the Commonwealth Society Building on March 7.

This is important because if this can be established, it will be clear which side has been telling untruths and fabricating stories.

Three days ago, Tun Tan said in Parliament that I had asked to see him at the Royal Commonwealth Society “but did not turn up because he was afraid that he might be seen by others.” Continue reading Renewed challenge to Tun Tan Siew Sin

DAP reply to the purported MCA factual account of MCA/DAP talks

DAP Secretary-General, Mr.Lim Kit Siang, M.P. today issued the following statement:

DAP reply to the purported MCA factual account of MCA/DAP talks

Tun Tan Siew Sin’s statement yesterday and the statement by MCA Secretary-General today, purporting to give ‘a factual’ account of recent MCA/DAP meetings is a tissue of distortions, half-truths and downright falsehood.

Although I have great political differences with Tun Tan Siew Sin, I have had until yesterday some respect for him as a man of honour and uprightness.

From his denial yesterday and the account his Secretary-General has given, Tun Tan has stooped to distortions and falsehoods to try to put the MCA in the nest light possible. This is a highly contemptible action. These are very strong words, and I would not have lightly used them, particularly against a national political leader and a Minister of more than 10 years’ standing. It pains me therefore to have to use these words to describe Tun Tan Siew Sin. Continue reading DAP reply to the purported MCA factual account of MCA/DAP talks

Inquiry into death of Madam Ong Kwee Hian

Call for inquiry into death of Madam Ong Kwee Hian, whom the Tampin General Hospital ambulance refuse to take to Malacca General Hospital on grounds that the ambulance cannot cross state borders

The local press (Sin Chew Jit Poh) today carried a shocking report of the death of a Malacca woman rubber tapper.

The woman tapper, Madam Ong Kwee Hian of Batang Malacca, was bicycling to work in Ayer Kuning Estate with her husband in the early hours of yesterday morning, when she fell and sustained severe head injuries. Continue reading Inquiry into death of Madam Ong Kwee Hian

DAP deplores and condemns government decision to abolish local authorities in Malaysia

Press Conference Statement in Parliament House Committee Room 2 at 5.30 p.m.

DAP deplores and condemns government decision to abolish local authorities in Malaysia

The Democratic Action Party deplores and condemns government decision to abolish local authorities in Malaysia.

It is even more regrettable that this government decision was made public in the form of a Ministerial statement in the Dewan Ra’ayat today by the Minister of Technology, Research and Local Government, Dato Ong Kee Hui, where Members of Parliament has no chance to debate.

The DAP calls on the Minister to immediately table the Athi Nahappan Report and to give Members of Parliament a chance to debate a matter which concerns the life and death of grass-roots democracy in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP deplores and condemns government decision to abolish local authorities in Malaysia

DAP calls for new China policy

Speech by DAP Secretary-General Sdr.Lim Kit Siang, when he officially opened the Bukit Bintang DAP Branch on Sunday, 4th July 1971 at 2 p.m.

DAP calls for new China policy

The DAP calls on the Malaysian government to stop its contradictory and hypocritical attitude towards relationship with the People’s Republic of China and adopt a new foreign policy on China.

At present, one the one hand, the Malaysian authorities and some local corporations and businessmen are making big dreams about the millions of dollars and fortunes they are going to make when they establish trading relations with China. Continue reading DAP calls for new China policy

Constituency Service

Constituency Service

It is now over two years since our election as Member of Parliament or/ and State Assemblyman.

One of the hardest-hitting points we made during the 1969 general elections campaign was that the previous Alliance MPs/SAs were never really interested in the welfare and problems of the electorate, but were only making use of their elected positions to make money and feather their own nests.

We promised the country that the DAP, given a chance, will show the people the difference between DAP MPs/SAs and Alliance MPs/SAs: that the Alliance is a party of capitalists, feudalists and opportunists who are in politics because of the money, name, privilege and position that can be derived; while the DAP is a party of Malaysians who are in politics to serve the people. Continue reading Constituency Service