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The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Abu Hassan Omar, should not just issue warnings but must bring down the prices of cooking oil

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 25th May 1994:

The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Abu Hassan Omar, should not just issue warnings but must bring down the prices of cooking oil

The Minister for Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Abu Hassan Omar, yesterday warned the 50 cooking oil manu¬facturers that they could lose their licences if they increased prices without consulting the Government and that the recent cooking oil price increases were unfair. Continue reading The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Abu Hassan Omar, should not just issue warnings but must bring down the prices of cooking oil

Bank Negara should arrange for 263,000 Mercantile Insurance policyholders to simultaneously buy new cover from other insurers at the same time they terminated their Mercantile policies

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, May 25, 1994:

Bank Negara should arrange for 263,000 Mercantile Insurance policyholders to simultaneously buy new cover from other insurers at the same time they terminated their Mercantile policies

Bank Negara should arrange for the 263,000 Mercantile Insurance policyholders to simultaneously buy new cover from other insurers at the same time they terminated their Mercantile Insurance policies. Continue reading Bank Negara should arrange for 263,000 Mercantile Insurance policyholders to simultaneously buy new cover from other insurers at the same time they terminated their Mercantile policies

DAP calls on the Cabinet to ask ASEAN to cancel the invitation to Myanmar to attend the ASEAN ministerial meeting in Bangkok in July unless the military junta releases Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 24th May 1994:

DAP calls on the Cabinet to ask ASEAN to cancel the invitation to Myanmar to attend the ASEAN ministerial meeting in Bangkok in July unless the military junta releases Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention

DAP call on the Cabinet to ask ASEAN to cancel the invtation to Myanmar to attend the ASEAN Ministerial meeting in Bangkok in July unless the Myanmar military junta shows greater respect for human rights, as in releasing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention. Continue reading DAP calls on the Cabinet to ask ASEAN to cancel the invitation to Myanmar to attend the ASEAN ministerial meeting in Bangkok in July unless the military junta releases Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to issue a White Paper on the RM383 million Mercantile Insurance crisis and its handling by Bank Negara in the last three years

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, May 24, 1994:

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to issue a White Paper on the RM383 million Mercantile Insurance crisis and its handling by Bank Negara in the last three years

The 263,000 innocent policyholders and 40,000 claimants on Mercantile insurance Sdn. Bhd. (MISB) have become the biggest victims of Bank Negara’s sudden directive on May 17 to MISB to cease all business and suspend all payments – and not the MISB shareholders or executives who by their fraud, malpractice or mismanagement had created the RM383.4 MISB solvency deficiency crisis. Continue reading DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to issue a White Paper on the RM383 million Mercantile Insurance crisis and its handling by Bank Negara in the last three years

Fourth reason why Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of the 263,000 Mercantile policyholders

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, May 23, 1994:

Fourth reason why Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of the 263,000 Mercantile policyholders

Yesterday, I gave three reasons why Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of the 263,000 Mercantile Insurance policyholders, namely: Continue reading Fourth reason why Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of the 263,000 Mercantile policyholders

Loy Hean Heong should stop using proxies and should come forward to explain his relationship with the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar, their meeting of March 24 and his role and involvement in the MBf contempt proceedings against DAP MP for Bukit Bintang, Wee Choo Keong

by Parliamentary, Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, May 23, 1994:

Loy Hean Heong should stop using proxies and should come forward to explain his relationship with the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar, their meeting of March 24 and his role and involvement in the MBf contempt proceedings against DAP MP for Bukit Bintang, Wee Choo Keong

It is very surprising that there has been no response or clarification in the last 48 hours from the MBf Group to my statement on Friday that the denial of the MBf Holdings Berhad chairman, Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman that Tap Sri Loy Hean Heong is a litigant in the MBf contempt proceedings against DAP MP for Bukit Bintang, Wee Choo Keong, is weak and untenable. Continue reading Loy Hean Heong should stop using proxies and should come forward to explain his relationship with the Lord President, Tun Hamid Omar, their meeting of March 24 and his role and involvement in the MBf contempt proceedings against DAP MP for Bukit Bintang, Wee Choo Keong

All motorists should check whether their insurance policy is from Mercantile Insurance Sdn. Bhd. instead of finding out after an accident together with all the attendant hassle, shock and losses

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, May 23,1994;

All motorists should check whether their insurance policy is from Mercantile Insurance Sdn. Bhd. instead of finding out after an accident together with all the attendant hassle, shock and losses

All vehicle owners should check whether their insurance policy is from Mercantile Insurance Sdn. Bhd. instead of finding out after an accident, together with all the attendant hassle, shack and losses. Continue reading All motorists should check whether their insurance policy is from Mercantile Insurance Sdn. Bhd. instead of finding out after an accident together with all the attendant hassle, shock and losses

The 1990 General Elections was not the ‘first chance, last chance’ for DAP to capture Penang State Government because the DAP denied the Barisan Nasional the two-thirds majority to amend the State Constitution and gerrymander with the state constituencies

Speech (Part 2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Mobilisation Meeting of Penang island DAP members held at DAP Penang Hqrs, Lorong Kinta on Monday, 23rd May 1994 at 8.30 pm

The 1990 General Elections was not the ‘first chance, last chance’ for DAP to capture Penang State Government because the DAP denied the Barisan Nasional the two-thirds majority to amend the State Constitution and gerrymander with the state constituencies

Gerakan leaders in Penang are claiming that the DAP has itself admitted that the DAP would have no chance to win the Penang State Government in Tanjong 3, because in the 1990 general elections, I had said that it was ‘the first chance and the last chance’ for the DAP to form the State Government in Penang. Continue reading The 1990 General Elections was not the ‘first chance, last chance’ for DAP to capture Penang State Government because the DAP denied the Barisan Nasional the two-thirds majority to amend the State Constitution and gerrymander with the state constituencies

Penang will he the ‘engine-head’ in the campaign in the next general elections for a full liberali-sation of nation-building policies to give every Malaysian an equal place under the Malaysian sun

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General DAP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Mobilisation Meeting of Penang Island DAP members held at DAP Penang Hqrs, Lorong Kinta on Monday, 23rd May 1994 at 8.30.pm

Penang will he the ‘engine-head’ in the campaign in the next general elections for a full liberali-sation of nation-building policies to give every Malaysian an equal place under the Malaysian sun

This mobilisation meeting of Penang Island DAP members is to communicate the unmistakable message and signal that the next general elections is around the corner, and the entire party mid all members should be on a full mobilisation footing. Continue reading Penang will he the ‘engine-head’ in the campaign in the next general elections for a full liberali-sation of nation-building policies to give every Malaysian an equal place under the Malaysian sun

Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of 263,000 current Mercantile Insurance policyholders as Bank Negara has taken over Mercantile Insurance for over three years

by Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 22nd May 1994:

Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of 263,000 current Mercantile Insurance policyholders as Bank Negara has taken over Mercantile Insurance for over three years

Bank Negara has acted most irresponsibly in suddenly announcing on 17th May 1994 that it had directed Mercantile Insurance Sdn. Bhd. (MISB) to cease writing new business and renewals in all classes of insurance business, and to suspend all payments to claimants and creditors with immediate effect. Continue reading Bank Negara is morally and legally bound to honour dollar-for-dollar the policies of 263,000 current Mercantile Insurance policyholders as Bank Negara has taken over Mercantile Insurance for over three years