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DAP’s thumping Bagan by-election victory is a severe warning to Barisan National that it could face its worst result in the next general election before the year 2,000 if the government ignores the people’s desire for both democracy and development

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, at the opening of the Penang DAP State Convention held at the Towne House Hotel, Penang Road, on Sunday, October 1 , 1995 at 10 a.m.

DAP’s thumping Bagan by-election victory is a severe warning to Barisan National that it could face its worst result in the next general election before the year 2,000 if the government ignores the people’s desire for both democracy and development.

In the April 1995 general election, the DAP faced its worst general election defeat in the 29-year party history, raising the question whether there is a future for the DAP in particular and democracy in general. Continue reading DAP’s thumping Bagan by-election victory is a severe warning to Barisan National that it could face its worst result in the next general election before the year 2,000 if the government ignores the people’s desire for both democracy and development

Police should stop playing games with “semantics” and demonstrate to Malaysians that it has nothing to hide by stopping all examination of Irene Fernadez and announce its support for an independent inquiry into the Tenaganita allegations

Press statement(2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong ,Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday ,September 30 ,1995:

Police should stop playing games with “semantics” and demonstrate to Malaysians that it has nothing to hide by stopping all examination of Irene Fernadez and announce its support for an independent inquiry into the Tenaganita allegations

The Bukit Aman Police today issued a statement and claimed that it was not “interrogating” Tenaganita director Irene Fernandez but merely “recording statements” from her in connection with Tenaganita’s allegations of maltreatment of illegal immigrants at the immigration detention camps. Continue reading Police should stop playing games with “semantics” and demonstrate to Malaysians that it has nothing to hide by stopping all examination of Irene Fernadez and announce its support for an independent inquiry into the Tenaganita allegations

Mahathir has made a good speech at the 50th UN General Assembly in his call on the United Nations to stand on the side of the collective needs of the people and nations and not be an instrument of the rich and powerful

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, September 30, 1995:

Mahathir has made a good speech at the 50th UN General Assembly in his call on the United Nations to stand on the side of the collective needs of the people and nations and not be an instrument of the rich and powerful

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has made a good speech at the 50th UN General Assembly in his call on the united Nations to stand on the side of the collective needs of the people and nations and not be an instrument of the rich and powerful. Continue reading Mahathir has made a good speech at the 50th UN General Assembly in his call on the United Nations to stand on the side of the collective needs of the people and nations and not be an instrument of the rich and powerful

Kit Siang highlights Police bias in investigations and Bakun project in his Parliamentary questions next month

By DAP Hqrs Information Office on Saturday, September 30, 1995:

Kit Siang highlights Police bias in investigations and Bakun project in his Parliamentary questions next month

Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, has made Police bias in investigations and the RM15 billion Bakun dam project as the two main highlights in his Parliamentary questions for next month. Continue reading Kit Siang highlights Police bias in investigations and Bakun project in his Parliamentary questions next month

The Legal Profession Qualifying Board’s reaction to allegations of leak in the CLP examination in August this year most disappointing and unsatisfactory

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, September 29, 1995:

The Legal Profession Qualifying Board’s reaction to allegations of leak in the CLP examination in August this year most disappointing and unsatisfactory

I find the Legal Profession Qualifying Board’s reaction to allegations of leak in the Certificate of Legal Practitioners (CLP) examinations in August this year most disappointing and unsatisfactory. (Sun 28th Sept. 1995) Continue reading The Legal Profession Qualifying Board’s reaction to allegations of leak in the CLP examination in August this year most disappointing and unsatisfactory

There must not only be a new National Information Policy, but also a new Information Minister who understands the Information Superhighway and the multi-cultural attributes of Malayisan nation

by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, September 29, 1995:

There must not only be a new National Information Policy, but also a new Information Minister who understands the Information Superhighway and the multi-cultural attributes of Malayisan nation

Information Minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said in Kuala Terengganu yesterday that the committee chaired by Tan Sri Samad Ismail to draft a national information policy has been asked to go over its draft proposal to include new elements to keep abreast with current information technology mediums. Continue reading There must not only be a new National Information Policy, but also a new Information Minister who understands the Information Superhighway and the multi-cultural attributes of Malayisan nation

The two disasters yesterday – the west Port poison fumes disaster which killed four and the collapse of an overhead bridge under construction in Klang which killed two – raises thee disturbing question whether the Government had become too inured or stupefied by avoidable man-made disasters

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, September 29, 1995:

The two disasters yesterday – the west Port poison fumes disaster which killed four and the collapse of an overhead bridge under construction in Klang which killed two – raises thee disturbing question whether the Government had become too inured or stupefied by avoidable man-made disasters

The two disasters yesterday – the west Port poison fumes disaster which killed four and the collapse of an overhead bridge under construction in Klang which killed two – raises thee disturbing question whether the Government had become too inured or stupefied by avoidable man-made disasters that it is incapable of taking effective remedial measures. Continue reading The two disasters yesterday – the west Port poison fumes disaster which killed four and the collapse of an overhead bridge under construction in Klang which killed two – raises thee disturbing question whether the Government had become too inured or stupefied by avoidable man-made disasters

Call on all NGOs in the country endorse the call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Police bias in handling police investigations and to faster a new police philosophy in keeping with a caring and human society

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, September 29,1995:

Call on all NGOs in the country endorse the call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Police bias in handling police investigations and to faster a new police philosophy in keeping with a caring and human society

Yesterday, I went to Bukit Aman and submitted for forwarding to the Inspector-General of Police ,Tan Sri Rahim investigating government leaders and police officers as compared to Opposition leaders. Continue reading Call on all NGOs in the country endorse the call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Police bias in handling police investigations and to faster a new police philosophy in keeping with a caring and human society

Cautious welcome for the appointment of Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmud as head of the Independent Board of Visitors for the nine immigration detention camps

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, at the Tenaganita press conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 28th September 1995 at 3pm

Cautious welcome for the appointment of Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmud as head of the Independent Board of Visitors for the nine immigration detention camps

I would cautiously welcome the appointment of former Anti-Corruption Agency director-general Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmud as head of the Indendent Board of Visitors for the nine immigration detention camps to ensure that they do not sully the international reputation of Malaysia with sub-standard conditions and treatment of illegal immigrants detained there. Continue reading Cautious welcome for the appointment of Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmud as head of the Independent Board of Visitors for the nine immigration detention camps

Call on the IGP, Tan Sri Rahim Noor to rethink police philosophy which seems to deviate from being custodian of law and order and protector of the people to become a law unto itself

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, after meeting the Police in Bukit Aman on Thursday, September 28, 1995 at noon to present An Indictment of Police bias when investigating government leaders and police officers as compared to Opposition leaders:

Call on the IGP, Tan Sri Rahim Noor to rethink police philosophy which seems to deviate from being custodian of law and order and protector of the people to become a law unto itself

Yesterday evening, just before I left the DAP Hqrs for the Subang International Airport to catch a flight to Penang, I learn of the Bukit Aman police statement that I have been asked to give clarification to the CId Director. Datuk Mohd Said Awang on my statements calling on the police to withdraw the report against Irene Fernandez for criminal defamation, to co-operate in an independent inquiry into Tenaganita allegations about mal-treatment of Bangladeshi and other illegal immigrants in Imigration detention camps and for expressing my lack of confidence in the impartiality and independence of the Police when it has to conduct investigations involving government leaders and the Police. Continue reading Call on the IGP, Tan Sri Rahim Noor to rethink police philosophy which seems to deviate from being custodian of law and order and protector of the people to become a law unto itself