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Is Tsu Koon suggesting that all religious and civic bodies in Penang do not have to pay their quit rent arrears and should petition to State Government to forfeit their land so as to re-alienate back to them free of the quit rent arrears debt?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, August 19, 1993:

Is Tsu Koon suggesting that all religious and civic bodies in Penang do not have to pay their quit rent arrears and should petition to State Government to forfeit their land so as to re-alienate back to them free of the quit rent arrears debt?

I welcome the statement by the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon that the State Government would not ‘forfeit’ the land of lawful religious and civic organisations, and that even if land forfeiture should occur, this is merely a procedural matter and eventually the land would be returned to the original owners. Continue reading Is Tsu Koon suggesting that all religious and civic bodies in Penang do not have to pay their quit rent arrears and should petition to State Government to forfeit their land so as to re-alienate back to them free of the quit rent arrears debt?

Selangor Mentri Besar setting a bad example in interfering and stopping the construction of a cathedral in Shah Alam

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, August 19, 1993:

Selangor Mentri Besar setting a bad example in interfering and stopping the construction of a cathedral in Shah Alam

The Selangor Mentri Besar, Tan Sri Muhammad Haji Muhammad Taib, is setting a bad example in interfering and stopping the construction of a cathedral in Shah Alam. Continue reading Selangor Mentri Besar setting a bad example in interfering and stopping the construction of a cathedral in Shah Alam

Call on Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmood to explain what has happened to the ACA draft for a new corruption law

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, August 18, 1993:

Call on Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmood to explain what has happened to the ACA draft for a new corruption law

In June 1992, when I met the ACA Director-General, Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmood, I was told that the ACA had finalised a draft for a new corruption law with widened power even to allow the ACA to investigate into privatised entities like MAS, Telekom and Tenaga Nasional if there are corrupt practices. Continue reading Call on Tan Sri Zulkifli Mahmood to explain what has happened to the ACA draft for a new corruption law

Tsu Koon should sack Goik Hock Lai as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister if the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck Cheng God was confiscated because of Hock Lai’s incompetence and negligence

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, August 18, 1993:

Tsu Koon should sack Goik Hock Lai as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister if the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck Cheng God was confiscated because of Hock Lai’s incompetence and negligence

Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, should sack Goik Hock Lai as his political secretary, if the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teng Cheng God was confiscated by the Penang State Government because of Hock Lai’s incompetence and neligence. Continue reading Tsu Koon should sack Goik Hock Lai as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister if the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck Cheng God was confiscated because of Hock Lai’s incompetence and negligence

DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to get the State Exco at its weekly meeting tomorrow to revoke forfeiture of the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck God

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 17th August, 1993:

DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to get the State Exco at its weekly meeting tomorrow to revoke forfeiture of the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck God

The Penang Chief Minister, Dr Koh Tsu Koon, through his political secretary, Goik Hock Lai, had said that the Penang State Government would “as fast as possible through normal administrative procedures return the forfeited land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck Cheng God to the Management Committee”. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to get the State Exco at its weekly meeting tomorrow to revoke forfeiture of the land of Bukit Mertajam Hock Teck God

DAP commends Morihiro Tokokawa for being the first Japanese Premier to express sympathy to victims of Japanese militarism

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, August 16, 1993:

DAP commends Morihiro Tokokawa for being the first Japanese Premier to express sympathy to victims of Japanese militarism

DAP commends Morihiro Tokokawa for being the first Japanese Premier to express sympathy to victims of Japanese militarism and to publicly admit that the Japannese war of aggressin during the Second World War as an “ an aggressive war and a wrong war”. Continue reading DAP commends Morihiro Tokokawa for being the first Japanese Premier to express sympathy to victims of Japanese militarism

Liong Sik should apologise to fish-ball manufacturers for the million-ringgit losses suffered in the past two months as the baseless rumour of pork-mixed in the fishball was spread in the name on MCA

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 16th August , 1993:

Liong Sik should apologise to fish-ball manufacturers for the million-ringgit losses suffered in the past two months as the baseless rumour of pork-mixed in the fishball was spread in the name on MCA

MCA President, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, should apologise to fish-ball manufacturers for the million-ringgit losses suffered in the past two months as the baseless rumour of pork-mixed in the fishball was spread in the name on MCA. Continue reading Liong Sik should apologise to fish-ball manufacturers for the million-ringgit losses suffered in the past two months as the baseless rumour of pork-mixed in the fishball was spread in the name on MCA

DAP calls on Finance Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain the long delay in taking action against the culprits responsible for the Union Paper Holdings Bhd. Shares scandal

Speech (Part 3) by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Convention held in Ipoh on Sunday, August 15, 1993 at 10a.m.

DAP calls on Finance Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain the long delay in taking action against the culprits responsible for the Union Paper Holdings Bhd. Shares scandal

It is coming to two months since the Union Paper Holdings Bhd. Shares scandal and despite assurances given by the Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to the DAP in Parliament last month that he was satisfied with the actions being taken by the various regulatory agencies, no one had been arrested or prosecuted for the offence of short-selling yet. Continue reading DAP calls on Finance Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to explain the long delay in taking action against the culprits responsible for the Union Paper Holdings Bhd. Shares scandal

Kit Siang offers Liong Sik a moratorium on political exchanges between MCA and DAP on ‘cow-dung politics’ in the press

Speech by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the opening of the Perak DAP State Convention in Ipoh on Sunday, 15th August 1993 at 10 a.m.

Kit Siang offers Liong Sik a moratorium on political exchanges between MCA and DAP on ‘cow-dung politics’ in the press

Several MCA leaders have jumped to the defence of MCA President, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, to justify his ‘cow-dung political theory’, like the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Wong See Wah and the Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Loke Yuen Low. Continue reading Kit Siang offers Liong Sik a moratorium on political exchanges between MCA and DAP on ‘cow-dung politics’ in the press

DAP calls for a special Parliamentary meeting to pass a new law on corruption to elevate the Anti-Corruption Agency into an Anti-Corruption Commission with expanded powers to fight corruption

Speech by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Convention in Ipoh on Sunday, August 15, 1993 at 10a.m.

DAP calls for a special Parliamentary meeting to pass a new law on corruption to elevate the Anti-Corruption Agency into an Anti-Corruption Commission with expanded powers to fight corruption

The past few months have seen a rising tide against corruption and money politics in many Asian countries, which reached a new climax last month when the 38-year uninterrupted rule of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Government (LDP) was broken and LDP was thrown out of power. Continue reading DAP calls for a special Parliamentary meeting to pass a new law on corruption to elevate the Anti-Corruption Agency into an Anti-Corruption Commission with expanded powers to fight corruption