Category: Accountability

Pairin’s justification of Operation Lalang mass arrests most shocking and utterly indefensible

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, July 7, 1990:

Pairin’s justification of Operation Lalang mass arrests most shocking and utterly indefensible

PBS President and Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan’s justification of his support of the Operation Lalang mass arrests in 1987 is most shocking and utterly indefensible. Continue reading Pairin’s justification of Operation Lalang mass arrests most shocking and utterly indefensible

Lee Kim Sai was paid his full salary and allowances and enjoyed a grand and prolonged holiday at taxpayers’ expense when he ran away to Australia for three months to escape Operation Lalang arrest

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Joint DAP-Semangat 46 Dinner held at Kapar, Selangor on Saturday, July 7, 1990 at 10 p.m.

Lee Kim Sai was paid his full salary and allowances and enjoyed a grand and prolonged holiday at taxpayers’ expense when he ran away to Australia for three months to escape Operation Lalang arrest

MCA Deputy President Datuk Lee Kim Sai’s political capital is that he is a person who ‘dares to speak and dares to get angry’. But his political record does not really match such a political reputation he is building for himself. Continue reading Lee Kim Sai was paid his full salary and allowances and enjoyed a grand and prolonged holiday at taxpayers’ expense when he ran away to Australia for three months to escape Operation Lalang arrest

Is Loke Yuen Yow prepared to announce that he would resign from all government and public offices if Bank Negara does not recoup the $131.6 million from its gold-leasing activities to Drexel Trading by next year?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, June 26, 1990:

Is Loke Yuen Yow prepared to announce that he would resign from all government and public offices if Bank Negara does not recoup the $131.6 million from its gold-leasing activities to Drexel Trading by next year?

Deputy Finance Minister, Loke Yuen Yow, has misled Parliament in claiming that the Bank Negara was confident of recovering the $100 million gold deposits with Drexel Trading Company. Continue reading Is Loke Yuen Yow prepared to announce that he would resign from all government and public offices if Bank Negara does not recoup the $131.6 million from its gold-leasing activities to Drexel Trading by next year?

Myanmar election results a great and historic victory in the human march towards democracy and freedom

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday ,May 30, 1990:

Myanmar election results a great and historic victory in the human march towards democracy and freedom

The results of the first multi-party elections in Myanmar in three decades is a great and historic victory in the human march towards democracy and freedom. Continue reading Myanmar election results a great and historic victory in the human march towards democracy and freedom

Kit Siang to ask Dr.Mahathir in Parliament why United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) is given preferential treatment in all Government privatisation programmes

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP ceramah at Nibong Tebal, Penang on Saturday, May 26, 1990 at 8 p.m.

Kit Siang to ask Dr.Mahathir in Parliament why United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) is given preferential treatment in all Government privatisation programmes

When Parliament meets in a fortnight, I would ask the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir why the UMNO-owned and controlled company, United Engineers Malaysia (UEM), has been given preferential treatment by the Malaysian Government in its privatisation programme. Continue reading Kit Siang to ask Dr.Mahathir in Parliament why United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) is given preferential treatment in all Government privatisation programmes

Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, 21st May 1990:

Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

After my visit to the Pantai Remis for a ceramah on May 12, the Gerakan Publicity Bureau Director and Political Secretary to the Primary industries Minister, Dr. Kang Chin Seng, challenged me to produce within 48 hours a Gerakan member to say that ‘Keng Yaik is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’. Continue reading Will Keng Yaik admit that he is ‘the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia who uses his overseas trips to put his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’?

Every Malaysian can call Keng Yaik a liar without fear of being sued

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 5th May 1990 at 11 a.m.

Every Malaysian can call Keng Yaik a liar without fear of being sued

Yesterday, I challenged the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, to apologise for his lie about the DAP-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta, or announce his intention to sue me for calling him “an inveterate, compulsive and incorrigible liar”, or I will announce the next “serious consequence” he would have to face for such a lie. Continue reading Every Malaysian can call Keng Yaik a liar without fear of being sued

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak seems to be the first Minister to declare support for having a liar in the Malaysian Cabinet

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 4th May 1990 at 11.30 a.m.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak seems to be the first Minister to declare support for having a liar in the Malaysian Cabinet

UMNO Youth leader and Sports Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, seems to be the first Minister to welcome and support having a liar in the Malaysian Cabinet. Continue reading Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak seems to be the first Minister to declare support for having a liar in the Malaysian Cabinet

Lim Kit Siang fixes Chan She Shu Yuen Chan’s Clan Association Selangor/ Federal Territory in Kuala Lumpur next Thursday, 3rd May 1990 at 11 am for Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to produce his proof that DAP had ‘secret meetings’ with PAS.

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 25th April 1990 at 11.30 am.

Lim Kit Siang fixes Chan She Shu Yuen Chan’s Clan Association Selangor/ Federal Territory in Kuala Lumpur next Thursday, 3rd May 1990 at 11 am for Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to produce his proof that DAP had ‘secret meetings’ with PAS.

My 48-hour deadline to Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, to name the place, date and time for him to produce evidence to substantiate his allegations last Sunday that the DAP and PAS had ‘secret’ meetings outside the country has expired, and I have not received any word from Keng Yaik that he would accept my challenge. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang fixes Chan She Shu Yuen Chan’s Clan Association Selangor/ Federal Territory in Kuala Lumpur next Thursday, 3rd May 1990 at 11 am for Dr. Lim Keng Yaik to produce his proof that DAP had ‘secret meetings’ with PAS.

Keng Yaik should explain why over TV 3 on Sunday, he named the MP for Seputeh, Liew Ah Kim, as the DAP leader who was going to Jakarta for the secret meeting with a PAS leader while in Sin Min, he named DAP Malacca Assemblymen, Kerk Kim Hock, instead

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 24th April 1990:

Keng Yaik should explain why over TV 3 on Sunday, he named the MP for Seputeh, Liew Ah Kim, as the DAP leader who was going to Jakarta for the secret meeting with a PAS leader while in Sin Min, he named DAP Malacca Assemblymen, Kerk Kim Hock, instead?

I have now been informed that over TV 3 on Sunday, the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lin Keng Yaik, named the DAP MP for Seputeh and National Publicity Secretary, Sdr. Liew Ah Kim, as the DAP leader who going or had gone to Jakarta for the secret meeting with a PAS leader. Continue reading Keng Yaik should explain why over TV 3 on Sunday, he named the MP for Seputeh, Liew Ah Kim, as the DAP leader who was going to Jakarta for the secret meeting with a PAS leader while in Sin Min, he named DAP Malacca Assemblymen, Kerk Kim Hock, instead