Category: Accountability

Call on Inspector-General of Police to hold a public Inquiry into the shocking case PEE CHING CHOW

Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference held at DAP Malacca premises on Wednesday, 5th Oct. 1977 at 10.30 a.m.

Call on Inspector-General of Police to hold a public Inquiry into the shocking case PEE CHING CHOW who was released from Pulau Jerejak on completion of two years’ detention and returned to his Segamat family as a corpse; and Call on public-spirited Malaysians to donate generously for the educational fund of the four Pee children

I call this Press Conference to make public, and to call on the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, to institute a public inquiry into the shocking case of PEE CHING CHOW, 32, a sub-contractor from 254, Bukit Siput New Village, Segamat, Johore, who was released from Pulau Jerejak on completion of two years’ detention and returned to his waiting family in Bukit Siput, Segamat, as a corpse. Continue reading Call on Inspector-General of Police to hold a public Inquiry into the shocking case PEE CHING CHOW

Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when officially opening the DAP Rural Affairs Sub-Committee Political Seminar for branch representatives held in Ipoh on Saturday, 1st Oct. 1977 at 2 p.m.

Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

The State of Perak has got a new Mentri Besar today, in the person of Wan Mohamed Wan Teh, Assemblymen for Temenggor. But what else has the people got? Will they get a Government of able, dedicated, self-sacrificing government leaders who are honest, incorruptible and man of undoubted integrity? Or will the people of Perak, whether in the kampongs or estates or towns continue to be neglected and ignored while the small group of top political leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional exploit the State’s rich natural resources for their own personal advancement? Continue reading Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when officiating at the inauguration of the Malacca DAP Labour Bureau at DAP Melaka premises on Friday, 23rd Sept. 1977 at 8pm.

Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Although the Public Services Tribunal Bill 1977 passed through the Dewan Rakyat on July 26 and the Dewan Negara on August 8, the Government has not yet appointed the Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal and the panel members who are to be entrusted with the task of inquiring into and resolving anomalies affecting the remunerations and terms and conditions of service in the public service as a result of the implementation of the Mahathir Cabinet Committee Report. Continue reading Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Call for inquiry into why a 17-year old boy had to be amputated twice a fall from a tree

Call for inquiry into why a 17-year old boy had to be amputated twice a fall from a tree

Last weekend, together with the DAP MP for Ipoh, Sdr Lim Cho Hock and the DAP State Assemblymen for Gopeng, Sdr P.Patto, I visited the Ipoh General Hospital to see a 17-year old boy from Jalong New Village, Sungei Siput, Leong Choon Hwa, who was injured and hospitalised on 13.8.1977.

The boy was not attended to by a doctor until some three hours after he was brought to the hospital on 13.8.1977. Continue reading Call for inquiry into why a 17-year old boy had to be amputated twice a fall from a tree

Lim Kit Siang calls for full public inquiry into the police shoot-out in the heart of Ipoh town

Lim Kit Siang calls for full public inquiry into the police shoot-out in the heart of Ipoh town on August 13, and asks for a meeting with Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar

Last weekend, when I was in Ipoh, I found the general Ipoh public very agitated and angry about the indiscriminate police public shooting in the heart of Ipoh town on August 13 of police escapees causing three deaths and one serious injury.

Wherever I went in Ipoh, the members of the public came up to me to register their revulsion and strong reaction against the police handling of the incident – although the incident took place two weeks previously. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang calls for full public inquiry into the police shoot-out in the heart of Ipoh town

Who is telling the truth – Tan Sri Alar or Dato Senu

FURTHER STATEMENT by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the Press Conference in Parliament, Committee Room One, on Monday, 8th Nov. 1976 at 2 p.m.

Who is telling the truth – Tan Sri Alar or Dato Senu

I now wish to make a further statement on the matter. I have with me the Directors’ Report for the year ended 30th Sept. 1974 signed by the Chairman of the Great Malaysia Line Sdn. Brd, Dato Senu bin Abdul Rahman. Continue reading Who is telling the truth – Tan Sri Alar or Dato Senu

Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith

Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, today (16.9.1976) issued the following statement:

Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith
The CUEPACS Council has confirmed Oct. 19 as the date for the strike by the public service unions and their members if the Government delayed the implementation of the Ibrahim Ali Report. Continue reading Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith

The 1976 Malacca Budget is a budget of extravagance in a time of austerity

Speech by DAP State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, in the Malacca State Assembly on Wednesday, 26th Nov. 1975 on the 1976 Malacca State Budget.

The 1976 Malacca Budget is a budget of extravagance in a time of austerity

For the past few months, the country has resounded with calls by the Government leaders, headed by the Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, for nation-wide austerity by all governments, public authorities, statutory boards and the Malaysian public to help tide over the tight financial position faced by the government and country because of the prolonged economic recession in Malaysia. Continue reading The 1976 Malacca Budget is a budget of extravagance in a time of austerity

Inquiry as to how an important State document like the Essential (Essential Powers) Ordinance could get lost

Speech delivered by DAP Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, 21st Nov. 1975 when starting his debate on the Prime Minister’s Department during the Committee of Supply.

Inquiry as to how an important State document like the Essential (Essential Powers) Ordinance could get lost

The loss of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No.1 of 1969, o the basis of which far-reaching Regulations were made gravely affecting the lives, rights and liberties of Malaysians, including Regulations which over-ride Constitutional guarantees and liberties, has caused considerable public concern and anxiety. Continue reading Inquiry as to how an important State document like the Essential (Essential Powers) Ordinance could get lost

A formal letter to Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua, Dewan Rakyat/Parlimen to rise a motion on the loss of a Basic State Document

Yang Berhormat
Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua,
Dewan Rakyat/ Parlimen,
Kuala Lumpur.

Dear Tan Sri,

Under Standing Orders 18, I am giving notice to seek leave of the House to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, the motion to read: Continue reading A formal letter to Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua, Dewan Rakyat/Parlimen to rise a motion on the loss of a Basic State Document