Category: Anti-Corruption

DAP support the Sultan of Johore’s campaign to clean up corruption and vice in Johore State

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in Johore Bahru on Saturday, 20th June 1981

DAP support the Sultan of Johore’s campaign to clean up corruption and vice in Johore State

With the sustaining support of the Sultan of Johore, the Johore NBI has a new lease of life. The DAP fully supports the Sultan of Johore’s campaign to clean up corruption and vice in Johore State. Continue reading DAP support the Sultan of Johore’s campaign to clean up corruption and vice in Johore State

Call on Johore MCA State Committee and Divisions to account as to how many tens of millions of dollars it had collected from its members and the public

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Pudu Branch Annual General Meeting held at DAP Pudu Branch premises in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 19th June 1981 at 8 p.m.

Call on Johore MCA State Committee and Divisions to account as to how many tens of millions of dollars it had collected from its members and the public in the form of interest-free loans purportedly for shares in the unregistered and non-existent Matang Holding Bhd

Recently, a craze had hit the Malaysian Chinese, who have been mesmerised into believing that a new era in money-making has begun in Malaysia, where in fact, money could be conjured out of nothing provided they buy MCA’s Multi-purpose holding shares, or other related ‘holding’ shares. An investment of $1,000 in ‘holdings shares’ will hey presto become overnight ten times its value to $10,000! Continue reading Call on Johore MCA State Committee and Divisions to account as to how many tens of millions of dollars it had collected from its members and the public

Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat moving a motion on 18th Oct. 1978 seeking leave of the house to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Minister and Members of Parliament (Declaration of Assets) 1978 Bill.

Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

I rise under Standing Orders 49 to move a motion to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Ministers and Members of Parliamentary to publicly declare assets annually, and that of their next of kin. Continue reading Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

Why NBI must be an independent agency

I rise to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to amend the National Bureau of Investigation Act 1973 to establish the NBO as a fully independent agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial  influence and interference so that it could effectively combat corruption, especially corruption in high political places.

When the NBI was first established it was put directly under the Prime Minister’s Office, presumably to convey t the people the impression that the NBI’s work will have the support of the Prime Minister himself. But from the Prime Minister’s Office the NBI was transferred t the Attorney-General’s Department, which marked a downgrading in importance of the NBI in government circles. Continue reading Why NBI must be an independent agency

DAP Bill to amend the NBI Act 1973 to establish the NBI as a fully independent agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial influence or interference so that it could combat corruption at high political places

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 24th October 1977 when moving a motion to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to amend the NBI Act 1973 to establish the NBI as a fully autonomous agency answerable only to Parliament

DAP Bill to amend the NBI Act 1973 to establish the NBI as a fully independent agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial influence or interference so that it could combat corruption at high political places

I rise to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to amend the National Bureau of Investigation Act 1973 to establish the NBI as a fully independent agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial influence and interference so that it could effectively combat corruption, especially corruption in high political places. Continue reading DAP Bill to amend the NBI Act 1973 to establish the NBI as a fully independent agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial influence or interference so that it could combat corruption at high political places

DAP to move a private member’s bill on Oct. 24 to establish the NBI as an Independence Agency

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at the meeting of the DAP Selangor/Federal Territory Elections Preparations Sub-Committee held at DAP KL Office at 63D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 19th October 1977 at 7.30 p.m.

DAP to move a private member’s bill on Oct. 24 to establish the NBI as an Independence Agency answerable only to Parliament to free it from political or Ministerial influence so that it could energetically combat corruption at high political places

I have given notice to move a private member’s bill when Parliament begins on next Monday, Oct. 24, to amend the NBI Act to establish the NBI as an independent agency answerable only to Parliament, so that it will be free from political or Ministerial influence or interference so as to be able to deal with the basic problem of corruption in Malaysia – corruption in high public place. Continue reading DAP to move a private member’s bill on Oct. 24 to establish the NBI as an Independence Agency

On a clean, honest and incorrupt government

(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat when moving a motion to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Ministers and Members of Parliament (Declaration of Assets) Act 1978 on October 18, 1977)

I rise under Standing Orders 49 to move a motion to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Ministers and Members of Parliament (Declaration of Assets) 1978 Bill requiring every Minister and Member of Parliament to publicly declare his or her assets annually and that of the next of kin.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn, has a personal reputation of being opposed to corrupt practices, the country has a National Bureau of Investigations, and every now and then we read of departmental heads requiring their public servants to declare their assets. But it cannot be denied that corruption in Malaysia is a rampant problem, with many top political and public servants possessing unaccounted wealth and property. Continue reading On a clean, honest and incorrupt government

Call on NBI to investigate into corruption rackets in the house development industry

Call on NBI to investigate into corruption rackets in the house development industry

Corruption has become rifer with the passing years. The NBI has proved to be an ineffective instrument to fight corruption at all levels of government, and from all sectors of public life.

Corruption in fact is becoming accepted as a way of Malaysian public life. This is disgraceful, and must be stamped out if it is not to eat into the heart of the Malaysian nation like a cancer. Continue reading Call on NBI to investigate into corruption rackets in the house development industry

DAP to become an even more broadly-based political movement to present the National Front with a serious challenge at both the national and state elections in the next general elections

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Penang State DAP promises at Tanjong Tokong, Penang, on Saturday 10th Sept. 1977 at 3 p.m.

DAP to become an even more broadly-based political movement to present the National Front with a serious challenge at both the national and state elections in the next general elections

I expect the Prime Minister, Dato Hussein Onn, to call for a general elections next March or April. Even the most optimistic Barisan Nasional political and election strategists do not believe that they could hold their 1974 parliamentary and State Assembly seats. Continue reading DAP to become an even more broadly-based political movement to present the National Front with a serious challenge at both the national and state elections in the next general elections

Has NBI lost its teeth since its transfer to the A.G.’s Chambers

Speech by Opposition Leader and DAP MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, on the Ministry of Law in the Dewan Rakyat on 7th December, 1976.

Has NBI lost its teeth since its transfer to the A.G.’s Chambers

The transfer of the National Bureau of Investigations from the Prime Minister’s Department early this year to the Ministry of Law and A.G.’s Department was seen as a downgrading of the NBI. And what happened these 12 months since, the A.G’s Chambers has only confirmed these conclusions. Continue reading Has NBI lost its teeth since its transfer to the A.G.’s Chambers