Category: Coalition Politics

Call on MCA, Gerakan and MIC to take a principled stand on Sabah and not to use the issue merely to compete with each other to curry favour with UMNO

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Mela, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 30.3.1986:

Call on MCA, Gerakan and MIC to take a principled stand on Sabah and not to use the issue merely to compete with each other to curry favour with UMNO

MCA Deputy President, Datuk Ling Liong Sik, said in Muar yesterday that the MCA supported the Sabah Formula to resolve the Sabah crisis. Continue reading Call on MCA, Gerakan and MIC to take a principled stand on Sabah and not to use the issue merely to compete with each other to curry favour with UMNO

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 14th March, 1986:

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, yesterday challenged me to prove my statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the latest spate of demonstrations and bomb explasions were part of a plan to get the Federal Government to take over Sabah and declare emergency rule. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 14th March, 1986:

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, yesterday challenged me to prove my statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the latest spate of demonstrations and bomb explasions were part of a plan to get the Federal Government to take over Sabah and declare emergency rule. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

DAP calls on Datuk Musa Hitam to order the arrest of UMNO National Publicity Chief, Senator Haji Hussein Ahmad, for being responsible for the 5,000-people demonstration outside the Kota Bahru High Court yesterday

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in DAP PJ Headquarters on Monday, January 27, 1986 at 12 noon

DAP calls on Datuk Musa Hitam to order the arrest of UMNO National Publicity Chief, Senator Haji Hussein Ahmad, for being responsible for the 5,000-people demonstration outside the Kota Bahru High Court yesterday

The DAP calls on the Deputy prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, to order the arrest of UMNO National Publicity Chief, Senator Haji Hussein Ahmad, for being responsible for the 5,000-people demonstration outside the Kota Bahru High Court yesterday. Continue reading DAP calls on Datuk Musa Hitam to order the arrest of UMNO National Publicity Chief, Senator Haji Hussein Ahmad, for being responsible for the 5,000-people demonstration outside the Kota Bahru High Court yesterday

Congratulations to the new MCA Ministers and suggest that their first task to collectively propose at their first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday the rectification of the historic wrongs against Lim Lian Geok and Chinese education struggle

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca DAP State Memorial meeting for Chinese educationist, Lim Lian Geok, held at DAP Malacca premises on Sunday, January 5, 1986

Congratulations to the new MCA Ministers and suggest that their first task to collectively propose at their first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday the rectification of the historic wrongs against Lim Lian Geok and Chinese education struggle

I congratulate the new MCA Ministers, and hope that they would dare to speak up in Cabinet to fight for the basic rights of the Malaysians Chinese, and also to redress the wrongs being borne by the Chinese community. Continue reading Congratulations to the new MCA Ministers and suggest that their first task to collectively propose at their first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday the rectification of the historic wrongs against Lim Lian Geok and Chinese education struggle

UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the University of Malaya Public Admisntration Club forum on ‘Parliamentary Democracy’ held at Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya on Friday, 15.11.1985 at 9 p.m.

UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Early this year, the Government belatedly and very formalistically, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Malaysian Parliament. There was no attempt to assess and evaluate the record of the last 25 years’ of parliamentary than to celebrate. Continue reading UMNO-cracy is stifling the healthy growth of democracy and parliamentary practices and traditions

Government front-bench should consult the Opposition on Parliamentary practice and procedure so that the parliamentary farce yesterday where Dewan Rakyat was improperly adjourned till Monday would not recur

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday. Oct. 17, 1985:

Government front-bench should consult the Opposition on Parliamentary practice and procedure so that the parliamentary farce yesterday where Dewan Rakyat was improperly adjourned till Monday would not recur

The Government front-bench should consult and discuss with the Opposition on parliamentary practice and procedures so that the farce yesterday, when the Dewan Rakyat was improperly adjourned until Monday would not recur. Continue reading Government front-bench should consult the Opposition on Parliamentary practice and procedure so that the parliamentary farce yesterday where Dewan Rakyat was improperly adjourned till Monday would not recur

The sacking of Neo Yee Pan from Cabinet shows that UMNO has the reserve power to interfere in MCA affairs to the extent of deciding who is to be the MCA President

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, to the Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch Committee members at DAP PJ Hqrs on Thursday, Sept 26. 1985 at 8.30 p.m.

The sacking of Neo Yee Pan from Cabinet shows that UMNO has the reserve power to interfere in MCA affairs to the extent of deciding who is to be the MCA President

Under the guidance of Ghaffar Baba, the MCA ‘three kingdom’ power struggle has entered the new phase of branch, divisional and national elections. According to initial reports, the Tan faction is having the upper hand, followed by Neo, faction, with the Mak faction with hardly any base or support. Continue reading The sacking of Neo Yee Pan from Cabinet shows that UMNO has the reserve power to interfere in MCA affairs to the extent of deciding who is to be the MCA President

The statements and speeches by Dr. Lim Keng Yaik and other Gerakan leaders this one week should not be taken seriously

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday,11th Sept 1985

The statements and speeches by Dr. Lim Keng Yaik and other Gerakan leaders this one week should not be taken seriously

Gerakan leaders including its President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, have suddenly become very vocal and articulate recently. However, the statements and speeches by Dr. Lim Keng Yaik and other Gerakan leaders, as well as the resolutions to be passed Gerakan delegates’ conference in Penang this weekend, should not be taken seriously by Malaysians. Continue reading The statements and speeches by Dr. Lim Keng Yaik and other Gerakan leaders this one week should not be taken seriously

Gerakan is greedy for MCA’s Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial posts although its policies and principles are the same as MCA’s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Nibong Tebal Branch Solidarity Dinner held at Pai Teik Union School, Nibong Tebal, on Friday, 6.9.1985 at 8pm

Gerakan is greedy for MCA’s Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial posts although its policies and principles are the same as MCA’s

The day after the MCA was given three months’ grace by the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council on August 17, 1985 to solve its ‘Three Kingdom’ power struggle, the Gerakan President, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik showed the Gerakan’s impatience and greediness for the MCA’s Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial’ posts. Continue reading Gerakan is greedy for MCA’s Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial posts although its policies and principles are the same as MCA’s