Category: Coalition Politics

DAP welcomes the motion of PAS General Assembly authorising talks with DAP

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition leader, DAP Secretary-¬General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Dinner held at Bukit Mertajam on Wednesday, 30th May 1990 at 9 p.m.

DAP welcomes the motion of PAS General Assembly authorising talks with DAP

I welcome thy PAS Muktamar motion on Sunday authorising the PAS leadership to have talks with the DAP and other political parties and organisations on the political situation in the country. Continue reading DAP welcomes the motion of PAS General Assembly authorising talks with DAP

Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 19th May 1990:

Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

Yesterday, I gave the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, 24 hours to deny that he gave authority to his Political Secretary and Director of Gerakan Publicity Bureau, Dr. Kang Chin Sang, to throw me a challenge at Pantai Remis giving me 48 hours to produce a Gerakan member to publicly provide proof that “Lim Keng Yaik is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysia and uses his overseas trips to deposit his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts”. Continue reading Why is there complete silence from Keng Yaik on my challenge to him to public debate on Gerakan allegations that DAP wants to create Islamic State by co-operating with PAS

Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 19th May, 1990 on remarks by Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, in Kota Bahru yesterday:

Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words

Gerakan President and minister for Primary Industries, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, called me a ‘political samseng’ in Kota Bahru yesterday, repeating what he said last week at the federal Territory Gerakan Assembly. Continue reading Keng Yaik is the Malaysian Minister most famous for his four-letter words

Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a ‘Towards Tanjung 2’ Dinner in Bayan Baru, Penang on Saturday, 19th May 1990 at 8 p.m

Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

Semangat 46 President, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, said in his presidential address to the Semangat 46 general assembly on Friday that the 800,000 Semangat 46 members feel that they are second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic rule of the Barisan Nasional government. Continue reading Even the Malays are feeling that they have become second-class citizens under the unfair and undemocratic policies of the Barisan Nasional

Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 18th May 1990:

Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

The Director of Gerakan Publicity Bureau and Political Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries, Dr. Kang Chin Seng, gave me 48 hours to produce a Gerakan member to publicly produce proof that ‘Lim Keng Yaik’ is the most corrupt Minister in Malaysian and uses his overseas trips to deposit his corruption money in unnumbered Swiss bank accounts’. (China Press 17/5/90 p. 7) Continue reading Dr. Kang Chin Seng has become the ‘rat running across the street’ in the Gerakan as he is primarily responsible for the Lim Keng Yaik fiasco over the lies about the DAO-PAS secret meeting in Jakarta

Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secret-Genera and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at 12 noon

Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

I am glad that the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, has at last been forced to admit that if I get a Gerakan member, even one who claims himself to be a top Gerakan national leader, to call a press conference 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, Keng Yaikwould immediately sue me. Continue reading Lim Keng Yaik wants to use lies like the secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta to counter and defeat DAP’s Tanjung 2 project

The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in DAP Hqrs in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 11th May 1990 at 12 noon.

The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

The DAP had printed 20,000 copies of the poster, ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’, to be put in Gerakan Parliamentary and State Assembly constituencies in various parts of the country. Continue reading The posters ‘Keng Yaik – You Are A Liar’ will be with-drawn once Keng Yaik admits that the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta is a concoction and a lie

Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP Hqrs in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 10th May 1990 at 12 noon

Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

I have called this press conference to announce that I have instructed my lawyer, Karpal Singh, to file defamation suit against the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, for publicly calling me a liar. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang instructs his lawyer to file defamation suit against Lim Keng Yaik for publicly calling him a liar

Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

Press Conference Statement (3) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 12 noon

Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

The announcement by the Gerakan Vice President, Datuk Alex Lee, on Sunday that the Gerakan Central Committee at its meeting on April 29 had designated Dr. Koh Tsu Koon and Dr. Goh Cheng Teik as the successors to Dr. Lim Chong Eu as Penang Chief Minister and nominated both of them to contest for state seats in Penang is significant. Continue reading Gerakan leaders giving Chong Eu an ultimatum not to interfere with the party’s candidate list as happened in last general elections, or he would have to step down as Penang Chief Minister

DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month

Press conference statement by Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 8th May 1990 at 12 noon

DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month

Since April 22, 1990, when the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, started telling lies about the so-called secret DAP-PAS meeting in Jakarta, I had issued four challenges to Keng Yaik. Continue reading DAP to demand explanation from Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, how he could keep a liar as a member in his Cabinet when Parliament meets next month