Category: Campaign

The real silence over the Sabah state election has come from the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamed, himself

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 31st July 1990:

The real silence over the Sabah state election has come from the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamed, himself

Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, said yesterday that the ‘silence’ of the Election Watch over the way the recent Sabah state election was conducted shows that the group was biased. Continue reading The real silence over the Sabah state election has come from the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamed, himself

Joint Statement by Opposition Parties

Joint Statement by Opposition Parties

WE, the following Opposition Political Parties in Malaysia, having met in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 24th July 1990, to discuss the proposal for a Commonwealth Observer Mission for the coming general elections in Malaysia

RESOLVE to endorse and accept in principle the invitation of a Commonwealth Observer Mission for the coming general elections; Continue reading Joint Statement by Opposition Parties

DAP challenges Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC) to a public debate on why Malaysia should not invite a Commonwealth Observer Mission for the general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Leadership Conference held in Penang on Monday, 23rd July 1990 at 10 a.m.

DAP challenges Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC) to a public debate on why Malaysia should not invite a Commonwealth Observer Mission for the general elections

The Chairman of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC), Tun Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin, said yesterday that he hoped that the Cabinet would agree with the ‘impartial’ views of the GOCC that there was absolutely no need for any foreign or local observer group for the general elections. Continue reading DAP challenges Group of Concerned Citizens (GOCC) to a public debate on why Malaysia should not invite a Commonwealth Observer Mission for the general elections

DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kuching DAP Anniversary Dinner held in Kuching on Monday, 2.7.90

DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity.

Yesterday, East and West Germany took the historic step of establishing an economic union and erased their border controls, ending East Germany’s sovereignty and marking the most important development towards a single Germany. In six months’ time, a single German nation will be created by a political treaty preceded by a common election. Continue reading DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity

DAP proposes a two-week extension of the voters’ registration exercise

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 24th March 1990:

DAP proposes a two-week extension of the voters’ registration exercise

The snap 27-day voters’ registration exercise ending in three days’ time on March 27 is the most unsatisfactory and scandalous in the history of voters’ registration exercises in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP proposes a two-week extension of the voters’ registration exercise

Gerakan preparing a million-poster campaign to try to provoke me to commit a sedition offence so that I could be jailed and disqualified from standing for elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kepala Batas DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner on Sunday, 4th March 1990 at 8 p.m.

Gerakan preparing a million-poster campaign to try to provoke me to commit a sedition offence so that I could be jailed and disqualified from standing for elections

The 25,000-people Joint DAP-Semangat 46 National Ceramah at Dewan Sri Pinang on February 17, which launched off the national series of such ceramahs throughout the country, has clearly shaken the Gerakan leadership to its very core. Continue reading Gerakan preparing a million-poster campaign to try to provoke me to commit a sedition offence so that I could be jailed and disqualified from standing for elections

DAP supports the government’s “Love Our Language CAMPAIGN” and is prepared to participate fully in the campaign if invited

Speech by parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah at Tropical Inn, Johore Bahru on Thursday, 8.10.1987 at 8p.m.

DAP supports the government’s “Love Our Language CAMPAIGN” and is prepared to participate fully in the campaign if invited.

A few days ago, Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, announced the revival of the spirit of the previous National Language Month campaign, with the launching of the “Love Our Language Campaign” on December by the Prime Minister, DATUK Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. He said the objective of the “Love Our Language Campaign” is to promote Bahasa Malaysia as the language of communication and national unity in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP supports the government’s “Love Our Language CAMPAIGN” and is prepared to participate fully in the campaign if invited

Selangor DAP postpones hunger strike protest against University of Malaya Senate ruling on elective course to give Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, another month to resolve the issue

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung. Lim Kit Siang, at a Mentakab DAP Branch Dinner held in Mentakab on Saturday, 12.9.1987 at 7p.m.

Selangor DAP postpones hunger strike protest against University of Malaya Senate ruling on elective course to give Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, another month to resolve the issue

Two days ago, the Selangor DAP, led by Selangor State Chairman and MP for Petaling Jaya, Dr. Eng Seng Chai and Selangor State Vice Chairman, and MP for Puchong, Dr.V.David, were to hold a hunger strike outside the University of Malaya campus to protest against the University of Malaya Senate decision abolishing Chinese and Tamil languages as medium of instruction for elective course. Continue reading Selangor DAP postpones hunger strike protest against University of Malaya Senate ruling on elective course to give Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, another month to resolve the issue

Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the DAP’s Nation-wide Poster Campaign for the Voters Registration Campaign on the Theme: “Vote Tanjung 2 1990 – Register as a Voter Now” at the Penang DAP premises, Kinta Lane, Penang on Friday, 19.6.1987 at 11 am

Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

In another 30 months, Malaysia will enter into a watershed year, the year of 1990. for some two decade, Malaysians have been made to be very concerned, worried or fear the approach of the year 1990. Continue reading Call on all Malaysians to prepare for the Battle of Tanjung 2 to determine Malaysia in the 1990s by ensuring that every eligible Malaysian is a registered voter in the next six weeks

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting held at Perak DAP Hd premises on Saturday, 13.6.1987 at 8 p.m.

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

In March 1987, the party formed a 1990s Movement National Task Force to prepare both the people and the party for the political challenge of the 1990s. If the DAP is going to be more effective in bringing about the political changes we desire in the country, then it is imperative that we inculeate among the people, as well as among party members, a long-term political perspective. Continue reading DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members