Category: Constitution

The Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, cannot keep silent on the issue as to whether the Special Court for the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill could adjudicate the Kelantan throne issue as well as other state throne claims

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Fetaling Jaya on Monday, March 1993:

The Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, cannot keep silent on the issue as to whether the Special Court for the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill could adjudicate the Kelantan throne issue as well as other state throne claims

The Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib Othan, cannot keep silent on the issue as to whether the Special Court forthe Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill could adjudicate the Kelantan throne issue as well as other state throne claims. Continue reading The Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, cannot keep silent on the issue as to whether the Special Court for the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill could adjudicate the Kelantan throne issue as well as other state throne claims

Attorney-General should declare his stand on Mahathir’s claim that the Kelantan throne issue could be adjudicated by the Special Court far the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 20th March 1993:

Attorney-General should declare his stand on Mahathir’s claim that the Kelantan throne issue could be adjudicated by the Special Court far the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill

The claim by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, when he visited Kelantan yesterday that the Kelantan throne issue could be adjudicated by the Special Court for the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill is most surprising. Continue reading Attorney-General should declare his stand on Mahathir’s claim that the Kelantan throne issue could be adjudicated by the Special Court far the Rulers under the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill

DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, March 20, 1993:

DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, has at last admitted (Nanyang Siang Pao today) that the cancellation of the redelineation exercise for parliamentary and state assembly constituencies has adversely affected the image of the Election Commission as well as wasted public funds. Continue reading DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

DAP warns Gerakan and MCA not to sacrifice the constitutional rights of the people and the community in their competition for UMNO favours for the coming general elections

by Parliamentary Opposition leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 19th March 1993:

DAP warns Gerakan and MCA not to sacrifice the constitutional rights of the people and the community in their competition for UMNO favours for the coming general elections

The MCA and the public must have been surprised at my public praise of the MCA Ministers for not following the example of the Gerakan leadership in unilaterally renouncing the entrenched constitutional status of mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays in the recent Parliamentary debate on the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill to remove the Rulers’ immunity. Continue reading DAP warns Gerakan and MCA not to sacrifice the constitutional rights of the people and the community in their competition for UMNO favours for the coming general elections

MCA Ministers commended for not following the example of the Gerakan leadership in unilaterally renouncing the entrenched constitutional status of mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 17th March 1993:

MCA Ministers commended for not following the example of the Gerakan leadership in unilaterally renouncing the entrenched constitutional status of mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays

The MCA Ministers are to be commended for not following the example of the Gerakan leadership in unilaterally renouncing the entrenched status of mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of the non-Malays in the Malaysian Constitution. Continue reading MCA Ministers commended for not following the example of the Gerakan leadership in unilaterally renouncing the entrenched constitutional status of mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays

Most shocking that Tsu Koon supports the Gerakan stand in Parliament that constitutional guarantees on mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays are not entrenched constitutional clauses

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang, on Thursday, 11th March 1993:

Most shocking that Tsu Koon supports the Gerakan stand in Parliament that constitutional guarantees on mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays are not entrenched constitutional clauses

I am shocked that the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, should be supporting the Gerakan stand in Parliament that constitutional guarantees on mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays are not entrenched constitutional clauses Continue reading Most shocking that Tsu Koon supports the Gerakan stand in Parliament that constitutional guarantees on mother-tongue languages and citizenship rights of non-Malays are not entrenched constitutional clauses

DAP calls on the Government to repeal all repressive laws which has created a culture of fear among the people and stunted the growth of a full democracy in Malaysia

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday,10th March 1993:

DAP calls on the Government to repeal all repressive laws which has created a culture of fear among the people and stunted the growth of a full democracy in Malaysia

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that after the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill became law, it would remove the culture of fear which had obstructed the implementation of the rule of law in cases involving the loyalty. Continue reading DAP calls on the Government to repeal all repressive laws which has created a culture of fear among the people and stunted the growth of a full democracy in Malaysia

Call on the Government to present an annual plan as to how the $1 billion that would be saved from the withdrawal of perks to Rulers not laid down by law would directly benefit the 300,000 hard-core poor in the country

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in the debate on the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill on its return to the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 8th March 1993

Call on the Government to present an annual plan as to how the $1 billion that would be saved from the withdrawal of perks to Rulers not laid down by law would directly benefit the 300,000 hard-core poor in the country

When the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill to remove the Rulers’ immunity was presented to Parliament at its special sitting in January, the DAP made clear that we fully support the following three principles on the question of royal wrongdoing: Continue reading Call on the Government to present an annual plan as to how the $1 billion that would be saved from the withdrawal of perks to Rulers not laid down by law would directly benefit the 300,000 hard-core poor in the country

The constitutional crisis over the removal of the Rulers’ immunity has allowed many Ministers and government leaders to evade close scrutiny and accountability for their negligence, incompetence, abuses of power and malpractices

by Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, March 5, 1993:

The constitutional crisis over the removal of the Rulers’ immunity has allowed many Ministers and government leaders to evade close scrutiny and accountability for their negligence, incompetence, abuses of power and malpractices

The constitutional crisis over the removal of the Rulers’ immunity for over three months has allowed many Ministers and government leaders to evade close scrutiny and accountability for their negligence, incompetence, abuses of power and malpractices. Continue reading The constitutional crisis over the removal of the Rulers’ immunity has allowed many Ministers and government leaders to evade close scrutiny and accountability for their negligence, incompetence, abuses of power and malpractices

DAP MPs will vote in support of the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill when it is returned to the Dewan Rakyat with the consent of the Conference of Rulers next week

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling, Jaya on Wednesday, March 3, 1993:

DAP MPs will vote in support of the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill when it is returned to the Dewan Rakyat with the consent of the Conference of Rulers next week

DAP had made it clear in the special Dewan Rakyat meeting of January 18 and 19 that we support the principles and provisions of the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill to remove the Rulers’ immunity to commit criminal and wrongdoings, but DAP MPs had to cast abstention vote because the Bill had not complied with a fundamental constitutional requirement in getting tile consent of the Conference of Rulers. Continue reading DAP MPs will vote in support of the 1993 Constitution Amendment Bill when it is returned to the Dewan Rakyat with the consent of the Conference of Rulers next week