Category: Culture

Lim Kit Siang to make an adjournment speech on the Malam Kebudayaan Chun Lei in Parliament later this month

DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement:

Lim Kit Siang to make an adjournment speech on the Malam Kebudayaan Chun Lei in Parliament later this month

I have given notice to Parliament to make an adjournment speech in two weeks’ time on the Malam Kebudayaan Chun Lei, which the police refused to permit performance in Kuala Lumpur in April and May in aid of Chinese Independent Chinese Secondary Schools without valid reasons. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang to make an adjournment speech on the Malam Kebudayaan Chun Lei in Parliament later this month

DAP Selangor completes re-organisation of Serdang branches and cancels suspension orders on four branches in Serdang

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the re-election of the Serdang Liaison Committee at Sungei Besi Mines on Monday, 10th June 1974 at 8 p.m.

1. DAP Selangor completes re-organisation of Serdang branches and cancels suspension orders on four branches in Serdang

The re-election of the Serdang Liaison Committee tonight marks the completion by the DAP Selangor of the re-organisation of the four branches in Serdang, namely Serdang Bahru branch, Sungei Besi Mines Branch, Puchong Branch and Kuchai Branch, which were suspended six weeks ago. All the suspension orders have now been cancelled. Continue reading DAP Selangor completes re-organisation of Serdang branches and cancels suspension orders on four branches in Serdang

DAP calls on Tun Razak to concentrate on efforts to make China a major trading partner of Malaysia in his forthcoming six-day state visit to China

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally in Rawang on Saturday, 25th May 1974 at 9 p.m.

1. DAP calls on Tun Razak to concentrate on efforts to make China a major trading partner of Malaysia in his forthcoming six-day state visit to China

In his six-day State visit to China, Tun Razak should concentrate, among other things, on making China one of Malaysia’s major trading partners and to lessen our reliance on the industrialised countries of the West and Japan. Continue reading DAP calls on Tun Razak to concentrate on efforts to make China a major trading partner of Malaysia in his forthcoming six-day state visit to China

Detention of three more officials of the Chun Lei Cultural Night: Lim Kit Siang writes to Ghazalie Shafie expressing concern<

Detention of three more officials of the Chun Lei Cultural Night: Lim Kit Siang writes to Ghazalie Shafie expressing concern

I have written to the Minister of Home Affairs, Tan Sri Ghazalie Shafie, expressing concern at the arrest of three more official of the Chun Lei Cultural Night, in aid of the Chinese Independent Secondary Schools.

My letter to the Minister reads: Continue reading Detention of three more officials of the Chun Lei Cultural Night: Lim Kit Siang writes to Ghazalie Shafie expressing concern<

Call on the National Front Government to issue a White Paper on the worsening security problem in the country

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Sungei Way on Sunday, 3rd March 1974 at 8 p.m.

1. Call on the National Front Government to issue a White Paper on the worsening security problem in the country

While on the one hand, we keep reading statements and speeches by Alliance Ministers that the security situation is firmly under control, we also continue to read of reports about the growing security problem, which has extended in scope and geography. Continue reading Call on the National Front Government to issue a White Paper on the worsening security problem in the country

Call on the government to tame and contain the greed of manufacturers and importers for maximum profits regardless of hardships to the consumers

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Tanjong Rambutan, Perak, on Saturday, 2nd February 1974 at 9 p.m.

1. Call on the government to tame and contain the greed of manufacturers and importers for maximum profits regardless of hardships to the consumers

On the 21st January 1974, the Alliance Government introduced and passed in the Dewan Rakyat the Price Control (Amendment) Bill to arm the government with more powers to fight inflation and price increases. Continue reading Call on the government to tame and contain the greed of manufacturers and importers for maximum profits regardless of hardships to the consumers

Towards a Malaysian Culture: Six DAP Proposals

Speech by Lim Kit Siang in the Dewan Rakyat during the 1974 Committee of Supply debate on the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

Towards a Malaysian Culture: Six DAP Proposals

One of the stated objectives of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is to “promote cultural talents among Malaysians with the objectives of creating a national culture by developing the use, as well as promoting the knowledge and understanding in the development of national culture, through which unity and national integration identity can be achieved.” Continue reading Towards a Malaysian Culture: Six DAP Proposals

Import duties on Mandarin oranges

Press Statement by Ketua Pembangkang & Secretary-General, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 28.12.1973

Call for lifting of import duties on Mandarin oranges to enable poor and low-income Malaysian Chinese to celebrate Chinese New Year

The MCA is holding a special conference for all its branch officials in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to discuss the issues and problems facing the people of Malaysia, in particular the Malaysian Chinese.

What is needed is not more discussion, but resolution and action to help the ordinary people in the country to lead a better and more fulfilling life.

There are so many things which should be done immediately, and which can be done immediately, both by MCA Ministers and other Alliance Ministers. The only question is whether these Ministers have the will, ability and determination to do what is right by the people.

For instance, the Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin, can immediately do the following things: Continue reading Import duties on Mandarin oranges

Towards a National Culture

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a forum organized by the Tamil Cultural Society of the University of Malaya held at Theatre of Faculty of Arts on Friday, 12th Oct. 1973 at 8 p.m.

Towards a National Culture

Malaysia is a multi-racial country where the world’s great cultures of China, India, the Malay-Polynesia, the Middle East and Europe meet in confluence and conflict.

In working towards a National Culture, we are not conducting an academic exercise but dealing with a vital aspect of the uncompleted Malaysian experiment in multi-racial nationhood.

Before we discuss what National Culture we should work for, we must get the correct principle for nation-building in a multi-racial society like Malaysia.

Firstly, there must be no idea of racial hegemony by any one community, which must be doomed to failure. Racial hegemony in a multi-racial society is certainly an undesirable principle to be adopted anywhere in the world, but in Malaysia, the very composition of our population also makes it impracticable of realization, for the good reason that in this country no single racial group can claim to enjoy an overall majority. Continue reading Towards a National Culture

DAP calls for full diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr.Lim Kit Siang, at the National Day and anniversary reception of Muar DAP Branch in Muar on Sunday, 2nd September 1973 at 2p.m

DAP calls on Tun Razak to act bravely and decisively by forthwith establishing full diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China

Although in the last two years, there has been some increase in limited contacts between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China in the fields of trade and sports, Malaysia is still a long way off from the full normalization of relations between Kuala Lumpur and Peking.

In his Hari Kebangsaan message, the Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak said Malaysia was waiting for the right time for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This was the Alliance government’s position in the previous years as well. It is highly regrettable that there has not been distinct progress make in this direction.

During the nineteen fifties and sixties, Malaysia looked at foreign affairs through American spectacles, and she was even persuaded to regard herself as one of the American led crusaders against the Communists Chinese government.
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