Category: Ecomomic Policies

Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to the Malaysian Economic Association in University of Malaya on Friday, 17th July 1981 at 8 a.m. on “Urban Politics in Malaysia”
Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

This week saw the retirement of Datuk Hussein Onn as Prime Minister, and the assumption of office b the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. The Conferment of Tunship on Datuk Hussein Onn is most fitting, and is a case where the recipient bestows as much honour on the title bestows on the recipient. Continue reading Racial Polarisation the foremost Malaysian problem in the 1980s

Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the new Selangor/Federal Territory DAP State Committee at its first meeting at KL DAP premises, 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Monday 13th July 1981 at 7.30 p.m.

Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Two days ago, Gerakan Deputy President, Datuk Paul Leong said Gerakan did not wish to “waste time” criticising the UMNO Youth leader, Datuk Haji Suhaimi Kamaruddin, for calling on the Government to restrain non-bumiputra growth on the ground that the statement did not reflect the official view of the UMNO leadership. Continue reading Gerakan’s ‘ambivalent stand will encourage Suhaimi and his kind to espouse and demand extremism to be integrated into the New Economic Policy in the 1980s

Call on Malaysian Government to reduce the Fourth Malaysia Plan defence expenditure by 10%

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the jalan Templer DAP Branch Thousand-People Solidarity Dinner in Seremban on Saturday, 20th June 1981 at 8 p.m.

Call on Malaysian Government to reduce the Fourth Malaysia Plan defence expenditure by 10% and devote the savings of $430 million to start a revolving student loan fund to enable non-Malay students to pay for their higher studies

Recently, the MCA has come out with another one of its new tricks, namely KOJADI, purportedly to help needy students to pursue higher studies. Continue reading Call on Malaysian Government to reduce the Fourth Malaysia Plan defence expenditure by 10%

Cult of Government Secrecy

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on the 11981 First Supplementary Estimates in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, April 9, 1981

Call on the Government not to hide behind the cult of secrecy to deny meaningful and effective Parliamentary control of public expenditures, especially multi-million dollar expenditures in defence, as it would be the mother of corruption, inefficiency and incompetence

The first 1981 supplementary development estimates, in asking for an additional vote for $4,294 million, probably makes history as the biggest supplementary vote ever to be asked by the Government since Merdeka in 1957. This is the result of the approval of the Fourth Malaysia Plan on Monday. Continue reading Cult of Government Secrecy

Call on Minister of Education to rectify the step-children treatment of Chinese and Tamil primary schools under the Fourth Malaysia Plan

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on the Ministry of Education 1981 first supplementary estimates in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, 9th April 1981

Call on Minister of Education to rectify the step-children treatment of Chinese and Tamil primary schools under the Fourth Malaysia Plan by providing at least 50% of the $518 million earmarked for primary schools for development of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

I move a $10 cut to the supplementary development vote for $60 million for primary schools to highlight a area of grave neglect in primary education ever since the launching of the New Economic Policy in 1971. Continue reading Call on Minister of Education to rectify the step-children treatment of Chinese and Tamil primary schools under the Fourth Malaysia Plan

The Fourth Malaysia Plan

(Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when speaking on the Fourth Malaysia Plan in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 30th March 1981)

The success of Fourth Malaysia Plan will depend on whether it could inspire and commit the energies, talents and resource of all Malaysians, regardless of race, to the challenge of building a united, peaceful, just and prosperous Malaysia

Firstly, I wish to congratulate the Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn, on his speedy recovery from his open-heart surgery, and I commend he gets ample rest before he returns to the rigours of his office. Continue reading The Fourth Malaysia Plan

The DAP to expose and oppse deviation of the NEW Economic Policy in the last 10 years

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, at the DAP Selangor/Feredal Territory State Committie meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 2nd January 1981 at 8 p.m.

The DAP to expose and oppse deviation of the NEW Economic Policy in the last 10 years

Early this year, the Barisan Nasional Governement will present the Fourth Malaysia Plan to Parliament for adoption. At this mid-term period of the 20-Year Perspective Plan of the New Economic Policy, there has been many deviation from the New Economic Policy which has undermind national unity and inter-racial harmony in the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, and the other UNMO leaders had claimed that the NEP objective to help raise the economic standard of the bumiputras is not a policy to ’rob Peter to pay Paul’. Continue reading The DAP to expose and oppse deviation of the NEW Economic Policy in the last 10 years

Role of a Budget

The annual budget should be an instrument of unity to unit Malaysians

(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the 1981 Budget on October 22, 1980)

The finance Minister, Tengku Razaleigh, in his 1981 Budget, prides himself for presenting a ‘smallman’s budget’

Compared to previous budget, the 1981 Budget has given more thought to the plight of the smallman, for which I commend the Finance Minister. However, the 1981 Budget has not gone far enough to give the smallman his rightful place under the Malaysian sun. Continue reading Role of a Budget

Call on Malaysia Government to treat all Malaysians of Post-Merdeka generation as Bumiputeras

Call on Malaysia Government to treat all Malaysians of Post-Merdeka generation as Bumiputeras

Parliamentary Opposition Leaders, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, has called on the Malaysian Government to recognise and treat all Malaysian of the Post-Merdeka generation as Bumiputeras.

Mr. Lim was speaking to a capacity crowd of Malaysian students at La Trobe University, Melbourne, the third consecutive night he spoke to Malaysian students. The previous two nights, Mr. Lim spoke to Malaysian students in Monash University and Melbourne University. Continue reading Call on Malaysia Government to treat all Malaysians of Post-Merdeka generation as Bumiputeras

DAP calls for land reforms in Kelantan to ensure that the landless in Kelantan can own their own land and houses to give them a stake in the future of the state and country.

Speech Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kota Bahru DAP Branch first anniversary dinner held at Restaurant Kesia in Kota Bahru on Friday, 5th September 1980 at 8pm.

DAP calls for land reforms in Kelantan to ensure that the landless in Kelantan can own their own land and houses to give them a stake in the future of the state and country.

Rural poverty in Kelantan, Trengganu, Kedah and Perlis is most acute in Peninsular Malaysia, and one of the major causes of rural poverty is landlessness. Continue reading DAP calls for land reforms in Kelantan to ensure that the landless in Kelantan can own their own land and houses to give them a stake in the future of the state and country.