Category: Education

Anwar has failed to answer the most important question: whether the Education Act Consultative Council is to deny the voters the right to know the contents of the Bill and to decide whether to endorse or reject them in next general elections

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, August 30, 1990:

Anwar has failed to answer the most important question: whether the Education Act Consultative Council is to deny the voters the right to know the contents of the Bill and to decide whether to endorse or reject them in next general elections.

After the Cabinet meeting yesterday, the Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that members of the Consultative Council on the Education Act will not be bound by the Official Secrets Act, but the circulation of the draft Education Bill would be limited and its contents cannot be printed without permissions. Continue reading Anwar has failed to answer the most important question: whether the Education Act Consultative Council is to deny the voters the right to know the contents of the Bill and to decide whether to endorse or reject them in next general elections

What moral values is Anwar Ibrahim trying to instil under the new Education Act 1990 when he is going round the country telling lies and inciting inter-racial misunderstanding and hatred to serve his political ends?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 29th August 1990:

What moral values is Anwar Ibrahim trying to instil under the new Education Act 1990 when he is going round the country telling lies and inciting inter-racial misunderstanding and hatred to serve his political ends?

The Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, had declared that the proposed Education Act 1990 is to produce properly educated, morally upright and balanced individuals. Continue reading What moral values is Anwar Ibrahim trying to instil under the new Education Act 1990 when he is going round the country telling lies and inciting inter-racial misunderstanding and hatred to serve his political ends?

Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 28th August 1990;

Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act.

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, told a lie he said that he only received my letter by fax yesterday asking for five clarifications about the Consultative Council on Education Act 1990. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act

Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 28th August 1990;

Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act.

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, told a lie he said that he only received my letter by fax yesterday asking for five clarifications about the Consultative Council on Education Act 1990. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim was telling a lie when he said I only faxed to him yesterday my letter asking for five clarifications on the Consultative Council on Education Act

DAP, Semangat 46, PRM and AMIPF are likely to take a common stand of staying out of the Consultative Council, on Education Act 1990.

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Seeretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, August 27, 1990:

DAP, Semangat 46, PRM and AMIPF are likely to take a common stand of staying out of the Consultative Council, on Education Act 1990.

It is most regrettable that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, should use his visit to the Pin Hwa Secondary (Private) School in Klang to announce a $100,000 allocation, to launch a bitter attack on the 27 Chinese educationists and human rights activists who joined the DAP on August 18. Continue reading DAP, Semangat 46, PRM and AMIPF are likely to take a common stand of staying out of the Consultative Council, on Education Act 1990.

Is Keng Yaik Saying that Anwar Ibrahim had been lying when the latter repeatedly said that the Education Minister would retain the power to close down schools although Section 21(1) of the 1961 Education Act is repealed

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 26th August 1990:

Is Keng Yaik Saying that Anwar Ibrahim had been lying when the latter repeatedly said that the Education Minister would retain the power to close down schools although Section 21(1) of the 1961 Education Act is repealed.

Gerakan President and Primary Industry Minister, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik said yesterday that when Section 21(2) of the Education Act 1961 is repealed, the Education Minister would not have the power to close down Chinese primary schools. Continue reading Is Keng Yaik Saying that Anwar Ibrahim had been lying when the latter repeatedly said that the Education Minister would retain the power to close down schools although Section 21(1) of the 1961 Education Act is repealed

DAP writes to Anwar Ibrahim to seek for five clarifications before deciding whether to send representative to the Consultative Council on Education Bill

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP Tor Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, August 21, 1990:

DAP writes to Anwar Ibrahim to seek for five clarifications before deciding whether to send representative to the Consultative Council on Education Bill.

I received yesterday the letter from the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, dated 16th August 1990, inviting the DAP to nomi¬nate a representative to the Consultative Council on Education Bill 1990 by today (August 21). Continue reading DAP writes to Anwar Ibrahim to seek for five clarifications before deciding whether to send representative to the Consultative Council on Education Bill

DAP reiterates that it supports Bahasa Malaysia as the national and sole official language

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 21st August 1990:

DAP reiterates that it supports Bahasa Malaysia as the national and sole official language.

It is understandable that the Barisan Nasional parties particularly its component parties in Peninsular Malaysia like UMNO, MCA and Gerakan are very worried about the new political impetus provided by the entry of 27 educationists and human rights activists into the DAP last Saturday, for this will give a dramatic boost to the movement to strengthen the Opposition Front and work towards a two-coalition system. Continue reading DAP reiterates that it supports Bahasa Malaysia as the national and sole official language

Ghafar’s stereotype and communal reaction shows that the UMNO leaders are afraid of new ideas and new forces to bring about a two-coalition system in Malaysia

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 20th August 1990:

Ghafar’s stereotype and communal reaction shows that the UMNO leaders are afraid of new ideas and new forces to bring about a two-coalition system in Malaysia.

The stereotype and communal reaction of the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, to the entry of 27 educationists and human rights activists in Chinese associations shows that the UMNO leaders are afraid of new ideas and new forces to bring about a two-coalition system in Malaysia. Continue reading Ghafar’s stereotype and communal reaction shows that the UMNO leaders are afraid of new ideas and new forces to bring about a two-coalition system in Malaysia

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to give a clear-cut statement whether Professor Syed Hussein Alatas is on leave prior to resignation as University of Malaya Vice Chancellor

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya, on Friday, August 17, 1990:

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to give a clear-cut statement whether Professor Syed Hussein Alatas is on leave prior to resignation as University of Malaya Vice Chancellor

The Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, should give a clear-cut statement-whether Professor Syed Hussein Alatas is on leave prior to resignation as University of Malaya Vice Chancellor. Continue reading Call on Anwar Ibrahim to give a clear-cut statement whether Professor Syed Hussein Alatas is on leave prior to resignation as University of Malaya Vice Chancellor