Category: Education

Call on Liong Sik and Kim Sai to declare whether they could individually guarantee the Chinese Community that the 1986 Barisan Nasional promise to repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act would be fulfilled before next general election

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at Kandang Baru DAP Branch Anniversary dinner held at Kandang Baru New Village, Perak, on Tuesday, 17th July 1990 at 9 p.m.

Call on Liong Sik and Kim Sai to declare whether they could individually guarantee the Chinese Community that the 1986 Barisan Nasional promise to repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act would be fulfilled before next general election

After two weeks of his Subang Airport announcement that he would contest for the MCA Presidency, both Lee Kim Sai and Ling Liong Sik had not been able to tell the Chinese community how each could do better than the other to protect and promote the rights of the Chinese community, the Malaysian people and the nation as a whole. Continue reading Call on Liong Sik and Kim Sai to declare whether they could individually guarantee the Chinese Community that the 1986 Barisan Nasional promise to repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act would be fulfilled before next general election

DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, on arrival in Kuching on Monday, 2nd July 1990 at 3 pm

DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

I welcome the statement by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, in Sepang yesterday about his preparedness to meet Opposition leaders to discuss the role and modus operandi of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections. Continue reading DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to confirm whether the Education Ministry is sending the draft Education Bill 1990 to the NUTP soon

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, June 30, 1990:

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to confirm whether the Education Ministry is sending the draft Education Bill 1990 to the NUTP soon

I refer to a New Straits Times report of 28th June 1990 quoting the secretary-general of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), N.Siva Subramaniam, as saying that the Education Ministry would be sending copies of the draft of the Education Bill 1990 soon to the NUTP. Continue reading Call on Anwar Ibrahim to confirm whether the Education Ministry is sending the draft Education Bill 1990 to the NUTP soon

Anwar Ibrahim should explain why the Education Bill 1990 was about to be finalized last month with ‘only minor issues to be finalized’ suddenly became very complicated

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah on the Education Bill 1990 held in Segamat, Johore on Sunday, 24th June 1990 at 8 p.m.

Anwar Ibrahim should explain why the Education Bill 1990 was about to be finalized last month with ‘only minor issues to be finalized’ suddenly became very complicated

At the end of last month, the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said the Education Bill 1990 was about to be finalized and would be presented to the June meeting of Parliament. Anwar said that there were some minor issues that have yet to be resolved by the Cabinet Committee on the Education Bill 1990. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim should explain why the Education Bill 1990 was about to be finalized last month with ‘only minor issues to be finalized’ suddenly became very complicated

MCA and Gerakan Ministers have won a victory in deferring the Education Bill 1990 until after the next general elections to protect their election chances

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 18th June 1990:

MCA and Gerakan Ministers have won a victory in deferring the Education Bill 1990 until after the next general elections to protect their election chances

From the numerous statements made by MCA leaders, it is clear that the MCA and Gerakan ministers have won a victory in deferring the Education Bill 1990 until after the next general elections to protect their election chances. Continue reading MCA and Gerakan Ministers have won a victory in deferring the Education Bill 1990 until after the next general elections to protect their election chances

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to explain why the Education Bill 1990 will not be tabled for first reading in the present meeting of Parliament

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Education Bill 1990 Ceramah held at Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 15th June 1990 at 8 p.m.

Call on Anwar Ibrahim to explain why the Education Bill 1990 will not be tabled for first reading in the present meeting of Parliament

The latest news about the Education Bill 1990 is that it will not be tabled at the present meeting of Parliament even for first reading, although the six-man Cabinet Committee had reached virtual agreement on its contents. Continue reading Call on Anwar Ibrahim to explain why the Education Bill 1990 will not be tabled for first reading in the present meeting of Parliament

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to make a clear-out statement as to whether the Barisan Nasional Government would honour its 1986 general elections pledge and repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act before the next general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Education Bill 1990 Ceramah held at Kajang on Wednesday, June 13, 1990 at 8 p.m.

Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to make a clear-out statement as to whether the Barisan Nasional Government would honour its 1986 general elections pledge and repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act before the next general elections

From his answer to the parliamentary question by the DAP MP for Bukit Mertajam, Chian Heng Kai, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, it is now clear that the Education Bill 1990 will not be passed in the June meeting of Parliament. Continue reading Call on Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, to make a clear-out statement as to whether the Barisan Nasional Government would honour its 1986 general elections pledge and repeal Section 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act before the next general elections

DAP calls for bold government moves to strengthen democracy, restore human rights and wipe out corrupt practices as the best way to perpetuate the memory of Tun Hussein Onn

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 11th June 1990, on the Condolence Motion on the death of Tun Hussein Onn

DAP calls for bold government moves to strengthen democracy, restore human rights and wipe out corrupt practices as the best way to perpetuate the memory of Tun Hussein Onn

I rise on behalf of my party, the Democratic Action Party, to fully support the motion moved by the Prime Minister, which reads: Continue reading DAP calls for bold government moves to strengthen democracy, restore human rights and wipe out corrupt practices as the best way to perpetuate the memory of Tun Hussein Onn

DAP calls for the 1990 Education Bill to accord recognition to the MICSS Examination Certificate for purposes of teacher training and local higher education studies

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah on Education Bill 1990, in Muar at on Sunday, 10th June 1990 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls for the 1990 Education Bill to accord recognition to the MICSS Examination Certificate for purposes of teacher training and local higher education studies

In a review of the education law and system to formulate the Education Bill 1990 which is to affect the future of the coming generations of Malaysians, one of the objectives should be to redress the injustices and unfairness of the present education system which has denied to Malaysians equal access to educational opportunities. Continue reading DAP calls for the 1990 Education Bill to accord recognition to the MICSS Examination Certificate for purposes of teacher training and local higher education studies

DAP opposes the transfer of the Section 21(2) powers from the Education Minister to the Registrar-General of Schools who would have the power under the new Education Act to close down Chinese primary Schools

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Ceramah on Education Bill 1990 in Batu Pahat held at Cheng Siew Chinese primary school hall on Saturday, 9th June 1990 at 7.30 pm.

DAP opposes the transfer of the Section 21(2) powers from the Education Minister to the Registrar-General of Schools who would have the power under the new Education Act to close down Chinese primary Schools

It was reported in today’s press that the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, had briefed headmasters and teachers that although Section 21(2) would be repealed, this would not mean a reduction in the powers of the Education Minister, as under the Education Bill 1990, the Registrar-General of Schools would have the power to close down schools which are against the national interest’. Continue reading DAP opposes the transfer of the Section 21(2) powers from the Education Minister to the Registrar-General of Schools who would have the power under the new Education Act to close down Chinese primary Schools