Category: Education

Anwar Ibrahim’s statement today contradicts Keng Yaik’s claim that the Cabinet Committee has decided that the Boards of Management of Chinese primary schools would be preserved

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, June 8, 1990:

Anwar Ibrahim’s statement today contradicts Keng Yaik’s claim that the Cabinet Committee has decided that the Boards of Management of Chinese primary schools would be preserved.

The statement by the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim (New Straits Times 8/6/90 p.2) contradicts the claim by the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, on Tuesday that the Cabinet Committee on the Education Bill had agreed to preserve the Boards of Management of Chinese primary schools and which was given front page headline treatment by all Chinese newspapers. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim’s statement today contradicts Keng Yaik’s claim that the Cabinet Committee has decided that the Boards of Management of Chinese primary schools would be preserved

DAP calls for an all-party conference to reduce politicizing education, especially Chinese education

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Education Bill 1990 forum held at the Johore Bahru Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, 6th June 1990 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls for an all-party conference to reduce politicizing education, especially Chinese education

Recently, a favourite topic of the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim is his accusation that educational issues, whether the education reforms proposed under the Education Bill 1990 or the question of Chinese education and Chinese primary schools, had been politicized. Continue reading DAP calls for an all-party conference to reduce politicizing education, especially Chinese education

Are the MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers pressing for the Education Bill 1990, including the abolition of the Boards of Management of 432 Chinese Primary schools, to be introduced and implemented only after the next general elections?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, June 1, 1990:

Are the MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers pressing for the Education Bill 1990, including the abolition of the Boards of Management of 432 Chinese Primary schools, to be introduced and implemented only after the next general elections?

From the statements made by the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, in today’s press reports, and the remarks made by MCA and Gerakan Ministers are pressing for the Education Bill 1990, including the abolition of the Boards of Management of 432 Chinese primary schools, to be deferred until after the next general elections. Continue reading Are the MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers pressing for the Education Bill 1990, including the abolition of the Boards of Management of 432 Chinese Primary schools, to be introduced and implemented only after the next general elections?

DAP calls for a new education policy of an Federal Government grant of $200,000 a year, and annual State Government grant of $100,000 a year, for every Independent Chinese Secondary school

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-¬General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Education Bill 1990 Ceramah held at Bukit Mertajam at the Hokkien Association Hall on Thursday, May 31, 1990 at 9 p.m

DAP calls for a new education policy of an Federal Government grant of $200,000 a year, and annual State Government grant of $100,000 a year, for every Independent Chinese Secondary school

The use of the Official Secret Act by the Education Minister, Anwar lbrahim, to prevent publication of the Education Bill 1990 can only reinforce widespread suspicion that the Barisan National Government would not allow ample time for the public to study it or to enable a full and informed nation-wide public debate before it is forced through Parliament. Continue reading DAP calls for a new education policy of an Federal Government grant of $200,000 a year, and annual State Government grant of $100,000 a year, for every Independent Chinese Secondary school

The person who fears most if there is a second Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools will be Ong Tin Kin of Gerakan

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Slang, at the DAP Ceramah at Teluk Tntan Town Hall on ‘Tuesday, May 29, 1990 at 10 p.m.

The person who fears most if there is a second Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools will be Ong Tin Kin of Gerakan

Gerakan has often boasted that under the Operation Lallang in 1987, on of its leaders, the Gerakan Parliamentary Secretary and MP for Teluk Intan, Ong Tin Kin, was also detained, although he was released after one month and was never formally detained at the Kamunting Detention Centre. Continue reading The person who fears most if there is a second Tien Hou Temple meeting on the Chinese primary schools will be Ong Tin Kin of Gerakan

Anwar Ibrahim should not use education officials and headmasters as his political pawns in the Education Bill 1990 controversy

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the first ceramah in Tekluk Intan during his one-day visit to the Teluk Intan parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 29, 1990 at 4 p.m.

Anwar Ibrahim should not use education officials and headmasters as his political pawns in the Education Bill 1990 controversy

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, announced in Kuantan yesterday that he had directed all state education directors to head state-level information committees to rebut accusations by Opposition parties regarding the Education Bill 1990. Continue reading Anwar Ibrahim should not use education officials and headmasters as his political pawns in the Education Bill 1990 controversy

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to stop separating and differentiating Chinese primary schools into ‘fullyaided’ and ‘partially-aided’ but to give equal treatment to both

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, May 25, 1990:

DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to stop separating and differentiating Chinese primary schools into ‘fullyaided’ and ‘partially-aided’ but to give equal treatment to both

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday that the provision to abolish the Boards of Management of ‘fully-aided’ Chinese primary schools is necessary as they have posed problems. Continue reading DAP calls on Anwar Ibrahim to stop separating and differentiating Chinese primary schools into ‘fullyaided’ and ‘partially-aided’ but to give equal treatment to both

DAP calls on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to list out all the provisions in the Education Bill 1990 which are detrimental to Chinese education and Chinese primary schools

Press Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, 24th May 1990 at 11.30 a.m.

DAP calls on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to list out all the provisions in the Education Bill 1990 which are detrimental to Chinese education and Chinese primary schools

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, was reported as saying after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Education Bill 1990 that s final decision had not been taken but the provision to abolish the Boards of management of ‘fully-aided’ Chinese primary schools may be dropped from the Education Bill 1990. Continue reading DAP calls on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to list out all the provisions in the Education Bill 1990 which are detrimental to Chinese education and Chinese primary schools

Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP Ceramah on the Education Bill 1990 held at Chin Woo Athletic Hall, Ipoh on Tuesday, 22nd May 1990 at 8 p.m.

Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday that he could not understand why the Chinese community insist on maintaining Boards of Management of ‘fully-aided’ Chinese primary schools when they are ‘empty and hollow’, as they do not have any real administrative powers, such as appointment of teachers. Continue reading Call on Chinese community to be vigilant of the traditional ‘three steps forward, one step backward’ stance in the Education Bill 1990

Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 22nd May 1990:

Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring

The so-called assurance given by the Education Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly meaningless and unassuring. Continue reading Anwar’s assurance that the final draft of the Education Bill 1990 will be made public before it is tabled in Parliament is utterly Meaningless and unassuring