Category: Education

DAP proposes the formation of a National Action Committee to defend the constitutional position of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at a tea-party at Hotel Malaya, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 20th July 1980 for representatives of organizations to discuss ways to put an effective stop to strident demands for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

DAP proposes the formation of a National Action Committee to defend the constitutional position of Chinese and Tamil primary schools comprising representatives from organizations concerned and committed to the concept that Chinese and Tamil primary schools should be an integral and eternal part of the national education system

This tea party had been organized for representatives of political parties and organizations which had all along expressed concern and commitment to the concept that Chinese and Tamil primary schools should be an integral and eternal part of the national education system to discuss and find ways to put an immediate and effective step to the recent growing strident demands for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools, and to work out concrete steps to defend the constitutional position of Chinese and Tamil primary schools in accordance with the Constitutional guarantees in the country. Continue reading DAP proposes the formation of a National Action Committee to defend the constitutional position of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

From the SG’s Desk

State Committees and Finance

I had asked for new approaches and concepts in organization to better equip the Party for the Eighties. New ideas and approaches should not be confined to Organisation, but must apply to all fields of Party activity.

In F.SG.D. (SG/6/80), I had dwelt on the ‘Responsibility and Challenge of State Committees’. What I said there was only the beginning of new ideas on State Committee’s new responsibilities in the Decade of the Eighties. Continue reading From the SG’s Desk

The Suhaimi Affair: A test case of the impartiality of law enforcement agencies in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to the DAP National Publicity Committee meeting at DAP Hqrs on Monday, 14th July 1980 at 8pm

The Suhaimi Affair: A test case of the impartiality of law enforcement agencies in Malaysia

The DAP, through Sdr. Lee Lam Thye and Sdr. M. Kuppusamy, have lodged police reports against the UMNO Youth leader, Haji Suhaimi Kamarrudin, and an UMNO Kelantan Delegate, Haji Jalani Jafaar, for offences against the Sedition Act 1948 as revised in 1970 in calling for the implementation of Clause 21(2) of the Education Act 1961 and the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools. Continue reading The Suhaimi Affair: A test case of the impartiality of law enforcement agencies in Malaysia

Lim Kit Siang invites political parties and organizations to tea party on Sunday, 20th July 1980, in Kuala Lumpur to discuss measures to completely stamp out extremist calls for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference in Kuala Lumpur at 63D Jalan Sultan, KL on Friday, 11th July 1980 at 12 noon

Lim Kit Siang invites political parties and organizations to tea party on Sunday, 20th July 1980, in Kuala Lumpur to discuss measures to completely stamp out extremist calls for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

In response to Mr. Loot Ting Yu’s suggestion that the DAP should seek to consult as widely as possible political parties and organizations on the fundamental question of Clause 21(2) of the Education Act 1961 which concern the whole future of survival or death of Chinese and Tamil primary schools, I have decided to invite political parties and organizations concerned about the existence of Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to a tea party in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 20th July 1980, to discuss measures to stamp out completely extremist calls for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang invites political parties and organizations to tea party on Sunday, 20th July 1980, in Kuala Lumpur to discuss measures to completely stamp out extremist calls for the closure of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

On Chinese And Tamil Primary Schools

(Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, 20th June 1980 when introducing private member’s bill to delete Clause 21(2) of 1961 Education Act)

Repeal of Clause 21(2) of the Education Act 1961 a clear test of Government’s sincerity in accepting Chinese and Tamil primary schools as an integral and eternal part of the national education system

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The Mahathir Report on Education (2)

(Speech when winding-up the debate on the Mahathir Cabinet Committee Report on Education on June 10, 1980)

I regret that on a debate on such a vital issue as education, which would determine the future of our children and the nation, no Barisan Nasional MP showed any interest or took part in the debate – apart from the reply read out by the Deputy Education Minister. We know that Mps are deeply engrossed with the rumoured new increase of allowances, which I hear would be a 100% increase. If there is to be a 100% increase in allowance for MPs, then at least MPs should show a 100% increase in their interest of issues affecting the nation and people, and a 100% increase of their sense of responsibility. Continue reading The Mahathir Report on Education (2)

DAP proposes parliamentary Select Committee to review Cabinet Education Committee Report

(Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 9th June 1980 on the motion to establish a Parliamentary Select Committee to review the Cabinet Education Committee Report)

DAP proposes parliamentary Select Committee to review Cabinet Education Committee Report which has failed in its twin objective of assessing the success of the education policy in nation building, or in assessing whether it meets the short and long-term national manpower needs

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DAP calls for correction of fundamental New Economic Policy implementation defects

(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the 1980 Budget on October 22, 1979)

The 1980 Budget, presented by the Finance Minister, Tengku Razaleigh, has been generally well-received by the press and the people, in particular with regard to the long overdue increase of personal relief’s for individual taxpayers.

The DAP had consistently called for the upward revision of personal tax reliefs for individuals in this House, as the repeated bouts of inflation and the loss of the purchasing power of the ringgit since the formulation of the income tax laws in the 1940s have made the reliefs derisory! Although long overdue, we commend the Finance Minister for at long last taking heed of the crushing burden borne by the lower income brackets by revising the income tax personal reliefs to more realistic levels. Continue reading DAP calls for correction of fundamental New Economic Policy implementation defects

Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when officially declaring open the Cheras 9 ms. DAP Branch, Selangor, on Thursday, 23rd August 1979 at 8 pm.

Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

The Immigration Department Kuala Lumpur Office inefficiency and incompetence, the public outcry and criticism against the failure of the Immigration Department to provide efficient service to the people, the political exploitation of the criticisms by UMNO Youth Leader and the Director-General of Immigration and raising of racial issues, shows a very unhealthy aspect of Government service. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

Only 40% of national primary school pupils passed the Std. V Assessment Test in English subject last year

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Dap Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to members and supporters during a visit to Pulau Ketam, Selangor, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 12, 1979

Only 40% of national primary school pupils passed the Std. V Assessment Test in English subject last year.

In a democratic country, the people must be informed of the facts and developments in the country so that they could make intelligent decisions, not only to enable them to choose political parties, but also choose policies and programs. Continue reading Only 40% of national primary school pupils passed the Std. V Assessment Test in English subject last year