Category: Education

DAP Central Executive Committee to meet in Petaling Jaya tomorrow to discuss latest political development.

DAP Central Executive Committee to meet in Petaling Jaya tomorrow to discuss latest political development.

The DAP Central Executive Committee will meet in Petaling Jaya tomorrow, and will discuss the new government regulations on students intending to go overseas and the proposed reduction of university places by the New Zealand government.

The Central Executive Committee will also discuss the Essential (Security Cases) Regulations and the legal and political measures that have been taken to challenge it. Continue reading DAP Central Executive Committee to meet in Petaling Jaya tomorrow to discuss latest political development.

DAP Protest against reduction of New Zealand university places for Malaysian students.

DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement:

DAP Protest against reduction of New Zealand university places for Malaysian students.

The DAP opposed to new government regulations to affecting Malaysian students intending to go to New Zealand and Australia for higher studies.

At a time when more and more Malaysians youths, especially non-Malays, find the doers of Malaysian universities closed to them, although they possess the requisite university entrance qualifications, any government move which will lead to further reduction of the opportunities of these Malaysian students to go abroad to further higher studies at their own expenses must be opposed and deplored. Continue reading DAP Protest against reduction of New Zealand university places for Malaysian students.

Government should expend university places to allow more Malaysian youths opportunities of higher education.

Government should expend university places to allow more Malaysian youths opportunities of higher education.

Related to the question of urban stability is the matter of providing opportunities to youths to develop their potential and capabilities to the fullest, which will cut down a source of discontent and frustration among the younger generation.

I have just received an answer to a written question which I asked last month in Parliament, which showed the seriousness of this problem. Continue reading Government should expend university places to allow more Malaysian youths opportunities of higher education.

DAP on the Ministries of Education and Fate motion broadcasting to introduce educational programmes’ in Chinese and Tamil for students in Chinese and Tamil Primary Schools.

Speech by Sdr.Lim Kit Siang, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament fir Kota Melaka at the official opening of DAP Lanohang Brench on 6.3.75

DAP on the Ministries of Education and Fate motion broadcasting to introduce educational programmes’ in Chinese and Tamil for students in Chinese and Tamil Primary Schools.

The educational T.V. programmes that are new telecast over T.V. Malaysia fer school students are only in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

The commission in presenting educational programmes in Chinese and Tamil languages is clearly inconsistent with the Government’s stated intention not to convert Chinese and Tamil primary schools in socerdance with Clause 21 (2) of the 1961 Education Act. Continue reading DAP on the Ministries of Education and Fate motion broadcasting to introduce educational programmes’ in Chinese and Tamil for students in Chinese and Tamil Primary Schools.

DAP calls for the launching of a nation-wide Signature Campaign in endorsement of Thung Chun Siew Chun Memorandum on Chinese Education

By Sdr. Lim Kit Siang, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, 17th May, 1975

DAP calls for the launching of a nation-wide Signature Campaign in endorsement of Thung Chun Siew Chun Memorandum on Chinese Education in repudiation of the MCA Memorandum

The break between the MCA from the Thung Chun Siew and the 3400 organisations’ representatives of the Chinese in Malaysia and the MCA leadership’s refusal to heed, respect and represent the hopes and aspirations of Malaysian Chinese on the question of Chinese education is inevitable.

History has again shown that the MCA’s top leadership, irrespective of who they are, are incapable of breaking away from its past character and respond wholly to the legitimate and widespread hopes and wishes of the people and fight for the realization of what is just and right, regardless of their individual fortune. Continue reading DAP calls for the launching of a nation-wide Signature Campaign in endorsement of Thung Chun Siew Chun Memorandum on Chinese Education

Agricultural Institutes status should be raise and graduates of the Institutes should be permitted to go for diploma course at Universiti Pertanian

Speech by DAP Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat during the debate on the 1975 Committee of Supply on Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9.12.1974

1. Agricultural Institutes status should be raise and graduates of the Institutes should be permitted to go for diploma course at Universiti Pertanian

In recent months, there had been student trouble in one Institute after another. There was the student unrest in MARA, at Universiti Kebangsaan, the Agricultural Institutes, and now, in all the campuses. Continue reading Agricultural Institutes status should be raise and graduates of the Institutes should be permitted to go for diploma course at Universiti Pertanian

Motion by M.P. for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang

Motion by M.P. for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on 9.12.1974

I rise under Standing Orders 18 (1) to apply for the adjournment of this House to discuss a matter of urgent, definite public importance, namely:

“That this House expresses regret at the mishandling of the student demonstrations concerning the legitimate grievances of tear gas which provoked various incidents, the arrest of university lecturers of Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaya, Institute Technology MARA (ITM), Institute Teknologi Kebangsaan (ITK) and CALL on the government to set up a commission inquiry to investigate into the student demands and to release immediately all the arrested university lecture and student leaders” Continue reading Motion by M.P. for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang

DAP calls for the establishment of a permanent Commission

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Parliamentary Candidate for Kato Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Gajah on Wednesday, 21st August 1974 at 7.30 p.m.

1. DAP calls for the establishment of a permanent Commission entrusted with the twin tasks of ensuring that the Malay poor and the non-Malay National Front’s economic development plans.

In my public rally speech in Tanjong Malim on Sunday, 18th August, I challenged the National Front to set up a Commission of Inquiry to find cut whether the New Economic Policy and the Second Malaysia Plan have benefitted the rich Malays or the poor Malays in the last five years’ of operation. Continue reading DAP calls for the establishment of a permanent Commission

DAP calls for the establishment of a separate Ministry specially in charge of Chinese education

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Parliamentary Candidates for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a Giant DAP Public Rally at Stadium Negara Car Park, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, 12th August 1974 at 10 p.m

DAP calls for the establishment of a separate Ministry specially in charge of Chinese education

Malaysia is a multi-racial country made up of three major races, and our Malaysian Constitution is very clear in Clause 152 (1) that although Malay shall be the national language. “no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using (otherwise than for official purposes) or from teaching or learning, any other language;” and it is also further provided that nothing in this clause shall prejudice the right of the Federal government or of any State Government to preserve and sustain the use and study of the language of any other community in the Federation.” Continue reading DAP calls for the establishment of a separate Ministry specially in charge of Chinese education

Malaysians should vote for DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen o ensure that the people’s voice are heard in the Parliament and State Assemblies

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, when officiating at the opening of the Bentong DAP Branch on Saturday, 27th July 1974 at 4 p.m.

1. Malaysians should vote for DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen o ensure that the people’s voice are heard in the Parliament and State Assemblies

Yesterday’s meeting of Dewan Rakyat was the last sitting of the Third Parliament, for general elections will definitely be held within 30 days for the election of the Fourth Parliament. Continue reading Malaysians should vote for DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen o ensure that the people’s voice are heard in the Parliament and State Assemblies