Category: Foreign Affairs

DAP formally applies for a DAP Parliamentary and State Assembly delegation to visit China at end of the year

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Committee meeting held at Penang DAP Hqrs on Saturday, 7.9.1985 at 4pm

DAP formally applies for a DAP Parliamentary and State Assembly delegation to visit China at end of the year

Last week, I formally submitted a written application to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, for permission for a DAP Parliamentary and State Assembly delegation to make a two—week visit to China in December 1985/January 1986. Continue reading DAP formally applies for a DAP Parliamentary and State Assembly delegation to visit China at end of the year

DAP calls on Minister of Trade and Industry, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to personally investigate into the Registry of Business scandal on loss or missing 200 files

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 5.9.1985

DAP calls on Minister of Trade and Industry, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to personally investigate into the Registry of Business scandal on loss or missing 200 files

The report that at least 200 original files and documents held by the Registry of Business have been missing or ‘misplaced’ over a year, causing hardship and inconvenience to businessmen and the public, is most shocking. Continue reading DAP calls on Minister of Trade and Industry, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to personally investigate into the Registry of Business scandal on loss or missing 200 files

Has Datuk Seri Mahathir brought forward his China trip by three weeks from November to October

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Taiping DAP Branch 2,000 People 19th Anniversary Dinner held in Taiping on Saturday, August 3, 1985 at 8 p.m.

Has Datuk Seri Mahathir brought forward his China trip by three weeks from November to October

The next general elections in not far away. It could be held in April next years, although I will not rule out completely the possibility of the general election being held at the end of this year itself. Continue reading Has Datuk Seri Mahathir brought forward his China trip by three weeks from November to October

DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP lunch in Penang on Saturday, July 6, 1985 at 1.30 pm during his two-day visit to Bukit Bendera parliamentary constituency.

DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China.

Recently, the Barisan Nasional government announced the lifting of restriction on travel by Malaysians to China, and by the way this government announcement was publicized, it would appear to be a major breakthrough in the full normalization of relations between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China. Continue reading DAP calls for the complete lifting of the ‘bamboo curtain’ to enable free travel between the people of Malaysia and China

I propose to visit China this year and will write to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for government clearance.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the opening of the Selangor DAP State Convention held at DAP Building at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 24.3.1985 at 10 am.

I propose to visit China this year and will write to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for government clearance.

Although Malaysia and China established diplomatic relations ten years ago, Malaysian government leaders and strategists are still guided by the doctrine that it is China, and not Soviet Union, which is more of a military threat in South East Asia. Continue reading I propose to visit China this year and will write to Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for government clearance.

Soviet military build-up a threat to world peace and regional stability

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, to the Socialist International Advisory Council (SIDAC) meeting held in Tokyo on November 8-10, 1984

Soviet military build-up a threat to world peace and regional stability

The SIDAC meeting in Tokyo is being held against the back-drop of two important events; the landslide re-election of US President, Ronald Reagan, and the recent tragic assassination of Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, who was also chairman of the Non-Aligned Nations Conference. Continue reading Soviet military build-up a threat to world peace and regional stability

DAP calls for one day official mourning to mark Malaysia’s respect for Indira Gandhi on her funeral on Saturday

Statement by Parliamentary opposition Leader DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, when visiting the Indian High Commission to sign the condolence book on Indira Gandhi’s death on Thursday, 1.11.1984

DAP calls for one day official mourning to mark Malaysia’s respect for Indira Gandhi on her funeral on Saturday

The whole world must be shocked by the assassination of Indira Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Although she had been a controversial Indian Prime Minister, and the storming of the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar in June, had been regarded as an act of sacrilege by Sikhs, her assassination is totally reprehensible and must be condemned by all right-minded people in the world. Continue reading DAP calls for one day official mourning to mark Malaysia’s respect for Indira Gandhi on her funeral on Saturday

Call on Japan to break down its protectionist walls to redress Malaysia’s trade deficit with Japan which is expected to reach $3.6 billion next year

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the dinner hosted by the DAP for the Japanese Democratic Socialist Party delegation held at Metro Restaurant, Wisma MPI on Wednesday, 19.9.1984 at 8 pm

Call on Japan to break down its protectionist walls to redress Malaysia’s trade deficit with Japan which is expected to reach $3.6 billion next year

In welcoming the visit of the Japanese Democratic Socialist Party leadership delegation, I wish to take this opportunity to ask our fraternal socialist comrades to take home to Japan the message that Malaysia seeks a moral equal and just relationship with Japan. Continue reading Call on Japan to break down its protectionist walls to redress Malaysia’s trade deficit with Japan which is expected to reach $3.6 billion next year

Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Cameron Highlands DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Cameron Highlands on Saturday, 4.8.1984 at 8 pm

Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia

Four days ago, the Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, announced that the first batch of 100 Indonesia workers to be recruited under the recently-concluded labour pact between Malaysia and Indonesia will arrive here in August. Continue reading Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP 1984 National Delegates’ Conference held at Hotel South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 15.7.1984 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China

Ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China ten years ago in 1974, the Malaysian Government has been guided by the belief that China is a bigger military threat in South East Asia than Russia, and this has coloured its relations with China. Continue reading DAP calls on Malaysian Government to change its’ China is a bigger military threat than Russia approach and to have full-scale normalisation of relations with Communist China