Category: Illegal Immigrants

Call on Labour Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, to introduce urgent legislation in next month’s Parliament to make in an offence for anyone to employ illegal Indonesian immigrants, and to make such employer bear all the costs of repatriating illegal Indonesian immigrants

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung. Lim Kit Siang, at the Si-Rusa DAP Branch Thousand-People Anniversary Dinner held at Port Dickson on Tuesday, 15.9.1987 at 9 p.m.

Call on Labour Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, to introduce urgent legislation in next month’s Parliament to make in an offence for anyone to employ illegal Indonesian immigrants, and to make such employer bear all the costs of repatriating illegal Indonesian immigrants

Deputy Home Minister, Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob, said in the press today that the police are “quietly monitoring” the various landing points used by illegal immigrants in preparation for a “strike” against them. Datuk Megat said the police knew about the landings but were “keeping quiet because we want our operations to be successful. Continue reading Call on Labour Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, to introduce urgent legislation in next month’s Parliament to make in an offence for anyone to employ illegal Indonesian immigrants, and to make such employer bear all the costs of repatriating illegal Indonesian immigrants

Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Seri Rambai Dap Branch official opening dinner held at Taman Seri Rambai, Bukit Mertajam, on Saturday, 22.8.1987 AT 9 p.m.

Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

It was reported today that the government has relaxed rules for civil servants to engage in business. Under the new Public Service Department directive, civil servants can now set up family-holding companies to administer property-including capital, buildings or land-owned by them and their immediate families. They are also allowed to sit on the boards of these companies subject to certain conditions imposed by their departments. Continue reading Relaxation of rules for civil servants to do business when there is growing incidence of conflict of interest situations involving high public officials will not enhance public confidence in the integrity and incorruptibility of government leaders and officials

Dap welcome UMNO Youth’s call for deportation of all illegal immigrants and calls for declaring the whole nation a black area for illegal immigrants for systematic and effective expulsion of illegal immigrants from the country

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 9.8.1987:

Dap welcome UMNO Youth’s call for deportation of all illegal immigrants and calls for declaring the whole nation a black area for illegal immigrants for systematic and effective expulsion of illegal immigrants from the country.

I welcome the call by UMNO Youth Acing President, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in Taiping yesterday calling on the government to deport all illegal immigrants from the country. Continue reading Dap welcome UMNO Youth’s call for deportation of all illegal immigrants and calls for declaring the whole nation a black area for illegal immigrants for systematic and effective expulsion of illegal immigrants from the country

Ghaffar Baba confirms that the Bank Negara’s proposal for the 24 deposit-taking co-operatives was that depositors can only 50 per cent of their deposits, while the other 50 per cent is converted into equity

Press conference Satatement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-general, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Lim Kit Siang in DAPPJ Headquarters on Saturday, Sept.13, 1986 at 2pm.

Ghaffar Baba confirms that the Bank Negara’s proposal for the 24 deposit-taking co-operatives was that depositors can only 50 per cent of their deposits, while the other 50 per cent is converted into equity.

I paid a courtesy call on the deputy Prime Minister, Ghaffar Baba, in his office this morning, and I discussed with him a wide range of subjects, including the co-operatives crisis, in particular the future of the 24 deposit-taking co-operatives; the LPN mess and the grievances and problems it has created for farmers, millers and retailers; the illegal Indonesian immigrant problem; the new villages; the economy and national unity. Continue reading Ghaffar Baba confirms that the Bank Negara’s proposal for the 24 deposit-taking co-operatives was that depositors can only 50 per cent of their deposits, while the other 50 per cent is converted into equity

PBS government should take firm action against illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants NOW as there is the danger of its losing the will, interest and power to do anything on this issue the longer it is in the Barisan Nasional

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Sandakan on Saturday, July 12, 1986 at 10a.m

PBS government should take firm action against illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants NOW as there is the danger of its losing the will, interest and power to do anything on this issue the longer it is in the Barisan Nasional

I call on the PBS Government to take firm and positive action against illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants NOW in its early days of Government, as the there is the danger of its losing the will, interest and power to do anything on this problem the longer it is in the Barisan Nasional. Continue reading PBS government should take firm action against illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants NOW as there is the danger of its losing the will, interest and power to do anything on this issue the longer it is in the Barisan Nasional

DAP call s for a two-prong solution to the menace of illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants in Sabah, including a state-wide verification exercise to flush out and expatriate every illegal who had frasulently become Malaysian citizen

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, after his arrival in Sandakan on the Fourth stop of his Sabah political trip on Friday, 11.7.1986

DAP call s for a two-prong solution to the menace of illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants in Sabah, including a state-wide verification exercise to flush out and expatriate every illegal who had frasulently become Malaysian citizen.

Illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants in Sabah pose a short-term as well as long-term problem and dangers to the people of Sabah and Malaysia. Continue reading DAP call s for a two-prong solution to the menace of illegal Filipino and Indonesian immigrants in Sabah, including a state-wide verification exercise to flush out and expatriate every illegal who had frasulently become Malaysian citizen

Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Subang International Airport on Thursday, 19th June 1986 at 9 am before leaving for Sarawak for a five-day political tour

Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants

When I was in Temerloh last night for a DAP dinner-ceramah, I was informed of a case where PUSAKABUMI – Pusat Penyelerasan Khidmat Kontraktor-¬Kontraktor Bumiputera – of Jabatan Perdana Menteri seems to be adopting a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens of Chinese origin in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants. Continue reading Call on PUSAKABUMI not to adopt a racialist policy which discriminates against Malaysian citizens in favour of illegal Indonesian immigrants

Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 26th March 1986:

Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

On Sunday, Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, said in Malacca that Gerakan MPs would seek to clarify the meaning of the words “official” and “secrets” on the proposed amendment to the Official Secrets Act next month in Parliament when the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill would be tabled for adoption. Continue reading Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

The 1986 Sabah Crisis

The Prime Minister, in his motion on the Fifth Malaysia Plan, asks the House “to , call upon Malaysians from all walks of life to strive harder and gear themselves towards the greater socio-economic and political challenges ahead, in the spirit of the Rukunegara, and stand united in our continuous efforts to build a socially just, progressive and resilient nation.”

These are very stirring words, hut they have fallen completely flat and could evoke no response. In the past two weeks, there had been widespread and fundamental questioning as to whether the Barisan Nasional Government is committed to the building of a “socially just, progressive and resilient nation” – in fact, whether the Barisan Nasional Government believes anymore in the Rukunegara. Continue reading The 1986 Sabah Crisis

DAP calls for law to require every employer to pay the coats of repatriating 100 illegal Indonesian immigrant for every illegal Indonesian immigrant he employs

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Tuesday, January 21, 1986:

DAP calls for law to require every employer to pay the coats of repatriating 100 illegal Indonesian immigrant for every illegal Indonesian immigrant he employs

On 12th September, Datuk Musa Hitam announced a nation-wide effort to check the influx of illegal immigrants by expanding the scope of Task Force VII(set up to deal with Vietnamese boat people) to tackle the problem of illegal immigrants as well. Continue reading DAP calls for law to require every employer to pay the coats of repatriating 100 illegal Indonesian immigrant for every illegal Indonesian immigrant he employs