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Tamil education in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the DAP National Tamil-speaking Seminar at Morib on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m.

Tamil education in Malaysia

It may be said that Tamil education structure in Malaysia has a base and a top, but no middle. Secondary education in Tamil is absent, though there are a few Tamil primary schools at the base and a Department of Indian Studies in the University of Malaya at the top.

Those who study Tamil at university are students who have succeeded in retaining their limited proficiency in the language through private informal study. This must surely affect standards of teaching in the university and hamper the further development of the Department of Indian Studies as a place for Tamil literary learning of a high order. Continue reading Tamil education in Malaysia

Message at National Tamil- Speaking Education

Message by DAP secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, for the DAP National Tamil-speaking Seminar to held in Klang on Oct. 23 and 24 1971

The Democratic Action Party is a multi-racial movement, where there is a place for all the languages, cultures and religions found in Malaysia.

Similarly, the DAP seeks to establish a multi-racial Malaysia, where all languages, cultures and religions can flourish freely.

The DAP National Tamil-speaking seminar is one further proof of the DAP’s abiding commitment to the ideal and objective of multi-racialism and cultural democracy. Continue reading Message at National Tamil- Speaking Education

The rebuilding of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Federal Experimental Station, Serdang

DAP candidate for the Serdang State By election, Mr. Lim Kit Siang and DAP National Organising Secretary, today issued the following statement:

When I visited the Federal Experimental Station in Serdang on Sunday, the people of Serdang Station complained that Mr. Micheal Chen, the Member of Parliament for the area, has broken his promise to rebuild the Sri Mariamman Temple in Serdang Station.

Mr. Micheal Chen had promised to rebuild the Sri Mariamman Temple during the 1964 general elections campaign, and after his election, verbally pledged to get $8,000 for the rebuilding of the Temple. Continue reading The rebuilding of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Federal Experimental Station, Serdang

Tamil schools

Speech by DAP Candidate of the Serdang State By-Election Candidate, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, who is also the DAP Organising Secretary at a public meeting at Puchong Balai Ra’ayat on Sunday, December 1, 1968 at 6 p.m.

The Tamil primary school in Puchong was burnt to the ground yesterday. The school, which was built in 1947, had morning and afternoon sessions, and had classes up to Standard Five.

At the last general elections, the Alliance, and its candidates, new M. P. Mr. Michael Chen, promised to build a new school building for the Tamil primary school. But up till yesterday, when it was burnt down, no plans to fulfil the Alliance election pledge was made.

Now as the primary school had unfortunately been burnt down, I urge the Alliance government to immediately build a new Tamil primary school so that the students can continue schooling when the new school year begins in early January. Continue reading Tamil schools

Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the National Land Finance Co-operative Society

The DAP Organising Secretary, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, today (6.8.68) issued the following statement:

More than 40 former workers of the Belata River Estate in Kerling, and their families, are picketing outside the offices of the National Land Finance Co-operative Society and the Malaysian Indian Congress in Jalan Brickfields in an effort to get back their old jobs.

The Belata River Estate was bought over from an European management by the National Land Finance Co-operative Society on July 18. Continue reading Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the National Land Finance Co-operative Society