Category: Land Acquisition

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Johor State New Villages Sub-Committee held at Kluang DAP Branch on Saturday, October 2, 1971 at 5pm

DAP proposes a three-point guideline for State Governments in granting title to new villagers

The Perak State Government has announced steps to grant titles to new villagers, beginning with Bukit Merah New Village near Ipoh, the temporary occupation licenses (TOL) will not be renewed. New villagers must apply for the qualified titles before the end of the year, failing which their houses are liable to be demolished and the land re-possessed.

Perak Mentri Besar, Dato’ Haki Kamaruddin, has said only a quarter of the 31,600 households in Perak’s 96 new villages have applied for titles because of economic reasons. A Temporary Occupation License (TOL) is cheaper, cost only $10 a year. While the premium payable for a qualified title ranges from several hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars, depending on each State. Continue reading DAP proposes a three-point guideline for State Governments in granting title to new villagers

Speech by DAP Organising Secretary, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a tea party at Puchong 14.m.s on Sunday, 5th January 1969 at 6p.m. to thank Serdang by-election workers and supporters of DAP

The granting of land to the landless, regardless of race, was the first of the DAP’s Serdang Twenty Points, which constituted the DAP’s by-election pledge. Throughout the by-election campaign, the DAP campaigned for a speedy, liberal and humans solution to the grave landless and squatter problem in Selangor and Malaysia.

In Kuala Lumpur alone, there are about 200,000 squatters. People become squatters not because they are born squatters, just as people become thieves, burglars and robbers, not because they are born thieves, burglars and robbers.

They are all victims of social forces beyond their individual control. They become squatters because they could not afford renting a house or buying a piece of land, as they are unemployed or underemployed.

The grave squatter problem in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor is a reflection of the grave failure of the social and economic policy of the Alliance government to provide a decent life for every Malaysian. Continue reading DAP calls for legalisation of existing squatter areas to solve squatter problem.

Speech by DAP Candidates for Serdang State By-election, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, who is also DAP Organising Secretary, at the second DAP Serdang by-election public rally held at Puchong 14 milestone on Friday, 6th December 1968 at 8 p.m.

On December 1, 1968, at the first DAP Serdang by-election public rally, I made a pledge on behalf of the DAP – known as the DAP’s Serdang Twenty Points – which spelt out the social, economic and cultural objectives the DAP will strive for the benefit of the people.

Point One of the Serdang Twenty Points called for “Land to be given to all landless, regardless of race. The only yardstick should be need.”

Malaysia has vast tracts of arable land which have not been opened up. But with every passing year, the problem of unemployment and underemployment intensifies, while the army of landless multiplies.

One major way to solve the problem of unemployment and underemployment in a land-rich country like Malaysia is to give land to the landless, which will have three beneficial results, in (1) strengthening Malaysia’s agricultural base; (2) earn more national income for the country; and (3) provide work and a means of livelihood for the thousands of landless and unemployed. Continue reading Land for the landless