Category: Official Secrets Act

Barisan Nasional MPs are ‘convinced’ not by the reasons for the OSA Amendment Bill, but by the ‘whip’ of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, IN Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1986:

Barisan Nasional MPs are ‘convinced’ not by the reasons for the OSA Amendment Bill, but by the ‘whip’ of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed.

The meeting of the Barisan Nasional MPs with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, yesterday on the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill is a great disappointment. Continue reading Barisan Nasional MPs are ‘convinced’ not by the reasons for the OSA Amendment Bill, but by the ‘whip’ of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

DAP will propose amendments to the OSA Amendment Bill during Committee stage to delete the mandatory minimum one-year jail sentences and the all-encompassing definition of ‘official secret’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP For Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the Aliran public forum on the Official Secrets Act held at the Penang Chinese Town Hall on Tuesday, 25th Nov. 1986 at 8 p.m.

DAP will propose amendments to the OSA Amendment Bill during Committee stage to delete the mandatory minimum one-year jail sentences and the all-encompassing definition of ‘official secret’

From the statement of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, in Malacca on Friday, it is clear that he will not brook dissent within Barisan Nasional ranks on the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill, and has laid down the law in his meeting with Barisan Nasional MPs yesterday that the Whip would be applied requiring the MPs to vote for the Bill. Continue reading DAP will propose amendments to the OSA Amendment Bill during Committee stage to delete the mandatory minimum one-year jail sentences and the all-encompassing definition of ‘official secret’

Has the Government’s defeat in the Asian Wall Street Journal case made it more stubborn to ram through the OSA Amendment Bill?

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP For Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Protest Meeting against Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill 1986 and Government White Paper on Co-operative Finance Calamity held at Min Seng Charitable Association Hall on Sunday, 23.11.1986 at 9 p.m.

Has the Government’s defeat in the Asian Wall Street Journal case made it more stubborn to ram through the OSA Amendment Bill?

The Government suffered defeat in the Asian Wall Street Journal case, when the Supreme Court found in favour of the AWSJ journalists, holding that the rule of natural justice on the right to be heard has to be observed in the exercise of the Home Ministry’s powers to expel foreign journalists. Continue reading Has the Government’s defeat in the Asian Wall Street Journal case made it more stubborn to ram through the OSA Amendment Bill?

DAP to formally propose in Parliament that OSA Amendment Bill be referred to Parliamentary Select Committee during second reading

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP For Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Malacca DAP State Convention held in Malacca on Sunday, 23.11.1986 at 10 a.m.

DAP to formally propose in Parliament that OSA Amendment Bill be referred to Parliamentary Select Committee during second reading

The DAP will propose, under Standing Order 54, that the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee, during the second reading of the Bill either on Dec.5 or 8. Continue reading DAP to formally propose in Parliament that OSA Amendment Bill be referred to Parliamentary Select Committee during second reading

Barisan MPs should call for the withdrawal of the government whip over the OSA Amendment Bill

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 22nd Nov. 1986:

Barisan MPs should call for the withdrawal of the government whip over the OSA Amendment Bill

The Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said in Malacca yesterday that the government will not withdraw the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill or refer it to a Parliamentary Select Committee. Continue reading Barisan MPs should call for the withdrawal of the government whip over the OSA Amendment Bill

Malaysians have a right to know whether Dr. Mahathir Mohamed or Tun Hussien Onn is telling the truth about Cabinet approval for the 1981 Maminco tin-buying operation, which involved a loss of $660 million

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 21st Nov. 1986:

Malaysians have a right to know whether Dr. Mahathir Mohamed or Tun Hussien Onn is telling the truth about Cabinet approval for the 1981 Maminco tin-buying operation, which involved a loss of $660 million.

Malaysians are very concerned about the conflicting version between Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and Tun Hussien Onn on whether the Cabinet had in 1980 given approval for the MAMINCO mysterious tin-buying in the London market in 1981, resulting in a $660 million loss to the country. Continue reading Malaysians have a right to know whether Dr. Mahathir Mohamed or Tun Hussien Onn is telling the truth about Cabinet approval for the 1981 Maminco tin-buying operation, which involved a loss of $660 million

When will $2 mysterious tin-buying company, MAMINCO, its annual refurns and accounts to the Registry of Companies for the past five years be files, to reduce it to show that it is not above the law and Parliament?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1986:

When will $2 mysterious tin-buying company, MAMINCO, its annual refurns and accounts to the Registry of Companies for the past five years be files, to reduce it to show that it is not above the law and Parliament?

I am not surprised by the statement by the former Prime Minister, Tun Hussien Onn, that he was not aware of any Cabinet decision in 1980 committing the Government to enter the tin market on the London Metal Exchange. Continue reading When will $2 mysterious tin-buying company, MAMINCO, its annual refurns and accounts to the Registry of Companies for the past five years be files, to reduce it to show that it is not above the law and Parliament?

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to list out the instances where the definition of ‘official secrets’ in the OSA Amendment Bill is less ‘extensive’ than the present act

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, on Monday, Nov. 17 1986:

Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to list out the instances where the definition of ‘official secrets’ in the OSA Amendment Bill is less ‘extensive’ than the present act.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, made the remarkable statement to reporters after the opening of the MCA General Assembly yesterday that the definition of ‘official secrets’ is less extensive in the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill than in the present Official Secrets Act. Continue reading Call on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to list out the instances where the definition of ‘official secrets’ in the OSA Amendment Bill is less ‘extensive’ than the present act

DAP commends the Government for withdrawing the suspension order against Asian Wall Street Journal

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday. 15.11.1986:

DAP commends the Government for withdrawing the suspension order against Asian Wall Street Journal.

The Government’s admission of irregularity in the suspension order against the Asian Wall Street Journal is most welcome and commendable. I hope the government will fully respect the important doctrine of the separation of powers, the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law, and will not think of legislative actions to overrule judicial decisions as had happened in the past. Continue reading DAP commends the Government for withdrawing the suspension order against Asian Wall Street Journal

Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill ceramah at Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on Thursday, 13.11.1986 at 8 p.m.

Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line

The Barisan Nasional back-benchers club decided yesterday that Barisan Nasional, MPs unanimously supported the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill, but would raise the opposing views of the National Union of Journalists and the Malaysian Bar at their meeting with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. Continue reading Barisan Nasional MPs should not forget that they are legislators and not post-men, and must individually make up their own minds on the OSA Amendment Bill and not just toe the party line