Category: Parliament

DAP suggests that the Penang State Assembly should elect Dr. Chandra Muzaffar as Senator to start the process to restoring the Senate as a serious, responsible and deliberative second Chamber of Parliament

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, in Penang on Saturday, 4.10.1986:

DAP suggests that the Penang State Assembly should elect Dr. Chandra Muzaffar as Senator to start the process to restoring the Senate as a serious, responsible and deliberative second Chamber of Parliament.

There is a vacancy for a Senator for Penang to be filled by the Penang State Assembly, and the DAP suggests that the State Assembly of Penang should set the political lead in Malaysia to start the process to restore the Senate as a serious, responsible and deliberative second Chamber of Parliament. Continue reading DAP suggests that the Penang State Assembly should elect Dr. Chandra Muzaffar as Senator to start the process to restoring the Senate as a serious, responsible and deliberative second Chamber of Parliament

Tan Koon Swan and Barisan leaders must take a courageous moral decision that for Parliament and the nation’s good image, Tan Koon Swan should resign as MP for Gopeng

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General, MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, Sept 25.9.1986:

Tan Koon Swan and Barisan leaders must take a courageous moral decision that for Parliament and the nation’s good image, Tan Koon Swan should resign as MP for Gopeng.

Deputy Prime Minister, Ghaffar Baba, said yesterday that there was no necessity for Tan Koon Swan to tale his oath as MP for Gopeng on Oct.6 as he has six months in which to do so. Continue reading Tan Koon Swan and Barisan leaders must take a courageous moral decision that for Parliament and the nation’s good image, Tan Koon Swan should resign as MP for Gopeng

The 24 DAP Mps and 37 Assemblyman will be given one month to submit a report to the party leadership on their constituency service arrangements and performance

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjong and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Constituency Service and Monitoring Committee held at DAP Petaling Jaya Headquarters on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 7.30 pm

The 24 DAP Mps and 37 Assemblyman will be given one month to submit a report to the party leadership on their constituency service arrangements and performance

The establishment of the DAP Constituency Service and Monitoring Committee by the DAP Central Executive Committee at its first post-election meeting on August 8 reflects the seriousness and priority the party gives to constituency service by DAP Mps and Assemblyman. Continue reading The 24 DAP Mps and 37 Assemblyman will be given one month to submit a report to the party leadership on their constituency service arrangements and performance

DAP welcome Dr. Mahathir’s acknowledgement that Opposition could play a vital role in Malaysia and proposes constructive co-operation with Barisan Nasional Government to solve the grave national problem

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjong and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, after a courtesy call on Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu at KOMTAR on Monday, 18.8.1986

DAP welcome Dr. Mahathir’s acknowledgement that Opposition could play a vital role in Malaysia and proposes constructive co-operation with Barisan Nasional Government to solve the grave national problem

I welcome the acknowledgement by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, in Alor Star yesterday that the Opposition can play a vital role in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP welcome Dr. Mahathir’s acknowledgement that Opposition could play a vital role in Malaysia and proposes constructive co-operation with Barisan Nasional Government to solve the grave national problem

Dr. Mahathir should have sense of urgency to summon early Parliamentary meeting to address the many pressing problems in the country

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjong and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, August 12, 1986 at noon

Dr. Mahathir should have sense of urgency to summon early Parliamentary meeting to address the many pressing problems in the country

When announcing his post-1986 elections Cabinet, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said that Parliament could meet anytime from now to November. Continue reading Dr. Mahathir should have sense of urgency to summon early Parliamentary meeting to address the many pressing problems in the country

DAP General Elections Campaign Slogan –‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! NO MORE TWO-THIRD MAJORITY’ – to restore democracy, decency, fair play and justice to Malaysian politics

Speech by DAP Secretary-General Lim Kit Siang at the pre-general elections ceramah held at Rifle Range, Penang on Sunday, July 20, 1986 at 8p.m.

DAP General Elections Campaign Slogan –‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! NO MORE TWO-THIRD MAJORITY’ – to restore democracy, decency, fair play and justice to Malaysian politics

Tonight, the DAP officially launches its 1986 general elections campaign slogan ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! NO MORE TWO-THIRD MAJORITY’. Continue reading DAP General Elections Campaign Slogan –‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! NO MORE TWO-THIRD MAJORITY’ – to restore democracy, decency, fair play and justice to Malaysian politics

Datuk Seri Dr.Mahathir Mohamed deferred the Parliamentary meeting of July 14 to avoid answering DAP questions

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Sandakan DAP Ceramah held in Sandakan on Friday, 11.7.1986 at 9 pm

Datuk Seri Dr.Mahathir Mohamed deferred the Parliamentary meeting of July 14 to avoid answering DAP questions about the indefensible Barisan Nasional actions about unlawful assembly charges for the Sabah March criminals as well as about UMBC scandal, EPF scandal and the billion-dollar mysterious tin-buying scandal

Parliamentary was to meet for two weeks beginning from Monday, July 14 till July 25, but suddenly, for the first time in Parliamentary history, the first week of the two-week parliamentary meeting was cancelled. Continue reading Datuk Seri Dr.Mahathir Mohamed deferred the Parliamentary meeting of July 14 to avoid answering DAP questions

Call for a Constitution Review Commission of Eminent Malaysians to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution to conduct wide-ranging constitutional review on parliamentary democracy, human rights, federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances

PAPER by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Fourth DAP Human Rights Convention held at Hotel Excelsior, Ipoh on Sunday, 15th June 1986 on HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION in the session on CONSTITUTION DEVELOPMENTS in Malaysia – an Overview

Call for a Constitution Review Commission of Eminent Malaysians to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution to conduct wide-ranging constitutional review on parliamentary democracy, human rights, federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution, which become a very different document from that of the Merdeka Constitution in 1957, having been amended in over a thousand places. Continue reading Call for a Constitution Review Commission of Eminent Malaysians to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution to conduct wide-ranging constitutional review on parliamentary democracy, human rights, federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances

DAP to decide in the next one or two days whether to contest Sabah state general elections or to support PBS to allow it to prove to Kuala Lumpur that it had the overwhelming support of the people of Sabah

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kota Kinabalu Airport on arrival for a four-day Sabah visit on Wednesday, April 16, 1986 at 12.30 p.m.

DAP to decide in the next one or two days whether to contest Sabah state general elections or to support PBS to allow it to prove to Kuala Lumpur that it had the overwhelming support of the people of Sabah

I have come for a four-day visit to Sabah to see for myself the latest political developments in the state; to meet Sabah DAP leaders, members and supporters; and to decide in a day or two whether the DAP should contest the Sabah State General Elections or to support the PBS to allow it to prove to Kuala Lumpur that it had the overwhelming support of the people of Sabah. Continue reading DAP to decide in the next one or two days whether to contest Sabah state general elections or to support PBS to allow it to prove to Kuala Lumpur that it had the overwhelming support of the people of Sabah

DAP suggest that Parliament should enact a law to set up a Human Rights Commission which will make regular reports to Parliament on human rights situation in Malaysia

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the Chinese edition of ‘Human Rights in Malaysia’ book at DAP Petaling Jaya headquarters on Thursday, April 10, 1986 at 11.30 a.m.

DAP suggest that Parliament should enact a law to set up a Human Rights Commission which will make regular reports to Parliament on human rights situation in Malaysia

In launching the Chinese edition of the book, ‘Human Rights in Malaysia’, which is a collection of papers presented at the first DAP Human Rights Convention in Kuala Lumpur in November, 1985, I must thank the publication committee headed by DAP National Publicity Secretary, Sdr. Liew Ah Kim, for the successful conclusion of its work. Continue reading DAP suggest that Parliament should enact a law to set up a Human Rights Commission which will make regular reports to Parliament on human rights situation in Malaysia