Category: Parliament

‘Official secrets’ should be redefined and narrowed to concern national security and people’s safety before any amendments is sought on the Official Secrets Act

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 1.4.1986:

‘Official secrets’ should be redefined and narrowed to concern national security and people’s safety before any amendments is sought on the Official Secrets Act

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, has told the Organisation of Newspaper Editors (ONE) and the National Press Club (NPC) that the Government would look into the definition of ‘official secrets’ to clear up any confusion that may arise in the enforcement of the Official Secrets Act. Continue reading ‘Official secrets’ should be redefined and narrowed to concern national security and people’s safety before any amendments is sought on the Official Secrets Act

DAP will support the 1986 Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill if the Official Secrets Act is confined to ospionage and spying case

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the public protest meeting organised by the Penang DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment Committee (Penang DAP OOSAA Committee) held at Penang Free School Old Boys’ Association in Penang on Tuesday, April 1, 1986 at 9 pm

DAP will support the 1986 Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill if the Official Secrets Act is confined to ospionage and spying cases

The Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill 1986 raises the fundamental question whether criminal law should be used to protect Government, Ministers or officials from embarrassment in any exposure about their abuse of power, malpractice, wrongdoing or even sheer stupidity, in the discharge of their public duties. Continue reading DAP will support the 1986 Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill if the Official Secrets Act is confined to ospionage and spying case

Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Saturday, March 21, 1987:

Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

Yesterday’s adjournment of Dewan Rakyat where two adjournment speeches by DAP MPs, Chian Heng Kai (Bukit Mertajam) and Lim Guan Eng (Kota Melaka) were “killed” is another example of how the overwhelming majority of Barisan Nasional in Parliament is used to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions. Continue reading Barisan Nasional should not use its overwhelming majority in Parliament to trample on parliamentary practices and conventions and should learn to respect and honour the spirit of parliamentary democracy

Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Oppose Official Secrets Act Amendment Committee (OOSAA) at Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 18.3.1986 at 8 p.m.

Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment

The 1986 Official Secrets Act Bill is the greatest threat to democratic freedom and human rights of Malaysians since the 1981 Societies Act amendment. Continue reading Call on all societies, organisations, unions, and individual Malaysians to make clear their opposition to OSA Amendment

1986 Official Secrets Act amendment bill to make mandatory one-year-minimum jail sentence for all offences aims at producing a cowed Parliament and cowed Press – and should be referred to Select Committee before any debate in Parliament

Extract of Paper by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, on ‘Parliamentary Privileges’ at the National Union of Journalists ASEAN Press DAY seminar on ‘Press Freedom & the Law’ at the New Straits Times lecture theatre, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, March 16, 1986 at 10.30 a.m.

1986 Official Secrets Act amendment bill to make mandatory one-year-minimum jail sentence for all offences aims at producing a cowed Parliament and cowed Press – and should be referred to Select Committee before any debate in Parliament

Malaysian journalists have rightly been concerned about the 1986 Official Secrets Act amendment bill aimed at making all offences have a mandatory one-year minimum jail sentence. Continue reading 1986 Official Secrets Act amendment bill to make mandatory one-year-minimum jail sentence for all offences aims at producing a cowed Parliament and cowed Press – and should be referred to Select Committee before any debate in Parliament

DAP calls for a nation-wide popular movement to cut down the two-third parliamentary majority of Barisan Nasional in next general elections to tame the tyranny and irresponsibility of the majority in Parliament

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Human Rights Rally organised by the Movement of Freedom, Justice and Democracy held at Transport workers’ Union Hall, Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 8.12.1985 at 10 am

DAP calls for a nation-wide popular movement to cut down the two-third parliamentary majority of Barisan Nasional in next general elections to tame the tyranny and irresponsibility of the majority in Parliament

Two days ago, on the last day of the two months budget parliamentary meeting, I told Barisan Nasional MPs that they have made the Malaysian Parliament into a Parliament of the blind, the deaf, the unseeing, unfeeling and unthinking. Continue reading DAP calls for a nation-wide popular movement to cut down the two-third parliamentary majority of Barisan Nasional in next general elections to tame the tyranny and irresponsibility of the majority in Parliament

Call on the Government not to refer to the Yang di Pertuan Agong when Executive or Ministerial powers are involved, so that critics of Ministerial abuse of power would not be charge for or accused of sedition

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, 6th December 1985 on the Dangerous Drugs (Special Prevention Measures Act) Amendment Bill 1985

Call on the Government not to refer to the Yang di Pertuan Agong when Executive or Ministerial powers are involved, so that critics of Ministerial abuse of power would not be charge for or accused of sedition

Barisan Nasional MPs , although they have a fourth-fifth majority in Parliament- well in excess of the traditional two-third majority- are clearly not interested or bothered about the various important bills before the House today. They regard today’s parliamentary sitting as their last day in Parliament, not knowing whether they would be returning again in the next meeting, as they expect general elections to be held soon. Continue reading Call on the Government not to refer to the Yang di Pertuan Agong when Executive or Ministerial powers are involved, so that critics of Ministerial abuse of power would not be charge for or accused of sedition

Privilege motion to refer the Minister of Information, Datuk Rais Yatim, to the Committee of Privileges for lying to the House on why Chinese operatic item of Sudirman and Noorkumalasari ‘Tan Looi Fah’ over ‘Setengkai Irama’ was cut out of the show

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Dap Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Dewan Rakyat on Friday, DEC. 6, 1985:

Privilege motion to refer the Minister of Information, Datuk Rais Yatim, to the Committee of Privileges for lying to the House on why Chinese operatic item of Sudirman and Noorkumalasari ‘Tan Looi Fah’ over ‘Setengkai Irama’ was cut out of the show

I rise under Standing Order 26(1) (p), which does not require notice to be given, to move the following privilege motion: Continue reading Privilege motion to refer the Minister of Information, Datuk Rais Yatim, to the Committee of Privileges for lying to the House on why Chinese operatic item of Sudirman and Noorkumalasari ‘Tan Looi Fah’ over ‘Setengkai Irama’ was cut out of the show

How could Tan Koon Swan contemplate joining the Cabinet when he ‘had not slept since Nov.18’ over the Pan El crisis?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Kota Melaka , Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 4th December 1985:

How could Tan Koon Swan contemplate joining the Cabinet when he ‘had not slept since Nov.18’ over the Pan El crisis?

The new MCA President, Tan Koon Swan, said in a press conference yesterday that his immediate concern was the ‘wound in the party before contemplating whether to join the Cabinet’. Continue reading How could Tan Koon Swan contemplate joining the Cabinet when he ‘had not slept since Nov.18’ over the Pan El crisis?

Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to extend the Parliamentary meeting by at least two days so that justice could be done to eight Bills and three motions

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House, on Wednesday, November 27, 1985:

Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to extend the Parliamentary meeting by at least two days so that justice could be done to eight Bills and three motions

According to the Parliamentary schedule, the Committee Stage of the 1986 Supply Bill will end on 5th December with the last Ministry, the Ministry of National and Rural Development. This leaves one final Parliamentary sitting on December 6, 1985, although there are eight Government Bills and three motions to be dealt with. Continue reading Call on Datuk Musa Hitam to extend the Parliamentary meeting by at least two days so that justice could be done to eight Bills and three motions