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DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the 23rd Anniversary Dinner of the Han Chiang Old Boys, Association Dinner held at Fortuna Restaurant on Friday, 9.2.1984 on the theme ‘Democracy In our country and the future of the Malaysian Chinese’

DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society.

I remember that when I was invited to participate in the current affairs forum of the Penang Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section on Oct. 2, after my speech, I was given a question by a member of the audience who expressed incredibility and disbelief at my earlier remarks about a grave Constitutional crisis which nobody knew about arising from the Constitution Amendment Bill 1983. This questioner virtually suggested that I was inventing tales. Unfortunately, much as I would have wanted to, I was unable to answer this question because of the shortness of time. Continue reading DAP calls for the convening of a Parliamentary all-party conference to discuss ways to entrench the principle of Parliamentary supremacy to protect, preserve and promote the plural basis of Malaysian society

DAP Proposal that Parliament forms a Constitution Committee to consider and make recommendations with regard to proposed Constitutional amendments before a full Parliamentary debate

Speech by parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Sri Jaya DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner at Sri Jaya, Pahang, on Friday, 26th August 1983 at 8 p.m.

DAP Proposal that Parliament forms a Constitution Committee to consider and make recommendations with regard to proposed Constitutional amendments before a full Parliamentary debate

The Malaysian Constitution is one of the most amended Constitutions in the world. Since Merdeka in 1957, the Malaysian Constitution has been amended on nearly thirty separate occasions, involving some 1,000 parts of the Constitution. This make an average of at least one Constitutipnal amendment a year in the 26-year history of Malaysian nationhood. Continue reading DAP Proposal that Parliament forms a Constitution Committee to consider and make recommendations with regard to proposed Constitutional amendments before a full Parliamentary debate

DAP to censure Minister of Labour, Datuk Mak Hon Kam, in the budget session of Parliament for his multiple failures to protect contract workers from the abuses and evils of exploitation

Speech by Par1iamtntary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the inugural meeting of the DAP Nationa1 Estates Committee held in DAP Headquarters, Petaling Java on Sunday, 14th August 1983 at 2.30 p.m.

DAP to censure Minister of Labour, Datuk Mak Hon Kam, in the budget session of Parliament for his multiple failures to protect contract workers from the abuses and evils of exploitation

The Selancar Empat Felda ‘Hell Estate’, where contract workers were subject to wrongful confinement, illegal detention, forced labour, criminal assault arid denial of wages for four long years, is merely the tip of on iceberg of the widespread abuse and evil of contract labour system Malaysia. Continue reading DAP to censure Minister of Labour, Datuk Mak Hon Kam, in the budget session of Parliament for his multiple failures to protect contract workers from the abuses and evils of exploitation

Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan should explain why MCA wants the political per of the Malaysian Chinese, which is already grossly under-represented, to be further diluted in the 1980s and 1990s

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary— General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Temerloh DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Temer1oh, Pahang on 12th August 1983 at 8 pm.

Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan should explain why MCA wants the political per of the Malaysian Chinese, which is already grossly under-represented, to be further diluted in the 1980s and 1990s

The MCA had claimed, especially after the April 1982 General Elections, that it is the only political party which could speak for the Ma1aysia Chinese. In fact, many MCA leaders had gone the country urging Malaysian Chinese to support the MCA to the extent that ‘Chinese is MCA, and MCA is Chinese’ in the way that ‘Malay is UMNO, and UMNO is Malay’. Continue reading Datuk Dr. Neo Yee Pan should explain why MCA wants the political per of the Malaysian Chinese, which is already grossly under-represented, to be further diluted in the 1980s and 1990s

Executive control over Parliament being tightened to the detriment of the principle of Par1iamentary supremacy

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lirn Kit Siang, at the Official Opening of the Penang State DAP Convention 1983 in Penang on Sunday, 7.8.1933 at 10 a.m

Executive control over Parliament being tightened to the detriment of the principle of Par1iamentary supremacy

The recently- concluded two-week Parliamentary meeting shows the ever—tightening gontrol of the Executive over Parliament to the great detriment of the principle of Parliamentary supremacy. Continue reading Executive control over Parliament being tightened to the detriment of the principle of Par1iamentary supremacy

DAP calls on the 15 Chinese National Organisations and Tung/ Chiau Chung to convene another national Cultural Congress following the rejection of their Cultural Memorandum adopted in Penang in March 1983

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Tanjong Anniversary Dinner held in Penang on Saturday, 6th August 1983 at 8 p.m.

DAP calls on the 15 Chinese National Organisations and Tung/ Chiau Chung to convene another national Cultural Congress following the rejection of their Cultural Memorandum adopted in Penang in March 1983, and to decide on steps to oppose a ‘one language, one culture’ policy.

In March this year, the Malaysian Chinese Cultural Congress was held in Penang which adopted a Cultural Memorandum endorsed by 15 Chinese National Organisations and Tung/ Chiau Chung to urge the Barisan Nasional Government to adopt a multi- cultural policy based on the integration of the various cultures in the country, and for the rejection of the policy of the assimilation of other cultures as advocated by the 1971 National Cultural Congress. Continue reading DAP calls on the 15 Chinese National Organisations and Tung/ Chiau Chung to convene another national Cultural Congress following the rejection of their Cultural Memorandum adopted in Penang in March 1983

The interest of banking and finance in Malaysia calls for a complete clearing of the air on the BMF affair

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca DAP 17th Anniversary Thousand- People Dinner held at Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary School Hall Malacca on Sunday, 24.7.1983 at 8 p.m.

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The interest of banking and finance in Malaysia calls for a complete clearing of the air on the BMF affair

In his Two- Years- as- Prime- Minister interview, Dr Mohamed said that if there were any malpractices involved in the billion- dollar Bumiputra Malaysia Finance loans in Hong Kong, the Government would have no hesitation about taking action. Continue reading The interest of banking and finance in Malaysia calls for a complete clearing of the air on the BMF affair

MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Manjong DAP Anniversary Dinner held at Sitiawan on Saturday, 9th July 1983 at 8 p.m.

MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

The MCA Central Committee and MCA leaders have become the fabled ‘three monkeys’ who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign his Seremban Parliamentary seat following his resignation as MCA President and Cabinet Minister. Continue reading MCA Central Committee has become the fabled ‘three monkeys, who see not, hear not and know not’ about Datuk Lee San Choon’s intention to resign the Seremban Parliamentary seat

Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Pulau Sebang DAP Branch Annual General Meeting held at Pulau Sebang, Malacca, on Sunday, 3rd April 1983 at 8 p.m.

Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, at the official opening of the Meeting of the Malay World 1982 held in Malacca on 18th and 19th December 1982 reiterated the Barisan Nasional government’s commitment to the three principles of building a Malaysian culture, namely : Continue reading Call on MCA, Gerakan and SUPP Ministers to form a ‘three-in-one’ union in Cabinet to demand for the Cabinet review and modification of the three government principles of Malaysian culture building.

Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka , Lim Kit Siang at a joint press conference of 9 DAP MPs at Parliament House on Tuesday, 15.3.1983 at 2 p.m

Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, and the SUPP MP for Lambir, Dr. George Chan , for their role as ‘executioners’ to kill the DAP motion in parliament yesterday to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to preserve Chinese primary schools in perpetuity and to give financial parity from government funds.

This Press Conference has been called for the nine DAP Members of Parliament to condemn in the strongest possible terms the Gerakan MP for Tanjong, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon , and the SUPP MP for Lambir , Dr. George Chan , for their ‘executioner’ s role to kill the DAP motion in Parliament yesterday to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 ( Education Act to perpetuate the existence of Chinese primary Continue reading Nine DAP MPs jointly condemn Gerakan MP for Tanjong