Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the Royal Military College Old Putra Association Lunchenn talk at Holiday Inn, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 26th Nov. 1977 at 2.30 p.m.
Some Reflection of an Opposition Parliamentarian
Urgent need for sweeping parliamentary reforms to make parliament a effective body to call Ministers to account and as the supreme forum on the nation Continue reading Some Reflection of an Opposition Parliamentarian
This is the 20th anniversary of Malaysia since Independence in 1957, but the basic issues of nation building remain unresolved.
The big question, what type of Malaysian nation we are building, has not been answered with satisfaction, assurance or certainty.
There are significant numbers of those who refuse to accept the reality and fact that Malaysia is a multi-racial, multi-lingual and multi-religious nation, and that any other basis of nation building can only bring division, disintegration and disaster. Continue reading Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit: Detention under ISA
Speech by DAP National Publicity Secretary, DAP Perak State Assemblyman for Gopeng and DAP Whip in the Perak State Assembly, P.Patto, when moving his substantive motion to review the Speaker’s decision on 13hb Disember 1976.
Before I proceed to move my substantive motion which I had given notice of .to The Speaker on 16.12.76, I propose that the Speaker of the House should exercise his powers under the State Assembly Standing Orders No. 6(3) which reads:
“Mr, Speaker may at any time during a sitting ask a member to take the Chair temporarily, without formal communication to the Assembly, and such member shall be invested with all the powers of Mr. Speaker, until Mr. Speaker returns.” Continue reading Motion to review the Speaker’s decision on 13hb Disember 1976
Statement by Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference held at Parliament House on Wednesday, November 3rd, 1976 at 2.00 p.m.
Reply to Syed Jaffar Albar
First let me dispose of Tan Sri Syed Jaffar Albar. He asked me to repeat outside the House what I said in Parliament. I stand by what I have said in Parliament, which is to call for an investigation into the Great Malaysian Line Sdn. Bhd., which runs pilgrim ships to Mecca. Continue reading Reply to Syed Jaffar Albar
Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secreatary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Tapah Dinner held at Tapah Balai Rakyat on Tuesday, 27th January 1976, at 8p.m.
DAP calls on Dato Hussein Onn to reveal the main features of the Third Malaysian Plan to allow a national participation in its formulation before presentation to Parliament in March.
The Prime Minister, Dato Hussein Onn, will present the Third Malaysia Plan to Parliament at a special meeting in March for adoption. Continue reading DAP calls on Dato Hussein Onn to reveal the main features of the Third Malaysian Plan to allow a national participation in its formulation before presentation to Parliament in March.
The 1976 Budget presented by the Finance Minister last Thursday and the accompanying Treasury/ Economic Report 1975-1976 raised many big questions about the health and future of the Malaysian economy, like the weakened Ringgit, the poor economic performance of the country, mounting unemployment, continued high rate of inflation, rising public debts, the new tax proposals, and the failure to make any appreciable progress to eliminate poverty and redress economic imbalances between the haves and the have-notes.
I shall deal with these various issues. Continue reading The 1976 Budget – The Weakened Ringgit
The new Ketua Pembangkang, Lim Kit Siang, in his first action after his appointment, has written to the Prime Minister, Tun Razak, Asking for a debate of the Essential (Security Cases) Regulation 1957 to be held before the Budget debate which begins next week.
His letter to the Prime Minister reads:
“Tun Razak,
Prime Minister,
Malaysia.
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, 31st Oct. 1975 on the Government motion to refer Fan Yew Teng’s question to the Committee of Privileges.
Motion unconstitutional, undemocratic and politically-motivated to punish the Opposition.
The Deputy Minister of Co-Ordination of Public Corporation has moved a motion which reads: “That his House, in view of the conviction and sentence by the High Court upon the Humble Encik Fan Yew Teng, a member of this House for Mengelembu, resolve that the question whether he has become disqualified for membership of this House be referred to the Committee of Privileges and that the Committee be instructed to report on in to this House.” Continue reading Motion unconstitutional, undemocratic and politically-motivated to punish the Opposition.
DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka to-day issues the following statement:
DAP to take the Barisan National Government to COURT to challenge the illegality and unconstitutionality of the Essential (Security Cases) Regulations.
The DAP has decide to take the Barisan National Government to COURT to challenge the illegality and unconstitutionality of the Essential （Security Cases） Regulations.
As I said in my initial press statement on the Essential (Security Cases) Regulation 1975 on 3rd October, 1975 I had asked the party’s legal advisers to study the illegal and unconstitutional character of the Regulations. Continue reading DAP to take the Barisan National Government to COURT
DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, today (11th Oct. 1975) issued the following statement in Kampar when starting his two-day tour of the Batu Gajah Parliamentary Constituency and the Kampar State Constituency.
DAP has tabled a motion in Parliament to repeal the Essential (Security Cases) Regulations 1975.
I have given notice to Parliament to move a motion to repeal the 1975 Essential (Security Cases) Regulations when Parliament meets from Oct. 27.
I am also writing to the Prime Minister asking that at least two full days should be set aside at the very beginning of the Parliamentary meeting to debate the motion the repeal the 1975 Essential (Security Cases) Regulations. Continue reading DAP has tabled a motion in Parliament to repeal the Essential (Security Cases) Regulations 1975.