By Parliamentary opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 27th September 1990:
Ling Liong Sik should answer the following four questions first
MCA President, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, was being cheeky when he invited Sdr. Lee Lam Thye and me to join the MCA. Continue reading Ling Liong Sik should answer the following four questions first
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
Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya DAP Hqrs on Saturday, DEC. 7,1985 at 12 noon
Call on Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh to resign as Deputy Speaker of Parliamentary into a ‘Star Chamber’, an engine of oppression, injustice and unfair play, bringing the institution into public disrepute and contempt
Yesterday, during the debate on the last bill, the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Amendment Bill 1985, the Speaker, Tan Sri Zahir Ismail, interjected during my speech to remark that Parliamentary is akin to the highest court in the land. I agree, and this is why it is importance for the public confidence and public respect in the system of Parliamentary democracy that Parliamentary proceedings should not only be fair, but seen to be fair. Continue reading Call on Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh to resign as Deputy Speaker of Parliamentary into a ‘Star Chamber’, an engine of oppression, injustice and unfair play, bringing the institution into public disrepute and contempt
by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, Oct. 24, 1985:
DAP welcomes the Prime Minister’s Directive to Ministers Deputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Barisan MPs on their parliamentary duties to attend Dewan Rakyat sittings
I welcome the directive issued by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to all Deputy Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries to attend all sittings of Dewan Rakyat, and that Ministers are to be present when matters pertaining to their Ministers are being discussed, and that they should not leave Kuala Lumpur when the House is sitting, unless absolutely necessary. Continue reading DAP welcomes the Prime Minister’s Directive to Ministers Deputy Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Barisan MPs on their parliamentary duties to attend Dewan Rakyat sittings
by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Parliament House on Wednesday, 23.10.1985:
Barisan Nasional MPs can undo the harm they did on Monday in rejecting the PAC Report on the 1977 Federal Government Accounts by moving a new motion for rescission
The Barisan Nasional MPs and the Government has got itself into a bind because of their rejection of my motion in Parliament on Monday, which results in the rejection of the Report of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee on the 1977 Federal Government Accounts. Continue reading Barisan Nasional MPs can undo the harm they did on Monday in rejecting the PAC Report on the 1977 Federal Government Accounts by moving a new motion for rescission
by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, Oct, 22 1985:
The rejection of the PAC’s report on the 197 Federal Government Accounts by Dewan Rakyat yesterday is the second parliamentary farce in two weeks
The rejection of the PAC’s report on the 1977 Federal Government Accounts by the Dewan Rakyat yesterday is the second farce in two weeks. Barisan Nasional Ministers and MPs seem very determined to destroy all public respect, confidence and respect in Parliament by acting more and more irresponsibly. Continue reading The rejection of the PAC’s report on the 197 Federal Government Accounts by Dewan Rakyat yesterday is the second parliamentary farce in two weeks
Speech by Parlimentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 14.3.1983 on the Audit Amendment Bill 1983
DAP calls on the Cabinet to order an audit by the Auditor-General into the Bank Bumiputra, and in particular the hundreds of millions of dollars loans to the now-bankrupt Eda Investments Limited and tottering Carrian company groups in Hong Kong by the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) , a subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra.
The DAP supports the Audit Amendment Bill to improve on the control of expenditure of public funds, whether by Federal or State Governments, public corporations or bodies and companies where there is substantial public funds invested, whether as loan, grant or in terms of equity. Continue reading DAP calls on the Cabinet to order an audit by the Auditor-General into the Bank Bumiputra, and in particular the hundreds of millions of dollars loans to the now-bankrupt Eda Investments Limited and tottering Carrian company groups in Hong Kong by the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) , a subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra
By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Oct.2, 1981:
Second airline for Malaysia, especially Sabah and Sarawak?
At the forthcoming Parliamentary meeting which begin on Oct. 12 and adjourns on Dec. 8, I will be asking the Prime Minister whether the government had decided to set up a second airline for domestic services. My question to the Prime Minister is: Continue reading Second airline for Malaysia, especially Sabah and Sarawak?
Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Lim Kit Siang, in the Parliamentary House on Wednesday,28th March 1979 at 3.30pm.
Protest against inadequate time for debate of Mid-Term Review of Third Malaysia Plan
To protest in the strongest possible terms against the inadequate time allotted for the debate on the Mid-Term Review of The Third Malaysia Plan. When moving the motion on the adoption of the Mid-Term Review in the Dewan Rakyat on 19th March, the Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn, promised that six days would be alloted for the debated and the motion and twp days for the Ministers to reply. Continue reading Protest against inadequate time for debate of Mid-Term Review of Third Malaysia Plan
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