Category: Sabah

Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 23.3.1986:

Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

Yesterday, the situation in Sabah continued to be grim and tense. There were two bomb blasts in Kota Kinabalu, damaging two cars, an attempted arson to set fire to a row of shop-houses at Kota Marudi, and the defusing of a time-bomb in Sandakan. Continue reading Will USNO be responsible to compensate Sabahans for the loss of life and property arising from the week-long demonstration, bomb explosions, arson and riot?

Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, March 22, 1986:

Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

I made a one-day visit to Kota Kinabalu yesterday, in response to appeal by ordinary Kota Kinabalu citizens to know first-hand what had been happening in Kota Kinabalu and Sabah in the last 10 days. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang calls on the Police to arrest USNO MP for Kota Belud, Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong, for his role in the Kota Kinabalu riot of March 19

DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, March 20, 1986 at 12.30 p.m.

DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

The DAP is extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up speech in Parliament yesterday on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis. Continue reading DAP extremely disappointed by the Prime Minister’s winding-up reply on the BMF Scandal and the Sabah crisis in Parliament yesterday

DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in PJ on Wednesday, 19th March 1986 at 12 noon:

DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

I his Monday’s weekly column ‘As I see it…’, former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, suggested rule in Sabah, which Parliament passing a law to suspend the Sabah State Constitution, on the ground that the State had been unable to restore order. Continue reading DAP opposes Tunku’s proposal for emergency rule in Sabah

If Police allow USNO members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques, will they also allow PAS members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques and Peninsular Malaysia?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, March 17, 1986:

If Police allow USNO members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques, will they also allow PAS members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques and Peninsular Malaysia?

I commend the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, for making it clear that the demonstration in Sabah in the past few days are illegal. He must make it clear that the Police will not allow any group to escalate the tension, fear and insecurity in Sabah or to engineer religious conflict in the latest attempt to achieve their political objectives. Continue reading If Police allow USNO members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques, will they also allow PAS members and supporters to hold demonstrations in mosques and Peninsular Malaysia?

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 14th March, 1986:

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, yesterday challenged me to prove my statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the latest spate of demonstrations and bomb explasions were part of a plan to get the Federal Government to take over Sabah and declare emergency rule. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 14th March, 1986:

Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, yesterday challenged me to prove my statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the latest spate of demonstrations and bomb explasions were part of a plan to get the Federal Government to take over Sabah and declare emergency rule. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister to issue a final warning to USNO and Berjaya leaders to stop their campaign of agitation to create unrest and turmoil in Sabah or face the full rigours of the law against the two parties as well as their leaders

Postponement of Sabah Elections date decision by Elections Commission throws into doubt its independence and impartiality as provided for by Constitution

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, March 5, 1986:

Postponement of Sabah Elections date decision by Elections Commission throws into doubt its independence and impartiality as provided for by Constitution

The postponement by the Elections Commission of its decision on the date for the Sabah state general elections because of some ‘administrative problem’ is nonsensical and ridiculous. Continue reading Postponement of Sabah Elections date decision by Elections Commission throws into doubt its independence and impartiality as provided for by Constitution

Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 15.11.1985:

Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

On Wednesday’s debate during Committee Stage on the Prime Minister’s Department, I asked the Anti-Corruption Agency to explain why it could act so swiftly to arrest Sabah Attorney-General and PBS Adviser, Datuk Herman Luping, within six months’ of PBS Government, when it could not arrest a single top USNO or Berjaya leader during the past 15 years of USNO and Berjaya State governments. Continue reading Challenge to Khalil Ya’akub to prove that I had made wild allegations’ about ACA’s bias against PBS Government

Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Dewan Rakyat on the Prime Minister’s Department during the Committee Stage on Wednesday, 13.11.1985

Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments

Firstly, I wish to congratulate the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, for his directive to Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries about their responsibilities to Parliament. Continue reading Call on Federal Government to provide all assistance to the Sabah State Government to conduct a full-scale public inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry into the mismanagement, malpractices and corruption of the two previous state governments