Category: Sabah

Comment on Harris’ statement on review of Sabah policies

By DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Petaling, and Malacca State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, on Monday, July 17 1978:

Comment on Harris’ statement on review of Sabah policies

The Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Harris Salleh, said after the Sabah electon results that the Sabah State Government would immediately carry cut a review of all its policies to bring them in line with the present political situation in Sabah. Continue reading Comment on Harris’ statement on review of Sabah policies

Fellow Malaysian Voters of Sandakan and Tawau

An Open Leter to the Voters of Sandakan and Tawau by DAP SECRETARY-GENERAL, LIM KIT SIANG

Fellow Malaysian Voters of Sandakan and Tawau,

Why you should vote for the Rocket

The Democratic Action Party(DAP) fielded five Parliamentary candidates in Sabah on Nomination Day on June 21,but three of our candidates were disqualified on the most flimxy and unjustifiable of grounds. We intend to challenge the disqualification of our three Parliamentary candidates in Gaya, Silam and Ulu Padas, after the general elections by way of an election petition. Continue reading Fellow Malaysian Voters of Sandakan and Tawau

The Verdict of People of Sabah

The Verdict of People of Sabah

The people of Sabah have spoken loud and clear. They have voted decisively against Tun Mustapha and his years of misrule in Sabah, which denied the people the fundamental liberties of free speech, belief, association.

The decisive defeat of Tun Mustapha and USNO candidates should be a timely to all ruling parties that the people may be silenced, and surface harmony, unity and happiness manufactured, but the hearts and minds of the people cannot be won this way, and given the chance, the people would re-assert themselves. Continue reading The Verdict of People of Sabah

DAP calls on Tun Razak to direct the National Bureau on Investigations (NBI)

Speech by DAP Secretary- General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, At the
2nd DAP MPs and state Assemblymen’s Seminar held at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 10th August 1075 at 10 a.m.

DAP calls on Tun Razak to direct the National Bureau on Investigations (NBI) to investigate and act on the allegations of corruptions made by Berjaya leaders, who were for mere Sabah State Minister, about corrupt practices by the Tun Mustapha government.

“Following the rift between Tun Mustapha and the faction which has formed the Berjaya, Berjaya leaders, several of whom were Sabah State Ministers, and the president, Tun Fuad, was in fact, the Yang di-Pertua, had on several occasion made serious allegations of corruption by Tun Mistapha and his government. Continue reading DAP calls on Tun Razak to direct the National Bureau on Investigations (NBI)

The Batik Curtain in Malaysia

I rise to associate myself with the Motion of Thanks to His Majesty for his Gracious Address on the official opening of the First Meeting of the First Session of the Fourth Parliament.

I wish also to congratulate your election as Speaker. I am sure that under your guidance, this Chamber will be able to fulfill it is triple tasks, firstly, to pass laws, secondly to vote monies to meet governmental expenditures and thirdly and most important of all, as the highest political forum in the country. Continue reading The Batik Curtain in Malaysia

Why Sabah police had obstructed the USAP from contesting the ELOPURA State by-election?

Statement by Opposition Leader and Secretary-General of DAP, Mr.Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference given by Incik Nuai Chin, Secretary-General of USAP at Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 17th August 1973 at 12 p.m.

Call on the new Home Affairs Minister, Tan Sri Ghazalie Shafie, to inquire as to why Sabah police had obstructed the USAP from contesting the ELOPURA State by-election on August 4

All Malaysians, I am sure, share with me the sense of shock on hearing Incik Nuai Chin’s disclosure as to how the USAP was prevented from nominating its candidate, Dr. Yap Pak Chau, for the ELOPURA Sandakan State seat on August 4, enabling the Sabah Alliance candidate to have an uncontested walkover.

As Incik Nuai Chin rightly pointed out, such high-handed police action makes a mockery of the Alliance’s professed commitment to the building of a democratic society, as enshrined in the Rukun Negara principles. Continue reading Why Sabah police had obstructed the USAP from contesting the ELOPURA State by-election?

Sabah State General Elections

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 21st September 1971.

Sabah State General Elections

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly has been dissolved, and fresh general state elections will be held within 90 days.

On 21st July this year, a group of Sabahans applied for registration of a new political party in Sabah, under the name of United Sabah Action Organisation (USAO).

Two months have passed, but the sponsors of the USAO have received no word or reply from the Registrar of Societies in Kuala Lumpur on their application. Continue reading Sabah State General Elections

Religious persecution in Sabah

Call to Tun Dr. Ismail to intervene to ensure that Peter Mojuntin is not arrested and silenced by Sabah State authorities for exercising his basic right to speak out

The DAP calls on the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Tun Dr. Ismail, to intervene immediately to ensure that Peter Mojuntin, Member of Parliament from Sabah, is not arrested by the Sabah State authorities for protesting against religious persecution in Sabah.

Peter Mojuntin has made a very serious allegation involving a violation of one of the fundamental liberties enshrined in Clause II of the Malaysian Constitution – namely, “Every person has the right to profess and practice his religion and to propagate it.” Continue reading Religious persecution in Sabah

DAP in Sabah

Statement by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the Subang International Airport before leaving for Sabah on 13th May 1969 at 9.15a.m

I have been instructed by the DAP leadership to go to Sabah with three objectives:

(1) To help independent Parliamentary candidates in Sabah, at the invitation of the Sabah Independents Continue reading DAP in Sabah

Emergency Parliament Session on the Sabah issue and an All-Party Foreign Affairs Consultative and Advisory Committee

The DAP Organising Secretary, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement (2.10.68):

It has taken the Alliance government two weeks to think of the Parliament and convene an emergency session over the Sabah issue.

For two weeks after President Marcos had signed the Sabah Annexation Bill into law, the Alliance Government was more interested in organizing rallies and protest demonstrations than in calling Parliament to allow the elected representatives of Malaysia to state their views.

All Malaysians must condemn President Marcos for his attempt to grab Sabah in a bid to boost his chances for Presidential re-election, in utter disregard of the harm his action has done to South-East Asian co-operation, peace and harmony.

The DAP calls on all MPs to let President Marcos know in no uncertain terms that all Malaysians are united in their condemnation of the Philippines land-grabbing act, and will resist and repel any attempt at the physical take-over of Sabah. Continue reading Emergency Parliament Session on the Sabah issue and an All-Party Foreign Affairs Consultative and Advisory Committee