Category: Sarawak

Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 7th February, 1992:

Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

DAP calls on the Home Ministry to confirm whether Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) had been detained under the Internal Security Act for opposing deforestation in Sarawak. Continue reading Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, on arrival in Kuching on Monday, 2nd July 1990 at 3 pm

DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

I welcome the statement by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, in Sepang yesterday about his preparedness to meet Opposition leaders to discuss the role and modus operandi of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections. Continue reading DAP to discuss with Semangat 46 next week the proposal to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, on the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Malaysia for the next general elections

DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kuching DAP Anniversary Dinner held in Kuching on Monday, 2.7.90

DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity.

Yesterday, East and West Germany took the historic step of establishing an economic union and erased their border controls, ending East Germany’s sovereignty and marking the most important development towards a single Germany. In six months’ time, a single German nation will be created by a political treaty preceded by a common election. Continue reading DAP calls on the people of Sarawak to play a leading role in a great and historic movement for political change in Malaysia for freedom, justice and unity

Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday 4.11.1989

Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

The Prime Minister and home Minister, Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed, in reply to my parliamentary question, has said that since September 1989, 117 natives in Sarawak had been detained for forming peaceful human barricades in the deep interior of Sarawak’s tropical rainforests to stop the destruction of their lands by timber companies. Continue reading Call for the immediate release without bail 83 Penans who had been detained since September for trying to defend their homes in the Sarawak forests from logging activities

Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary¬-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the DAP Sibu Ceramah in Sibu on Saturday, June 21, 1986 at 8 p.m.

Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

The DAP has decided to make the call ‘Deny the Barisan Nasional the two-third majority in Parliament’ our main election theme and the rallying cry in the next general elections. Continue reading Third reason why Sarawakians should deny two-third parliamentary majority to Barisan Nasional – to restore our honour, dignity and international reputation

DAP suggests that ALIRAN organises the Sixth Dialogue of Concern on the question of a Constitutional Review Commission on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution next year

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Subang International Airport before departure for a five-day pre-election political visit to Sarawak on Thursday, 19th June 1986 at 5 a.m.

DAP suggests that ALIRAN organises the Sixth Dialogue of Concern on the question of a Constitutional Review Commission on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution next year

In my five-day pre-election political visit to Sarawak beginning today, I will visit Miri, Bintulu, Sarikei, Sibu and Kuching. The DAP will follow very closely the Oya state by-election in Sarawak, which is a straight fight between the PBB candidate, Wan Madzihi Wan Mahdoz, and the former PBB Assemblyman, Datuk Salleh Jafaruddin, who is openly supported by the former Sarawak Governor and Chief Minister, Tun Rahman Yakub. Continue reading DAP suggests that ALIRAN organises the Sixth Dialogue of Concern on the question of a Constitutional Review Commission on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Malaysian Constitution next year

Call on People of Sarawak to support the nation-wide campaign to deny Barisan Nasional two-third Parliamentary majority by voting for at least one third Opposition from Sarawak in next general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Tea Party-Ceramah organised by MIRI DAP Branch held in Miri, Sarawak, on Thursday, 19th June 1986 at 8 pm

Call on People of Sarawak to support the nation-wide campaign to deny Barisan Nasional two-third Parliamentary majority by voting for at least one third Opposition from Sarawak in next general elections

The single most obsessive question of Malaysians today is when would general elections be held, At this point of time, the possibility of July general elections cannot yet be ruled out, failing which, the next possibility is August/September or full term next year. Continue reading Call on People of Sarawak to support the nation-wide campaign to deny Barisan Nasional two-third Parliamentary majority by voting for at least one third Opposition from Sarawak in next general elections

National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary – General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, on the National Language amendment bill on Thursday, 17.3.1983

National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah undermines the process of national integration, especially between East and West Malaysia.

For the last two days, Barisan MPs, both from Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sarawak and Sabah, including phoney Independents from Sabah, had been concentrating their fire on the DAP MPs from Kuching, Sdr. Sim Kwang Yang, DAP MP from Sibu, Ling Sie Ming and DAP from Sandakan, Sdr. Fang Ket Wing, for opposing the national Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill. Continue reading National Language (Extension and Amendment) Bill enacted without consultations and consent of people of Sarawak and Sabah

Second airline for Malaysia, especially Sabah and Sarawak?

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?

DAP calls on the Pepper Marketing Board to establish a $10 million pepper stockpile to save the pepper farmers from destitution.

Press statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary- General, Lim Kit Siang on Tuesday, 15th September 1981.

DAP calls on the Pepper Marketing Board to establish a $10 million pepper stockpile to save the pepper farmers from destitution.

I welcome the announcement by the Pepper Marketing Board Chairman, Datuk Leonard Linggi Jugah, on the board’s establishment of a $4 million scheme to buy pepper from farmers at reasonable process before exporting direct to terminal markets. Continue reading DAP calls on the Pepper Marketing Board to establish a $10 million pepper stockpile to save the pepper farmers from destitution.