Category: Sg Buloh Fireworks Disaster

DAP calls on Federal and Selangor State Governments to set the example by assuming their responsibility for the Bright Sparklers fireworks explosion in Sungai Buloh in May 1991 by paying compensation to the victims or their families

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, April 18, 1993:

DAP calls on Federal and Selangor State Governments to set the example by assuming their responsibility for the Bright Sparklers fireworks explosion in Sungai Buloh in May 1991 by paying compensation to the victims or their families

THE Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Bright Sparklers Sdn. Bhd. fireworks explosion in Sungai Buloh in May 1991 had found the fireworks factory and fire which killed 22 people and injured 103 others. Continue reading DAP calls on Federal and Selangor State Governments to set the example by assuming their responsibility for the Bright Sparklers fireworks explosion in Sungai Buloh in May 1991 by paying compensation to the victims or their families

DAP calls on the Selangor State Government to set up a $50 million fund to give interest-free loans to help the 2,000 illegal factories to regularise and legalise their operation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 3rd June 1991:

DAP calls on the Selangor State Government to set up a $50 million fund to give interest-free loans to help the 2,000 illegal factories to regularise and legalise their operation

The Selangor State Government has announced that it had identified more than 2,000 illegal factories in the state and those sited on private agricultural land would be given three months to either cease operation or apply to convert the land to industrial use. Continue reading DAP calls on the Selangor State Government to set up a $50 million fund to give interest-free loans to help the 2,000 illegal factories to regularise and legalise their operation

DAP proposes that the Special Committee under the Chief Secretary be entrusted with the task of helping to regularise or legalise all illegal factories in the country

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 16th May 1991:

DAP proposes that the Special Committee under the Chief Secretary be entrusted with the task of helping to regularise or legalise all illegal factories in the country.

The DAP congratulates High Court judge Datuk Wan Adnan Wan Ismail, USM professor Datuk Dr. Chatar Singh and Mr. Thin Choon Chai on their appointment as members of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory explosion disaster. Continue reading DAP proposes that the Special Committee under the Chief Secretary be entrusted with the task of helping to regularise or legalise all illegal factories in the country

Royal Commission of Inquiry should inquire as to why Selangor State Government failed to help Bright Sparklers Sdn. Bhd. relocate away from a residential area

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, May 15, 1991:

Royal Commission of Inquiry should inquire as to why Selangor State Government failed to help Bright Sparklers Sdn. Bhd. relocate away from a residential area.

DAP is gravely concerned that 40 workers of the Bright Sparklers fireworks factory which was destroyed in the Sungai Buloh explosions disaster a week ago are still not accounted for. Continue reading Royal Commission of Inquiry should inquire as to why Selangor State Government failed to help Bright Sparklers Sdn. Bhd. relocate away from a residential area

DAP calls on Cabinet tomorrow to decide that eight Ministers and the Selangor Mentri Besar should appear before Royal Commission of Inquiry to give public testimony on the role of their Ministries in the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster explosion

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, May 14, 1991:

DAP calls on Cabinet tomorrow to decide that eight Ministers and the Selangor Mentri Besar should appear before Royal Commission of Inquiry to give public testimony on the role of their Ministries in the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster explosion.

Malaysians are very disappointed that the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster explosion had not been set up yesterday as promised by the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba. Continue reading DAP calls on Cabinet tomorrow to decide that eight Ministers and the Selangor Mentri Besar should appear before Royal Commission of Inquiry to give public testimony on the role of their Ministries in the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster explosion

Both the Minister and Deputy Minister for Human Resources should be called to appear before the Royal Commission of Inquiry to explain their conflicting statements

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 13th May 1991:

Both the Minister and Deputy Minister for Human Resources should be called to appear before the Royal Commission of Inquiry to explain their conflicting statements.

The victims of the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory explosions disaster and the Malaysians public must be utterly confounded by the plethora of conflicting and contradictory statements that keep coming out from different government authorities. Continue reading Both the Minister and Deputy Minister for Human Resources should be called to appear before the Royal Commission of Inquiry to explain their conflicting statements

Daim’s statement most unsatisfactory and misleading in failing to disclose the full extent of his relationship with the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory whose explosions killed or injured 100 people on Tuesday

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, May 10, 1991:

Daim’s statement most unsatisfactory and misleading in failing to disclose the full extent of his relationship with the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory whose explosions killed or injured 100 people on Tuesday.

I find the statement by the former Finance Minister and currently UMNO Treasurer, Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin, responding to my call to him to declare his relationship with the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory whose explosion on Tuesday killed or injured 100 people most unsatisfactory and misleading. Continue reading Daim’s statement most unsatisfactory and misleading in failing to disclose the full extent of his relationship with the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory whose explosions killed or injured 100 people on Tuesday

Kit Siang writes to Ghafar Baba to express full supper for Royal Commission of Inquiry into Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster but a presses concern at ‘cover up’ attempts by certain vested interests

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, May 10, 1991:

Kit Siang writes to Ghafar Baba to express full supper for Royal Commission of Inquiry into Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster but a presses concern at ‘cover up’ attempts by certain vested interests.

I have today written to the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, expressing full support for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory explosion disaster which had killed or injured 100 people and destroyed numerous houses in Sungai Buloh new village. Continue reading Kit Siang writes to Ghafar Baba to express full supper for Royal Commission of Inquiry into Sungai Buloh fireworks factory disaster but a presses concern at ‘cover up’ attempts by certain vested interests

Royal Commission of Inquiry members must be independent and courageous who dare to expose the entire scandal of negligence of various government departments in allowing an unlicensed fireworks factory to operate for 17 years

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, May 9, 1991:

Royal Commission of Inquiry members must be independent and courageous who dare to expose the entire scandal of negligence of various government departments in allowing an unlicensed fireworks factory to operate for 17 years.

Malaysians welcome the annoucement by the Deputy Prime Minister, Ghafar Baba, on the Cabinet decision to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory explosion, causing 100 dead or injured. Continue reading Royal Commission of Inquiry members must be independent and courageous who dare to expose the entire scandal of negligence of various government departments in allowing an unlicensed fireworks factory to operate for 17 years

Selangor Mentri Besar asked to explain clearly what he meant when he said yesterday that the government was not aware of the fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, May 9, 1991:

Selangor Mentri Besar asked to explain clearly what he meant when he said yesterday that the government was not aware of the fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh.

I am astounded to read in the press today of a statement by the Selangor Mentri Besar, Tan Sri Muhammed Haji Muhammad Taib, after chairing the Selangor State Executive Council meeting yesterday that the State Government ‘was not aware of such a factory in Sungai Buloh’ when referring to the Sungai Buloh fireworks factory explosion disaster causing 100 dead or injured and destruction of numerous houses in Sungai Buloh new village. Continue reading Selangor Mentri Besar asked to explain clearly what he meant when he said yesterday that the government was not aware of the fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh