Archive for Lim Kit Siang

1/12/96	History will give proper recognition to the role played by DAP in promoting democracy, progress and advancement of the welfare of the people
2/12/96	The refusal of the Education Ministry to approve the establishment of the New Era College proposed by Dong Jiao Zong
3/12/96	Education Ministry commended for pioneering electronic government to provide direct two-way online services to the people
3/12/96	Call on government to explain why it is still not prepared to revoke all its reservations on the Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
4/12/96	Why after seven weeks, Deputy Information Minister, Dr. Suleiman Mohamed, unable to produce the letter he promised in Parliament he would show me to prove that ASTRO satellite broadcasting legal even before Broadcasting Amendment Act comes into force
5/12/96	Although it has taken the Deputy Information Minister seven weeks to make the concession that it is illegal for ASTRO to collect subscription fees until the Broadcasting Amendment Bill 1996 has become law, it is better late than never
5/12/96	Virtual house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and mass arrests of student activists proof that the Informal ASEAN Summit in Jakarta last weekend had again sent wrong signals to SLORC
5/12/96	Proposal that Human Resources Ministry set up a permanent division to launch a permanent life-long learning programme to continuously enhance the skills and knowledge of workers to improve Malaysia's international competitiveness
6/12/96	While USM will not be closed down, it may have to change its name from Universiti Sains Malaysia to University Sastera Malaysia unless there is a concerted national effort to reverse the dwindling interest in science in schools
9/12/96	It is ridiculous for a Deputy Education Minister to be explaining to the Education Ministry official the "concept and stand" of New Era College proposal, when it should be the other way round - the official explaining to the Deputy Education Minister why he had refused to approve the application to date
9/12/96	Malaysia should consider the possibility of establishing a Spaceport in Sabah for the launching of satellites
11/12/96	Most concerned that the government is backing down from its stand that IPPs should standardise their rates so as not to be a burden to consumers and Tenaga Nasional Bhd
12/12/96	DAP proposes Malaysian Parliamentary mission to Myanmar to report on latest political developments and to make recommendations on SLORC's application to join ASEAN next year
12/12/96	Creation of Knowledge Society should be added as the tenth strategic objective of Vision 2020 for Malaysia to become a developed nation
13/12/96	Having over 100,000 power breakdowns this year, apart from the 17-hour nation-wide power blackout in August, is not a record that any quality-driven utility company can feel proud
13/12/96	DAP calls on Mahathir to make public the four privatisation proposals on Perwaja for the people to evaluate as to whether the government has chosen the best proposal which would involve minimum losses to the taxpayers
15/12/96	Call on Cabinet to form an inquiry as to why Malaysia had not taken part in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - the most important international study of educational outcomes ever undertaken in the world
21/12/96	Disciplinary action must be taken against the education officer who must bear full responsibility for the pandemonium at various post offices for university application forms as it is a national disgrace and to instil the culture of accountability in the public service
22/12/96	Education Ministry should conduct an inquiry as to why UPU had mishandled the release of university application forms resulting not only in the disgraceful pandemonium on Friday, but also the black market sale of the forms four or five times the official price
23/12/96	Christmas this year should be an occasion for Malaysians to resolve to strengthen the multi-religious and multi-cultural character of Malaysia as the two top assets of the country
24/12/96	All Malaysians are gravely concerned about the safety of Malaysian Ambassador to Peru Ahmad Mokhtar Selat - proposal that a Cabinet Minister be sent to Peru if he is not released by Christmas
20/12/96	Malaysians should adopt the Information and Knowledge Society as a national objective and launch a nation-wide campaign to promote IT literacy, which will also limit the development of information "haves", "have-nots" and "cannots" in the country
24/12/96	Muhammad Taib should resign as Selangor Mentri Besar to protect the good name of Selangor and Malaysia after being charged in Brisbane for not declaring RM 2.5 million currency
20/12/96	Call on parents to invest in the future of their children by creating the home environment where they could be computer literate
25/12/96	Muhammad Taib should explain who is owner of the RM2.4 million currency seized by the Australian Police - the Selangor State Government, UMNO, his own or whatever!
25/12/96	One of the many Cabinet Ministers holidaying overseas should be diverted to Lima to hold a watching brief for Malaysian Ambassador to Peru, Ahmad Mokhtar Selat
26/12/96	Muhammad Taib should cut short his holidays abroad and return immediately to Malaysia to give a satisfactory accounting as to why he had RM2.4 million cash in Brisbane which he had not declared
26/12/96	Despatch of Foreign Minister to Lima most apt and commendable
26/12/96	Call on Malaysian Government to refer the illegal Achinese immigrants to the UNHR to determine their status and not to force their repatriation to Indonesia
27/12/96	Muhammad Taib should publicly declare his assets when he first became Selangor Mentri Besar 10 years ago in 1986 and his current assets
27/12/96	Why Meteorological Services had not anticipated and the authorities given sufficient warning of the seriousness of tropical storm Greg to minimise loss of lives and damage?
28/12/96	SMART's priority should be to search and rescue the living and not the dead
8/12/96	DAP must salvage the party reform programme in the next two years if it is not to fail and DAP is not to become a political dinosaur in the new Millennium
28/12/96	Most unfair for Tenaga Nasional to demand tariff revision to make consumers pay for the high costs of electricity charged by IPPs
28/12/96	UPU and Pos Malaysia Bhd should ensure that the sale of university application forms from next week would be incident-free
29/12/96	Abdullah Badawi congratulated on a mission accomplished with the release of Ahmad Mohktar as one of the hostages in Peru
30/12/96	Let 1997 see a restoration of civil and co-operative relations between the Bench and Bar, starting with a joint consultation on the law of contempt to serve the interests of justice by removing all arbitrariness and abuses
30/12/96	Cabinet should make a smart decision that SMART should be at the scene of disasters in future to search and rescue the living and not the dead
31/12/96	Muhammad Taib's explanation totally unsatisfactory and he should submit himself to a public inquiry into the origin and purpose of the RM2.4 million he had with him in Brisbane to dispel all questions that there is any "hanky-panky" involved
31/12/96	Malaysians should prepare for the new millennium by laying strong foundations for an equitable, competitive and civil society in the next three years
1/1/96	Muhammad Taib should explain why his brothers are buying property at Gold Coast, Brisbane for their children to pursue their further education in Australia when the good colleges and universities are in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth while Gold Coast is basically a tourist and investment centre

History will give proper recognition to the role played by DAP in promoting democracy, progress and advancement of the welfare of the people

The refusal of the Education Ministry to approve the establishment of the New Era College proposed by Dong Jiao Zong

Education Ministry commended for pioneering electronic government to provide direct two-way online services to the people

Call on government to explain why it is still not prepared to revoke all its reservations on the Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Why after seven weeks, Deputy Information Minister, Dr. Suleiman Mohamed, unable to produce the letter he promised in Parliament he would show me to prove that ASTRO satellite broadcasting legal even before Broadcasting Amendment Act comes into force

Although it has taken the Deputy Information Minister seven weeks to make the concession that it is illegal for ASTRO to collect subscription fees until the Broadcasting Amendment Bill 1996 has become law, it is better late than never

Virtual house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and mass arrests of student activists proof that the Informal ASEAN Summit in Jakarta last weekend had again sent wrong signals to SLORC

Proposal that Human Resources Ministry set up a permanent division to launch a permanent life-long learning programme to continuously enhance the skills and knowledge of workers to improve Malaysia's international competitiveness

While USM will not be closed down, it may have to change its name from Universiti Sains Malaysia to University Sastera Malaysia unless there is a concerted national effort to reverse the dwindling interest in science in schools

Malaysia should consider the possibility of establishing a Spaceport in Sabah for the launching of satellites

Most concerned that the government is backing down from its stand that IPPs should standardise their rates so as not to be a burden to consumers and Tenaga Nasional Bhd

DAP proposes Malaysian Parliamentary mission to Myanmar to report on latest political developments and to make recommendations on SLORC's application to join ASEAN next year

Creation of Knowledge Society should be added as the tenth strategic objective of Vision 2020 for Malaysia to become a developed nation

Having over 100,000 power breakdowns this year, apart from the 17-hour nation-wide power blackout in August, is not a record that any quality-driven utility company can feel proud

DAP calls on Mahathir to make public the four privatisation proposals on Perwaja for the people to evaluate as to whether the government has chosen the best proposal which would involve minimum losses to the taxpayers

Call on Cabinet to form an inquiry as to why Malaysia had not taken part in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - the most important international study of educational outcomes ever undertaken in the world

Disciplinary action must be taken against the education officer who must bear full responsibility for the pandemonium at various post offices for university application forms as it is a national disgrace and to instil the culture of accountability in the public service

Education Ministry should conduct an inquiry as to why UPU had mishandled the release of university application forms resulting not only in the disgraceful pandemonium on Friday, but also the black market sale of the forms four or five times the official price

Christmas this year should be an occasion for Malaysians to resolve to strengthen the multi-religious and multi-cultural character of Malaysia as the two top assets of the country

All Malaysians are gravely concerned about the safety of Malaysian Ambassador to Peru Ahmad Mokhtar Selat - proposal that a Cabinet Minister be sent to Peru if he is not released by Christmas

Malaysians should adopt the Information and Knowledge Society as a national objective and launch a nation-wide campaign to promote IT literacy, which will also limit the development of information "haves", "have-nots" and "cannots" in the country

Muhammad Taib should resign as Selangor Mentri Besar to protect the good name of Selangor and Malaysia after being charged in Brisbane for not declaring RM 2.5 million currency

Call on parents to invest in the future of their children by creating the home environment where they could be computer literate

Muhammad Taib should explain who is owner of the RM2.4 million currency seized by the Australian Police - the Selangor State Government, UMNO, his own or whatever!

One of the many Cabinet Ministers holidaying overseas should be diverted to Lima to hold a watching brief for Malaysian Ambassador to Peru, Ahmad Mokhtar Selat

Muhammad Taib should cut short his holidays abroad and return immediately to Malaysia to give a satisfactory accounting as to why he had RM2.4 million cash in Brisbane which he had not declared

Despatch of Foreign Minister to Lima most apt and commendable

Call on Malaysian Government to refer the illegal Achinese immigrants to the UNHR to determine their status and not to force their repatriation to Indonesia

Muhammad Taib should publicly declare his assets when he first became Selangor Mentri Besar 10 years ago in 1986 and his current assets

Why Meteorological Services had not anticipated and the authorities given sufficient warning of the seriousness of tropical storm Greg to minimise loss of lives and damage?

SMART's priority should be to search and rescue the living and not the dead

DAP must salvage the party reform programme in the next two years if it is not to fail and DAP is not to become a political dinosaur in the new Millennium

Most unfair for Tenaga Nasional to demand tariff revision to make consumers pay for the high costs of electricity charged by IPPs

UPU and Pos Malaysia Bhd should ensure that the sale of university application forms from next week would be incident-free

Abdullah Badawi congratulated on a mission accomplished with the release of Ahmad Mohktar as one of the hostages in Peru

Let 1997 see a restoration of civil and co-operative relations between the Bench and Bar, starting with a joint consultation on the law of contempt to serve the interests of justice by removing all arbitrariness and abuses

Cabinet should make a smart decision that SMART should be at the scene of disasters in future to search and rescue the living and not the dead

Muhammad Taib's explanation totally unsatisfactory and he should submit himself to a public inquiry into the origin and purpose of the RM2.4 million he had with him in Brisbane to dispel all questions that there is any "hanky-panky" involved

Malaysians should prepare for the new millennium by laying strong foundations for an equitable, competitive and civil society in the next three years