Statement Archive for August 2015

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2015-08-01 Will there be some 20 UMNO MPs and 20 BN MPs from Sabah and Sarawak prepared to join with some 80 MPs from DAP, PKR and Gerakan Harapan Baru to form a new coalition government with a new Prime Minister with new policies to save Malaysia from becoming a failed state? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-01 Is former AG Gani Patail a free man, and if so, why he could not appear in public to explain truth or otherwise of alleged draft corruption charge sheet against Najib? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-01 Paul Low – where were you when the table was turned, the hunters become the hunted as the Special Task Force probing 1MDB was displaced by a Police Probe on 1MDB Special Task Force? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-02 Save Najib, Save UMNO or Save Malaysia? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-03 I agree with new Minister in PM’s Department in charge of parliamentary affairs Azalina Othman for an emergency Parliament sitting but with the agenda to appoint new PAC chairman as well as to decide on future of “Special Task Force on 1MDB” Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-03 Although Najib has succeeded in frightening off Mahathir in not talking about 1MDB scandal, there are still enough patriotic and public-spirited Malaysians who still insist on their rights to demand proper accountability and not to be fobbed off by Najib’s delaying tactics Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-04 The onus is on Najib to convince Malaysians and the world of his innocence Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-04 Akmal Saufi Khaled’s hard questions about the RM2.6 billion in Najib’s personal bank accounts give hope to Malaysians facing a new dark age that the future is not totally lost Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-05 When Najib sacks AG and DPM and produce a reshuffled 1MDB Cabinet, understandable MACC can only seek divine intervention to be allowed to carry out their anti-corruption duties Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-05 Call on Najib to halt the “witch-hunt” in the past week in high government places to ferret out so-called traitors involved in an international conspiracy to topple him as the elected Prime Minister of Malaysia Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-05 Call on former PMs, DPMs and Ministers, former and current MPs, former heads of Ministries and departments, former and current civil society leaders to step forward as patriots to save Malaysia from becoming a failed state because of a fractured government, rampant corruption, socio-economic injustices and collapse of good governance Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-06 Four among teeming questions about the 1MDB and RM2.6 billion in his personal bank accounts Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-07 When a new political party emerges from Gerakan Harapan Baru in a few weeks time, a new Pakatan Rakyat – whether PR Baru, PR 2.0 or whatever name – will be ready to carry the torch for a Malaysia Baru Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-07 Muhyiddin's daughter Najwa commended for her filial piety for her song “After the Rain” but it would be greater if she could compose and sang for higher cause of “saving Malaysia” Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-07 Zahid's guarantee of no more arrest of MACC officers welcome but there must be full inquiry of why and whether there were “hidden hands” behind the “seven-day of madness in Putrajaya” with Police and MACC on war footing against each other Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-08 First thing Najib should do this morning is to countermand the transfer orders to two MACC directors Bahri and Rohaizad to PM's Dept with immediate effect Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-08 All Malaysians must be incensed and outraged by Zahid’s contemptible justification for the immediate and punitive transfer of two MACC directors to PM’s Office Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-09 All UMNO members must form the first line of defence of national institutions and hold Najib personally responsible for the punitive transfer of the two MACC Directors Bahri and Rohaizad out of MACC if he does not countermand the order to the duo to report to the PMO tomorrow Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-09 Semua ahli UMNO mesti berdiri di barisan pertahanan paling depan untuk mempertahankan institusi-institusi negara dan menuntut Najib untuk secara peribadi bertanggungjawab atas pertukaran dua orang Pengarah SPRM, iaitu Bahri dan Rohaizad, dari SPRM jika beliau enggan membatalkan arahan kepada kedua-dua mereka untuk melaporkan diri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri esok Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-09 Call for public inquiry into “nine days of madness in Putrajaya” with Police and MACC on “war footing” against each other Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-10 Malaysia will not be in throes of a bumper political, economic and leadership confidence crisis if Anwar is Prime Minister of Malaysia today Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-10 Long overdue for Najib to give detailed explanation about 1MDB and RM2.6 billion bank deposits scandals – stop his “lieutenants” concocting imaginary enemies like “Jewish and Christian agenda” and “international conspiracy to topple elected PM” Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-10 DAP calls for Emergency Parliament before Merdeka Day to appoint PAC chairman to allow continued parliamentary investigations into 1MDB and RM2.6 billion scandals Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-11 Mahathir exaggerating when he said “democracy is dead” but there is no doubt that Najib would shed no tears to kill democracy and even launch a bigger “Operation Lalang 2015” than Mahathir’s 1987 Operation to save his political life Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-11 New Pakatan Rakyat to be formed must not repeat the mistakes of Pakatan Rakyat which died an early death because of the lack of trustworthiness of one of its component parties Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-11 Why is the newly-minted Director of Strategic Communications breathing panic and fear – is he afraid that the Najib government where he had swiftly ascended in power and influence may suddenly collapse like a house of cards? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-12 Cabinet should convene a National “Save Malaysia” Summit before or on Merdeka Day involving all political parties and NGOs to form a national consensus on a blueprint to save Malaysia from becoming a rogue and failed state Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-12 Can Cabinet answer whether 1MDB debts are now RM42 billion or over RM50 billion as stated by Muhyiddin before he was sacked as DPM? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-13 Call for release of Anwar Ibrahim to fully participate in a National “Save Malaysia” Summit to prevent Malaysia from becoming a rogue and failed state Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-13 Call on police to focus on important cases and not abuse their powers just to target and harass DAP activists, particular young promising talents like Rara Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-14 Police arrests and investigations under Section 124B in the current crackdown against the Ministerial assurances when the law was passed in Parliament that this section will only be used against those who used “violent and unconstitutional means” Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-14 Anwar Ibrahim should be released to take part in “Save Malaysia” National Summit which should focus on change of policies and not change of Prime Minister to prevent Malaysia becoming a rogue and failed state Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-14 Call on newly-appointed Minister for Higher Education Idris Jusoh to advise university administrators to respect the intellectual freedom of students and stop treating them as children as Malaysia aspires to university academic excellence Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-15 Call on new AG and IGP to declare whether they will halt the current spate of police arrests and investigations under Section 124B of Penal Code on “activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy” as there is not a single case which contains the required element of being “by violent or unconstitutional” means Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-15 Is Zahid referring to Muhyiddin as the UMNO leader plotting to topple the Najib government? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-15 72 hours to Najib and Cabinet to prove that they are sincere in political funding proposals Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-16 Najib badly served by the world’s worst but probably most expensive media communications strategists as witnessed by the “dud” of the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-16 Was there an attempted coup against Najib involving charging him for corruption in last week of July which was pre-empted by the sudden sacking of the then Attorney-General Gani Patail? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-17 Najib should come clean about the RM2.6 billion in his personal accounts and stop spawning lies like the latest one that 'PM's RM2.6 billion was thanks for fighting IS' Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-17 Call on the IGP to arrest Housing Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan for publishing “false news” under the Printing Presses and Publications Act for his Star Online Interview unless Abdul Rahman can prove that there was actually a plot to criminalise the Prime Minister and topple him from office Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-18 Eight Ministers and two Deputy Ministers asked to declare whether and the amounts of funds received from the infamous Najib RM2.6 billion personal accounts for the 13th General Election campaigning Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-18 If a new Islamist party is formed by Merdeka Day, hopefully a new Pakatan Baru would be formed by Malaysia Day Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-18 IGP should ensure that police single-mindedly focus on fighting crime to make Malaysians safe instead of playing the game of their political masters like probing Zahid’s ridiculous claim of a campaign to topple the government, when no offence has been disclosed Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-19 Will Cabinet today resolve that all Ministers and Deputy Minister should seal their lips on the amounts of funds they received from Najib’s RM2.6 billion personal accounts for 13GE campaigning? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-19 Call for Commission of Inquiry by Malaysian Elders on whether there was an attempted “coup” to topple Najib as Prime Minister, the sacking of Gani Patail as AG and Muhyiddin as DPM, the arrest and harassment of top government officials and whether they are related to the twin scandals of 1MDB and RM2.6 billion in Najib’s personal accounts Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-19 PAS “supports” no-confidence vote against Najib – I’ll believe it when I see it Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-20 Why is Anifah Aman the only one out of 69 Ministers and Deputy Ministers who dare to declare that he has not received any funding from Najib’s RM2.6 billion personal accounts? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-20 Did the new Attorney-General start off his tenure making a public statement which is far from the truth when he said that the purported corruption charge sheet against the Prime Minister was a fake? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-21 Call on Najib to help ensure the success of Bersih 4 as it is Malaysia’s “coming of age” as a democracy on the world stage Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-21 Political leaders can meet and discuss Mahathir's interesting proposition to see how far it could advance the cause of “Save Malaysia” Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-21 Pemimpin-pemimpin politik boleh bertemu dan membincangkan cadangan menarik Mahathir untuk melihat sejauh mana ia boleh membawa kepada matlamat "Menyelamatkan Malaysia" Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-22 Are there at least 35 UMNO/BN MPs who are prepared to join with Opposition MPs in October Parliament on a “Save Malaysia” agenda including a no-confidence motion on Najib Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-22 Najib should halt all “demonisation” campaign of Bersih 4 and offer hand of friendship and co-operation to Bersih organisers to make a success of August 29/30 overnight rally, turning it into a Human Rights Carnival or Festival, which would break the jinx of unending bad news for Malaysia for over a month Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-23 I believe three million UMNO members want UMNO to “Save Malaysia” to become United Malaysians National Organisation instead of degenerating to become Abdul Aziz Kaprawi's United Morons National Organisation Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-23 Open Invitation to Najib to make a joint appearance at Bersih 4 rally where the Prime Minister can hold face-to-face dialogue with Bersih 4 organisers and principal supporters on the state of democracy in Malaysia Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-23 Zahid challenged to produce evidence to substantiate his allegation of a plot to topple the government by unconstitutional or violent means Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-24 Ten days have passed, and IGP Khalid should declare whether the police have found any plot to topple the elected government by violent or unconstitutional means Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-24 Khalid’s admission that issues of no-confidence motion are neither police nor criminal matters most welcome as country faces political possibilities before the 14th GE Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-25 Time for Najib to prove his patriotism – that the twin scandals of 1MBD and RM2.6 billion in his personal accounts can cause his personal political undoing, but they must not be allowed to cause the undoing of Malaysia with unmitigated political and economic catastrophes Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-25 Acknowledgement by IGP Khalid that “no confidence” move against Najib is neither criminal nor police concern will allow a proper and less inhibited discussion of alternatives to the present Najib administration Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-26 Call for emergency Parliament in first week of September on three issues: (I) Economic, Political and Governance Crisis; (ii) fill PAC vacancies; and (iii) whether nation needs new PM and new Government Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-26 Bersih 4 Rally – The whole world is watching and Malaysia must not fail the global test of human rights, democracy and good governance so as not to head towards a rogue and failed state Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-27 In spirit of putting aside political differences to celebrate Merdeka, call on three million UMNO members and all members of BN parties to participate in Bersih 4 as an expression of patriotism and commitment to freedom, justice and national unity Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-27 Malaysia will be condemned as an instant rogue and failed state if police authorities allow agent-provocateurs to sabotage Bersih 4 and create chaos Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-27 Salleh should not only ensure no jamming of phone signals but ensure that the telecommunication providers expand their capacity by at least twenty-fold in anticipation of at least half-a-million people armed with cell phones for the Bersih 4 rally Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-28 Information Department Director-General Ibrahim Abdul Rahman should be sacked as an example that civil servants should not play the irresponsible game of their UMNO political masters to spread lies to incite race and religious sentiments and hatred Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-28 What Malaysians want is for Najib to break his silence on the RM2.6 billion “donation” scandal which has hogged both national and international news Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-29 Final hours for Najib to decide whether he is warring against his own people, when Malaysians come in peace to the Federal capital, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to reaffirm the Malaysian dream of freedom, justice, solidarity and national unity in Merdeka Proclamation 1957 and Malaysia Proclamation 1963 Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-30 At least five Tuns think Najib should step down as Prime Minister – how many Tan Sris are of such thinking? Lim Kit Siang
2015-08-31 Post-Bersih 4: The Morning After Lim Kit Siang