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Sarawak Deserves Better: Make Sarawak Cleaner, Greener, Safer And Fairer.

Published on April 15, 2011, 2:20 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Speech By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng During The Final Day of Campaigning In Sibu On 15.4.2011.

Pakatan Rakyat’s vision for Sarawak is to provide free wifi in population centers, wipe out hard-core poverty, implement open tenders for government contracts and land sales, give state land back to the people, establish institutionalised yearly allocations for schools, provide infrastructure of electricity and roads, abolish unfair bridge tolls and give all senior citizens RM 600 annually.

There will be zero corruption in Sarawak. An open tender system will ensure that only those that offer the best price, best quality and with the necessary experience and track record be chosen. All will be treated fairly regardless of race, religion, gender or political background.

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DAP urges the government to release the Bahasa Malaysia Bibles immediately

Published on March 11, 2011, 2:51 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 11.3.2011

The recent detention or seizure of 30,000 copies of Malay-language Bibles at Port Klang and the Port of Kuching by the federal government authorities is clearly against the spirit of the federal constitution, as it denies the basic right to freedom of religion. Article 11 of the federal constitution expressly allows every person the right to profess and practice his/her own religion.

In the case of Malay-language Bibles, it has been a longstanding practice, especially for non-Muslim bumiputras and East Malaysians, to learn and practice Christianity in the national language. Depriving them of their holy scriptures is therefore unconstitutional and clearly exposes exposes the hype of 1Malaysia is just mere rhetoric and propaganda.

Further prohibiting the Bible just because it is in Bahasa Malaysia(BM) is contrary also to the position of Bahasa Malaysia as the national language. Religion should not be politicised but is a matter of personal faith to be exercised by the individual, especially when there is no threat to other religions or to the peace and harmony of our country.

DAP urges the government to release the Bahasa Malaysia Bibles immediately to preserve the peaceful practice of cultural and religious diversity that is the hallmark of our nation.

Utusan Malaysia Buat Fitnah Lagi:Cabar Utusan Malaysia Bela Kebenaran Siarkan Penuh Kenyataan Bertulis Saya Dan Jangan Putar Belit.

Published on February 14, 2011, 1:56 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Utusan Malaysia sekali lagi membuat fitnah ke atas saya dalam satu rencana pengarang bertajuk “Elok Pas, PKR terangkan hukum ‘dosa pahala’ kepada Guan Eng”:-
“KALAU sudah nama parti DAP, apa sahaja yang dilakukan oleh kerajaan akan dilihat sudut negatif. Jadi tidak menghairankan apabila kenyataan Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng di dalam The Malaysia Insider mendakwa larangan remaja Islam menyambut Hari Valentine atau Hari Kekasih adalah mainan politik Barisan Nasional (BN) yang mahu menimbulkan kebencian antara kaum dan agama di negara ini…”

Rencana ini telah memutarbelitkan kenyataan bertulis saya semalam. Saya tidak langsung menyentuh tentang larangan remaja Islam menyambut Hari Valentine. Sebaliknya saya mahu rakyat lihat hasutan jahat melabelkan amalan orang bukan Islam sebagai berdosa di kalangan orang Islam dan melabelkan Negara-negara Islam sebagai mundur, miskin, korup dan tidak demokratik di kalangan orang bukan Islam.
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Rakyat Mesti Menolak Hasutan Ekstremis Dan Berbau Perkauman

Published on February 13, 2011, 11:57 am in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Rakyat Mesti Menolak Hasutan Ekstremis Dan Berbau Perkauman Yang Melabelkan Orang Bukan Islam Sebagai Berdosa Dan Negara-negara Islam Adalah Mundur, Miskin, Korup Dan Tidak Demokratik.

Rakyat mesti menolak hasutan ekstremis dan berbau perkauman yang melabelkan orang bukan Islam sebagai berdosa, khususnya dalam media yang dikuasai BN, kerana menyebarkan maklumat palsu bahawa amalan tradisi Kristian dan Hari Kekasih Valentine Day adalah berdosa. Pada masa yang sama ada pemimpin BN yang melabelkan negara-negara Islam sebagai mundur, miskin, korup dan tidak demokratik.

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What Difference Is BN From Perkasa When Perkasa Can Censor Key Provisions In The New Economic Model(NEM) Such As Establishing An Equal Opportunities Commission And A Performance-Based System?

Published on February 9, 2011, 4:35 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

National Economic Advisory Council member Zainal Aznam Mohd Yusof revelations that Perkasa can censor key provisions in the NEM’s such as proposing an equal opportunities commission, political reforms and a performance-based system. Speaking yesterday at a forum in Kuala Lumpur, Zainal Aznam added that listening to Perkasa meant that the cabinet had failed the test on reforms.

He added that “This was the government’s litmus test and at this time, I have to say that there is no political will.” What difference is BN from Perkasa when Perkasa can exercise such strong influence to completely sabotage the NEM?

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2011 Chinese New Year Message (in KL)

Published on February 1, 2011, 1:28 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Let us embrace the future by embracing every Malay, Indian, Chinese, Kadazan and Iban as Malaysian brothers and sisters, Malaysian sons and daughters.

In the Chinese New Year Of the Rabbit, DAP wishes all Malaysians a peaceful, harmonious and prosperous new year. DAP also expresses our condolences and sympathies to those who lost loved ones and suffered losses in the massive floods affecting Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.

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DAP Malaysia 2011 New Year Message

Published on January 1, 2011, 10:00 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Let Us Teach Our Children Hope And Build Their Confidence That They Can Be As Good As They Want And Not Be Inferior Merely On Account Of The Colour Of Their Skin.

In capping 2010 with a glorious victory in the regional AFF-Suzuki cup for the first time in 21 years, football gives all Malaysians a strong reminder that there is no substitute for excellence and performance. An ASEAN football trophy that once belonged to Malaysia, football became the laughing-stock for Malaysia when we forgot the importance of striving for performance and the need to deliver excellence where there are no corrupt practices or favouritism.
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YAB Lim Guan Eng tidak pernah mempersoalkan dan mempertikaikan kerakyatan mana-mana warga Malaysia

Published on December 21, 2010, 2:02 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Kenyataan Akhbar oleh CHEONG YIN FAN, Setiausaha Akhbar Kepada YAB Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang:

Ketua Menteri(KM) Pulau Pinang YAB Lim Guan Eng tidak pernah mempersoalkan dan mempertikaikan kerakyatan mana-mana warga Malaysia dalam ucaptama beliau dalam Konvensyen Kebangsaan Kedua PR di Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang pada 19.12.2010. Sila baca teks ucapan penuh beliau di bawah tajuk “Kerajaan Berjiwa Rakyat Untuk Rakyat Malaysia Sebenar”.

Jelas, Utusan Malaysia dan pemimpin UMNO Pulau Pinang seperti Dr Novandri Hasan Bari sekali lagi bertindak jahat menabur fitnah dengan menggembar-gemburkan kononnya KM mahu kerakyatan warga Malaysia dipersoalkan. Seperti yang dinyatakan oleh KM, “Rakyat Malaysia (the real Malaysians) yang sebenarnya adalah rakyat biasa yang pentingkan hak ekonomi dan masa depan agar kehidupan mereka bukan sahaja lebih senang tetapi masa depan untuk anak-anak adalah lebih cerah dan baik. Rakyat Malaysia sebenar mahukan sebuah masayarkat aman, tenteram dan penyayang serta menyokong prinsip keadilan, kebenaran, kebebasan, kebajikan dan ketakwaan kepada Tuhan.

Yang bukan rakyat Malaysia sebenar adalah yang hanya tahu benci-membenci dengan menggunakan fahaman eskstrimis baik aspek kaum, jantina mahupun agama, yang tamak haloba di mana demi godaan wang rasuah atau yang lain rela menjualkan segala-galanya serta kaki fitnah dan tohmah. Yang kesemua ini bukan rakyat Malaysia sebenar, mereka ini Malaysia Celup or pseudo-Malaysians.”



2010 Deepavali Message

Published on November 3, 2010, 4:13 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

By DAP Secretary-General and MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In DAP Kuala Lumpur Headquarters On 3.11.2010.

Tamil Version

I wish all Hindus in Malaysia a very happy and blessed Deepavali. May this Festival of Lights bring us peace, joy and harmony as we celebrate this special day with all our brothers and sisters of different faiths.

Deepavali, a symbol of the triumph of good over evil, must guide us in our endeavour to battle ignorance, racism and religious extremism.

DAP with our partners PAS and PKR in Pakatan Rakyat believe in unity in diversity, and the need to preserve harmony through dialogues and discussions, instead of hurling accusations against one another.

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UMNO’s Submission To Perkasa And Utusan Malaysia Open Support Shows The Perkasa Mentality Within BN And That 1Malaysia Is An Empty Slogan To Win Votes.

Published on September 19, 2010, 11:32 am in Nation Building. 0 Comments

DAP is not surprised at UMNO Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s reversal of his previous stand against Perkasa by denying that he had said his Barisan Nasional (BN) colleagues agreed to keep the ruling coalition from Perkasa. After all Tengku Adnan had no choice but to support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s statement yesterday that Umno did not want to stir conflict with any non-governmental organisation (NGO) such as Perkasa.

This only proves UMNO has all along being behind Perkasa. UMNO’s submission to Perkasa and Utusan Malaysia open support shows the strength of the Perkasa mentality within BN and that 1Malaysia is an empty slogan to win votes. What is surprising however is that this support and the Perkasa mentality is prevalent even amongst all component parties of BN as explained by Tengku Adnan in the Malaysian Insider on Perkasa,

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Perutusan Hari Kemerdekaan Ke 53

Published on August 30, 2010, 4:13 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

Perutusan Hari Kemerdekaan Ke 53 oleh Setiausaha Agung Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) Lim Guan Eng di Petaling Jaya pada 30 Ogos 2010:

Dengan rasa rendah diri, saya mengucapkan selamat menyambut Hari Merdeka 2010 kepada semua rakyat Malaysia tanpa mengira kaum dan agama.

Tidak ada gunanya jika kita melaungkan Merdeka tetapi kosong tanpa amalan. Tidak ada gunanya bercakap soal perpaduan kaum jika ada anasir-anasir yang meniupkan api perkauman. Tidak ada gunanya mengaku anti-perkauman jika membiarkan musuh-musuh perpaduan menggalakan sikap benci-membenci antara kaum dan agama.
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BN’s Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Published on April 13, 2010, 4:55 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

The recent self-contradictory remarks by BN leaders remind me of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 19th century classic, “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. Is there a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the BN administration with a split personality of 1Malaysia encompassing all together with a racial UMNO dominance lording over everyone?

Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak had worked assiduously to impose his rule with a clever marketing strategy of 1Malaysia. Even though 1Malaysia is short on details but long on creating a feel-good factor whatever that means, he must be buoyed by favourable poll ratings in the latest surveys.

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International Women’s Day Message 2010

Published on March 8, 2010, 5:49 pm in Nation Building. 1 Comment

Progress for women is progress for all. No enduring solutions to society’s most pressing problems can be found without the full empowerment and participation of women.

For Penang, it is the commitment of the Pakatan Rakyat to give equal and ample opportunities to women, especially in the civil service.

The Penang state government does not only provide lip service on this but has given ample opportunities for women in Penang to hold senior positions and lead in the civil service.

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Chinese New Year Message (National)

Published on February 11, 2010, 2:16 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

DAP urges all Malaysians to reject words and actions which preach hate, lies and violence, and instead adopt values based on knowledge, peace and compassion.

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Thaipusam Message 2010

Published on January 30, 2010, 1:41 pm in Nation Building. 0 Comments

DAP wishes all Hindus a Happy Thaipusam, a celebration of the triumph over evil and overcoming the evil teachings of greed, hatred and arrogance. DAP hopes that Malaysian can also defeat greed by successfully fighting corruption, reduce arrogance with a people-centric government that listens to the people and replace hatred with love compassion and mutual respect.

Never is the necessity for Malaysians to show solidarity for love, peace and compassion greater now when places of religious worship are being attacked by irresponsible elements out to sow hatred, disunity and violence. Churches, a Sikh temple and mosques have been burnt and desecrated.
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