Don’t push for GE15 to be held amid pandemic
PASIR SALAK: No parties including Umno should pressure the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to hold the 15th general election (GE15) anytime soon as the country should be focusing on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, said Umno elections director Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. The Pasir Salak Member of Parliament urged Umno members to help in the […]
Government fails to forfeit RM114 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: The government failed in its application to forfeit RM114 million, allegedly belonging to Umno and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that was seized from a premises belonging to Obyu Holdings Sdn Bhd. This followed a decision by High Court Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin in dismissing the application by the prosecution to […]
Viral audio: If genuine, what’s the problem?
KUALA LUMPUR: Without confirming or denying if an audio recording of a conversation between two individuals with voices resembling PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is genuine, Anwar had this to say: If genuine, what is the problem? When ‘pressed’ by the moderator at a dialogue […]
Disagreements within BN won’t split coalition
JOHOR BAHRU: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has admitted that there were differences of opinion among Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties but said this would not split the coalition. Ismail Sabri said he was confident that MCA and MIC would remain with BN to help effect reforms to face future political challenges. “I […]
Umno needs to be more inclusive
KUCHING: United Malay National Organisation (Umno) president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent call to strengthen syariah laws in the country shows that he does not mind losing the support from the non-Malays. In a new report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Senior Fellow of the Council of National Professors Dr Jeniri Amir said Zahid only care for the increased […]
BN to go it alone in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) has decided to contest the 15th General Election (GE15) on its own, Umno president and BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. He said Umno, the biggest party of the Malays, had also decided to maintain the decision of its Supreme Council (MT) to not […]
Umno membership at 3.35 million, still biggest political party
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno recorded a membership of approximately 3.35 million people involving 21,883 branches nationwide as of Friday (March 26), said its secretary-general, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He said of the total, 127,214 people were new Umno members who joined the party from May 9, 2018 to last Friday. “Sabah recorded the highest membership with […]
Don’t expect Umno to fade away
I think the government and political parties reward their employees based on corruption, and not based on performance. If not, why all of them are corrupt and under-performing? – De philosopher DJ Kyos, artist, author and motivational speaker Umno today is a pale shadow of its former self but it is far from […]
The court has decided, so be it
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan has called upon certain parties to accept and respect the High Court’s decision to allow the use of the word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims. He said the court has already decided and the decision ought to be honoured. “There should be a time when an issue […]
Umno, PAS want ruling on Islamic words be referred to appeals court
KUALA LUMPUR: The Muafakat Nasional (MN) Consultative Committee meeting held Thursday night has urged that the High Court’s ruling on the use of the Islamic words be referred to the Court of Appeal. MN in a statement said the coalition views seriously the High Court’s decision in allowing non-Muslims to use the Islamic words in their publications. “Today’s meeting also […]
