Report: UMNO leaders issue ultimatum to PM
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s days as Prime Minister appears to be numbered as the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) vice-president is under siege from his own party. The party has given Ismail four demands which he must fulfil or face being sacked as vice-president – risking an abrupt end to his tenure as […]
Umno supporters want leaders to get Najib out
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of Umno supporters has demanded that the prime minister seek a royal pardon for Najib Razak following his incarceration over the SRC International case. “The prime minister (Ismail Sabri Yaakob) should give a letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong,” Pertubuhan Jalinan Perpaduan Negara president Syed Mohammad Imran Syed Abdul Aziz told […]
UMNO leaders meet with PM last night
KUCHING: Leaders of United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) held a discussion with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at his official residence in Putrajaya last night The party leaders, who included division heads, began arriving at Seri Perdana in the late evening in what is believed to revolve around the emergency meeting held by […]
UMNO holds urgent meeting today
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO today called for an urgent meeting involving all heads of divisions at the party headquarters here. The meeting, which began at 12.30pm, was chaired by party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and was also attended by deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Among […]
Bersatu is not needed in Sarawak
To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense. – Morton Blackwell, American activist UMNO has never set foot in Sarawak because of a tacit understanding between the party and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB). Nothing was cast in stone and […]
Contesting 31 seats matter of principle for GPS
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: It is a matter of principle for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in being firm about contesting all 31 parliamentary seats in the forthcoming general election. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said it entailed GPS not wishing or wanting any peninsula-based party to contest in state elections or general elections in […]
BN’s landslide victory a morale booster for GE15
KUCHING: Barisan Nasional’s (BN) landslide victory in the recently concluded Melaka state election is a morale booster for the coalition and United Malays National Organisation (Umno) in facing the 15th general election (GE15). Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said that BN’s success cannot be used as a benchmark for the upcoming Sarawak […]
Umno leaves it to wisdom of PM to steer nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno is leaving it to the wisdom of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to make the appropriate decisions in steering the country’s administration. Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in a post on his official Facebook today said this included the formation of the Cabinet and the appointment of […]
Ismail Sabri is the right choice, says Idris
KUCHING: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s appointment as prime minister is the right and proper decision. Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said Ismail Sabri has wide experience as federal minister in various portfolios and was also an opposition leader in Parliament. “As a former Minister of Defence and holding other portfolios before […]
Ismail Sabri: From DPM to PM in less than two months
KUALA LUMPUR: Less than two months after assuming the position of deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today has been given the mandate to shoulder the big responsibility as the country’s number one leader. The Bera Member of Parliament (MP) was today appointed as the ninth Prime Minister, following the resignation of Tan […]
