UMNO would reinstate Khairy Jamaluddin, Hishammuddin Hussein and other sacked or suspended members if they show their commitment to the party, said Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Umno president said Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was a clear example of this, adding that …
Continue ReadingUMNO veterans have joined the call for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to replace tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing over his remarks about Chinese-language signboards. Describing Tiong’s statement as “humiliating”, Umno veterans’ club secretary Mustapha Yaakub said the …
Continue ReadingUMNO has informed the High Court on Monday that it is seeking an out-of-court settlement in the RM16 million civil suit against them by SRC International and its two subsidiaries. In the civil suit that was slated to begin on …
Continue ReadingTHE Kuala Lumpur High Court today granted SRC International Sdn Bhd and its two subsidiaries a two-week extension to resolve their lawsuit against Umno and Umno Selangor, involving RM19.5 million allegedly misappropriated in 2015. Judge Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah …
Continue ReadingTHE Umno supreme council has revoked the suspension of former Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s (pic) membership in Umno with immediate effect. Umno Secretary-General Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, in a statement issued to the media after the Supreme Council …
Continue ReadingBUNG Moktar Radin said he will not entertain calls for him to step down as Sabah Umno chief over his corruption case and declared he would continue to lead the party’s state chapter. The Kinabatangan MP was urged to resign …
Continue ReadingUMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said many who have left the party are now applying re-entry into Umno. However, he refused to name them but confirmed has received some applications. "Many personel who left us are sending in their application …
Continue ReadingYOUNG candidates will be given priority in the 16th General Election (GE16), says Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Dr Ahmad Zahid, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman, said putting out young candidates was the way forward, as the …
Continue ReadingFORMER finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin died on Wednesday morning, aged 86. His death was first confirmed by his lawyer Datuk Gurdial Singh Nijar. In a statement later, Daim’s family said he died at 8.21am at Assunta Hospital in Petaling …
Continue Reading