FORMER Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman will boycott Umno in the upcoming state elections after the party failed to respond to his appeals over his six-year suspension. The former deputy minister, who was also axed from the party’s Supreme …
Continue ReadingBARISN Nasional (BN) secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir reportedly rejected Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s claims that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will have the support of Umno grassroots in the coming state elections. The claims were made …
Continue ReadingBARISAN Nasional (BN) will contest more than 100 seats in the six state elections on August 12, said its chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. "The amount is slightly more than 100," he said in Putrajaya today. The Deputy Prime Minister also …
Continue ReadingDAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has conceded that Malaysia’s coalition government could not have been formed without Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as Umno would have been unlikely to join forces with Pakatan Harapan (PH) otherwise. In an interview with Chinese-language …
Continue ReadingUMNO’s long-held “phobia” about DAP stemmed from Dr Mahathir Mohamad when he was Umno president, but the party would be unwise not to accept their former rivals now, says Ahmad Maslan. “There are people who have a phobia about DAP. …
Continue ReadingSECRETARY-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki urged Umno members to reject all adverse propaganda by Perikatan Nasional during the campaining period of the six state elections. He said PN will surely raise bad image about BN-PH cooperation in the Unity Government, including …
Continue ReadingUMNO will contest 107 seats in the six state elections on August 12. Fielding 106 candidates, they will contest 15 seats in Kedah, 6 in Penang, 17 in Negeri Sembilan, 31 in Kelantan, 26 in Terengganu and 12 in Selangor. …
Continue ReadingUMNO is continuously working to seek justice for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak, says its president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He added that what the party is doing should be an internal matter and said that it does not …
Continue ReadingUMNO must address dissent among some Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders before situation fractures the coalition further, said political analyst Mujibu Abdul Muis. "This must be dealt with as soon as possible. I see this (dissent of MCA and MIC) will …
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