2025

UMNO is not greedy for more Cabinet posts even if vacancies arise following the resignation of two ministers in the PKR, said it president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Zahid, who is also a deputy prime minister, said Umno knows its limits …

SABAH Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin admits that there are differences in opinion between him and his deputy, Abdul Rahman Dahlan, but says this is a normal process in bolstering the state chapter. Bung, a former deputy chief minister, said …

UMNO is “always ready” to face a state election in Johor, says Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The Umno vice-president said it was common for politicians to speculate when the polls would take place as the current term ends in March 2027 …

ANALYSTS have rejected Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s claim that the party’s Sabah chapter retains autonomy in deciding its electoral alliances for the state’s upcoming election. Both University of Tasmania’s James Chin and Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said the …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reminded party members not to get caught up in the “who’s more radical” race. He said Umno must remain a mature, rational, and unifying centrist party. “This is the politics of consideration, stability, and …

AN UMNO Supreme Council member has slammed PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli for skipping yesterday’s special parliamentary sitting on US tariffs but attending a party meeting the day before. Rengit assemblyman Puad Zarkashi urged Rafizi, the economy minister, to explain …

SABAH Umno has been given the autonomy to discuss and decide on cooperation with other parties for the state election, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. He made the announcement at the launching of the Barisan Nasional election machinery …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged all party members, especially the youth, to continue nurturing the fighting spirit and rise together with Umno, which will celebrate its 79th anniversary on Sunday (May 11). Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Deputy …

NAMING Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin as Barisan Nasional’s “poster boy” for the upcoming state election may be a risky move, an analyst says. Bilcher Bala of Universiti Malaysia Sabah pointed out that Bung is linked to the failed …