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TENSIONS are rising between Umno Youth and Amanah, as the latter seeks a more equitable share of seats to contest in the next Malacca and Johor state elections instead of using the Madani coalition’s “incumbency” formula. Yesterday, Amanah communications director …

UMNO has welcomed the Cabinet's decision to withdraw the Urban Renewal Bill (URA Bill), saying the legislation should only be reintroduced in parliament in a revised form after all proposed improvements have been incorporated. Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said …

UMNO is postponing the party's election as it needs to remain united heading into the upcoming elections, says president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The deputy premier said the party needs to be better prepared for the possible Melaka state election and …

BARISAN Nasional (BN) retains Kinabatangan parliamentary dan Lamag state seats in by-elections on Saturday. Its candidates for Kinabatangan, Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar polled 19,852 votes defeating Warisan's Saddi Abdul Rahman who garnered 5,638 votes and Independent Goldam Hamid with 946 …

UMNO’s proposal for a new grand coalition to unite all Malay-Muslim parties may amount to no more than rhetoric, just like other movements that have struggled to bring together top leaders, says an analyst. Syaza Shukri of the International Islamic …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed his wish to form a new grand coalition to unite all Malay-Muslim parties under one umbrella, saying he wanted the Umno general assembly’s stamp of approval for the initiative. The new coalition would …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he expects the Melaka state election to be held within the next two to 10 months. Zahid, who is also the Barisan Nasional chairman, said the limited time to prepare poses a challenge to …

THE People's Progressive Party (PPP) is now recognised as a component party in the Barisan Nasional, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Barisan chairman, said the formalities of the recognition would be held …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has retracted his statement on the existence of 'Team A' and 'Team B' in DAP. He said, what he actually meant was to explain how some DAP leaders made negative remarks on issues raised by …