UMNO must move out of its comfort zone and take extraordinary steps, including generating new ideas, to enable the party to regain its dominance in the country's political landscape, party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says. He said that to ensure …
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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 …
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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 …
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FORMER Supreme Council member Nazri Aziz did not discount any possibilities of coming back to politics in the 16th general elections. Nazri, 72, did not defend his seat in Padang Rengas parliamentary seat in the last general elections but is …
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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 …
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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 …
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BARISAN Nasional (BN) hopes the close cooperation among its core parties gets stronger but at the same time respects whatever decisions they make. Commenting on reports that MIC has applied to become one of Perikatan Nasional's components, the deputy premier …
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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 …
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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 …
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