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THERE are valid reason as to why some of the losers in the race for the Supreme Council seat were appointed, says party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He says in Gombak yesterday that they are party of the force that …

FORMER Umno vice president Mahdzir Khalid accepts defeat in the just concluded party election. The Padang Terap division chief says in a statement, delegates had made their decision and it is time to move on. "I will continue serving the …

SABAH Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin confirmed that Deputy Chief Minister III Shahelmey Yahya’s party membership has been suspended for six years. “Well, he (Shahelmey) is suspended for six years, all right, thank you,” he told reporters without elaborating when …

THE Supreme Council today appoints 13 new members apart from the 25 elected in the just concluded party polls. They are: Shahrizat Jalil Fatmi Che Salleh  Ahmad Ismail Nur Jazlan Mohamed Dr Mohd Shafie Abdullah Hasmuni Hassan Mohd Hasnol Ayub …

DEPUTY Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the new Umno leadership and Barisan Nasional will continue to support and strengthen the Unity Government. Zahid, who is also Umno president, said based on the results of the party elections which ended …

TWO new faces made it to the vice president posts while one incumbent, Khaled Nordin retained his chair. The two are Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and Wilayah Member of Parliament Johari Ghani. As at 4 this morning, …

UMNO has appointed Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki as the new secretary-general, replacing Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said, meanwhile, has been made the party's information chief. This was announced …

AN ANALYST says the line-up of diversified winners from the Umno elections shows the party is willing to change. Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said Umno members have delivered a message through the ballots that emphasised rejuvenation of the party. …

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on members to reject “proxy candidates” in the party elections. “There may be attempts to field proxy candidates. I am urging the members to reject them because we want to form a strong …