Updated 12:38am, 27 March 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin garnered 1,575 votes against Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib’s 916 to become Umno’s new deputy president. The three new vice-president posts were won by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (1,592), Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (1,515) and Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal […]
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Don’t give chance for opposition to exploit issues
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties today agreed to strengthen relations among them and not to give the opportunity for opposition parties to exploit issues to weaken the coalition. MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said BN must consider its every strength and weakness in transforming itself to face new […]
Umno leaders support maximum term for party posts (Updated)
(Updated 5:29pm, 26 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Several Umno leaders today supported the proposal made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to impose a maximum term for holders of party posts and wanted the proposal to be studied in detail. Supreme council (MT) member Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the […]
Avoid extremism, Abdullah says
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today reminded Umno members not to adopt extremist racial and religious positions when safeguarding the position of Malay Malaysians and bumiputeras in the country. “Umno must never practise discrimination to the extent that non-Malays view it as a racist party. The rights of […]
Avoid extremism, Abdullah says
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today reminded Umno members not to adopt extremist racial and religious positions when safeguarding the position of Malay Malaysians and bumiputeras in the country. “Umno must never practise discrimination to the extent that non-Malays view it as a racist party. The rights of […]
Abdullah: Support Najib fully
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged the people to give incoming Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak unflinching support to enable him to take Malaysia to greater heights. Pledging his undivided support to the incoming Umno president and the prime-minister-in-waiting, Abdullah said he believed he was passing the reins […]
Najib declared new Umno president (Updated 4:07pm)
(Updated 4:07pm, 26 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak was declared the new Umno president at the 59th Umno general assembly, at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre today. Umno permanent chairperson Tan Sri Onn Ismail made the declaration at the outset of the Umno General Assembly at the Dewan […]
Abdullah: Umno must change or die
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s final speech as Umno president hit the spot on what Malaysians outside the party feel – that Umno has become arrogant and faces inevitable demise unless it changes. He acknowledged Umno’s loss of credibility and offered two key solutions – to limit the number of […]
Umno must transform or collapse: Najib (Updated)
(Updated 11:41pm, 24 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has called on Umno members to undertake a complete transformation that is total and tangible in the name of survival of the party. Addressing the joint opening of Wanita Umno, Umno Youth and Puteri Umno general assemblies at the Putra […]
Delegates to heed Abdullah’s advice
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Delegates to the Umno general assembly have vowed to heed Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s advice to elect leaders respected by the society for the sake of the people and the nation. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said Abdullah told the 2,500 delegates during the pre-conference session at Putra World […]
