KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Nov 2008: Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has slammed her deputy Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil for breaking her promise not to challenge her for the wing’s top post in the coming party elections. In a handwritten press statement, Rafidah unleashed a torrent of criticism against Shahrizat and her supporters […]
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Shahrizat to contest Wanita Umno chief post
(Updated 6:10pm, 20 Nov 2008) KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil today announced that she would contest the post of Wanita Umno chief at the party elections in March next year. The two paragraph announcement ended speculation as to whether Shahrizat, the movement’s vice-head, would abide by the power transition plan […]
Najib: Wanita Umno should resolve power transition issue
PETALING JAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today he hoped that Wanita Umno would resolve its power transition issue without undermining its integrity. He said the differences of opinion with regard to the power transition should be overcome as soon as possible because the Umno leadership did not wish […]
Infighting in Wanita Umno
Translation by Khairil AnharDURING the week from 8 to 14 Nov, the ongoing tussle in Wanita Umno, the question of a non-Malay becoming prime minister, and concerns over money politics in Umno received extensive coverage in the Malay press. On 10 Nov, Wanita Umno deputy chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil asked current chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz […]
Rafidah asked to sacrifice for Wanita Umno
JOHOR BARU, 14 Nov 2008: Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and her executive council line-up should review their decision to reject a proposal to hasten the transition of leadership in the movement, said Johor Wanita Umno deputy head, Senator Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain. Her view, however, went against the stand of Johor Wanita […]
No change in Wanita Umno transition plan
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: Members of the Wanita Umno executive council have unanimously agreed that there will be no contest for the movement’s top two posts during party elections in March next year. They have also agreed that the leadership transfer from Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil will take […]
