KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: About 30 members of the Youth and Putera wings of Umno tonight handed a memorandum of protest to the party leadership on the intervention by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in party matters. In the memorandum, the members also protested against the proposal by the chairperson of the Umno Diciplinary […]
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Umno needs drastic change: Muhyiddin
KUANTAN, 29 Jan 2009: Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Umno is in need of drastic change and fast, to regain the people’s confidence in the party. “I don’t want to make proposals openly. The supreme council members and incoming president Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to discuss them after he takes […]
Umno will not dissolve wings: Abdullah
KAMPAR, 29 Jan 2009: Umno will not dissolve any of the party’s wings even though the move may help check money politics, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said the three Umno wings — Wanita, Youth and Puteri — were important to the party and should be retained. “Problems related to […]
Umno Disciplinary Board refutes Mubarak’s claim
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: The Umno Disciplinary Board today refuted an allegation by the Association of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak) that the board dragged its feet over action against complaints of money politics and corruption in the party. Board chairman Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail circulated to the media a six-page document […]
