KUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno leaders tonight hailed new appointments in the party, saying the move would consolidate Umno and restore the people’s confidence. While the newly appointed ones pledged to do their best, those who were not re-appointed vowed to continue serving to the party. New Penang Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad […]
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Najib consolidates and compromises
By Deborah Loh and Gan Pei LingCorrected on 11:56pm, 24 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak appeared to strike compromises in his appointments of additional party supreme council (also known as Majlis Tertinggi, or MT) members today, striking a balance of old and some controversial faces with newcomers. In choosing the new Umno state […]
No decision yet on Penanti: Najib
By Deborah Loh and Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno is still undecided on whether it will field a candidate in the Penanti by-election. Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the matter would be discussed further by the Umno political bureau, which he chairs. However, he would not say when the bureau would meet and appeared to be […]
Tengku Adnan to remain Umno sec-gen?
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 April 2009: Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor is set to retain his party post while Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis may be the new Umno treasurer-general, according to several party sources here. Jamaluddin recently secured a seat in the Umno supreme council (MT), the party’s powerful decision-making body, which has […]
BN does not fear anyone: Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 April 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) does not fear anyone in facing a by-election, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “We have never feared anyone. This question of elections is a normal matter to be faced. Winning and losing is customary in contesting and we will continue to face this,” […]
Shahrir hands in quit letter (Updated)
(Updated 11:122pm, 1 April 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 1 April 2009: Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad handed in his resignation letter as Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the cabinet meeting here today. Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Perdana Putra building here, Shahrir said his resignation […]
Shahrir to hand resignation letter tomorrow (Updated)
(Updated 6:22pm, 31 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad will hand over his letter of resignation as a cabinet minister to the prime minister tomorrow. He said he had written the letter yesterday and would hand it over to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi […]
Action plan to achieve 30% Wanita quota
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Wanita Umno will draw up an action plan to achieve the target of 30 per cent representation from the movement in the Umno supreme council (Majlis Tertinggi or MT). Wanita Umno head Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said based on the results of the election for the MT seats yesterday, […]
‘Kampung style’ makes Mustapa Mohamed popular
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: His easy-going style is among factors which makes Datuk Mustapa Mohamed popular and receiving the highest votes in the party election yesterday. Born in Bachok, Kelantan, Mustapa or better known as ‘Tok Pa’ is comfortable with his ‘kampung man’ style, saying that as the Member of Parliament for the remote […]
Shahrir to resign from cabinet on 1st April (Updated 9:04pm)
(Updated 9:04pm, 27 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Datuk Shahrir Samad, who lost in the contest for the Umno supreme council seat in party elections yesterday, said he will tender his resignation as the domestic trade and consumer affairs minister on 1 April. Shahrir said today that his decision was final. He is […]
