(Updated 9:13pm, 25 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 25 March 2009: Umno Youth needs to close ranks with the new leadership after the party election and continue to concentrate on efforts to regain the support of the people for Umno. The movement’s information head, Datuk Azimi Daim said this could not be delayed as Umno would […]
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Umno wings in full flight
FOLLOWING their official opening last night (24 March 2009) by incoming president Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the Umno Wanita, Youth, and Puteri assemblies are now in full swing. Among other things raised in her address this morning, Wanita chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz called on the wing to help ensure success for Barisan Nasional (BN) […]
Umno Youth polls crucial to party’s renewal
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: At 11am tomorrow, 791 Umno Youth delegates will cast their votes to elect their new leaders, including the movement’s chief, in elections widely seen as crucial in transforming Umno and ensuring the party remains relevant. The elections this time around will not only test the delegates’ maturity but also their […]
Norza cannot contest Umno elections (Updated 7:53pm)
(Updated 7:53pm, 23 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: Federal Territory Umno Youth head Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria has been barred from contesting to retain his post in the party’s supreme council on Thursday, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today. Norza (Source: pemudaumno.org.my) The Umno Management Committee’s decision in the […]
Warning to KJ no advantage to me, says Mukhriz
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The warning issued by Umno’s disciplinary board yesterday to Umno Youth deputy head Khairy Jamaluddin over money politics did not give his opponent any added advantage in the fight for the Umno Youth chief post The Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, who is contesting the post, said it […]
Be voice of people: Khir Toyo
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: Umno Youth should become the voice of the people if Barisan Nasional (BN) wants to regain the confidence of the people, said Umno Youth chief aspirant Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo. He said for the movement to remain relevant, it should no longer become the mouthpiece of the government. […]
Karpal to give scuffle committee a miss
KUALA LUMPUR: Karpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor-DAP) along with a few other witnesses will not appear at a parliamentary special committee set up to probe the scuffle involving him and Selangor Umno Youth members. Karpal said three other DAP MPs — Lim Lip Eng (Segambut), Fong Po Kuan (Batu Gajah) and Fong Kui Lun (Bukit Bintang) […]
Malay dominance and rights
IN five short years, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has emerged from the sidelines in Umno to be a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerlun, and now a popular candidate in the Umno Youth chief race. Despite his soft-spoken demeanour, he has not shied away from controversy, no less because of his ties to his outspoken father, […]
Being Mahathir’s son
DATUK Mukhriz Mahathir is his father’s son and proud of it. Without any prompting during the interview with The Nut Graph, he dives right into how the leadership style of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is sorely needed in the current economic and political crises. Undoubtedly, “Mahathirism” is deeply entrenched in the Malaysian […]
Bung Moktar challenges Karpal
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: Datuk Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) today challenged Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor) not to use parliamentary immunity as a shield and to repeat the remarks he made about Umno Youth outside the Dewan Rakyat. Speaking after Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha tabled the Supplementary Supply Bill (2008) 2009 for […]
