Noh Omar confirms joining Bersatu with immediate effect

SHAH ALAM: Former Selangor Umno chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar has confirmed that he has joined Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) with immediate effect. The application, said Noh, was made directly online on Thursday (July 4), according to Malay-language daily Sinar Harian. According to the ex-Tanjong Karang MP, the decision was made due to disappointment over the...

Perikatan to field Bersatu candidate for Nenggiri by-election, says Muhyiddin

NIBONG TEBAL: Perikatan Nasional will be represented by a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) candidate in the Nenggiri state by-election on Aug 17. Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this decision had been made earlier as Nenggiri is a Bersatu seat. "We have already started mobilising our machinery for the initial phase, and other tasks will...

Court allows Nenggiri by-election to proceed

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Nenggiri assemblyman Mohd Azizi Abu Naim has failed to stop the upcoming by-election in Kelantan following the High Court's dismissal of his interim injunction application. Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed the application after hearing lengthy submissions from both parties in her chambers on Thursday (June 27). Lawyer Chetan Jethwani, who represented Parti Pribumi...

Seven rogue Bersatu members to receive notices soon, says Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu will send notices to seven of its members soon regarding the status of their membership as well as the parliamentary and state seats they currently hold. Party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would then send a notice to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, as well as the Speakers of...

Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive notificaton on status of six Bersatu MPs, says Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive any notification from Bersatu concerning the status of its six Members of Parliament (MPs) who had pledged support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, following the amendment to the party constitution recently. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said, as such, the status of the six...

Six plus one, you’re out: Bersatu to give rogue reps the boot

PETALING JAYA: The six Bersatu MPs who declared support for the Prime Minister last year will be issued letters informing them their membership has been revoked, says party information chief Datuk Razali Idris. "The party will notify them in accordance with procedure. "What is important is that they should understand that the rights to their (parliamentary) seats...

Adam Radlan’s six money laundering cases transferred to KL Sessions Court

KUALA LUMPUR: The six new money laundering charges faced by Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad at the Shah Alam Sessions Court have been allowed to be transferred to the Sessions Court here. This brings to 12 the number of charges slapped on the businessman – five for soliciting and receiving bribes and...

Bersatu’s prominence a testament to Muhyiddin’s leadership, says party information chief

SHAH ALAM: Under Tan Sri Muhyiddin's leadership, Bersatu has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing Umno in parliamentary representation, says the party's Federal Territories information chief. Mahathir Mohd Rais said this achievement was a testament to Muhyiddin's effective leadership and the party's growing influence in Malaysian politics. “Muhyiddin remains a central figure in Malaysia's political arena as the...

Bersatu AGM: We are being tested but we will prevail, says Muhyiddin

SHAH ALAM: Bersatu's idealism has made it a target because it is seen as a political threat to the ruling parties, says party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. "This idealism... is to ensure a democratic and just country. We are being tested (but) we are strong and sincere in fighting for the people's interests. "To our opponents,...

Bersatu lawmakers being wooed to switch support, alleges Armada chief

KUALA LUMPUR: There is an organised move by the Unity Government leaders to woo Bersatu lawmakers with promises of financial assistance for their constituents to gain the opposition MPs’ support, alleges Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (pic). The Bersatu Youth chief claims that such promises of financial gains were also given to the lawmakers for...