Call for DAP to drop slogan, secular agenda not Barisan’s stance, says Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: The call for DAP to drop its "Malaysian Malaysia" slogan or secular agenda is not the position of Umno or Barisan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. "I listened to the statement carefully and that is the personal opinion of Umno supreme council member Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. This is not the...

No need to bring up issues that will affect people’s confidence, says Loke

MUAR: There is no need to bring up issues that will only affect the confidence of the people, says Anthony Loke in response to a statement from an Umno leader. The DAP secretary-general said that the focus should be on working hard to gain the support of voters in the Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections. “There is...

DAP needs to make big changes if it wants Malay support through Umno, says Nur Jazlan

JOHOR BARU: If DAP really wants the support of Malays through cooperation with Umno, it needs to make big changes to achieve success in GE16, says Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. The Umno supreme council member said that there was no other way to convince Malays that DAP today is different from before, apart from it being...

Investigate alleged AGC memo leak, says Wan Rosdy

KUANTAN: The authorities need to carry out an investigation on the alleged leak of an internal memo from the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC), says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Umno vice-president said this was very important as it had to do with the six charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and...

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi marched with the Pakatan Harapan candidate for P161 Pulai Parliament, Suhaizan Kaiat towards the Nomination Center, Dewan Sultan Ibrahim Diamond Jubilee today. With them are Amanah President Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Johor Umno Chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin and several leaders of the Unity Government.

Ahmad Zahid predicts easy win for Pakatan candidate in Pulai

JOHOR BAHRU: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident that the Pakatan Harapan candidate, who is representing the Pakatan-Barisan alliance, can easily win the Pulai parliamentary by-election on Sept 9. Ahmad Zahid, who is Deputy Prime Minister, said this was because the former Member of Parliament for Pulai, the late Datuk Seri...

Nur Jazlan denies Pulai Umno not in support of Pakatan’s candidate

JOHOR BARU: Pulai Umno division chief Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed has denied that they do not support Pakatan Harapan candidate Suhaizan Kaiat. This was in response to several banners claiming that branches in the Pulai division were against Suhaizan's nomination, photos of which went viral on social media. "This is a dirty tactic by some to confuse...

No need for Umno EGM, a detailed post-mortem will do, Puad tells Ku Li

PETALING JAYA: Umno does not need an extraordinary general meeting to discuss fresh party polls, says supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi. He said the party polls had been settled as of March 18, involving positions from branch level up to the vice presidents' posts. “There are already fresh faces in the VP posts and at...

Barisan will contest Pelangai by-election, says Bentong Umno leader

KUANTAN: The Pelangai state seat will continue to be contested by an Umno candidate representing Barisan Nasional. Bentong Umno deputy chief Datuk Seri Mohamad Zaini Salleh said Pelangai was the only seat in the Bentong parliamentary constituency that had always been contested by Umno. A by-election is on the cards to fill the vacancy left by the...

Wife of Penang Umno liaison committee chairman passes away

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Datin Maznah Salleh, the wife of Penang Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir, died on Sunday (Aug 20) at a private medical centre in Seberang Jaya. She was 70. Musa said his wife died at about 7.40pm while receiving treatment at the private hospital due to stroke. "She had suffered a stroke earlier...

Unfair to ask Zahid to step down, says Bung

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno chief Datuk Bung Moktar Radin has labelled calls asking Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahidi Hamidi to step down as unfair, as Umno's poor showing in the recent state polls was a collective responsibility of the party leadership. Bung, who is also an Umno supreme council member, in urging for such...