KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties today agreed to strengthen relations among them and not to give the opportunity for opposition parties to exploit issues to weaken the coalition. MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said BN must consider its every strength and weakness in transforming itself to face new […]
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Umno leaders support maximum term for party posts (Updated)
(Updated 5:29pm, 26 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Several Umno leaders today supported the proposal made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to impose a maximum term for holders of party posts and wanted the proposal to be studied in detail. Supreme council (MT) member Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the […]
Umno must transform or collapse: Najib (Updated)
(Updated 11:41pm, 24 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has called on Umno members to undertake a complete transformation that is total and tangible in the name of survival of the party. Addressing the joint opening of Wanita Umno, Umno Youth and Puteri Umno general assemblies at the Putra […]
Delegates to heed Abdullah’s advice
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Delegates to the Umno general assembly have vowed to heed Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s advice to elect leaders respected by the society for the sake of the people and the nation. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said Abdullah told the 2,500 delegates during the pre-conference session at Putra World […]
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 […]
Think of country, Pak Lah tells Umno
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Vote with the rest of the country in mind, Umno delegates were told as the party prepares to elect a new leadership that will also form the country’s leadership. Outgoing Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told delegates this in a closed-door, pre-council meeting today attended by the party’s […]
Umno’s disciplinary problems
By Datuk Zaid Ibrahim(© Kriss Szkurlatowski / sxc.hu) THE call by Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail, chairperson of Umno’s disciplinary tribunal, for the party to disband its youth, wanita and puteri wings, has drawn much flak. Even though Rithauddeen made this suggestion as a measure to curb corruption, the party’s senior leaders, including president-elect Datuk Seri Najib […]