Muhyiddin Yassin, the new Umno deputy president (pic courtesy of theSun) KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is the new Umno deputy president, and by convention, is set to be Malaysia’s next deputy prime minister. His win over Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, 63, appears to hint at Umno’s desire for change […]
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Umno’s new leadership (Updated 12:38am)
By Deborah Loh and Zedeck SiewUpdated 12:38am, 27 March 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin garnered 1,575 votes against Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib’s 916 to become Umno’s new deputy president. The three new vice-president posts were won by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (1,592), Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (1,515) and Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal […]
Term limit proposal can reduce number of candidates
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s proposal that Umno set a maximum term for office-bearers could reduce the number of contenders, said vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. He said this could lessen tension due to rivalry among aspiring candidates, thus hindering slander and allegations among them. “If there is a […]
Foreign observers praise peaceful power transition
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Foreign delegations and observers found common ground today in complimenting the peaceful power transition between outgoing Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Tan Sri Prof Dr Da’i Bachtiar said the voluntary transfer of power was very unique and “I believe […]
Voting for Umno polls begins
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Voting for the Umno elections began at 12.45pm today at the Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre. A total of 2,519 delegates will cast their votes to elect the deputy president, three vice-presidents, 25 supreme council members and the Umno permanent chairperson. The deputy presidency is seeing a straight fight […]
Avoid extremism, Abdullah says
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today reminded Umno members not to adopt extremist racial and religious positions when safeguarding the position of Malay Malaysians and bumiputeras in the country. “Umno must never practise discrimination to the extent that non-Malays view it as a racist party. The rights of […]
Avoid extremism, Abdullah says
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today reminded Umno members not to adopt extremist racial and religious positions when safeguarding the position of Malay Malaysians and bumiputeras in the country. “Umno must never practise discrimination to the extent that non-Malays view it as a racist party. The rights of […]
Abdullah: Support Najib fully
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged the people to give incoming Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak unflinching support to enable him to take Malaysia to greater heights. Pledging his undivided support to the incoming Umno president and the prime-minister-in-waiting, Abdullah said he believed he was passing the reins […]
Najib declared new Umno president (Updated 4:07pm)
(Updated 4:07pm, 26 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak was declared the new Umno president at the 59th Umno general assembly, at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre today. Umno permanent chairperson Tan Sri Onn Ismail made the declaration at the outset of the Umno General Assembly at the Dewan […]
Abdullah: Umno must change or die
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s final speech as Umno president hit the spot on what Malaysians outside the party feel – that Umno has become arrogant and faces inevitable demise unless it changes. He acknowledged Umno’s loss of credibility and offered two key solutions – to limit the number of […]
