Malaysia – Employees Provident Fund (EPF) participants will be allowed to make a special withdrawal of RM10,000 from their accounts beginning today, allowing individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to clear their outstanding obligations. The majority of Umno members who favor the withdrawal claim that it would also assist to improve people’s lives and invigorate the local economy, particularly for …

Malaysia – According to Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, whos is the Umno secretary general, the 2021 General Assembly would take place over four days and will be starting on March 16. He also noted that the general assembly will be conducted in a physical set up with the attendance of 14 delegates from the different wings of every division, which has …

Malaysia – A disciplinary hearing was held against Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim by the Umno disciplinary board after claims that he had violated party discipline and etiquette. According to a Malay-language daily newspaper, Shahidan, the Arau Umno division chairman, arrived at the party’s headquarters in Menara Datuk Onn at around 2.45 p.m. yesterday in order to have a meeting with …

Malaysia – The Umno Supreme Council voiced “disappointment” after the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur’s decision to maintain former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s conviction for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said in a statement today that this was the council’s position after a meeting headed by Umno president Datuk Seri …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan paid a penalty of RM1.1 million for failing to disclose RM2 million from Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board, as explained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to the commission, the compound payment was a form of punishment for money laundering. MACC stated in a statement published recently that Ahmad …

Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin said that he had ceased using the phrase “herd immunity” in reference to Malaysia’s Covid-19 immunization goal. He noted that the phrase is no longer relevant due to the fast spread of the Delta strain but stressed that the government remains committed to increasing vaccine coverage for public safety. During his ministerial winding-up in the …

UMNO MPs who continue to support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration will not be dismissed, even with the party’s withdrawal of support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet. According to the Barisan Nasional news source BNOnline, UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan also refuted accusations that the party was pressuring members who supported the PN administration. …

Registrar of Societies (RoS) said that the UMNO supreme council’s decision to postpone internal party elections was unlawful since its term had already ended when the decision was reached. The RoS issued a brief statement in which it referenced to the minutes of the July 7 UMNO supreme council meeting, emphasizing that its officers’ three-year term concluded on June 30. …

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno instructed his MPs to step down by the end of this month from their positions in government and government agencies in an attempt to press for a general election to take place as soon as possible. Two division leaders told reporters that the order was given by Party President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at a meeting with leaders …