UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s accusations towards the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration for what he calls the government’s failure in their duties were just rhetoric according to the information chief of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Wan Saiful said in a statement that it’s not the PN administration but Zahid himself who have failed …

UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s proposal for Barisan Nasional (BN) to cut off relations with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government seems to have been dismissed by its MPs. According to several sources, Zahid met with its MPs at the UMNO headquarters, asking them to leave PN. One source said that the meeting between Zahid and the MPs was …

The High Court has received 1,200 pages of written submissions from both the prosecution and defense on Former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s graft trial which is linked to the Yayasan Akalbudi funds. The case will be heard on August 5. The prosecution which is being headed by deputy public prosecutor, Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran …

Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman reminded the UMNO leaders who are critical of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that their selection to contest in the upcoming general election rests on the party president. UMNO elections director Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said that Ahmad Zahid remains the president until the GE 15 since the party’s internal poll has been delayed. He said …

Tanjung Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar said that in the case the Parliament reconvenes, he will not support a no-confidence vote should it be called. However, he said that since the Conference of Rulers has decreed for the reconvention of the Parliament in order to debate on the issues of the Covid-19 pandemic on both the public and the …

PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of Umno, has filed an RM220 million defamation suit against Malaysiakini for its coverage of his corruption trial. Malaysiakini, editor-in-chief Steven Gan, and a journalist are named as defendants in the complaint, which cites 22 posts on the portal, including four Bernama reports, as well as reader comments. Zahid has been charged with …

KUALA LUMPUR: According to the High Court, former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi personally handled the affairs of his foundation, Yayasan Akalbudi, for over 20 years and did not call for a single annual meeting since its establishment in 1997. According to Khairudin Kilau of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), this is focused on information given to investigators by …

A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer testified before the High Court in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial that the inquiry into the former deputy prime minister for alleged RM13.25 million in corruption had no element of bias. The MACC investigation into Zahid began in June 2018, according to investigating officer Mohd Zamri Abdul Rashid. “We went to the law firm of …

PETALING JAYA: Former Barisan Nasional secretary-general Annuar Musa has asked Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to clarify if he wrote to Muhyiddin Yassin about the party’s position on the PPBM. He said that Zahid wrote Muhyiddin a letter on February 26 informing him of the outcome of the Umno Supreme Council meeting in Janda Baik, Pahang, on February 19. The …