Umno never sought for a National Operations Council (NOC), or Mageran as it is known by its Malay initials, to be reintroduced in Malaysia during the Emergency to replace the role of the federal government, the party’s Youth leader said today. Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said it was odd that the Prime Minister’s Office had stepped forward …

PETALING JAYA: Even as the government appears to be reconsidering the blanket big compounds, Umno Youth has become the latest political group to provide legal assistance to those fined RM10,000 for breaching the movement control order regulations. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, the leader of Umno Youth, backed the government’s attempts to tighten standard operating procedures, but said the high fines would …