Malaysia – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, indicated on April 2 that he had scheduled a meeting with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discuss future partnership. When the latter claimed that head been attempting to reclaim his position as Prime Minister, Muhyiddin stated the meeting was a starting step to gather input from political …

Malaysia – If the anti-party hopping Bill is not presented and enacted during this Parliament session, Pakatan Harapan (PH) is prepared to go to the streets. Mohamad Sabu, a member of the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) in Kota Raja, said his party’s members are prepared to take to the streets if they are ignored when they speak up in Parliament …

Malaysia – Today, all eyes are set on the 2021 Umno General Assembly, which will be convened face-to-face after two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting last year was held in a hybrid format, as it had not been convened the year before because of the rising cases and the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus. The assembly, …

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 – Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, the vice president of Umno, stated that the party must become stronger in order to rule efficiently. He said that if the party becomes stronger, it would be able to help Malays who have struggled since the coalition’s loss in the 2018 general elections. According to him, they all need to accept that their …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, head of the Barisan Nasional (BN), termed the coalition’s huge win in the Johor poll as “unexpected.” He said that the BN has regained people’ confidence in order to rule the Johor government once again. He said that however, I would want to caution the party not to be conceited in light of …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of Umno, said on Sunday that the internal concerns of the party should not be debated during the motion of gratitude for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s presentation in the Dewan Rakyat. According to him, he believes that the best place to address these matters inside Umno is during the party’s …

Malaysia – Rosleli Jahari, a former Johor Lama assemblyman, said that he has quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and would apply to rejoin Umno. Rosleli, who was not chosen to run for re-election, expressed his dissatisfaction with Bersatu, its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and his government. “I will seek to rejoin Umno, my former political party, and will campaign …

Malaysia – Perikatan Nasional (PN) began its campaign for the state election in Johor, predicting a major win over its competitors, particularly the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance. Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the PN’s secretary-general, has remarked that it was necessary for the PN as a whole to put aside its critics and opponents. There are certain political parties, he …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, vice-president of Umno, urged non-Malay voters to re-support the Barisan Nasional (BN), claiming that only the coalition is capable of meeting non-Malay voters’ political requirements. Khaled added in a Facebook post that voters should embrace the truth that political stability and power-sharing — across all ethnic groups — in government can only be maintained …