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. …

Datuk Rosni Sohar, an Umno supreme council member, has resigned from the board of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). Rosni stated her resignation was because of Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad’s resignation as well as UMNO’s decision on August 3 to withdraw its support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “First and foremost, I would like to express …

Director General Ismail Abd Muttalib, Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government has declared that his support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is “firm and clear,” and that he was among the first to state his stance on the matter. The Maran (Pahang) MP stated that he supported the PM because the country is dealing with the Covid-19 …

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. …

Electoral reform activist Bersih 2.0 said that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should either call for a vote of confidence or resign from his post as Prime Minister after UMNO’s withdrawal of support. The watchdog said in a statement today that dragging out the political instability is an irresponsible action to prolong political instability as well as refusing Malaysians a functional …

UMNO lawmaker Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz asserted that an apology must be made by the de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan towards the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after revoking the Emergency Ordinances (EO) in Parliament last week. According to him, Takiyuddin must express his regret with his actions and apologize to His Majesty after he recovers and …

Gua Musang MP Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has formally requested to sit with the Independent bloc in Dewan Rakyat, making him the first UMNO MP to do so after the party withdrew its support from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. An official letter containing this request, dated July 26 was received by Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. Tengku Razaleigh …

Former minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin warns UMNO to contest for Lembah Pantai for the general election if the party fields an outsider. The UMNO leader was reportedly saying that although he supports having the younger candidate to contest, it was still critical for them to come from the constituencies they were aiming to represent, such that …

UMNO Supreme Council Member Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani told off those who are railing against the party over its so-called “tug of war” attitude saying that they must rather learn to self-reflect rather than lead the Perikatan Nasional (PN) in a state of instability because of their criticisms. In an interview, Johari addressed the party critics that despite having …

UMNO Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said that the reason behind his party withdrawing support from the Perikatan Nasional government is the failure of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration to fulfill all six conditions that PN had promised before UMNO allied with PN. He asserted that among the six conditions that UMNO had set prior to joining …