Umno

Fund to help ex-Malaysian PM Najib pay fine raises over $198k in 3 hours

Najib Razak’s remaining jail term has been commuted to house arrest on the condition that he pays a RM50 million (S$15.5 million) fine.

A week after deferment, Najib’s release back on agenda as Pardons Board meets on Sept 18: Sources

The Federal Territories Pardons Board will reconvene on Sept 18 to hear former Malaysian premier Najib Razak’s pardon application, according to sources.

Inside the governance breakdown that rocked Malaysia’s Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji

Malaysian former minister Jamil Khir Baharom (middle) claimed trial to a case involving pilgrim fund Tabung Haji.

Four years of uneasy alliance still cannot erase decades of UMNO’s distrust against PH allies

UMNO delegates walk past a mural commemorating former party president and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

‘Dissolve Parliament now’: UMNO chief Zahid dares PM Anwar to kick party out in fiery assembly finale

UMNO president Zahid Hamidi’s (front row, centre) fiery remarks came at the end of one of the party’s most combative general assemblies in recent years.

UMNO will not resort to ‘backdoor’ government, committed to political stability

Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan (centre), flanked by Barisan Nasional president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre, left) and BN Negeri Sembilan chairman Mohamad Hasan at the UMNO Negeri Sembilan headquarters on Aug 1.

Malaysia’s Pardons Board to meet on Sept 11, Najib’s early release on agenda

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak began serving a 12-year sentence due to a graft conviction related to a subsidiary of 1MDB in August 2022.

UMNO now backs contender to Negeri Sembilan throne in twist to royal saga

Juasseh state assemblyman Ismail Lasim was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan on Aug 2.

UMNO weighs its next move at its assembly this week

The assembly is expected to serve as an important political checkpoint, particularly on UMNO’s future direction and its political cooperation ahead of GE16.

PAS faces two big tests on its path to power

UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (in red) makes an appearance at PAS’ annual muktamar in Kelantan, on Sept 4, in a show of solidarity as both parties gear up for the next general election.

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