Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?
The political impasse in Malaysia’s government has regressed to a game of chicken, experts say, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the former ruling Umno party trading barbs and dares as pressure grows for snap polls with more than a year left to term. Relations between Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and erstwhile rivals Umno have hit its lowest point since the two sides cut a deal to…
Umno will hold a workshop in Melaka to create a detailed plan for the Blue Malaysia Agenda, announced party president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The workshop, organized by the Musyawarah Nasional secretariat, aims to translate the agenda into actionable policies and measurable results. Zahid emphasized that the agenda should not remain a mere political proposal but must directly benefit the people.
He vowed to include it in Barisan Nasional's official manifesto for the upcoming election. The agenda, proposed by Umno as part of its vision for Malaysia's centenary, comprises eight initiatives focusing on wealth creation, human capital development, ownership expansion, wellbeing improvement, resilience strengthening, people care, trust restoration, and national interest protection.
After the Melaka state assembly is dissolved, Umno will mobilize its resources to assist the state, subject to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka's consent.
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