{
  "id": 9578328,
  "title": "Gesaan kerjasama PH-BN oleh Rashidi bukan pendirian Umno P Pinang, kata ketua Pemuda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gesaan-kerjasama-ph-bn-oleh-rashidi-bukan-pendirian-umno-p-pinang-9578328",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:47:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/gesaan-kerjasama-ph-bn-oleh-rashidi-bukan-pendirian-umno-p-pinang-kata-ketua-pemuda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ketua Pemuda Umno Pulau Pinang Hilmi Elias has clarified that his statement regarding the need to strengthen Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) cooperation is a personal opinion, not a formal decision from Umno Pulau Pinang, according to a report from FMT. The Ketua Penerangan PAS Pulau Pinang, Fawwaz Jan, alleged that Rashidi prioritized his position in the government over national unity. Fawwaz questioned why Rashidi continued to support a PH-DAP coalition instead of cooperating with the BN to strengthen the ummah nationwide. Despite these claims, Rashidi did not rule out discussions with PAS or BN and emphasized that such meetings do not mean Umno has agreed to political cooperation with them. Hilmi stressed that an open door for political dialogue should not be closed to anyone, but discussions do not imply a decision to cooperate. The PH Pulau Pinang's plan to hold a meeting to discuss cooperation with Umno is up to them, but Umno will first seek the underlying reasons before deciding on the next steps. The PH-BN relationship in Pulau Pinang has become strained following Umno Permatang Pauh's Zaidi Said's labeling of DAP as the main enemy during his party's grand assembly. Zaidi later apologized for his statement and relinquished his seat as a MBSP assembly member.",
  "summary": "Hilmi Elias berkata, parti itu belum bermesyuarat atau buat keputusan rasmi mengenai hala tuju kerjasama politik.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}