JOHOR BARU: Pontian MCA division chief Datuk Tee Siew Kiong will remain faithful to the party despite feeling disappointed for not being named as a candidate for the Johor state election.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 Political analysts predict that PAS’ alliance with Umno under the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact will reach its finality in Johor after the state polls. Universiti Malaysia associate professor Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the pact’s very existence was thrown into doubt the.
Call for Zahid to ‘take a rest’ may have started with a match, but it could potentially grow into a fire.
IT came like a bolt out of the blue for Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The call by Pontian Umno Youth chief Helmi Buang for his president to “take a rest” sent ripples through the party.
He had basically asked Ahmad Zahid to go on leave so that the party could move forward.
Those who understand the layered intricacies of Umno politics would know that a Youth leader would not take such a bold stand against his party president unless there is a powerful pair of hands behind him.