Umno

Malaysia’s Najib must pay US$12 million fine before beginning house arrest, his lawyers say

2026-09-20T07:49:29.000Z
Malaysia’s former religious affairs minister Jamil Khir Baharom pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court and was granted bail at 300,000 ringgit. 

Malaysia charges second Umno leader Jamil Khir after pilgrimage fund probe

2026-09-14T04:47:55.000Z
“The general election is the defining moment for us to regain the mandate to lead,” says Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Malaysia’s Zahid seeks early polls as Umno plots return to power

2026-09-11T09:10:06.000Z
Najib’s pardon application is on the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the country’s Pardons Board, which is headed by Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar.

Umno hopeful Malaysia ex-PM Najib will secure royal pardon

2026-09-10T07:52:12.000Z
Veteran Ismail Lasim, who has been an Umno assemblyman since 1999, being sworn in as Negeri Sembilan chief minister on Aug 2 after PH lost the state a day earlier.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Malaysia keeps voting for change. Is Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan running out of time to deliver?

2026-08-03T00:21:22.000Z
From left: BN president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi; PN secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan; and BN Negeri Sembilan chairman Mohamad Hasan.

Anwar’s PH loses Negeri Sembilan as BN claims win together with ally PN

2026-08-02T06:46:49.000Z
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Nikkei Forum 'Future of Asia' in Tokyo on Jun 10. In May, he publicly raised the prospect of calling snap polls. 

Upcoming state polls in Johor, Negeri Sembilan a likely preview of Malaysia’s national elections

2026-06-12T09:19:17.000Z
Beyond state elections, the coalition of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is also contending with pressures building beneath the surface.
POLITICS THAT MATTER

Malaysia’s stability dividend faces its next test as state elections loom

2026-06-11T06:00:00.000Z
Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim (right) met with PM Anwar (centre) at the national palace, with the chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left) present.

Malaysia’s Anwar meets with king amid talk of early elections, as tensions in ruling alliance deepen

2026-05-18T04:07:54.000Z
Resolutions pushing for a full pardon and demanding justice for Najib were the “hottest topic” submitted by the party’s 191 divisions ahead of its annual assembly.

Malaysia’s Umno to press for Najib’s release but to stay in coalition

2026-01-09T10:59:15.000Z