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Free Malaysia Today
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Internal sabotage caused Umno's election losses, says Asyraf
Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki greeting party members at the delegates meeting of the Rantau Panjang Umno division yesterday. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Sabotage by party members, not the strength of rival parties, led to Umno's losses in the 2022 general election (GE15), says Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. 'That (sabotage) is what we want to avoid in the future,' the party's secretary-general told reporters after opening the delegates meeting of the Rantau Panjang Umno division yesterday, Bernama reported. He reminded party leaders and members to remain united and avoid any discord to ensure a big victory at the next general election (GE16). In GE15, Umno won only 26 parliamentary seats and 31% of the popular vote, the worst election performance in its history compared to its 2004 high point, when it won 102 seats and 65% of the popular vote. Asked about moves for Umno to leave the unity government and go solo in GE16, he said: 'We have never been alone in a general election as the country's stability and prosperity would not be achieved if the struggle was done individually.' He added that the Umno Supreme Council will continue to defend the unity government.
Malay Mail
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Umno's Asyraf Wajdi calls for unity, warns against internal sabotage ahead of GE16
PASIR MAS, June 28 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has reminded party leaders and members to remain united and avoid any discord to ensure a big win in the upcoming 16th general election (GE16). He attributed Umno's loss in the previous general election to sabotage among party members, adding that it was not due to the strength of their rivals. 'That's what we want to avoid in the future,' he told reporters after officiating the Rantau Panjang Umno Division delegates meeting here today, adding that the party machinery needed to be strong and to strengthen its role in the Unity Government. On claims that certain parties wanted Umno to leave the Unity Government and go solo during GE16, he said that the Umno supreme council continued to defend the Unity Government. 'In Umno's history, we have never been alone in a general election as the country's stability and prosperity would not be achieved if the struggle was done individually,' he added. — Bernama
Malay Mail
16-06-2025
- Malay Mail
In Kelantan, customs foil bid to smuggle RM1.4m worth of cannabis buds in Rantau Panjang
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized over 14.398 kilogrammes of drugs suspected to be cannabis buds, worth more than RM1.4 million, at the Rantau Panjang Duty-Free Zone in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan on May 27. Its director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said the seizure was made after customs officers inspected a piece of luggage that had been left near Gate 1 of the premises, following a public tip-off, according to a report published in Berita Harian today. Upon inspection, the bag was found to contain 10 transparent plastic packets believed to hold cannabis buds. 'At the same time, a separate check was conducted on a Thai national carrying a bag at the same location, which led to the discovery of 15 more transparent plastic packets also suspected to contain cannabis buds. 'Investigations revealed that the suspect had used a modus operandi involving smuggling cannabis buds through illegal crossing points along Sungai Golok, before exiting through the Rantau Panjang Duty-Free Zone,' he reportedly said in a statement today. The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Malay Mail
11-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Six held for entering Malaysia via illegal jetties in Kelantan's Rantau Panjang
KOTA BHARU, June 11 — The General Operations Force (PGA) arrested four Malaysian men and two Thai women for entering the country illegally through illegal jetties in Rantau Panjang, along the Malaysian-Thai border yesterday. PGA South-east Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the six individuals were found to have entered Malaysia through illegal jetties, and all of them were without valid travel documents. He said all of them were arrested while attempting to enter the country via the Parkir, Pohon Jambu and MCA illegal jetties between 8.45am and 1.30pm. 'The arrests were the result of patrols by members through Op Taring Wawasan. Five of them were arrested under Section 5(2) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, while the other, who was the car driver, was arrested under Section 55(e) of the Immigration Act 1959/63,' he said in a statement today He said three of the male suspects tested positive for the drug, Ketamine and Meth. Meanwhile, Nik Ros Azhan said the PGA team also detained a vehicle suspected of carrying an illegal immigrant on the Rantau Panjang-Pasir Mas Highway yesterday. He said a Myanmar woman, who was a passenger in the car, was arrested for failing to produce any valid travel documents. The driver, a 34-year-old local man, was detained under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Act 2007, he added. — Bernama
