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  • Muhyiddin Yassin Confirmed As President Of Mahathir’s New Party

    Muhyiddin Yassin Confirmed As President Of Mahathir’s New Party

    Mr Muhyiddin Yassin will be the president of the new political party backed by Dr Mahathir Mohamad and will be officially registering the party with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) on Friday (Aug 5).

    “We had our first meeting last night chaired by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

    “TSMY as the president will submit the application to ROS tomorrow, Friday,” former Wanita Umno leader Anina Saadudin told Malay Mail Online when contacted, using the initials for Mr Muhyiddin.

    Ms Anina was present at the meeting on Wednesday night along with Mr Muhyiddin, Mr Mukhriz Mahathir, Gabungan Ketua Cawangan Malaysia president Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman and student group Challenger leader Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

    Ms Anina added that the pro-tem committee members for the new party are Dr Mahathir, Mr Muhyiddin, herself, Mr Kamarulzaman, Mr Syed Saddiq and Mr Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi.

    Mr Muhyiddin also confirmed this in a Facebook posting on Thursday morning, and that a meeting on the matter was held last night.

    “I will be submitting an application to the Registrar of Societies and register this new political party in the near future.

    “Let’s us all pray that the application is approved. Insyaallah we will do the best for the rakyat and the country,” Mr Muhyiddin said.

    Dr Mahathir confirmed recently that he will be a founding member of a new political party that will ally with Pakatan Harapan to ensure straight fights against the BN ruling coalition in the coming general elections.

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • UMNO Leader: Najib Told Supreme Council He Never Took 1MDB Money

    UMNO Leader: Najib Told Supreme Council He Never Took 1MDB Money

    Datuk Seri Najib Razak had explained to Umno Supreme Council members about allegations of billions of ringgit going into his personal accounts, newly-appointed deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said tonight.

    He rejected claims made by former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in a leaked video clip that Najib had admitted to receiving US$700 million (RM2.67 billion) in his bank accounts.

    Ahmad Maslan, who is also an Umno supreme council member, dismissed Muhyiddin’s claim and said Najib, who is prime minister and also Umno president, had already explained the matter.

    “It’s not true, it was not channeled or otherwise,” he said when met after the Matrade Hari Raya open house tonight.

    “The president had already given a briefing to Supreme Council members on the matter, that he had never used money from 1MDB nor put it in his accounts,” Ahmad Maslan added.

    The allegation was reported on July 2 by The Wall Street Journal, which said it had sourced the information from documents from Malaysian investigators.

    Najib has publicly denied taking money for personal gain but has not directly addressed the alleged fund transfers. The biggest portion of funds, which according to WSJ is US$681 million, had been transferred to his accounts at AmBank in Kuala Lumpur in March 2013, ahead of the general elections in May that year.

    The leaked video of Muhyiddin speaking in his home where he received visitors and supporters after being sacked from the Cabinet, showed him recounting a confrontation he had with Najib, in which he said the prime minister admitted to having the money “from the Middle East” in his account.

    Those accounts in AmBank have since been closed, while Najib has blamed former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, for conspiring with foreigners to bring down his administration.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • Leaked Video! Muhyiddin Claimed Najib Admitted RM2.6 Billion In His Account

    Leaked Video! Muhyiddin Claimed Najib Admitted RM2.6 Billion In His Account

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) was transferred into his accounts, former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said in a video (see below) that has leaked on the Internet.

    In the video, Muhyiddin appeared to be informing his guests at his home last night that he had confronted Najib on The Wall Street Journal’s report that US$700 million (RM2.67 billion) of funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked firms were deposited into Najib’s personal accounts.

    “I asked him (Najib) from whom? He did not mention the name, from somewhere in the Middle East. How much?… Hard to count, he said ‘a lot, a lot’.

    “Then I asked why was it transferred to your accounts?… Why did it enter Najib Razak’s accounts? How much money? US$700 million.

    “If you multiply that by three point something…2.6 billion goes into his personal account. He said this, he admitted,” Muhyiddin said in the leaked video.

    The video ends abruptly after Muhyiddin says, “so I said why did you put into your personal account”.

    In the video, Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir could be seen seated beside Muhyiddin.

    Mukhriz’s visit to the former deputy prime minister’s house took place yesterday, the same day Najib reshuffled the Cabinet, dropping Muhyiddin as his deputy.

    Muhyiddin was sacked two days after he told an Umno Cheras division meeting that The Wall Street Journal’s report was a serious matter that needs explaining.

    Najib had said members of the Cabinet should not air their differences in an open forum that can affect public opinion against Malaysia and the government.

    Meanwhile, Malaysiakini reports former Umno supreme council member Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh confirming that the conversation in the video took place.

    “I don’t want to comment on it. It was a private conversation. It wasn’t supposed to be recorded. Mukhriz had asked people not to record it,” Kadir was quoted as saying by the news portal.

    The Malaysian Insider has asked one of Muhyiddin’s officers to verify the video but the query has not been answered.

    Meanwhile, in a statement posted on Mukhriz’s website earlier today, the Kedah menteri besar said he accepted the prime minister’s decision to reshuffle the Cabinet as it was his prerogative to do so.

    He thanked Muhyiddin, who had also been education minister, for helping in the development of schools in Kedah.

    Mukhriz added that he and Muhyiddin had not discussed anything else of importance.

    Earlier this month, WSJ and whistleblower website Sarawak Report reported that up to US$700 million (RM2.67 billion) was allegedly transferred from state-owned funds to two bank accounts under Najib’s name with AmBank in March 2013.

    The prime minister, however, has denied ever taking any funds from 1MDB for “personal gain” but has not commented directly on the fund transfers. His accounts that allegedly received the funds have since been closed.

    Najib has also blamed former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Mukhriz’s father, whom he accused of working with foreign agents against his administration.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8lxLVTaLaM#action=share

     

    Source: www.malaysianinsider.com

  • Despite 1MDB Woes, Najib Now Unassailable After The Cabinet Purge

    Despite 1MDB Woes, Najib Now Unassailable After The Cabinet Purge

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 ― With the strategic removal of potential challengers from within his Cabinet, Datuk Seri Najib Razak is likely to remain prime minister until the next election despite his troubles with debt-riddled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), political observers said.

    With a specific reference to his deputy in government as well as in Umno, Tan Sri Muhyiddin, the analysts said the prime minister has effectively neutralised dissent within his party at the risk of enlarging the rift between the camps of both leaders.

    “Najib will stay as PM, what he has done is standard textbook on political survival, a carrot-and-stick approach where you get rid of your detractors and reward your loyalists,” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak political scientist Dr Faisal Hazis told Malay Mail Online when contacted yesterday.

    “Najib is flexing his muscles, this move will consolidate and strengthen his position.

    “I don’t see how Muhyiddin can unseat Najib, or anyone else. Najib’s actions are in line with Umno’s culture of patronage (and) sends a strong message to critics to not mess with him,” Faizal added.

    Merdeka Center director Ibrahim Suffian said Muhyiddin could have challenged Najib while he was still deputy prime minister, but likely did not have enough backing to make a move.

    “I am not sure that Muhyiddin has the support to muster a serious challenge towards Najib. If he did, he would have already made his move,” he told Malay Mail Online.

    Such an overt move by Najib, however, will likely lead to a clash between Najib and Muhyiddin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia political analyst Prof Shamsul Adabi Mamat said.

    Shamsul stressed that what Najib did was necessary to keep his ministers in line and to send a strong message that they should not criticise him publicly.

    “But the controntation between Najib and Muhyiddin will be unavoidable. It depends on Muhyiddin’s next move on whether he wants to challenge Najib.

    “But I predict camps from both sides will clash,” he said.

    Professor Shaharuddin Badaruddin of Universiti Selangor believes that Muhyiddin does not have enough influence or support within Umno to mount a credible challenge against Najib.

    “As for what can Muhyiddin do, I think he does not have any strength since he’s only a regular MP.

    “He can move a motion of no confidence against the Cabinet but he would need the support of all Umno MPs first. Given the culture of political patronage in the party, I do not see this happening,” he told Malay Mail Online.

    “Remember that the culling is meant as a warning to all Umno leaders at all levels to tow the line or face the consequences,” the academic added.

    In a hastily called news conference held in Putrajaya yesterday, Najib announced that Muhyiddin was dropped from all Cabinet posts ostensibly for publicly questioning the prime minister’s alleged links to the 1MDB financial scandal.

    Muhyiddin had during the weekend urged Najib to satisfactorily explain the 1MDB controversy, claiming that he and other ministers were unaware of the “real facts”.

    This resulted in a rare public rebuke from the Prime Minister’s Office Monday, which urged Muhyiddin and other members of the administration not to pre-judge the ongoing investigations on 1MDB.

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Ahmad Zahid Hamidi New DPM, Muhyiddin Yassin Out

    Ahmad Zahid Hamidi New DPM, Muhyiddin Yassin Out

    Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is the new deputy prime minister and will also retain his current portfolio as home minister.

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced this today in a live telecast, confirming The Malaysian Insider’s report this morning of a Cabinet reshuffle.

    Najib also announced the removal of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as his deputy, calling it a “difficult decision” but one he had to make to ensure that the Cabinet operated as a collective unit.

    “The Cabinet must act as one solid team. I welcome vigorous debate, and can accept dissent and criticism. However, this process should take place in Cabinet as part of the decision-making process.

    “Members of the Cabinet should not air their differences in an open forum that can affect public opinion against the government and Malaysia. It is contrary to the concept of collective responsibility that is the foundation of Cabinet government.

    “It is also against the concept of collective responsibility,” Najib said in his announcement broadcast on TV1.

    Najib added that the Cabinet reshuffle was done after taking into account political considerations and the needs of his administration to ensure that it remained focused on implementing Malaysia’s development.

    “The decision to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was very difficult, but leadership is about doing what you think is right. To deliver for Malaysia, I must have a solid and unified team moving in the same direction.

    “Nevertheless, I thank Muhyiddin for all his work and dedication to the government and country, as I do all those ministers who are no longer in the Cabinet.

    “My decision to replace Muhyiddin with Zahid… was made in view of political considerations and the interests of the administration so that my administration will always be committed and focused to the country’s development and to fulfilling the promises made by Barisan Nasional the people in the 13th general elections,” Najib said.

    Zahid meanwhile said his appointment as deputy prime minister was “not a reward” but a responsibility towards the various races in Malaysia.

    Also a casualty in today’s reshuffle was Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal who was dropped  as rural and regional development minister.

    He had been vocal in his criticism of Putrajaya’s handling of the 1MDB crisis.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com