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Poser over top posts in UMNO elections

Jan 12, 2023

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About 140 UMNO division leaders are calling for the president and deputy president’s posts not to be contested in the upcoming party elections.

They feel the party instead needs to close ranks and stick together to face the upcoming state elections.

UMNO deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan agrees, saying contesting these top posts would only show an internal rift within the party.

This comes after former UMNO Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin said he is thinking of challenging Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the party president’s post.

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The national crime index saw an over four percent decline in 2022 compared to the year before.

The IGP says there was a reduction of over 2,100 cases…while there was also a slight drop in the number of commercial crime reports.

However, the number of suspects detained for various drug offences increased…in addition to a slight uptick in smuggling cases.

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Sabah does not plan to impose additional Covid-19 SOP’s for visitors from China into the state.

The Chief Minister says the only requirement so far, is for travelers to produce a negative test, and have the necessary vaccinations.

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And, the US aviation sector is slowing returning to normal…after a computer glitch forced nearly every single flight in the country to be grounded for about 90 minutes.

This is the first time since the 9/11 attack that US flights have been grounded on such a scale.