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Deregister Umno (for taking money from Petronas) and kick them out of the UG
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10, 2026: Prof Dr Tajuddin Rasdi penned his political views in Free Malaysia Today (FMT) under a headline What do you do with a problem like Umno?
One of his suggestions was to wait for Umno to resign from the so-called Madani Unity Government (UG)!
Do you honestly believe the racial and religious bigoted Umno-led Barisan Nasional pencuri-pencuri will do that?
Give up all the power and perks in the Government?
BN-Umno has been pilfering Malaysia’s wealth from the rakyat dan negara (people and country) since Merdeka (Independence) 1957 and it is their intention to continue pilfering till kingdom come.
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A new virus that is only infecting mostly Umno politicians and the Institut Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute) has set up a “new ward” to accommodate their needs.
No News Is Bad News opines that Umno be registered for taking RM1.4 trillion from Petronas and its politicians sacked from all state and government positions.
That solves a problem like Umno!
Yes! The NATO (No Action Talk Only) prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is no angel to multi-racial Malaysians and Malaysia but Pakatan Harapan (PH) is still the only viable coalition against the bullying racial and religious bigoted coalitions like the PAS-led Perikatan Nasional and Umno-led BN.
At least, Anwar and UG have performed arguably well in terms of economic growth and stability than BN or PAS (look at the state governed by PAS):
The multi-racial Malaysians beef with Anwar and PH are the slow reforms that were promised in the GE15 elections. But, Anwar and PH are not governing Malaysia, there’s BN-Umno in UG.
But is PH also guilty for this:
And, is this the man for Malaysia’s socio-economic progress and future? If yes, then May God Help Malaysians and Malaysia!
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a slew of articles for our readers to digest and form their own opinion for GE16:
What do you do with a problem like Umno?
Anwar Ibrahim has three choices: sack Umno ministers from government, allow them to serve their term, or let them resign.
Calls have been growing for Umno ministers to be sacked from the federal coalition government, following Pakatan Harapan’s defeat at the Negeri Sembilan polls on Aug 1.
The reason? The electoral pact between Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional, which played a part in PH’s defeat. Umno is the lynchpin of BN, which was accused by an Amanah leader of backstabbing PH, as the two coalitions are partners in the unity government.
But in politics one must never react in haste unless there is a point to be made. So let’s pause for a moment and think this through. There are three scenarios to consider.
1. Sack them
No one would begrudge Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for sacking Umno ministers and heads of GLCs, after the Negeri Sembilan election. It would be an incredibly popular move.
Many would like to see Umno-BN punished, not just for their treachery, but for once again making DAP the bogeyman to instil fear among Malays. Such tactics are unforgivable in my book.
2. Serve their term
Anwar allows them to serve out their term until a general election is called. There are several arguments for this.
The unity government was formed on the advice of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (then Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah). Defying the king is something not many parties would dare do, lest they be accused of “derhaka” (disloyalty).
To their credit, many ministers from Umno have been performing relatively well in their portfolios. Law and institutional reform minister, Azalina Othman Said comes to mind.
Also, technically, BN never signed a contract to remain with PH in good times or bad. BN and PH are more like friends with benefits, rather than being in a marriage where they remain “till death do us part”.
Nor did BN, in all fairness, fan racial and religious sentiments. That was PAS. In fact BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi even rebuked PN election director Sanusi Nor over the controversial “Tanah Melayu” remarks.
So long as Umno is part of the government, it cannot attack any government policies.
Finally, despite the BN-PN pact forged at the Negeri Sembilan polls, with plans to maintain it for Melaka, is it still considered merely an “understanding” as described by BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi?
Nothing is set in stone for the 16th general election or seats in the northern states.
3. Umno resigns on its own accord
This would be the best option as it would allow PH to implement policies that Umno finds offensive, such as recognition of the United Examination Certificate.
PH would also be free to implement its far superior policies revolving around interfaith management and spots in public universities —subjects that are taboo to Umno, which is obsessed with Malay supremacy.
And should BN decide to leave the government now, it would not trigger a parliamentary general election as Anwar still has the backing of Gabungan Parti Sarawak and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah as well as some MPs.
BN’s resignation would also see the coalition branded disloyal, which would augur well for PH.
However, if push comes to shove, Umno should be sacked from the government.
PH has nothing to lose but will gain much-needed support from its traditional base. With a clear and committed treaty with GPS and GRS, PH and progressive partners can walk into GE16 with heads high to battle the narrow-minded and conservative forces of BN-PN.
Now, that would be a battle to be remembered.
The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of FMT.
ANWAR HAS A LOT DO DO, HE MUST BE CONTRITE, HE MUST SHOW THE QUALITIES OF A LEADER WITH INTEGRITY, AND WOO RAFIZI BACK.
BRINGING NURUL IN SPOILED THE ENTIRE PLAN, IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF NEPOTISM AT IT'S WORST.
In the first defeat of BN when Najib was deposed, her insistence on not allowing Mahathir into the coalition although he was a member of BERSATU, saw the cracks forming in that Alliance.
Azmin used that to gain favour with Mahathir, who used that to break up the alliance and allow Muhyiddin become PM, a position Muhyiddin was vying from the sidelines whilst Mahathir was PM for the second term. and he had his way.
Those in the know, knew that this little girl was actually a "pea brain' or novice in politics.
Her father ruined the unity in Keadillan l by putting his wife Wan Azizah ahead of Azmin.
UMNO seniors, know how to use such issues with women to split allegiance, they began working on Azmin through intermediaries, and Azmin got the message he was to play second fiddle to Anwar's family, they expected him to be a follower, he had backed Anwar all the way and wanted to be the successor, he was not willing to be used by Anwar's wife or daughter - women, a No! No! and disgrace in "Melayu politics", Anwar should have known better.
From the time she began her ruckus most people who were "Malay-Politics wise" knew she was not fit for politics.
Anwar lacked sufficient Malay grassroot support and needed Mahathir and Muhyiddin to oust UMNO, she was incapable of reading the game, as a result she lost all the little advantage she had with the Melayu vote.
Now, because of that ruckus and her father's miscalculation of wanting to make his wife MB of Selangor earlier, she was defeated in what was once the strongest Keadillan/Anwar seat - Anwar's seat, that's how bad it turned out when people in his own constituency were no longer prepared to support him, he got wind of it and decided not to contest there, he put her there and she lost.
PKR supporters saw a real successor in Rafizi, but Anwar wanted everything for himself, he got rid of Azmin and weakened the party, then he did not want Rafizi to take over, so he used every trick in the book and brought this daughter in and the rot in PH only got worse, it damaged the party, if he doesn't watch it it will end up like Bersatu.
There is little hope for Anwar.
His supporters among the Malays were looking for the much hyped "Reformasi" but instead in the area of succession they got just the opposite, now almost 80 how long does he expect to helm the party and Government, and his Reformasi agenda hasn't even begun.
He is stale, time has caught and who is there in PKR to succeed?
Saifuddin Nasution? that is a sub standard choice. Nice man but lacks leadership, that's a fact.
HOW TO SAVE THE SITUATION.
Anwar's best bet is to withdraw from the Melaka polls, do a, "mea culpa", and go and back Bersama for the Melaka polls, do not field any Keadillan candidate, back Bersama with all he's got singing Rafizi's tune not his own, that way, clear the way for Rafizi to come back and establish solid succession.
Rafizi is the most credible successor in the party, with him in, he must win, throw the entire PH machinery including "Nurul" but not his wife, in and take Melaka.
If that happens, confidence will come back and PH stands an excellent chance in the next elections.
If Anwar makes that move to reconcile with Rafizi he will not be seen as weak, but rather as strong, a strong leader who can admit what he did wrong and miscalculated.
Is he man enough?
Nurul Izzah steps aside as PKR deputy to pursue studies
COMMENTARY | If Anwar Goes, Who Takes His Place?
Anwar might be within weeks of being toppled.
BN has, for all intents and purposes, left him. Judging by how five PKR MPs have recently criticised Anwar for withdrawing constituency funding from three rebellious PKR MPs, it is doubtful whether Anwar is still in full command of his own party.
Even his own daughter has abandoned him by resigning her post as the PKR number two last week.
After its national convention this Saturday, DAP might not be with him either.
If DAP also chooses to abandon Anwar's administration, it will be near impossible for Anwar to continue maintaining his reign.
That being the case, it is once again time to revisit the question: If not Anwar, then whom?
Now, I believe that the one and only condition as to who will replace Anwar is that it must be a Malay.
Although constitutionally, the Prime Minister of the country does not have to be a Malay, in terms of having the inner confidence to rule, it is likely that only a Malay leader can rule the entire federation.
Our country, if you notice, tends to run more on the basis of an empire than it does a kingdom.
A kingdom is composed of one people, who are ruled by a king who also identifies with the people he rules.
An empire, on the other hand, is composed of many different groups of people, and they are ruled by an emperor, who doesn't necessarily identify with them.
I would argue that the leaders of minorities in the country — be they Chinese, Indian or Iban — have the internal confidence of a king, in that they can only rule their own people, but not people they don't identify with.
In our country, the only leader that is likely to have the internal confidence to rule people that they don't identify with is a Malay leader.
That being the case, I would argue that there are six possibilities as to who could be the Malay leader that replaces Anwar as the next PM of Malaysia.
### Number 1: Zahid Hamidi
As much as I hate to admit it, the UMNO and BN leader Zahid Hamidi is certainly a frontrunner in becoming the next PM of the country.
He is already the Deputy Prime Minister. The party and coalition he leads, UMNO and BN, are currently on a winning streak.
However, Zahid is also likely the least popular Malay leader there today, not only amongst the Malays, but amongst Malaysians in general.
As unpopular as Anwar is, Zahid is even more unpopular than him.
That being the case, it is difficult to see what the point is of replacing an unpopular Anwar, who has not managed race relations well or instituted any reforms, with an even more unpopular figure like Zahid, who is unlikely to be able to manage race relations better than Anwar.
And being the recipient of 47 DNAA decisions, he is not only unlikely to advance the cause of reform, but is one of the main reasons why Anwar is seen to have failed to institute reforms.
So although by position, party momentum, tenure, experience and proximity to power, Zahid is a frontrunner to becoming the next PM, his extreme unpopularity and bad reputation amongst the people dims his chances.
### Number 2: Tok Mat
The UMNO number two, Tok Mat, is a much more preferable and popular choice than Zahid, with a chance of managing race relations better than Anwar as well as instituting at least some degree of reform.
The fact that under his leadership, UMNO and BN managed to capture his home state of Negeri Sembilan last week is also giving him a winner's glow.
Tok Mat is likely not only the choice preferred by UMNO and BN, he is likely the choice from UMNO that is preferred by both Malays and non-Malays.
His only drawback is that it is yet to be seen how he might overcome Zahid as the UMNO and BN number one, in order to be in the necessary position to become the next PM of the country.
### Number 3: Abang Jo
If fortune favours him, the Premier of Sarawak might also be in the running to become the next PM of Malaysia.
Although Abang Jo is only in control of one state, he is firmly in control of over 20 MPs, which might be a number that could push him to the top post in the federation in an election where the result is indecisive.
Abang Jo is also seen as a proponent of the "Sarawak way", which is seen by many, even those in the Peninsular, as a more inclusive and less divisive manner of handling race relations in the federation.
While we don't know how Abang Jo will handle institutional reforms, there is no reason to believe that he will not handle it better than anyone else.
If an East Malaysian is elected as the next PM of the country, it might also solve one of our major problems — which is the division between East and West Malaysia.
The main problem with Abang Jo is that he is tied very intimately with Sarawak.
That being the case, he might only have the inner confidence of a "king", which is to say that he might only be able to rule the people he identifies with, and not possess the inner confidence of an "emperor" to rule the various ethnic groups that make up the federation.
Also, being an East Malaysian, he might find it difficult to handle the difficult racial and religious situation in the Peninsular, where anything from a pair of socks to an upside-down flag can trigger a nationwide uproar.
### Number 4: Dr Sam
The newly minted Perikatan Nasional chairman, Dr Ahmad Samsuri, might find his political fortune shining brightly in 2026 because, other than being elected as the chairman of PN, if the stars align right for him, he might find himself as the next PM of the country as well.
After throwing off the lethargic and weak leadership of Muhyiddin earlier this year, PN is looking increasingly revitalised and rejuvenated.
It is a major component of the Malay unity that has garnered decisive victories in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
Dr Sam's main advantage is that although he belongs in the conservative Islamic party PAS, he is on his own seen as a professional and moderate figure who could appeal to a majority of Malaysians.
His main drawback, however, is that he is still seen as a subordinate to the clerical rule headed by Hadi Awang of PAS, which has only limited appeal amongst the more conservative sections of the Malay Muslim population in the Peninsular.
### Number 5: Hamzah Zainuddin
If fortune favours him, the former Bersatu number two and current president of Parti Wawasan could also be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Technically, it is actually Hamzah who is supposed to be the chairman of PN, not Dr Sam.
The only reason why Hamzah is not the chairman of PN is because Muhyiddin Yassin, the leader of Bersatu, refused to give way to Hamzah, despite the fact that most of Bersatu wanted Hamzah to take over from Muhyiddin.
That most of Bersatu wanted Hamzah to take over from Muhyiddin is apparent from the fact that after Hamzah was sacked from Bersatu and forced to start his own party, a whopping 19 of Bersatu's MPs followed Hamzah, while only six stayed behind with Muhyiddin.
The fact that Hamzah is still the head of the opposition in Parliament despite being sacked from Bersatu also indicates that he is considered a major leader within the opposition fold.
If we go into general election mode soon, it is almost certain that Hamzah and Dr Sam will be the opposition's poster boys for the election.
The only question is whether it will be a Hamzah-Dr Sam pairing or a Dr Sam-Hamzah pairing.
If it is the former rather than the latter, and if the opposition does win the next election — which it could likely do if the conditions are favourable — then it might indeed come to pass that Hamzah will be the next PM of our country.
### Number 6: Anwar Ibrahim Himself
Although it would be absurd for Anwar Ibrahim to be toppled prematurely as the PM of the country just to be reinstalled as the PM of the country, that is no reason why Anwar himself might not return to become the 11th Prime Minister of the country.
Absurdity has an uncanny way of forming the reality of our country.
Even in its weakened state, PH is still a major force in our political landscape, and it might come to pass that it will be PH again that secures the most number of seats in the next election.
Anwar is, by far, the only figure in PH who can serve as its PM candidate.
So, for all you know, even after he is toppled because everyone from his own party to his most trusted allies, and both the Malay and non-Malay population in the country, has lost faith in his leadership, we might still have to accept him back.
We might have to , because the answer to the question of "If not Anwar, then whom?" might simply be "no one".
Anyway, let us wait for the decision of the DAP delegates at its national conference this Saturday, to see which way the cookie shall crumble..
Malay unity means little without good governance, says analyst
Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani says the failures at Tabung Haji, LTAT and 1MDB show that accountability matters more than appeals for political unity.
The bottom line is that Malay interests are not necessarily safeguarded by political dominance, says Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting.
PETALING JAYA: Malay unity is meaningless if public institutions headed by Malays are mismanaged, an analyst said.
Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting said the community bears the brunt when there is no accountability in agencies and institutions such as Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) and the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT).
Given that such institutions are usually led by political appointees who may not be professionally qualified, Zaharuddin argued, political control also “means little” without competent management, proper scrutiny, and accountability.
“The bottom line is that Malay interests are not necessarily safeguarded by political dominance,” he told FMT.
Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri.
“Malay unity” has become a battlecry for the Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional alliance but the financial problems in TH, LTAT and 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have barely been raised during the recent Johor and Negeri Sembilan elections.
Zaharuddin pointed out that Malay individuals were entrusted with the management of TH, LTAT and 1MDB. “Unfortunately, each and every one of them has been weakened by poor decisions and failures accumulated over years,” he added.
He noted that government-owned Urusharta Jamaah (UJSB) eventually had to acquire TH’s underperforming assets worth RM9.7 billion for RM19.9 billion, giving TH an effective RM10.2 billion balance sheet rescue.
The government also approved an outlay of RM17.8 billion to cover the expected shortfall in UJSB’s sukuk obligations, ultimately shifting the financial burden from TH to taxpayers.
Zaharuddin said similar concerns arose at LTAT, where financial problems at its main investment arm, Boustead Holdings Bhd, could lead to the loss of billions of ringgit belonging to armed forces personnel.
He said 1MDB presented an even larger burden, with the government having paid RM42.5 billion in principal and interest while another RM8.9 billion remained outstanding.
“These failures do not stay inside the institutions. The cost eventually returns to the rakyat,” he said.
Zaharuddin said every ringgit used to rescue a public fund or repay debts arising from past failures was money that could otherwise have been spent on healthcare, education and food security.
He said this made poor governance a bread-and-butter issue, rather than an abstract debate about financial management.
With another election approaching, Zaharuddin said, the more meaningful test of leadership was whether institutions were professionally managed, losses were confronted early and those responsible were held accountable.
The royal commission of inquiry into the TH problem revealed that the pilgrimage fund faced a serious financial crisis in 2017 after paying high hibah and using “creative accounting” that obscured its true financial position.
A Kadir Jasin.
Veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin said the findings were unsurprising when viewed alongside 1MDB and other scandals under the former Barisan Nasional government, adding that they should have angered the Malays.
However, he questioned whether such anger would last, saying Malays were “easily pacified”.
Meanwhile, a former ACCA Malaysia advisory committee president Khalid Ahmad described the practices uncovered at TH as a “massive and diabolical Ponzi scheme”.
He said the breach was especially serious because TH carried an Islamic amanah to safeguard the savings of Muslims hoping to perform the haj.
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