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Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional
The latest news and top stories on Barisan Nasional (BN). A major, historically dominant Malaysian political coalition, BN is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and is primarily anchored by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Following a period of shifting alliances, BN is currently a vital partner in the national unity government alongside its former rival, Pakatan Harapan.
Children play outside a traditional Malay wooden house in Melaka city. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife arrive for National Day celebrations in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya last month. Photo: AFP
Christ Church in Melaka. The state is widely seen as the cradle of Malaysia's Malay civilisation. Photo: John Brunton
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll

The Melaka state election is Malaysia’s third this year. Anwar’s coalition performed badly at previous polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

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Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

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Malaysian councillor resigns after DAP remarks at Umno assembly

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Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?

Umno has been buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

Malaysian voters show their fingers dipped in ink after voting during the 2022 general election. Photo: dpa
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) announces his cabinet reshuffle in 2023 as Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi looks on. Photo: Handout
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Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc

Umno is deepening ties with PAS, buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

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Palace plot in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan entangles Umno leaders

Umno president has questioned a fellow party member’s statement that he was forced to sign a document to remove the state’s ruler.

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Umno heavyweight charged in Malaysian haj fund scandal as party eyes comeback

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into Tabung Haji.

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim speaks at a Barisan Nasional rally in July. Photo: Facebook/AzeezRahim
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Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it all

Back-to-back election losses and internal party rifts leave Malaysia’s prime minister clinging to a crumbling coalition.

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Thailand seeks new path to end southern insurgency: negotiator

Bangkok is signalling willingness to explore decentralised governance and amnesties for BRN rebels to revitalise a long-stalled peace process.

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Veteran Malaysian MP quits Anwar’s party over ‘toxic politics’

Wong Chen, a three-term MP who had spent nearly 20 years in PKR, says he is joining Rafizi Ramli’s Bersama to ‘defend democracy’.

Wong Chen (left), joins Rafizi Ramli (centre) and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad at a press conference at Bersama’s headquarters on Wednesday. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
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Malaysia’s Anwar slams ‘political drama’ over Tabung Haji debate walkout

Opposition lawmakers had asked for the special session on the pilgrimage savings fund to be postponed until the prime minister’s return.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a plenary session of the Russia-Asean Summit on June 18. Photo: EPA
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In Malaysia, Nurul Izzah’s PKR exit deepens questions over Anwar’s leadership

Having his daughter quit as deputy president of the party he founded is going to be a huge political setback for the prime minister, analysts say.

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Malay nationalism surge threatens to end Malaysia’s reform experiment

Since becoming prime minister in 2022, Anwar has struggled to win over support from Malaysia’s Malay-Muslim majority.

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Three strikes, DAP’s out? Loss in Malaysia’s third state poll rattles coalition

DAP chief Anthony Loke’s defeat in Chennah, which he has represented for 13 years, is a big blow to the ruling coalition’s largest party.

DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo (left) consoles Anthony Loke after he loses his Chennah seat on Saturday. Photo: Facebook/DAPMalaysia
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What Negeri Sembilan loss means for Malaysian PM Anwar’s political strategy

PH must now reconsider its efforts to appeal to conservative Malay voters and rebuild its long-standing reform narrative, analysts say.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: AFP
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Malaysia’s Anwar suffers another election loss to BN in Negeri Sembilan

BN and partner PN secure a supermajority of 25 state assembly seats, out of a total of 36, versus PH’s 11.

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BN cruises to victory in Malaysia’s Johor, in blow to Anwar and PH

Barisan Nasional has won 48 out of 56 seats, with its leaders hoping the victory will ‘trigger a blue wave’ in future elections.

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Go big or go home: why numbers matter in Malaysia’s Johor election

Prime Minister Anwar has called on voters to take BN down a peg in its stronghold, accusing his federal partner of ‘arrogance of power’.

Barisan National supporters wave flags outside a nomination centre during Malaysia’s 2022 election. Photo: AP
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