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A total of 334 candidates vying for various positions at Umno division elections have been disqualified due to bankruptcy.

Umno election commitee chief Tan Sri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said 495 candidates for the same election had withdrawn while 39 were not allowed to contest due to disciplinary issues.

He said these people had been barred from contesting as they had sabotaged the party during the 13th general election.

MCA Deputy President Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai on Tuesday denied allegations by 20 MCA Central Committee (CC) members that the MCA failed miserably in the 13th general election (GE13) because he failed to carry out his responsibilities as the chairman of MCA's GE13 committee.

Liow also refuted claims from the group that he had refused to withdraw the membership of Pulai Sebatang state assemblyman Datuk Tee Siew Keong who was offered a post of exco in Johor, resulting in an internal conflict in the party.

KUALA LUMPUR: The process of submitting the nomination papers for the 2013 Umno election nationwide was running smoothly as of 10am Saturday.

The process took place at most of the respective state Umno offices except for the Langkawi division which was given an exemption to carry out the process at their own place due to logistical problems. 

In SABAH, the supporters and representatives turned up as early as 8am at the state Umno headquarters to submit their nomination forms.

PETALING JAYA: The political temperature is set to rise as the 100-day countdown begins for four major political parties ending the year with heated elections.

Umno and MCA, the Barisan Nasional’s two largest component parties are set to hold their party elections on Oct 19 and Dec 21 respectively.

For the Opposition, the DAP will be conducting its election for office bearers on Sept 29 while PAS will elect its office bearers on Nov 22.

PONTIAN, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Candidates for the Umno polls have been reminded to maintain discipline and not resort to any action that could tarnish the image of the party.

Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said Umno should set an example to Barisan Nasional (BN) component and opposition parties in conducting a transparent and clean party's election.

PAPAR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Puteri Umno chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said she was still considering the possibility of competing for a Wanita Umno central post, including the post of deputy president, in the party election in October.

Rosnah, who is also deputy works minister, said a lot of factors needed to be considered, including support from the movement's grassroots before making a decision.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman today clarified that "everyone in Umno has the right to contest in the upcoming party elections".

Anifah was quoted as saying yesterday that he was optimistic that Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman would receive strong backing from Sabah Umno should he decide to run for one of the three posts of Umno vice-president in the party elections in October.

JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Barisan Nasional (BN) is still a rational and relevant party although it still needs the component parties to resolve all the internal problems effectively and immediately.

The BN deputy chairman said these included resolving the leadership problem, organisation, effectiveness of its programmes, and carrying out efforts to woo the people to become members and support the party's struggles.

Residents of a small coastal Malaysian fishing town are voting today to help determine whether a fourth state assembly in the Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy falls into opposition hands.

A by-election is being held in Kuala Besut, on the country’s northern coast, following the death of a Terengganu state assemblyman. The vote is the first test of public sentiment after Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition was returned to power in May’s general election by its narrowest margin since independence in 1957.