Malaysia’s Umno marks 80th anniversary with show of Malay political power

In the Johor palace where Malaysia’s once-dominant ruling party was born, Umno’s leaders posed on Monday with the country’s king in a carefully staged reminder of the power they commanded for six decades – and the influence they now hope to reclaim. The United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the Malay nationalist party that led Malaysia from independence until its shock election defeat eight years ago, marked its 80th anniversary in its birthplace with a grand show of unity as it sought ...

By Joseph Sipalan

Umno marks 80th anniversary at Johor palace where party was founded, King joins commemoration

JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 — Umno marked the 80th anniversary of its founding at Istana Besar Johor today, in a symbolic...