Utusan Malaysia workers protest over unpaid salaries in front of Utusan headquarters in Kuala Lumpur August 19, 2019. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Umno can help save Utusan Malaysia if the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration unfreezes its bank accounts, Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said.

Najib’s remarks come following news that the Malay daily will cease operations on Wednesday after staff claimed their wages had not been paid in months.


“In early February this year, Umno had to sell its shares in Utusan Malaysia. This is after Umno’s accounts were frozen by the oppressive PH government.

“Therefore, the power of control and management was no longer in Umno’s hands. However, Utusan is still close to our hearts.


“If Utusan is in danger, Umno would definitely want to help,” he said in a Facebook post today.


In his posting, Najib explained that Umno’s bank accounts, including RM116 million of the party’s funds meant for the 14th general elections, were confiscated by the PH government.

“According to the law, the PH government should stop the freeze order on Umno’s accounts and return the funds if there is no criminal conviction within a year.

“The PH government knows and acknowledges that these funds are legitimate and should be returned.

“However, due to political oppression, it has issued a civil suit to continue to freeze the funds to torment Umno and myself.

“Utusan has also become a victim. If the PH government decides to stop the order to freeze Umno’s account and return the funds that it has illegally seized today, tomorrow we will help Utusan,” he said.

Najib also claimed that Utusan’s monetary problems were supposedly further exacerbated when the PH administration did not act promptly to allow it to sell off its assets as a means to solve its cash flow problems.

“But do not think that the PH government will act fairly. It doesn’t care.

“Don’t expect that the PH government will help Malaysia’s oldest newspaper,” he said, stating further that Utusan Malaysia is a cultural and linguistic treasure of the Malay community.

Najib called on Malaysians to purchase Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo! as well as visit their online portals as a means of support.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/201...ccounts/1782242

UMNO's money is stolen money. It belongs to the government.

so now all sarahan PH

Why need?

posted already

Utusan can't make profit by their own?
Need to rely on tongkat forever?

That tongkat money have to originated from somewhere you know.

Asshole start talking again

I was hoping someone will Photoshop the sign in the middle: Mana tetek wannie404

Utusan mgmt phailed.

Kasi tutup, if not forever kena tolong.

Press is sunset industry

salah dap ni

Kind of despicable for bijan to use poor utusan as excuse to unfreeze his account.

Also kind of confirm utusan survive under tongkat, lol.

If a so called business venture used its "political connections" to help it survive its operations, shouldn't be in business in the first place.

1-2 kali boleh la bang.

Tiap-tiap hari kerja jual fitnah & mind-controlling BS memang bungkus la satu masa.

rindu plok kat Senyum Kambing... bukechi

unfreeze mean money is free again .... everyone is free go grab from bank.... nice bait there

Rakyat : Najib can help save Malaysia if he volunteer to tell where are 1MDB money kept.

save utusan for?

His money to pay his strategic communications and cybertrooper, surely Najib can absorb the utusan worker into his Facebook team.

Why return the balance of 2.6billion, if not this money can help utusan last at least 50 years without worry

UMNO just sold their shares, already have RM 2billion on hand.

but UMNO is not helping UTUSAN. LOL

utushit needs FREE MONEY from govt to fund their operation. holy shit, this is so pathetic.

all operation kpi is horseshit for wayang.