{"id":11808,"date":"2021-09-30T09:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T01:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11808"},"modified":"2021-09-30T09:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T01:44:48","slug":"bersatu-appoints-segamat-mp-edmund-santhara-to-head-non-malay-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11808","title":{"rendered":"Bersatu appoints Segamat MP Edmund Santhara to head non-Malay wing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kuala Lumpur, Sept 30 &#8212; Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has appointed Segamat MP Edmund Santhara as the first leader of its associate members wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bersatu Secretary-General Hamzah Zainudin said in a statement that the decision was made unanimously by the party\u2019s Supreme Council chaired by party president Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>The council believes his appointment will attract the membership of many more associate members and boost the support of the people from all walks of life for Bersatu<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamzah also stated that Bersatu\u2019s annual general assembly will be held in December, running from Dec 18 to 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-1024x701.png\" alt=\"santhara\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" width=\"489\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-1024x701.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-146x100.png 146w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-350x239.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara-800x547.png 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/santhara.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe assembly will be held in a physical capacity, virtually or in a hybrid setting, depending on the approval given and the SOPs set by the authorities\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The setting up of the associate member&#8217;s wing is seen as a move to consolidate Bersatu\u2019s parliamentary support among non-Malay MPs who had quit PKR during the 2020 political crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from Santhara, these included Saratok MP Ali Biju, Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin, and Ranau MP Jonathan Yassin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\">NMT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, Sept 30 &#8212; 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