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Article: Puteri Umno mulls way forward
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- February 5, 2005
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Abdul Razak Ahmad
New Straits Times
02-05-2005
Puteri Umno mulls way forward
Byline: Abdul Razak Ahmad
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Opinion
PUTERI Umno earned a reputation as an innovative political wing set up for young Bumiputera women. Although the movement appears to have slowed, its role after the 2004 general election is expanding, writes ABDUL RAZAK AHMAD.
NOR Fazlina Mohd Noor used to enjoy being a Puteri Umno member. When Umno decided to create the new wing for young Bumiputera women in 2001, it fitted the 24-year-old Kuala Lumpur urbanite to a "T".
"I was looking to join an organisation where I could do social service, and Puteri seemed like the right choice," says Nor ...