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Article: Does Puteri Umno need to reinvent itself?
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Sajahan Abdul Waheed
New Straits Times
08-05-2008
Does Puteri Umno need to reinvent itself?
Byline: Sajahan Abdul Waheed
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section
THE start of a new chapter - that best describes Puteri Umno's general assembly in December, which would be the first time elections are held for the top two posts in the movement, formed in 2001.
In its first election in 2002, the then pro-tem head Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was elected unopposed as the movement's head while Datuk Noraini Ahmad, the former secretary, was the deputy.
Two years later, a stiff contest was expected between Noraini and Kedah Puteri Umno head Suraya Yaakob for the leadership while Sabah Puteri ...