KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 -- Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Supreme Council member Maszlee Malik, in a Facebook post, painted a bleak outlook for his party.

The former education minister said Umno has risen like a phoenix from the ashes, as the party now is the most dominant in the informal Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, especially after it was "gifted" two states whose mentri besar are Umno members.

Perak is also largely dominated by Umno and many positions in government-linked companies (GLCs) have been filled by its members.

"It is not just a lifeline, but in fact it is the rejuvenation of Umno at the most maximum level.

"In this state of affairs, come the 15th general election (GE15) it looks like Bersatu is giving its ne...