After its unprecedented defeat in the 14th general election, Umno stands at a crossroads in charting its course for the future.

On the one hand, many Umno leaders, such as its youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and Pahang Umno chief Adnan Yaakob, have come out to say that it might be time to open up membership of the party to all races in view of the changing political landscape in the country...