Shahril Hamdan, the unofficial winner in the Umno Youth vice-chief contest, has pledged to end "syok sendiri" (self-indulgent) programmes in a bid to restore youth support for the party.

"My main goals to attract youth support for Umno are: no more 'syok sendiri' programmes, to have more youths engage in intellectual debates with facts, and to be a progressive opposition who can provide check and balance to government policies," Shahril told Malaysiakini...