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Mahathir, 93, aims to lower Malaysia voting age to empower youth
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Malaysia’s youth are likely to get more power after backing 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad to topple a regime that ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades.
July 23, 2018
Singapore, save your water baby from Mahathir
(July 18): A homegrown Singaporean company that owns one of the financial centre’s three seawater desalination plants is struggling to stay afloat. Whether Hyflux Ltd. sinks or swims will matter to creditors and shareholders. The strategic stakes, thoug
July 18, 2018
No urgency to renegotiate Singapore water deal: Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): There is no urgency for Malaysia to renegotiate the terms of the water supply deal with Singapore, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.
June 26, 2018
Malaysia
Mahathir revives Singapore water dispute, takes swipe at Trump
SINGAPORE (June 25): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has revived the muscular foreign policy that characterised his first stint in power, seeking to renegotiate a longstanding water supply agreement with Singapore and taking shots at both the US
June 25, 2018
Malaysia
Mahathir reveals plans to develop island in Singapore Strait
KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Malaysia's prime minister said on Wednesday his government planned to develop some offshore rocks which were the subject of a territorial dispute with Singapore, days after he cancelled a big rail project with his southern neigh
May 30, 2018
Malaysia
Abuses pushed Malaysia's debt over 1 trillion ringgit says Mahathir
(May 21): Malaysia is saddled with over 1 trillion ringgit ($339 billion) in debt, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday, blaming the previous government led by former protege Najib Razak who now faces domestic graft investigations.
May 21, 2018
1MDB Watch
Malaysian police seize items from Najib’s house amid possible probe for alleged abuse of power
(May 18): Malaysian police seized personal items from former leader Najib Razak’s house in an overnight search, his lawyer said, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s week-old government seeks evidence into wrongdoing at state fund 1MDB.
May 18, 2018
In print this week
Which way will Singapore-Malaysia relations head as Dr M returns?
SINGAPORE (May 18): Just one day after a historic Malaysian election which saw the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition topple the ruling Barisan Nasional, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post that the outcome “r
May 18, 2018
Malaysia
Mahathir warns many figures on Malaysia's financial position are false
(May 18): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday many of the figures recording the country’s financial position may be false, but he did not offer any evidence or say which data he was referring to.
May 18, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysia's Anwar says 'shattered' Najib called him twice on election night
(May 18): Malaysia’s ousted former premier Najib Razak was “totally shattered” the night he lost the general election and called his jailed rival Anwar Ibrahim twice for advice on what he should do, Anwar said on Thursday.
May 18, 2018