Former malaysian prime minister

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated on Sunday (Dec 30) that he will abide by his promise to only serve as an interim prime minister, despite the calls for him to continue to hold the post until the next general election.In his adjournment speech at the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) annual general assembly, Dr Mahathir explained that the opposition’s goal before the 14th General Election (GE14) was to bring down Najib Razak, and that this could not be done solely with the support of Malay voters.“Once, we were the opposition and we formed a party and we hoped the party to gain the support from the Malays. However, if we can only garner the support of the Malays without other parties, I’m not sure we can win,” he said.He said the victory in the GE14 could only be achieved by combining with other parties.“We have been negotiating with our colleagues and one of the conditions imposed is that … [Read more...] about I will honour my promise to only serve as interim Malaysian Prime Minister: Mahathir

SHAH ALAM: Former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday (Nov 22) admitted that Low Taek Jho, who is wanted by the authorities in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, had cheated the previous Malaysian government.In an interview with local news agency Sinar Harian, a Malay language newspaper, Najib - who was also finance minister and chairman of 1MDB during his tenure as prime minister - said he had a professional relationship with the controversial businessman, commonly referred to as Jho Low, but was not aware of his actions at 1MDB.The government had appointed lawyers, auditors and investment bank Goldman Sachs to monitor 1MDB and protect Malaysia’s interests, but they had failed to play their roles, Najib said.“If that is the conclusion (that the government was cheated by Jho Low), if we take into account what we know today, then that’s the truth,” he said during the live interview.Najib was responding to a question on whether the … [Read more...] about Jho Low cheated us: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak

KOTA KINABALU: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was the motivation for 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad to come out of retirement and run in the May 9 general election. For 81-year-old Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, it was Mahathir.The former finance minister, who, until recently, has been keeping a relatively low profile, is hoping to pull off a surprise victory despite being written off as a spent force in the coming party polls on Saturday.The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) veteran is taking on influential former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  and 42-year-old youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin in a five-man race for the party’s top job.AGE IS NO ISSUETengku Razaleigh, who is also commonly known as Ku Li, looked rather relaxed despite the formidable challenge. He was speaking to Channel NewsAsia Tuesday (Jun 26) while waiting to board a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight at the airport in Kota Kinabalu, where … [Read more...] about Mahathir made me come out of retirement, says former Malaysian finance minister Tengku Razaleigh