Mahathir Mohamad – Page 5 – Asia Times

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Does China really dominate Southeast Asia?

by David Hutt August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) and China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) clap as delegates exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/How Wee Young

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Mahathir resets the terms for dealing with China

by Nile Bowie August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

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Imran Khan in an era of strong leaders

by Zamir Awan August 17, 2018

Indonesian defendant Siti Aishah (C) has been charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. Photo: AFP/ Mohd Rasfan

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Kim Jong-nam murder suspects one step closer to death

by Nile Bowie August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Then presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock greets the public before a rally speech in Singapore in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Simin Wang

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Looking to Malaysia, Singapore’s opposition comes together

by Nile Bowie August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the official launching ceremony of the 2019 Proton X70 SUV in Kuala Lumpur on December 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Can Mahathir solve Malaysia Airlines’ riddle?

by Nile Bowie August 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha

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How far will Mahathir push China?

by Nile Bowie July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Malaysia’s Najib sought CIA support before election defeat

by Nile Bowie July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, may be hiding in China. Photo: AFP

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How fugitive financier Jho Low stays above the law

by Nile Bowie July 18, 2018February 18, 2020

A handout photo taken in 1955 shows former leader of the banned Communist Party of Malaya, Chin Peng (L), during negotiations between the communists and then British colonial government. Photo: AFP/National Archives of Malaysia

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70 years later, Malayan Emergency’s legacy lives on

by Nile Bowie July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018.Najib, 64, was detained on July 3 as the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad intensified a probe on corruption during his rule, including the alleged siphoning off of billions of dollars from state fund 1MDB. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Najib arrested and charged in stunning fall from grace

by Nile Bowie July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a speech during "The Future of Asia" conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Kazuhiro Nogi

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New Malaysian govt urged to sign UN anti-torture convention

by Asia Times staff June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese businessman Jack Ma meets Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad at his office on June 18. Photo: PM's Twitter account

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While skeptical of China, Mahathir embraces Jack Ma

by Nile Bowie June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, May 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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Mahathir looks beyond China to Japan

by Nile Bowie June 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Federal Reserve tightens and Asia sees a silver lining

by William Pesek June 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Newly released Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim gestures during an interview with AFP at his house in Kuala Lumpur on May 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

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Anwar in the wings as Malaysia remakes its democracy

by Donald K. Emmerson June 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate for Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) attends a news conference after general election, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

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Can the rest of Asia learn from the elections in Malaysia?

by Marte Hellema June 11, 2018

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, seated left, is seen with former Fed chair Janet Yellen and ECB President Mario Draghi, seated right, plus other central bankers and finance ministers at a G7 meeting in Japan. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

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Businesses griping, but central banks are ahead of the curve

by William Pesek June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Newly appointed Malaysian Attorney General Tommy Thomas. Photo: Youtube

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The changing face of Malaysian justice

by Nile Bowie June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a news conference in Menara Yayasan Selangor, Pataling Jaya, Malaysia May 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

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Could Mahathir’s clean-up spark a financial crisis?

by Nile Bowie May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits as Indonesia President Joko Widodo drives a golf cart at the National Monument in Jakarta on May 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

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Widodo-Modi friendship kite flies high in Jakarta

by Abhishek Mohanty May 31, 2018

A construction worker talks on the phone in front of a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 3, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

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Did Singapore’s Straits Times get spun on 1MDB?

by Kirsten Han May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's central bank is trying to protect the ringgit. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Demonetization of the ringgit may be a plausible option

by Sunil Kukreja May 29, 2018

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

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ASEAN neighbors feel Malaysia market maelstrom

by Gary Kleiman May 29, 2018

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signs a guestbook next to Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad prior to their private meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, May 19, 2018. Department of Information via Reuters/Hafiz Itam

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What Singapore could learn from Malaysia

by Nile Bowie May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives to give a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia May 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

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Malaysians agog as tables turn on Najib

by Nile Bowie May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

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Malaysia: ironies, maladies and remedies

by Sunil Kukreja May 18, 2018

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim gestures as he leaves a hospital where he is receiving treatment, ahead of an audience with Malaysia's King, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

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Malaysia’s Anwar is free at last

by Nile Bowie May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Multi-ethnic supporters of Mahathir Mohamad are seen outside of the National Palace, a day after general election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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Malaysian ‘tsunami’ washes away race-based parties

by Chin-Huat Wong May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the campaign trail at Langkawi island, Malaysia, April 28, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

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Mahathir casts a cold, hard gaze at China

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 15, 2018February 18, 2020