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Mahathir Mohamad is the former prime minister of Malaysia. A trained doctor, he had two stints in power - the first from 1981 to 2003 when he led the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition and the second from 2018 to February 24, 2020, when he was backed by the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition. Mahathir had joined forces with his on-again, off-again rival Anwar Ibrahim to pull off a surprise election victory in 2018 to oust disgraced former leader Najib Razak, who has been implicated in a multi-billion dollar scandal involving state investment firm 1MDB.
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- Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin are among the old adversaries of PM Anwar Ibrahim to be swept up in a wide-ranging anti-corruption investigation
- Anwar has denied any involvement in the crackdown, which stems from the Pandora Papers leak. But the timing couldn’t be better, one analyst says
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission sends asset declaration notice to businessman Mokhzani Mahathir.
An inquiry panel will look into then-PM Mahathir Mohamad’s decision to withdraw from a review of ICJ’s ruling on the island of Pedra Branca.
Malaysia’s ex-minister Daim Zainuddin, the former aide of Mahathir Mohamad, faces questions over his wealth as PM Anwar Ibrahim cracks down on endemic corruption.
The government said a panel would be set up to carry out ‘a transparent, fair and equal investigation’.
Naimah Abdul Khalid, who was banned from leaving the country, faces up to five years in jail if convicted.
The probe against Mirzan Mahathir concerns the sale of stakes in some government-linked corporations.
Mirzan Mahathir, 66, has 30 days to declare his domestic and overseas assets, as part of the agency’s investigation into revelations from the Panama Papers.
Former PM Mahathir Mohamad says staunch critic P Ramasamy’s loyalty to his ethnicity shows that he is racist.
Under ex-PM Najib Razak’s tenure, Malaysia saw billions of dollars of Chinese investments mainly via the Belt and Road Initiative, some of which were later axed.
PM Anwar Ibrahim is using the ‘Dubai Move’ talk to divert attention from his administration which is riddled with ‘incompetence’, says one opposition MP.
Daim Zainuddin, 85, who held the finance portfolio twice, has denied all wrongdoing and said he was not informed what offence he had allegedly committed despite repeated queries to the body.
A 58-storey building in Kuala Lumpur belonging to the close ally of ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad was seized as part of the investigation.
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar reportedly said the rail link remained viable if privately financed and realigned, but resurrecting the project could cost more than Malaysia’s government can afford.
Former prime minister said bringing back the policy he implemented during the Asian financial crisis could help reduce cost of living.
Over 1,000 people rallied in Malaysia’s capital after Friday prayers, to demand the US take responsibility for enabling Israel’s aggression.
Malaysia has long welcomed the Palestinian militant group with open arms, hosting its leaders and even maintaining an ‘unofficial embassy’ – much to Israel’s ire.
Hong Kong tycoons Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee are among those who have extended warm wishes to Malaysia’s richest man on his centenary.
The 98-year-old former prime minister hit out at what he characterised as the unwillingness of non-Malays to assimilate, as he accused current leader Anwar Ibrahim of wanting ‘to give this country away to outsiders’.
The 98-year-old, who served twice as prime minister for a total of 24 years – including a period in his 90s – has suffered from several heart problems and has had at least two bypass surgeries.
Former PMs Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin ‘will stab PAS’, wrote Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi. ‘But PAS will stab them first’.
The ex-prime minister faces mounting questions over his motivation for his new ‘Malay Proclamation’ activism.
‘The constitution stresses a Malay-Malaysia’, said two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, as he predicted Anwar Ibrahim’s government would ‘collapse’ if it didn’t follow the Democratic Action Party’s ‘manifesto’.
Performance in six state elections crucial for party’s political survival as it tries to regain the support of majority Malay-Muslims while maintaining a ‘progressive’ image.
