NewsBite

Mahatir Mohamad

Advertisement
Najib Razak waves to supporters as he arrives at court for his final appeal in August.

From prison, Najib’s shadow lingers over unpredictable polls

As his oldest son makes his election debut, the former Malaysian prime minister jailed for corruption still looms large.

  • Chris Barrett

Latest

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad thinks Australia has needlessly antagonised China.

As tensions rise with China, Australia is ‘not so safe’, warns Mahathir

Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad says Australia’s renewed Quad alliance with the US, Japan and India is “an aggressive move” that will anger China.

  • Chris Barrett
Malaysia’s king and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin have been at odds.

The King’s gambit: Malaysian PM buys time after standoff with monarch

Enduring south-east Asia’s worst per capita COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia’s political crisis has escalated but Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refuses to give in.

  • Chris Barrett
Investors have been sceptical about Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad since his election a year ago.

'A bigot without principles': ex-Malaysian PM condemned by former ambassador to France

Mahathir Mohamad infuriates Europe for saying Muslims "have a right to kill millions of French people" after a terrorist beheaded an elderly Christian.

  • Bevan Shields
Malaysian interim leader Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference on Thursday.

'Somewhere between Game of Thrones and The Crown': Malaysia's political soap opera

Who will be the next prime minister of Malaysia? No one knows yet so a weekend of furious horse-trading looms.

  • James Massola
The race to become the next Malaysian prime minister is shaping up as a contest between Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, two men who have alternated as allies and enemies for more than two decades.

Mahathir, Anwar face off in contest for Malaysian prime ministership

After another day of drama in Malaysian politics, it is still not clear who will be the country's next prime minister.

  • James Massola
Advertisement
Mahathir Mohamad. Already, the king has asked him to remain on an interim basis.

'Chaos' in Malaysian politics as both sides fight over the same PM

The political crisis in Malaysia has deepened, but whatever happens Mahathir Mohamad looks set to remain prime minister.

  • James Massola
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad leaves after meeting with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Mahathir, 94, tendered his resignation to Malaysia's king while his political party quit the ruling alliance in a shocking political upheaval less than two years after his election victory. (AP Photo)

Mahathir Mohamad appointed interim prime minister after resignation

Mahathir's shock resignation came after 24 hours of high political drama and after months of speculation about the stability of the governing Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) coalition.

  • James Massola
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Malaysia's alliance government under 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir is threatening to unravel less than two years after a historic election victory ousting the coalition that had ruled the country since independence.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mahathir keeps Malaysia guessing after resigning as PM

Mahathir Mohamad won the 2018 election promising to deliver a "new Malaysia" and to hand power to Anwar Ibrahim. Now, their alliance is on the verge of collapse.

  • James Massola
Mahathir Mohamad, who is in Bangkok for ASEAN and East Asia summit meetings, says Australia will be more Asian than European one day.

Full transcript: Interview with Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

Read the full transcript of our interview with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

  • James Massola

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/mahathir-bin-mohamad-jkl