KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday appointed an ethnic Chinese as finance minister, the first ethnic minority to hold the...
MANILA — Malacañang on Friday congratulated the Philippines’ “old friend” Mahathir Mohamad on his return as Prime Minister of Malaysia. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the election...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Known as an authoritarian leader who ruthlessly persecuted his foes and stifled dissent, Mahathir Mohamad was an unlikely choice to steer Malaysian a more democratic path. But the pugnacious...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian election next month pits the country’s pugnacious 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad against his protege, Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s opposition alliance has named 92-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as its prime minister candidate for general elections to boost its...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A town hall meeting with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who now heads an opposition coalition, was marred by violence Sunday,...