Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
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Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad on why he’s not ‘anti-China’

Malaysia’s former leader opens up about his bid to oust former protégé Najib Razak from power; how he’s not using China as a political bogeyman and why he can live with upsetting a sultan...

Topic |   Malaysia 1MDB scandal
Bhavan Jaipragas
Bhavan Jaipragas

Updated: 10:15pm, 6 Jul, 2017

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Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
Malaysia’s former prime minister – and now Number 1 dissident – Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: AFP
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Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan is Asia Correspondent for the SCMP, covering breaking news, politics, diplomacy, trade and Southeast Asian macroeconomic trends. His work for the Post's Asia desk also focuses on the region's multifaceted interactions with the United States and China. A Singapore native, Bhavan previously worked for Agence France-Presse.