mahathir: during my time we had no gsc.olls, able to develop the sector you see today. you do not see, as many infrastructure projects in malaysia. of mys a continuation ideas. ministers prime [indiscernible] he already has three times more what i had. if hehould be sufficient, is spending the money correctly, that should be sufficient for running the government and the country. but what is happening, using money to buy popularity. salaries,are given even if they do not fish. village heads are given salaries. .mams in the mosques lots of people go overseas. all of these things are wrongful usage. you do not have wrongful usage, you should have sufficient money to develop this country. betty: again, that was malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad speaking exclusively to haslinda amin last month. you can turn to your bloomberg for more on these malaysian election results. get commentary and analysis from bloomberg's expert editors. in the next hour we will speak former secretary, now a senior advisor for international affa

bridget welsh do you for see dr mahathir having as much political sway as he held in the past. actually i think in some ways he will have more in that he has a mandate was massive coming into office we're talking about almost twenty to twenty five percent swings in voters and construed in constituencies and unlike in the past where he came in from the system he's coming in as a comeback person someone at the age of ninety two the oldest living leader in the world right now and he is seen as actually coming in to make changes to try to make the system better to correct some of the mistakes that he made when he was in office from one hundred eighty one to two thousand and three so i think he's going to be in some ways powerful very powerful he's only he's also a man in the hurry so he he's not planning to stay long so i think that this is going to create of dynamism through his administration that i think will be very important as malaysia moves forward songs you i want to pick up on something that bridget was just mentioning the fact that it's expected that dr mahathir will not

if he takes that position, he comes in under mahathir, he can a lwa ys he comes in under mahathir, he bit more of a justification. of course, mahathir is not getting any younger. he is 110w is not getting any younger. he is now 92 years old. there are really has to be a succession because if he will be in capacitated? sure, and i think mahathir has done a lot of important things and what he has done is significant enough. you brought together the coalition, was able to postulate himself as prime minister said the first time, pkr had a prime ministerial candle late —— candidate into the election and he was able to allay the fears of malaysia voters, so he made it much more broad—based and in that period between when the results came out and he was sworn in, he really put a lot of pressure on the country's institutions for him to be sworn in because there was a period when perhaps the emergency rule could have been declared or some parliamentarians could have been enticed to cross the floor and pkr could've lost its majority. as we have seen in the first three or four days, he's done a

reports several others are unaccounted for malaysia has a new prime minister ninety two year old mahathir mohamad is back in the job he once held for twenty two years on wednesday he led the opposition to an unexpected victory in parliamentary elections. u.s. president donald trump says he'll meet north korea's leader kim jong un in singapore on june the twelfth john made the announcement on social media after he welcomed home three americans freed by north korea as a goodwill gesture. argentina has begun for korea as a goodwill gesture argentina has begun formal talks with the international monetary fund about receiving financial support to stabilize its economy its economy minister has met i.m.f. chief christina god at the group's headquarters in washington d.c. despite its reform efforts the country's find itself facing a falling currency high debt and soaring inflation rights groups are calling for justice for the young sudanese woman sentenced to death for killing her husband after he raped her daughter hussein's lawyers are appealing the decision the cases attracted widespread atten

had many years ago under then prime minister mahathir? in a subordinate position to mahathir mohammed and also could allow the transition to be lengthier. it's in his interest to remain outside and pressure. as long as he's outside but he's not presuming a position as dpm, there's pressure at some point over the next yearfor mahathir pressure at some point over the next year for mahathir mohamad to yield and give way. so he wants to take a different leadership succession model than the one in the previous decade? exactly. do you think this is the best way for him to assume the top role in malaysia? i think so. asi as i mentioned, if he takes that position he comes in under mahathir mohamad, they can always make the argument that he is in, he is dpm, and this can provide a bit more of a justification for mahathir mohamad to stay on. of course, mahathir is not getting any younger. he is now 92 years old. there are really has to be a succession because if he will be in capacitated? sure, i think mahathir has done a lot of important things an

malaysia's former prime minister mahathir mohamad makes an extraordinary comeback.ke on the party he himself led for years. the results are being described as a political earthquake. three americans released by north korea have arrived in alaska on the first leg of theirjourney home. the white house hailed the move a "positive gesture of goodwill" ahead of a planned summit between president trump and the north's leader, kimjong—un. and this video is trending on bbc.com her royal likeness! madame tussaud's reveals their meghan markle waxwork — which will be displayed next to prince harry before the royal wedding on the 19th of may. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: bmw is to recall more than 300,000 cars in the uk

the headlines: an extraordinary political comeback: malaysia's former prime minister, 92—year—old mahathiramad, wins the election and promises to get back to business. but there will be no holiday for the winners. that's the trouble with winning, we have to work. us secretary of state mike pompeo, flies home three citizens detained in north korea ahead of historic talks between donald trump and kim jong—un. i'm kasis madera in london. also in the programme: from yorkshire to yangon. leeds united play in myanmar, in a tour criticised by human rights groups. her royal likeness! madame tussauds reveals their meghan markle waxwork, which will be displayed next to prince harry before the royal wedding. good morning. it's 6am in singapore and kuala lumpur, where the new day brings a dramatic comeback for the former malaysian prime minister, mahathir mohamad. his alliance of opposition parties has won a majority in the general election, defeating the governing barisan national which has been in power for more than 60 years. 92—year—old dr mahathir came out of retirement to take on his former prot

but in a remarkable reversal of political fortune, malaysia's newly elected prime minister, mahathir prospect that he could take over as prime minister in a couple of years. from kuala lumpur, jonathan head reports. this was the moment mahathir mohamad completed the most unlikely of political comebacks — sworn in as prime minister at the age of 92, 15 years after he last held the post. watching from his hospital room, anwar ibrahim, his one—time protege, then rival and now political ally. this morning, dr mahathir let everyone know on his twitter account that he was getting straight down to work but there was one order of business more important than the rest — something he said he had discussed with the king at his inauguration, getting mr anwar released from prison. it is going to be a full pardon which first means that he will not only be pardoned, he should be released immediately when he is pardon. after that, he will be free to participate fully in politics. this is the next essential stage in an extraordinary personal drama between the two men who began as partners in power, b

be closure for mahathir and in this two—year period i think mahathir and in this two—year period ithinka lot of power to prepare for this own prime ministership. but anything can happen between now and over the next two years, so there's still a possibility anwar will never become prime minister? it is possible. none of the four parties in the coalition is large enough to ignore the others, so they need each other. i think this is a guarantee for power—sharing. think this is a guarantee for power-sharing. if he becomes prime minister, are we going to see more younger leaders move up the chain and eventually succeed mahathir and anwar? yes, i think so. this is already happening, as many young talented leaders are already in the front line. thank you so much for your insights on malaysian politics, wong chin huat from the malaysian think tank penang institute. meghan markle's father is reported to have said he won't attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry on saturday because he needs to undergo a heart procedure. there have been concerns over his health since allegations surfaced th

this was the moment mahathir mohamad completed the most unlikely of political comebacks, sworn in ashe age of 92, 15 years after he last held the post. watching from his hospital room, anwar ibrahim, his one—time protege, then rival and now political ally. this morning, dr mahathir let everyone know on his twitter account that he was getting straight down to work but there was one order of business more important than the rest, something he said he had discussed with the king at his inauguration, getting mr anwar released from prison. it is going to be a full pardon which first means that he will not only be pardoned, he should be released immediately when he is pardon. after that, he will be free to participate fully in politics. this is the next essential stage in an extraordinary personal drama between the two men who began as partners in power, broke up into acrimonious rivalry and have been brought back together again as allies in this unexpectedly successful bid to unseat the ruling party that they once led. back in the 1990s, when dr mahathir dominated malaysian politics, anwa

mahathir said that will be renegotiated and re-examined now. so i think we have to be careful here i don't think this incoming administration will pull the plug on chinese investments. i think there's going to be more scrutiny to them, so some investments may be put on hold or develop to a slower pace. back to the here and now there are real questions about the transition process prime minister najib issued a declaration or some comments really a couple hours ago here in the malaysian capital it wasn't really tantamount to an outright concession to the opposition coalition in fact, he chose his words carefully. i think he was speaking to his constituency and to grassroots supporters, because it was really tantamount to questioning the numbers here and what the defeat of prime minister said is no single party won a majority in the election so there's some issues there in terms of the process, by dr. mahathir was clear on this as well he said that we want to govern his coalition want to start the business of governance as soon as 5:00 later on to

young malaysians on what they think of mahathir mohamad. political secretary to ex prime minister najib razak about the transition of power. there was a little bit of a hiccup throughout yesterday. first of all, the results of the election led to a delay of quite a number of hours, then the swearing in of the new and also former prime minister, mahathir mohamad, that was almost delayed for a whole day. by night time he was formally sworn in as the new prime minister. so it was number one a very peaceful transition, and number two, very historic one because malaysia sort of transition from essentially a i—party state to nowadays... well, i hope it's the dawn of a multipart —— multi—party democracy. as a malaysian yourself, your happy about this transition, but how will this barely disparate coalition, essentially led by their desire to oust najib razak, and julie worked together once governing starts 7 julie worked together once governing starts? -- actually. this coalition has worked together in opposition for a number of years by now —— th

he says he will not serve in a cabin at under dr mahathir.with dr mahathir himself. —— cabinet. what he stressed when he was out and talking to supporters is that he was very confident in the job dr mahathir is doing. he is very happy to let him do that. they have an agreement. it is one dr mahathir has agreed to. he will hand over power to anwar ibrahim within two years. anwar ibrahim, who is looking quite tired, actually, and more tired than when i saw him going into prison, says less him govern. he says he is in no great rush to get into politics and would be happy to travel and spend time with his family. he also stressed, as far as things are going, he is very co mforta ble things are going, he is very comfortable with the processes that have been undertaken, even in these last few days while he has still technically been incarcerated. importantly, cabinet technically been incarcerated. importa ntly, cabinet positions technically been incarcerated. importantly, cabinet positions are starting to be confirmed. he raised no objection to the

it comes after former prime minister mahathir mohamad triumphed as head of the opposition. of the berri son national coalition the alliance has ruled malaysia for decades and mahathir himself was prime minister for twenty years at the party's head. now in a remarkable turnaround anwar is set to become prime minister mahathir says he'll turn over power once and more is pardoned. that can't happen soon enough for and more supporters who described his joy at the events extremely good news. especially up a bit with the fall over the years you know in the context of people move one way that what the militia is as a whole it is about sixty years. about it's a national government and over it's all over obviously very happy that it now the world awaits on mars a release from a jail cell to the heights of power. now for the annual extravaganza a euro vision the first time the international singing contest is being hosted by portugal so we finds of it happening this week in the capital lisbon with twenty six countries taking part that are getting ready for saturday night's grand fina

according to mahathir, 1—2 years. anwar ibrahim take power? according to mahathir, 1-2 years.itute one, the charges against najib's administration which was involved in the scandal, and i think that is his first commitment, to see through that, at least some people get to be charged on the scandal. the other thing is, institutional reform. that will least take two years if not more. we are very determined —— they are determined to put in place the institutions to see those reforms. right now, anwar ibrahim's white is the deputy premier. when anwar ibrahim is pardoned, would he like to ta ke ibrahim is pardoned, would he like to take the position as deputy premier? not quite sure how it will go but i think he has to recover first healthwise. some analysts are saying he would not want to be deputy premier because he has had a bad experience in the past. he would bea bad experience in the past. he would be a political adviser. he has to contest be a political adviser. he has to co ntest a n be a political adviser. he has to contest an election first. that is for sure. he has to b

interestingly, mahathir mohamad and najib were in the same party, he mentored najib.im and there was one moment when mahathir mohamad was prime minister doing too well, he pushed him aside and he mentored him. explain how you met these two gentlemen and what did you think? are used to work for the japanese... for a japanese politician, are used to work for the japanese... for ajapanese politician, minister for raid and industry, i've created relationships with all the asean ruling parties. -- minister for the raid and industry. which is no mean feat. it was fun. -- minister for trade and industry. for a western woman to do that is quite something. they didn't see me as a woman, they saw me as an operator. a thing! an operator! to the story, it's interesting, back to the story, it's interesting, back to the story, it's interesting, malaysia has been run by the national front, the national coalition in malaysia, which had malay and chinese in it, so it was equitably done. there were so many corruption allegations, it was becoming so dysfunctional, that the founder, maha

it comes after former prime minister mahathir mohamad triumphed as head of the opposition against of the barry sun national coalition. the alliance has ruled malaysia for decades and mahathir himself was prime minister for twenty years at the party's head. now in a remarkable turnaround anwar is set to become prime minister mahathir says he'll turn over power once anwar is pardoned that can't happen soon enough for and more supporters who described his joy at the events that mean. this push me up a bit with the full ovals that he owes you know in the context of people move one way that what they'll malaysians as a whole get that in about sixty years. but it's on the kind of government you know it's all over obesity with very happy that now the world awaits anwar is release from a jail cell to the heights of power. in tennis rafael nadal has set a new record of fifty consecutive set wins on a single surface and route to victory in the last sixteen of the madrid open the world number one surpassed the previous record set on carpet by none other than john mcenroe which had stood since o

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malaysia's former prime minister mahathir mohamed makes an extraordinary comeback. the 92—year—old who defeated the governing coalition came out of retirement to take on the party he himself led for years. the results are being described as a political earthquake. three americans released by north korea have arrived in alaska on the first leg of theirjourney home. the white house hailed the move a "positive gesture of goodwill" ahead of a planned summit between president trump and the north's leader, kimjong—un. and this video is trending on bbc.com her royal likeness! madame tussaud's reveals their meghan markle waxwork — which will be displayed next to prince harry before the royal wedding on the 19th of may. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: bmw is to recall more than 300,000 cars in the uk because of concerns that they could have dangerous electrical faults. the company has denied trying to mislead regulators about the extent of the problems. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. it is

mahathir also seized on an unpopular sales tax to attack the current prime minister najib has claimed he is the victim of sedition. god willing i believe people will give a new mandate to the national front. we cannot vote based on information. we cannot listen to sedition. the national front has been in power since malaysia gained independence from great britain in one nine hundred fifty seven but under its dominance has started to waver. could hold on to power even if you lose the popular vote as happened in two thousand and thirteen but analysts say even a close election could open up further cracks in the ruling party whose own former leader has disowned it. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world donald trump's nominee to head the cia the agency would never revert to harsh interrogation methods under the leadership hospital is likely to face tough questioning joining her senate confirmation hearing about her role in running a covert detention site that used waterboarding she needs fifty one votes in the one hundred seat senate to become the cia

beingda there on mahathir sworn in today. now i want to bring in dan maas who is an economic editor and was the bloomberg bureau chief during the financial crisis back in 1998 so, dan, is this pretty remarkable to see him back here? dan: this is where he thought he would never see it. it is remarkable and it is not without its irony. the person that would ultimately bring an end to the role was someone who cemented them in power. betty: it is incredible. it shows you how complicated politics is. in other countries. does this now mean malaysia can be normal? how we need to figure out these guys are going to govern. it is not just, what are their priorities daily, you have four mahathir hasthat to deal with. he has been in power since britain and 57. the government has been the party and party is a government. how do you do this? step back and be the chairman of the cabinet or is he back to being hands-on ceo as he was during the 22 years? is the relationship between the prime minister's office in the finance ministry. when mah

haslinda: the irony of it all mahathir's partner is serving on sodomy charges.himself said that he has to be forced out of retirement at 93 to undo the wrong he had razak in histting place. vonnie: what is the sense on the street -- rishaad: what is the sense on the street? is there a sense of celebration? haslinda: there is a sense of apprehension. people don't really know what will transpire after this, what policies will be adopted. but to get a glimpse of what could possibly in sioux after after this, i had an interview with him and he discontent of the rising prices. talks about greater scrutiny when it comes to investments from the chinese. thealked about how country's sister there are no strings attached. the people themselves muska jobs for the infrastructure projects. caution comingf from him. rishaad: thank you. word on the angering chairman. chairman. -- anbang we do have more details. he has been jailed for 18 years. het we haven't the moment is has been found guilty of andzzling insurance funds must repay debts. that is the story at the moment as ch

prime minister mahathir mohamed has sworn in.said he would focus on growing the economy and reducing --t, labeling his preview labeling his predecessor as a kleptocrat after the scandal with 1mdb. how did the swearing-in go? delays, it was meant to happen and 9:30 a.m.. finally at 9:30 p.m. last night he got sworn in as the prime minister of malaysia. there was so much concern he the constitutional monarch may not want me to be leading, there have been tensions between sides. he did ruffle some feathers. he put a lid on the power of the royal family. for instance, the legal immunity of the royal family. eventually, 9:30 a.m. he was a sworn in. .- he was sworn in he made it clear his policies would be pro-business. it is growing at the fastest pace in three years. the ringgit is the strongest in asia, up 2% to 3% year to date, despite recent declines. he sent out a message, it will be business as usual, even gscgh he will scrap the 6% implemented years ago. it would hopefully help boost the government's coffers. there are a few qu

but whoever becomes prime minister, whether najib razak remains as the leader of the country or mahathirohamad ta kes the country or mahathir mohamad takes over, can the growth be sustained with their economic reform policies? i think this year we are expecting growth to be around 5.5%, so are never very expecting growth to be around 5.5%, so are never very robust year of economic growth. —— another very robust year. i think the oil prices area big robust year. i think the oil prices are a big plus for the oil and gas sector in malaysia, and i think another important positive is that there is a lot of investment in major infrastructure projects happening. sol major infrastructure projects happening. so i think all of those things are likely to sustain economic growth momentum. the co nflu e nce economic growth momentum. the confluence of factors, as you mentioned, rising oil prices, better than expected economic growth last year and this year, push the central bank to raise the cost of borrowing earlier this yearfor the bank to raise the cost of borrowing earlier this year for the first

hopefully any mahathir has given notice if you like to the administration that he wants to have this resolved by five pm today thursday local time here in malaysia he wants this transition to go through you do get a sense that maybe this is the all parties trying to feel their way forward this is pretty uncharted territory this simply hasn't happened before the ruling party losing an election and having to hand over power hopefully the all parties are trying to find out a way of trying to do that peter what are the local paper saying about it. it is pretty extraordinary stuff. the events of the last night wednesday going into early hours of thursday here meant that for most people they went to bed last night in malaysia fully expecting to wake up to the same party in power as their parents grandparents have for the past thirteen malaysian general elections that's not the case that many of them are being told by today's later editions of the morning papers here the news they have finally a new government although has to be said some of the coverage is quite subdued that's because a lo

doctor mahathir mohamad was a brilliant campaigner.as to fightan anwar ibrahim, of course, has to fight an election. he has been pardoned so is free to get into politics. doctor mahathir mohamad has said that within two years he will step aside and allow anwar ibrahim to become prime minister. but there is a lot of work to do not just in carrying out the transition, but also in managing this quite difficult relationship between these two very strong—willed man. jonathan, thank you very much indeed for now. meghan markle's father is reported to have said he won't attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry on saturday because he needs to undergo a heart procedure. there have been concerns over his health since allegations surfaced he'd staged press photographs of himself preparing for the wedding. from buckingham palace, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this update. the picture really is absolutely unclear tonight. a few hours ago, the celebrity gossip website tmz, which was the first last night to report that thomas mark

former prime minister dr mahathir mohamad is making a comeback — at the age of 92.eports. has there ever been such a bold political gamble by someone of this age? hardly showing his 92 years, mahathir mohamad has captivated this campaign, asking malaysian voters, many of whom weren't alive when he first took office, to give him another chance. he castigates the current prime minister and his wife for greed and corruption. in a slick and sentimental campaign video, the veteran leader explains to a young girl and boy that he has had to come back to fix the problems caused by his successors. the issue opposition activists are hoping will fire up the voters is this — imdb, a government—linked investment body from which billions of dollars were allegedly stolen, the subject of investigations around the world. the man they are trying to unseat, prime minister najib razak, actually owes his job to past support from dr mahathir. now he is using the promise of government largess to keep it, here promising more money for this low—cost public housing estate, and a boost to the

mahathir. there was one order of business more important than the rest.ething he said he discussed with the king at his inauguration a getting mar released from prison. >> it is going to be a full pardon. we discused that he should not only be pardoned but released immediately when he is pardoned. after that, he'll be free to participate fully in polits. >> this is the next essential stage in an extraordinary rsonal drama between these two men who began as partners in power, broke up into acrimonious rivalry and have been brought back aogether agains allies in thisl unexpectedly success bid to unseat the ruling party that they once led. back in the 1990's when dr. mahathir dominated malaysian brahim was while his deputy andhosen successor. but they fl out over the financial crisis. and mr. anwar was sacked and showing a one point ack eye that suggested a beating, sparking ang protest against the government, the start ofm a refor movement which now against the odds finds itself in government. mr. anwar was released prison after five years and omarted his c

so was it difficult for him to make a deal with mahathir doctor mahathir mohamad, which ensure the successally i had my misgivings. but i had seen his speeches, and had seen reports of meetings, and finally, his commitment during the campaign. some were a bit cynical in the past, thinking this is anwar 2.0. but i realise you are dealing with a different man. even as he was enjoying his first two hours of freedom, police were rating the home of the man he defeated. former prime minister najib razak was implicated ina minister najib razak was implicated in a massive corruption scandal. how quickly the tables have turned. that night, a large crowd came out to celebrate anwar‘s release, and the renewed partnership with the man who had once groomed him as a successor. they chant of the slogan with which he wants challenged doctor mahathir. —— once challenge. reformasi, because that both men now say they are committed to, and they listen to him, promising a new era of transparency and justice. well, you can still feel the jubilation here, of people who have done something they thought was imposs

mohamad who w011 prime minister mahathir mohamad who won a surprise election victory earlier this montho costly and they will make no money out of it. it is going to cost us money out of it. it is going to cost usa money out of it. it is going to cost us a huge sum of money, we will make fio us a huge sum of money, we will make no money at all from this operation. it is only a short track, it is going to save only one hour by taking this train. david, the 92—year—old leader has made it a priority to cut the national debt and has cut big projects agreed by his lead assessor, that he says are expensive and have no economic benefit. malaysia may have to pay about $125 million to singapore to get out of this project. he estimates that malaysia could cut by almost a fifth of its $250 billion national debt and liabilities by scrapping big projects like this railway line. that is a pretty no—nonsense stars. thank you very much indeed. cities across europe are looking at ways to cut pollution and improve air quality. no city has gone further than paris so far. so is it setting an example for ot

mahathir mohamad.mocracy and economic affairs in kuala lumpur says it was an unexpected result for pollsters. you basically saw the opposition coalition sweep parliamentary seats, state seats throughout the country, defeating the incumbent that has beenin defeating the incumbent that has been in powerfor more than 60 yea rs. been in powerfor more than 60 years. that is a very long time. their dominance over the malaysian political scene has always been seen or considered to be under peter bol. this is the time where the citizens rose up and spoke up against what they felt to be a corrupt government, a compromise through many huge scandals. you saw basically 222 parliament being swept baby party taking more than 120 seats —— being swept, taking more than. that was against the barisan nasional. residents of hawaii's big island are being warned of further explosive eruptions from the kilauea volcano in the coming weeks. for the last few days rivers of lava have run through residential areas and forced the

it comes after former prime minister mahathir mohamad triumphed as head of the opposition against. the berri sun national coalition the alliance has ruled malaysia for decades and mahathir himself was prime minister for twenty years at the party's head. now in a remarkable turnaround anwar is set to become prime minister mahathir says he'll turn over power once and more is pardoned that can't happen soon enough for and more supporters who described his joy at the events that evening that mean. business reopen it with the full ovals that he has you know in the book that the people move one way that what the old malaysians as a whole. thinking about sixty years. about it's a national government and all it's all over well because he was very happy that now the world awaits anwar is release from a jail cell to the heights of power. and for more let's bring in southeast asia correspondent dan heartache who has the very latest for us from the region so tell us it because it looks here like anwar might be pardoned very soon how fast could he become malaysia's prime minister after that. we

malaysia's new prime minister mahathir mohamad says the king has agreed to pardon the former deputy prime minister ibrahim was jailed while he was opposition leader on charges he says were politically motivated but he's now in coalition after wednesday's election when he reports from kuala lumpur. i think that as the prospect of a pardon sent family supporters and media scrambling to a hospital in kuala lumpur inside and why abraham is recovering from shoulder surgery under a prison guard while he serves a five year jail term earlier the new prime minister mahathir mohamad said the malaysian king had agreed to pardon and while immediately it is going to be a full five it was means that he should not really be if i did it should be released immediately when it is. that you could be. but this speech really both of. which are remarkable words to hear from who was grooming and want to take over in the one nine hundred ninety s. during his first tenure as prime minister but he sect him as his deputy in one nine hundred ninety eight when unproven allegations of sodomy emerged and then oversaw h

video link appearance by the defacto leader of this opposition movement the former prime minister mahathir mohamad of his shows. and likelihood is that they will not be on me their government the day began with malaysia's embattled prime minister najib razak voting in an election seen as a test of his credibility he was confident of victory. i believe the people will give a new mandate to paris and national we cannot vote based on slanderous edition because the elections are not about that. he has been plagued by the scandal over the government's one m. d. b. investment fund that had hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly misappropriated now jeep denies any wrongdoing but the controversy brought the return of mahathir into the political fray accusing his form a protege of corruption at ninety two he remains a potent political force able to draw away supporters from the traditional molay base that has kept the governing party in power for six decades malaysia is now in uncharted territory unsure it seems even how power is meant to be passed on from one party to another as beers began to

mohammed who won the election sting razzak has become embroiled in a corruption scandal well dr mahathir mohamad holding a news conference right now will take you likely a significant politically internationally as well as domestically because what you're looking at is the world's oldest elected prime minister ninety two years old with a simple parliamentary election system he had to get past two hundred twelve seats one hundred thirteen that coalition we're being told will stay together is pretty solid in the film meaning that he will very old and very probably become the next prime minister although ultimately it's down to the king to decide we're expecting that decision a little later today. should have the support of any party is wrong is he this is a born of a big deal eat bread i mean is there is this a vote of the media will the of members of parliament he is and then build the week up there prime minister and then he made during the is there a name game and. he be duly abe i did. see. there's been some. is. a length of understanding of the asian but we link to me it's clear that

with him during a long fight may not believe it until it actually happens given that mahathir mohamad has promised this transition before when hey al jazeera kuala lumpur. have been protests in the philippines after the supreme court expelled the chief justice is being critical of president for regurgitates a maria lauda surrender was removed in a vote by fellow judges acting on a government petition seeking her dismissal serino has fiercely criticize a number of decisions by the. people to stand up to what she calls his or tower tyrion rule i am the employee lancaster one of the so many thousands of man who say nice have been out who could be made in the end who have been unfairly accused or and clearly the means by the very powerful forces in our society that not be exposed for what they are hiring j.c. could take a has more from manila. well it was definitely an unprecedented move by the philippine supreme court ousting one of its own magistrates and the less than the chief justice for itself many good the said n o should end as lawyers and supporters point out that such a move to

tiger could you tell our viewers a little bit about what the economy was like in malaysia before dr mahathir took power and then how he transformed it and where it stands now so before he transformed it it was very reliant on primary products as their export market but what they did during the time of the hockey was actually focus on electronics. the assembly of electronic goods and and also basically taking advantage of the lowest cost base the labor force at office. and in that regard it is that has actually expanded in that area while exports of cars and services accounted for something light from low proportion to the height which was probably a few years ago around about two hundred percent of nominal g.d.p. that's quite an achievement to increase your externals that as a proportion of g.d.p. to back sort of scale going forward there are challenges so basically at the moment

they have an agreement, it is not written is down, but it is one dr mahathir himself as repeated, thate position of prime ministry to anwar ibrahim within two years. anwar ibrahim is looking quite tired, and older than when i saw him before he went into prison. he was saying that let him govern, i am in no great rush to get into politics, would be happy to travel a little bit and see my family. he also stressed that as far as things are going, he is very coupled with the processes that have been undertaken in these last few days while he has still been incarcerated. importantly, cabinet positions are starting to be confirmed will stop he raised no objection, for example, to the secretary general of the democratic action party, the mainly chinese party, taking the finance ministry. it was formerly controlled by prime minister najib razak. the help of violence that may close. it is an important symbol that they will be apportioned fairly between the coalition partners and according to merit. as far as the message we got from anwar ibrahim, he is comfortable with the way things are and is

a campaign replete with extraordinary irony is when you think that doctor mahathir is linked with anwar his one—time protege najib razak, in this area and in many urban areas there is no doubt there is a strong appetite for change, a sense that after 61 years people have been lining up here and saying this is our chance. but it is quite a different picture as you get out into rural areas, and they are overrepresented in parliament, far more seats in rural areas compared with the population. there, the government's record of supporting particularly ethnic malays and the inclination to stick with what they know may very much count on the opposition‘s flavourful —— government's favour. the opposition has made complaints about how unfair the playing field is, the way in which constituency boundaries have been redrawn and voter registration is managed. lots of complaints, we have seen six opposition candidates disqualified on what seemed like small technicalities. they believe they are fighting an uphill battle, but there is no doubt it is a tight contest, and no doubt tighter than the elect

former prime minister mahathir mohammad makes an extraordinary comeback. model members of the royal family. waxworks of meghan and harry are unveiled 10 days ahead of the royal wedding. the three americans released by north korea have thanked president trump and his secretary of state, mike pompeo, for securing their release. they are flying now to andrews airforce base outside washington, where they'll be met within hours by the president. according to the white house, they've been freed as a gesture of goodwill ahead of the planned summit between mr trump and kimjong—un. this report from lebo diseko. a welcome stop on home soil for the former detainees. their plane refuelling in alaska before making its onward journey. in a statement, the three men thanked their families and friends who'd prayed for their return. no doubt they'll also thank donald trump when he meets their plane in washington. securing the release of the americans who'd been held in north korea is a diplomatic victory for president trump. the men are kim, dong—chul, a pastor detained in

as you mentioned, malaysia's new prime minister mahathir mohamad has said he will scrap this projectthe national debt which is about a quarter of a trillion of us dollars and he hopes by scrapping the projects that he thinks are not beneficial to malaysia's economy, he can bring it down by about 20%. but this project has generated quite a lot of interest in the region and outside the region, among the high—speed rail manufacturers. i just the region, among the high—speed rail manufacturers. ijust met somebody in tokyo who was interested so somebody in tokyo who was interested soi somebody in tokyo who was interested so i bet they are caught off guard. mahathir mohamad has admitted malaysia will probably have to pay a bit of money, about $125 million, to singapore to get out of the deal, although the singapore authority has said yesterday it has not received an official confirmation. today is a public holiday. we will see if it gets confirmed. thank you very much. staying in the region... asian shares fell on tuesday and the euro struggled near six month lows as those early elections

dr mahathir they are speaking to jonathan head.oday india's supreme court will hear a plea to turn the kathua girl rape case into a federal rather than local investigation. following a public outcry demanding death penalty for those accused of gang raping the eight—year—old girl, the government had made the laws stricter, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age. yogita limaye travelled to india's jammu and kashmir state to report on this case. once again, a rape and murder brought people out on the streets in india. this time the victim was nearly eight years old. she belonged to this more islam nomadic tribe. they roam the hills and valleys of the state of jammu and they roam the hills and valleys of the state ofjammu and kashmir. she was captured when she was out grazing horses. police say she was raped, tortured, and murdered by hindus who wanted to be tried to move off their land. herfamily has continue their journey move off their land. herfamily has continue theirjourney into the moun

when policies are more stable under the mahathir mohamad government, had little comeback.s making headlines, the french energy group is preparing to pull out of a billion—dollar gas project in iraq in the face of sanctions. —— iran. washington is reimposing strict sanctions on iran to curb the nuclear ambitions. the uk parliament through report has concluded that the big four accountancy company should be broken up accountancy company should be broken up in britain. they are coming under criticism following the high—profile colla pse criticism following the high—profile collapse of the construction firm carillion. the accounting firms were accused of a crisis of confidence. us senate has voted to restore net neutrality rules. it was pushed to get rid of the rules to ensure that all internet services are treated equally. it is a big victory for democrats. net neutrality supporters a clear regulation is needed to provide internet service providers from blocking or slowing down services or websites for competitive reasons. as the united states plays host to round two of trade

milly's it with the oppositional lines led by the country's former rather authoritarian rule of dr mahathir mohamad has won a big majority in parliament in effect ending six decades of rule government by the national front the election commission saying official results has the opposition so far winning i think it's hundred thirteen out of the two hundred twenty two seats in the parliament the national front. that's in our party has so far won seventy nine is a stunning defeat and it also makes marty a mohamad at ninety two years old the world's oldest elected leader let's just listen in to the prime minister the former prime minister one should say. elect a thing to give my profound stinks. to a leader is often does a national his party. that initial level. also look. at the grassroots level and the friends in those initial know who have worked. day and night. to prepare the programs and activities that. are connected with the general election. since that took over the role. in two zero zero nine. the government tried. as best as they could do to raise. the quality of life of the people an

may not have as much sway as he thing he thought or he had previously when he was prime minister mahathir even himself has admitted that he will have to devise new ways now with this new political system or to create a new political system to accommodate this kind of a political change it doesn't necessarily mean he automatically becomes the prime minister he will have to be nominated but his coalition members will probably do that you will have to be endorsed by the king so it's all very likely that you will be if we see the current developments or the current events go according to how it should be according to the political system let's bring in kiev and wang in kuala lumpur he's a columnist and contributing editor for the new mandela mandela website and has focused on the as his election good to have you with us until now there's been no precedent in modern malaysia for a transfer of power a hottie of a hundred says now that says there's an urgency here the police chief that the police chief says that they will be he will ensure a safe transfer of power and yet. form a now former prim