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

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

headlines: an extraordinary political comeback: malaysia's former prime minister, 92—year—old mahathir mohamadns 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 protege, naj

they have looked to a leader in power for over 20 years, mahathir mohamad the longest running prime ministera. a lot of other ironies as well. mahathir was up against his own protege, someone he handpicked to be the prime minister of the country. teamed up with a foe, someone serving a jail sentence on sodomy charges. no shortage of ironies. this election was held against the backdrop of rising discontent among the people, rising costs, which has squeezed the rural malays in the heartland. they are finding it hard to cope with daily life, bread-and-butter issues. issues like low unemployment among the young, low wages. mahathir will have to address those issues. a spectacular win by any margin. theou take a look at where opposition coalition won its power, the power came from traditional stronghold areas, states just across from singapore. never in your wildest dreams would you think the opposition could win support from these particular states. yvonne: you mentioned all of the ironies. a former prime minster now coming into power. what are mahathir's priorities for the economy moving forwar

the argument that he is in, he is dpm, and this can provide a bit more of a justification for mahathir mohamad 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 and what he has done is significant enough. let's remember he brought together the coalition, was able to postulate himself as prime minister, so for the first time the kr had a prime minister real candidate going into the election. he was able to allay the election. he was able to allay the fears of malay voters so he made it much more broad—based. 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. he kept the pace. as we have seen in the first three orfour days, he's done a lot of things like naming top cabinet members. within the last hal

ta kes the country or mahathir mohamad takes over, can the growth be sustained with their economiceform 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 time since 2014. could there be another rate hike? we did see inflation picking up momentum earlier this ye

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

and malaysia's former prime minister are mahathir mohamad is set to return to power.ding fathers of malaysia and he won the contentious election after defecting to the opposition. for more on the story i'm joined now by my colleague whojoins more on the story i'm joined now by my colleague who joins us now in our studio. monica, this is huge for malaysia. unprecedented. moody ‘s has already said that malaysia is in uncharted territory. mahathir mohamad, just for an idea, the chances of him winning into this election were slim to none. people are shocked by this. he came out of retirement, 92 years old, after the prime minister had been embroiled in scandal. he is accused of stealing roughly $700 million from a state fund. moody ‘s has weighed in and we spoke to a emerging market expert and he said that the voters of malaysia have finally had a voice. and he said that the voters of malaysia have finally had a voicelj think this election in malaysia is a bellwether about what is happening in other parts of the world. now you are getting a wider distribution of power as

lumpur where the new day brings a dramatic comeback for the former malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamads 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 protege, najib razak, and the party he led for years. here he is addressing his supporters shortly before the official results were announced. the chief secretary will announce that there will be a holiday tomorrow and the day after. cheering and also saturday and sunday. so you will have four days‘ holiday. but there will be no holiday for the winners. that's the trouble with winning. we have to work. our correspondent, jonathan head, who's in kuala lumpur, was watching the results as they came in. these opposition supporters have been gathered outside the headquarters of one of the opposition parties for hours now listening to the results being tallied by their own leaders. there have been shouts of jubilation, a real sense of change being possible, and

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

mahathir mohamad has been sworn in as malaysia's prime minister, becoming the world's oldest electedeader. crowds cheered and waved flags outside the royal palace where the inauguration took place. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the us president has banned the sale of irn—bru at his scottish golf resort because it might stain the clubhouse carpet. the soft drink is extremely popular in the country, being called scotland's other national drink. and the top story here in the uk: the british government has issued an official apology for its role in the detention and torture ofa libyan man and his wife after their return to tripoli in 200a. now it is time for asia business report. 88 and location are set. donald trump announces he will meet kim jong—unin trump announces he will meet kim jong—un in singapore next month. —— a date and location. and we speak to the woman looking to revolutionise a visit to the doctor. hello and welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit welcome to asia business report. i am shara njit leyl. welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl.

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

this was the moment mahathir mohamad completed the most unlikely of political comebacks — sworn in aseld 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, anwar ibrahim was his deputy and chosen s

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

says the king has agreed to pardon the jailed opposition figure and whatever him immediately mahathir mohamad also promised to reveal to his cabinet on saturday the ninety two year old was sworn in on thursday after a shock when it swept the opposition to power for the first time and waving him is in custody on charges of sodomy and corruption and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after today's inside story next. once a strategy of war now the conflict is long over the good duck shouldn't continue when used investigates why so many sri lankans disappear without a trace on al-jazeera. leaving again at the age of ninety two to mohammed comes out of political retirement in malaysia to oust a former protege the longest serving malaysian prime minister in the anxiety about corruption and the high cost of living this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm homage enjoy him voters in malaysia have thrown the ruling coalition from power for the first time since independence sixty one years ago and the architect of the opposition's upset win is the veteran pol

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

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

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

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 now a white house official is reported to have mocked senator john mccain's brain cancer kelly sadler reportedly said it doesn't matter that mccain is against president trump's nominee to head the cia because quote he's dying anyway she was quoted by two newspapers during a closed door meeting on friday mccain's wife cindy took to twitter to hit out at sadler the eighty one year old senator is battling a rare form of brain cancer and the big protests in the philippines after the supreme court expelled the chief justice who's been critical of president roderigo deter to maria lured sarah nero was removed in a vote by fellow judges acting on a government petition seeking her dismissal surrender has fiercely criticized the number of decisions by did it i am only being in the me and i'm just one of so many thousands upon thousands is the line if. you couldn't be there you made it then you would have been here yet you wer

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. the world health organization is to send an experimental vaccine to democratic republic of congo after confirming two cases of ebola and thirty two probable cases at least seventeen people have died since people in the village of b kora began showing symptoms resembling the virus nine neighboring countries have now been put on alert as the worst help world health organization says it's preparing for the worst. the united nations has issued a warning about the possible spread of cholera and malaria in somalia due to flooding more than one hundred thousand people have been internally displaced by heavy rains which caused the shut bell river to flood last month emergency medical supplies have been deployed but the u.n. estimates an extra two million dollars is needed to reach more areas police in turkey have detained one hundred fifty soldiers for their alleged links to the twenty sixteen failed military crew ankara has accused the

the opposition alliance the alliance led by former prime minister mahathir mohamad in the lead i have to say though that the official results now these unofficial results are derived from the ballots being counted at the voting stations and then they are taken to the counting center where the tally of before the taken to the voting to the counting they got to be signed off by off from the election commission as well as by accounting and these are usually volunteers all party members from the parties that are contesting in that seat so what's what we're hearing is that some election commission offices have refused to sign off on forms in several voting stations and that's why we're not getting the official results as quickly as we would like now and they're already allegations that the election commission is biased towards the ruling alliance we've been hearing that been people who said that that postal votes did not reach them on time they went able to send their votes on time people one day people would spend away from voting stations on the election day itself or not wearing the rig

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 sink cai

see in ben is a very concerted attempt by leaders from both sides to canvass for votes we had mahathir mohamad deliver a speech at ten pm on tuesday night before two hours before campaign here and he told the country you have. vote vote wisely we're voting for our dignity we're not just voting for a change in government vote to restore dignity to the country and he said twenty years ago this country was known as an asian tiger now we're known for corruption and also at the same time we had. a caretaker prime minister of this country telling voters telling the electorate that look at our track record we've ruled this country for more than sixty years we've developed the country been built it up if you want to continue the success story that is malaysia vote for us he also threw in last minute election goodies as people here call it to the electorate saying well we'll give you two more days of leave next week if we win the election people below twenty six years old won't have to pay for tax these are the things that he has he's promising the electorate if his party is given and now the mandate t

performance competing against not ship is his one time mentor and the former prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge boost when he forced an alliance with the coalition is still expected to win the vote however a significant loss of seats could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge within his own party discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results florence louis is a correspondent joining us live this hour from kuala lumpur florence is this election or has the campaign been about the big normal predictable issues or is it about the personalities involved. or as a little bit of bias it has been the past now the teeth involved as well because you've got two political heavyweights leading the battle on in one corner you've got nigel broad the prime minister of a country reelection he's got a very powerful election machinery behind him a party that has ruled the country for more than sixty years and then on the other in the other corner you've got mahathir mohamad who

party's performance competing against is his one time mentor and formally the prime minister mahathir mohamad the ninety two year old quit his old party and gave the country's opposition a huge boost twenty four to an alliance with them and their jobs coalition is still expected to win the vote but a significant loss of seats to muttiah could leave the prime minister open to a leadership challenge within his own party discontent over the rising cost of living among voters may also sway the results live now to kuala lumpur and my colleague florence leary florence if it's as close as we think it might be what happens after that. close as we think it might be. trading in negotiation going on really depends on who will form the us. half of the government now a poll that was released just yesterday just hours before the first vote was cast suggest that the incumbent and the ruling coalition is on course to take about one hundred feet out of two hundred twenty two parliament feet that's not enough to form a parliament there are thirty seven feet that are too close to call it's also impossible howev

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

it was a long day for mahathir mohamad has he waited to be sworn in by the king of malaysia as prime minister for the second time the ceremony was expected the morning after the election but following apparent delays it happened a few minutes before ten in the evening so. mild a month afterwards he spoke of the achievement and what's to come and. to say. the. least. for those supporters there was excitement with disbelief that malaysia was finally seeing a change in government after sixty one years in power by the ruling very son coalition . struggle for more than their teachers government and that is to be good for our mission in. gives you know it's a mystery give all of us i think. i think everyone will have on this ball great say this. could be regarded as the puppet master of malaysian politics. in wednesday's election he defeated the party he used to lead it's now led by now the politician man had a hand picked to be prime minister and is now improved in a corruption scandal now denies involvement. here is now in coalition with anwar ibrahim the dipping prime minister the sex i

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 they sai

the newly elected malaysian prime minister — 92—year—old mahathir mohamad — who won the election in aready named several members of his cabinet, and a few hours ago, announced that he has sufficient evidence to open a corruption investigation into the former prime minister, najib razak. jonathan head has the latest. there were many issues which the opposition used in their successful election campaign, but they zeroed in on this one — a government—linked investment project from which billions are believed to have been stolen. the new government is wasting no time in restarting an investigation into the outgoing prime minister, which he had quashed while in office, and barring him from leaving the country. there are a lot of complaints against him, all of which have to be investigated. and because of the complaints being made, we find that some of the complaints are varied, we have to act quickly because we don't want to be saddled with the problem of extradition from other countries. angry crowds converged on an airport in kuala lumpur where a chartered plane had been due to take the

he was jailed first under mahathir mohamad, then under najib razak, but he‘s been promised a full pardonne is quite sure how it will work. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. thousands of people have gathered in the centre of georgia‘s capital tbilisi, protesting against armed police raids on two nightclubs on saturday morning. eight people suspected of drug dealing have been arrested, as natya abramya reports. "we dance together and we fight together", protesters gathered in the centre of tbilisi, with this slogan, demanding the resignation of the prime minister and the interior minister, all made with electronic music in the background. hundreds took to the streets after police raided the most popular nightclubs in the capital, detaining dozens of clubbers in what protesters claim was a heavy—handed operation. according to the interior ministry the operation in the clubs was planned after they investigated and identified people who were systematically trading with drugs in these clubs. they referred to recent cases of deaths and intoxication amongst clubbers. translation: the interior mi

doctor mahathir mohamad has agreed to hand over power to anwar ibrahim, who has to be elected as an mpry quickly. of course, everyone is making a big deal of the fact that doctor muhammad hadi is in fact 52. —— doctor harty muhamed. he tried to unseat him in 1998, he tried to bring it reformed the malaysia after that, he lost power. these two men are former rivals, they appear to have kissed and made up in order to unseat najib razak, who had jailed anwar ibrahim on suddenly charges, but it is awkward and we have already seen some of this emerged that the announcement of some members of the cabinet, clearly anwar ibrahim's party, which is now led by his wife, is unhappy with some of the initial appointments as i think this is going to be an awkward coalition at their. and before they even get down the government, let's face it, they are going to have to deal with the ousted prime minister, najib razak. the prime minister braided a block on the weekend to secure sensitive documents, they say. there is a lot of fear that these documents have been taken out of the country. najib razak and

mahathir mohamad was in malaysia to meet the new prime minister there.me minister here indicates a priority and a degree of commitment which i think is welcomed. you say commitment, but how much of that is a counter to the rise of china in the region? am not sure i would necessarily see this as conquering china, there's a long history association. if you look at the economic and security stakes, the fa ct economic and security stakes, the fact that we are a community here and there is a strong cultural influence here, i'd take all of that really. india is a player in its own right. we know that india is playing a much more strategic role in the region. the prime minister is due to give a speech on this later today. how much is india now playing a somewhat supportive role to the usa, to counter that rise in china, particularly as the us is beginning to use language like the indo pacific? the us may have started using the language, this concept has been around for a number of years. again, ithink been around for a number of years. again, i think what you a

he was jailed first under mahathir mohamad, then under najib razak, but he's been promised a full pardonetween him and his 92—year—old former mentor can begin, though no one is quite sure how it will work. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the british performance during the eurovision song contest in lisbon has been disrupted by a protester who got onto the stage. he shouted "nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom" and appeared to take the microphone away from surie during scenes which were broadcast on live television. she later recovered the microphone and continued with her song. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... protests and clashes in the georgian capital, tbilisi — after police raided two nightclubs. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. north korea says it will begin dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks — and in full view of the world's media. iraq's first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over so—called islamic state has passed off largely peacefully. though three people were killed in a bomb attack. 0n th

it all happened thanks to his reconciliation with this man, 92—year—old mahathir mohamad, wants his rivalr, and now once again ally. so was it difficult for him to make a deal with mahathir doctor mahathir mohamad, which ensure the success? frankly, initially 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, pr

few expected to see him back on the national stage ninety two year old mahathir mohamad was prime minister of malaysia for two decades a ten year that critics labeled an authoritarian rule but this year's elections saw the political veteran face off against his former protege ruling party leader not she brands are taking his newly formed opposition party on the campaign trail mahathir gave passionate speeches condemning his former ally. in. the world looks down on us. so. we are no longer recognized as a democracy instead we are seen as a kleptocracy. us a country led by corruption and theft. julie. mahathir had help not even the power but turned against him after nudgee became embroiled in a corruption scandal involving a state owned investment company. 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 indepen

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

after that pardon, will prime minister mahathir mohamad on his pledge for anwar ibrahim to eventually? i think so, that was his campaign pledge so i don't think he will go back on his words and also because mahathir‘s party in the coalition is a small proportion of the coalition which won the election. how soon will anwar ibrahim take power? according to mahathir, 1—2 years. anwar ibrahim take power? according to mahathir, 1-2 years. sooner? i don't think so because mahathir himself is determined to institute 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 su

anwar was jailed on sodomy charges in 2015 but the election of prime minister mahathir mohamad last weekg chin huat is a politics expert and fellow at the malaysian think tank, penang institute, and hejoins us now from kuala lumpur. thank you so much forjoining us. when anwar is pardoned and released, what would be the first step for him to get back into the political landscape? he would need to run in a by—election to be elected to return to parliament and then to be appointed as a cabinet minister. i believe he would take over as deputy prime minister as well. would he really wa nt prime minister as well. would he really want to be deputy prime minister, which is currently occupied by this wife, orjust a political adviser and a cabinet member of the anwar mahathir mohamad administration? the better solution would be for him to replace this wife as deputy prime minister. as a matter of the fact that by—election would need to be taking place when this wife vacates her seat. if he becomes deputy prime minister the big question is, of course, the prime minister has said he can take power i

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

who made the ruling alliance a formidable force during his twenty two years as prime minister mahathir mohamad returned to active politics two years ago in an unusual role for him as an opposition leader he accused prime minister najib razak of stealing millions of dollars in government funds and he's channeled the anger of millions of malaysians about the rising cost of living and corruption into his latest electoral success two months before his ninety third birthday. so who is malaysia's new leader with a familiar face he's malaysia's longest serving prime minister in power for twenty two years from one nine hundred eighty one until two thousand and three his economic policies attracted billions in investments to the so-called asian tiger economy he responded to the asian currency crisis in one thousand nine hundred seven by rejecting an international monetary fund bailout economists criticize him for capital controls on global investors despite that he succeeded in reviving malaysia's economy but progress came at a cost now here was criticized for cracking down on political dissent the med

mahathir mohamad is back as malaysia's prime minister, aged 92. media wars. could comcast swoop in and break up the $52 billion deal between fox and disney? in business briefing will be getting an expert view on the race to win the audiences in the media world. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. also in the programme, the war on plastic. a school in the uk's started treating bringing plastic bottles into school as antisocial behaviour and punishing those responsible. is this a step too far or necessary to save the planet? join in the conversation #bbcthebriefing. let us begin. 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 kim jung—un. chris buckler reports. a

an officer alliance will form the next government ninety two year old former prime minister mahathir mohamad will once again be back in the top job replacing the. us president is to reveal details of a historic summit with north korea's kim jong un within three days but donald trump says the meeting will not be held inside the demilitarized zone between the north and the so it comes after three american citizens imprisoned in north korea were freed then heading back home in a move seen as a goodwill gesture. has more now from washington d.c. the three americans released from north korea have issued a statement aboard the airplane now carrying them home and they say we would like to express our deep appreciation to the united states government president secretary and the people of the united states for bringing us home we thank god and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return god bless america the greatest nation in the world now this plane carrying these three men as well as secretary of state mike pump aoe is expected to land around two am local time here near washi

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 attention on