mahathir mohamad: you're welcome. 35a: there you have years since first becoming prime minister, a man who just may be -- rewriterelight his legacy. thank you for watching. ♪ emily: in february 2007, drew faust made history when she was appointed president of one of the most prestigious and storied institutions in the world, becoming the first woman president of harvard university. a civil war historian and author, faust le led the university for a decade, tackling immigration and same-sex social clubs and raising record amounts of capital, all while fighting to prove that an ivy league education is worth the rapidly rising costs. as she passes the torch to her successor, faust opened up about her most recent and next chapter. joining me t

therese says forced him out of retirement with a promise to clean up the government prime minister mahathir mohamad is credited with bringing together not only a divided population but also of its political party with one common goal change but as the new government formed there are concerns he won't be able to keep the different groups united long enough to deliver the proposed reforms. the ruling coalition known as the alliance of hope is made up of politicians across the spectrum many had been jailed by my heart their himself when he was prime minister from one thousand nine hundred eighty two to two thousand and three the opposition coming to join you doubt it can lead to fractious relationships it depends on reddit user i.d.'s can be tolerated because some may not like to see the choice of you know the top people one month on might there is still putting together a cabinet with the eventual aim of a clean and transparent government but get watching. whatever changes that has been promised to take for. the actually meeting and what might there mohammad at the age of ninety three is now responsi

of malaysia's leader to mark the start of the muslim holiday of either addressing the crowd mahathir mohamad thanked the supporters who helped him and his coalition and the sixty year rule of the previous government last month. this is democracy and it means that people are free to trust their government if they find it a government and is no longer suitable through votes we can change the government and the people here are well aware of it. they don't have any other way based on my observation they sit in promises that they may fulfil but we won something that is fair and transparent so we are informed of what had happened to our country we shifted new government i think i suspect nation probably feed. the cites you know the old woman the fear that. quite a lot but the former prime minister najib razak is being investigated for money laundering and misappropriation of property it's related to a corruption scandal in which state money was allegedly used to pay for the lifestyle of politicians and businessmen around the world sending the country into debt it's what martha says forced him out

played a large part in his shock election loss earlier this year well as his new prime minister mahathir mohamad has vowed to bring back money that was stolen from a state fund and to punish those responsible to vehicle part of reports from. it's one of the biggest ever turn outs for prime ministers open house the annual celebrations held at the residence of malaysia's leader to mark the start of the muslim holiday of either addressing the crowd might there mohamed thank the supporters who helped him and his coalition and the sixty year old of the previous government last month. i mean this is democracy and it means to people are free to trust their government if they find it a government and is no longer suitable true votes we can change the government and the people here are well aware of it. but. based on my observation they sit in promises that they may fulfil but we won something that is fair and transparent so we are informed of what had happened to our country which is the new government i think there's a speculation of the seat. the sites you know the old woman. quite a lot but the forme

going from the very recent statements by the current prime minister mahathir mohamad who took office after the surprise victory election victory on the ninth of may it's charges could be laid out a trial could even take place before the end of this year this is what the prime minister has said no not yet however is maintaining his innocence this is a stand that he's taken all along he says that the seven hundred million dollars nearly seven hundred million dollars that was deposited into his bank account was a gift from the saudi royal family you heard him say that in an interview that was that he had no idea how that money ended up in his bank account but it malaysian police and the attorney general had previously investigated and they found no evidence of wrongdoing they believed him that this was a gift and in fact he said that this is money that he has since returned to saudi so there's no wrongdoing there but the new administration has been absolutely determined to get to the bottom of this corruption scandal that has engulfed the country and has put it into debt now the new gov

to help it repay more than two hundred seventy billion dollars worth of debt prime minister mahathir mohamad is also outlined a new sales tax to try to help rebalance the budget that's despite only having just followed through on a key campaign promise to scrap another tax that many voters have blamed for a sharp rise in the cost of living that the nationwide protests in argentina are calling for the decriminalization of abortion and for months of nationally broadcast hearings on whether to allow women to terminate pregnancy within the first forty weeks of aggression or committee is to use those on the bill and rail the dread manager then it in the dan has quit the european champions of the winning and unprecedented third straight champions league title sudan says that it felt like the right time to make a change there's the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera right after the stream next. as the pressure grows we find out what life is like. the people of gaza talk to. me ok and you're in the street and i'm really could be today we're diving into three stories that are buzzing onl

in large part in his shock and action also earlier this year the nation's new prime minister mahathir mohamad is about to bring back money that was stolen from a state fund and punish those responsible to be upon reports from patricia. no it's one of the biggest ever turnouts for prime ministers open house the annual celebrations held at the residence of malaysia's leader to mark the start of the muslim holiday of either addressing the crowd might there mohammed thank the supporters who helped him and his coalition and the sixty year rule of the previous government last month. this is democracy and it means the people are free to trust their government if they find it a government and it's no longer suitable true votes we can change the government and the people here are well aware of it. but. based on my observation they sit in promises that they may fulfill but we won something that is fair and transparent so we are informed of what had happened to our country which is the new government i think i suspect nation of the feet and the sites you know the old woman. quite a lot but the former pr

malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad is meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo and today urged countries like japan not to be cynical about north korea's talk of getting rid of its nuclear threat the ninety two year old mohammad said pyongyang's efforts to improve ties with the u.s. would help ease tension in southeast asia. dozens of anti-bodies the demonstrators have taken to the streets outside the british parliament to protest against the u.k. leaving the e.u. they called on the government to deliver a public vote on the final deal while makers will vote on tuesday and wednesday on amendments to prime minister teresa's may you withdraw all bill. spain has offered to take in more than six hundred migrants many of them unaccompanied children who are stranded on a rescue ship in the mediterranean after italy and malta refuse to let it dock but the ship is three days sail away from spain and supplies are running low malta has sent food and water but the charity operating the ship so that would only last for a day. after surviving the deadly mediterranean waters six hundred thir

martha says forced him out of retirement with a promise to clean up the government prime minister mahathir mohamad is credited with bringing together not only a divided population but also bury its political party with one common goal change but as the new government formed there are concerns he won't be able to keep the different groups united long enough to deliver the proposed reforms. the ruling coalition known as the alliance of hope is made up of politicians across the spectrum many had been jailed by might there himself when he was prime minister from one thousand nine hundred eighty two to two thousand and three the opposition coming to join you know it can lead to fractious relationship it depends on reddit user i.d.'s can be tolerated because some may not like you see the choice of you know the top people one month on might there is still putting together a cabinet with the eventual aim of a clean and transparent government but get watching. whatever changes that has been promised to take for. me actually waiting and watching but there mohamed at the age of ninety three is now responsibl

before arriving in singapore he's been in malaysia where he met his newly—elected counterpart mahathir mohamad pacts to enhance ties. subramanya jaishanker, the former foreign secretary of india joined me here in the studio earlier. i asked him what prime minister modi hoped to achieve on his visit. i think the important part is that within three, four months of the asian summit in delhi is here in singapore which has been a gateway for india and asia. he was in malaysia are very early to meet the new prime minister, he had a very solid visit to indonesia. so overall i think the fact that you have an indian prime minister here indicates a priority, indicates a degree of commitment which i think welcome is very much. how much of this commitment is a counter to the rise of china in this region? i would not necessarily see this as countering china, if you look at the economic stakes, the security sta kes, economic stakes, the security stakes, the fact we have a community here, the fact that there is a very strong indian cultural influence here, i think all of that really, india isa here, i think

he was cleared and this case was closed but malaysia's new prime minister, mahathir mohamad, has reopenedi've been speaking to aira azhari, coordinator for democracy and governance at the institute for democracy and economic affairs, about the seized assets. some of these items, 440 million of the rally, cash, 12,000 in tiaras, 14 of them. it's staggering. the allegation is that the money was from 1mdb. it remains to be investigated. 250 million us dollars. what has been the reaction so dollars. what has been the reaction so far in malaysia? it has been building upfora so far in malaysia? it has been building up for a number of weeks since the defeat of najib razak and the shock election win of his opposition. people are seeing this being uncovered. what has the reaction been is yellow among the public, previously, with the previous government still in power, people were hesitant to talk about the matter. now, with the new government, people are starting to express how one happy and shocked they are with this scandal. —— unhappy. two of the candidates fighting for the presidency have also

well the new prime minister mahathir mohamad has indicated that charges could be laid in several months we could even see a trial proceeding before the end of this year now in the. police have already raided several properties linked to not chip and his family they've seized nearly thirty million dollars in cash they've also seized nearly four hundred luxury handbags some worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. and they've also seized bags containing cash and jewelry now and the prime minister has said that he believes there is sufficient evidence to lay charges not only on not your brother but also on his wife months or now in the meantime these two have been prevented from leaving the country they're actually banned from leaving the country while investigations continue thank you for that florence let's leave it there in indonesia authorities say the number of people feared drowned after a tourist ferry sank could be up to one hundred ninety three raising fears that it is now the country's worst maritime disaster as a search operation continues families and friends of those missing a

malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad is meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abi and today urged countries like japan not to be cynical about north korea's talk of getting rid of its nuclear threat the ninety two year old muhammad said young and effort to improve ties with the united states would help ease tension in southeast asia. pope francis has accepted the resignation of three chalange bishops following a child sex abuse scandal they resigned last month after being accused of covering up abuse by a paedophile priest during the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's pope francis has apologized to the victims and admitted grave mistakes were made to. return to our top story the world of business and finance of course following the story summit in singapore that's right after the us dollar the a three week highs on tuesday and asian shares gained as investors show relief over the summit result as we've been hearing u.s. president on trump and north korean leader kim yong on have signed a comprehensive deal and that the denuclearization of the korean peninsula is a first

years in office he's accused of taking power from a state fund he set up the new prime minister mahathir mohamad reopen the corruption investigation after winning last month's election. i was north didn't have any knowledge whatsoever of money is coming in i would not have couldn't do it and you going subsequently i believe that the monies from several sources. and additions to beatable but this was a concern and i'm not privy to bring bring records you know unless you have special treatment for the bank then you would know what a source of funding or they knew or accepted at face value would it do so is coming from. you know obama and his being you know instruction and indonesia authorities say the number of people feared drowned after a tourist ferry sank could be up to one hundred ninety three raising fears that it can now be the country's worst maritime disaster as the search operation continues family and friends of those missing are waiting for news on their loved ones the captain of the boat was detained by police for questioning on thursday he's one of eighteen people rescued after the w

. ♪ minister,a's prime mahathir mohamad he left his country for 22 years until 2003.k. turning 93 in july, he is the world's oldest prime minister. this is the same party since independence. beenhir mohamad: it has corrupted.

mahathir says forced him out of retirement with a promise to clean up the government prime minister mahathir mohamad is credited with bringing together not only a divided population but also of our youth political parties with one common goal change but as a new government formed there are concerns he won't be able to keep the different groups united long enough to deliver the proposed reforms. the ruling coalition known as the alliance of hope is made up of politicians across the spectrum many had been jailed by my heart their himself when he was prime minister from one nine hundred eighty two to two thousand and three the opposition coming to join you know it can lead to fractious relationship it depends on whether his ideas can be tolerated because some may not like the choice of you know the top people one month on might there is still putting together a cabinet with the eventual aim of a clean and transparent government but they're watching. whatever changes that has been promised to take for. the actually to watch but there mohamed at the age of ninety three is now responsible for ending a sys

. >> malaysia's prime minister mahathir mohamad is changing the rules.a five decade dispute with singapore over the price of water, investigating the terms of contract for china, and he is not shy about expressing his opinion of donald trump. haslinda amin sat down with him for an exclusive interview this week. : everyime minister mahathir country should not try to dominate the whole world. of the. worldalth should be shared with all countries haslinda: your personal thoughts on president trump? isme minister mahathir: ihe mercurial and that he changes his mind always. first, he wants to be better than -- then he met. now he thinks president kim a great person to do business with. so, can you trust a man who changes his mind about issues and policies every other day? prime minister mahathir: when you have a man like that, you need to be cautious. you need to know whether this is for real or not. haslinda: how would you deal with a man like president trump? prime minister mahathir: like any normal person because nobody in this world is perfect. everybody

to help it repay more than two hundred seventy billion dollars worth of debt prime minister mahathir mohamad presell so outlined a new sales tax to try to help balance the budget that's despite following through on a key campaign promise to scrap a controversial goods and services tax that many voters blame for a sharp rise in the cost of living. that the nationwide protests in argentina calling for the decriminalize ation of abortion that followed months of nationally broadcast hearings on whether to allow women to terminate a pregnancy within the first fourteen weeks a congressional committee is due to vote on the bill which would then have to pass both houses of parliament. and real madrid manager then attends a dan has quit the european champions after winning an unprecedented third straight champions league title sit down says that it felt like the right time to make a change those the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera world next. zain. the atlas mountains in the south east of moral call a tough and full given environment but it's hard to leave and make anyth

multiple charges against his predecessor is being investigated in a massive corruption case mahathir mohamadeopened an investigation into nudgee braszczok after winning last month's election the former prime minister is accused of stealing billions of dollars from a state farm known as one m d b during his nine year tenure has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing he was the leader responsible for one and nothing can be done and we thought he. and we he signature on all the deans and. therefore he just wants a book we have the checks we have the letters signed by him so he can see that i had nothing to do with the reader and have each of the at them by and by working as possible. theories. if you like and we think that we already have. almost a perfect piece. the ruling coalition in india than minister of kashmir has collapsed india's prime minister narendra modi's party has the b j p has withdrawn its support the b j p wants federal control of the states where at least one hundred thirty people have been killed in protests and attacks this year paul brennan reports indian security forces fought

well meanwhile malaysia says it will reopen its embassy in pyongyang the prime minister mahathir mohamad said he will take north korea's commitments at face value and resume relations with the isolated nation malaysia close that center seen pyongyang last year after a diplomatic standoff following the suspect that assassination of kim jong un's half brother at kuala lumpur airport. while the declaration on denuclearization of the singapore summit is the latest in a long line of agreements that north korea has made the first was in one thousand nine hundred ninety two under kim il sung the state's founder and kim jong un's grandfather north and south korea signed a joint declaration for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula but it never came into force that in one thousand nine hundred four bill clinton's administration signed an agreed framework with north korea now led by kim jong un's father kim jong il pyongyang would dismantle its nuclear reactors in return for fuel oil shipments from the u.s. unpopular with republicans that framework was cancelled under george w. bush butt. a

with the government to help ease the burden now after taking office last month prime minister mahathir mohamad promised that the country's debt would be a priority and the finance minister has accused the previous government of the result of deceiving people about malaysia's financial situation and we've been talking to malaysia's including some ciena who thinks the fund is a great idea i fully support the effort of government in each being there. i believe they're fine we were somehow able to help the government in paying the loons our debts. the country is having at the moment and the malaysian three. really germans or east. are united. well there are others that don't think this fund raising will have much of an impact. the fun is not necessarily to own the vamps of the malaysia but is to provide a platform for malaysians who wish to show down solidarity who wish to show their support for the government in this initiative and yes some on line like who says that you can't help pay malaysia's debt by paying off your loans pay your taxes and work very hard to increase the country's productivit

beijing will malaysia says it will be reopening its embassy in pyongyang the prime minister mahathir mohamad said he will take north korea's commitments at face value and resume relations with the isolated nation malaysia closed its embassy in pyongyang last year after a diplomatic standoff in the wake of the killing of kim jong un's half brother an airport in malaysia and there is plenty more ahead on the news on clued in a last ditch effort by the u.n. to a virtual assault on the yemeni port city of her data. a blow to asylum seekers trying to get into the u.s. the attorney general bans immigrants from using domestic violence as a reason to enter. and in sports we look at the battle to host the beautiful game in twenty twenty six ahead of the fee for world cup. a senior member of the u.k. government has resigned over the cabinets approach to bricks it's philip lee a minister in the justice department stepped down just before a parliamentary debate on the u.k.'s withdrawal plan it's now almost two years since the referendum many people remain unclear about the country's direction lansley vi