| Though not averse to speaking out on a range of controversial subjects, Mahathir rarely just shoots from the hip. |
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| Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has indicated Malaysia might lodge a diplomatic protest over the boat chase. |
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| After the 1997-98 crisis, Mahathir thumbed his nose at the world and went his own way by imposing currency controls. |
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| Dr Mahathir is especially exercised about the other-worldly teachings of many ulama. |
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| Mahathir has attempted to shore up his position by trying to distance the government from corruption allegations. |
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| In the late 1990s, Anwar looked set to take over from Mahathir Mohamad, who guided Malaysia over 22 years to economic success. |
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| On the other hand, as an example, the politics of Malaysia's current prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, offer some latitude. |
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| But Dr Mahathir called it a dilemma advisedly, and it seems that he still sees it as one. |
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| Following Mahathir Mohamad's retirement in 2003, crony capitalism, nepotism and corruption continue under the Badawi regime. |
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| Dr Mahathir had been ranting about foreign speculators before the controls were imposed, and many decided to get out while they could. |
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| He was the anointed successor to Malaysia's long-serving leader, Mahathir Mohamad, until the two fell out. |
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| Anwar was beaten by police, tried, found guilty and jailed – only for the verdict to be overturned by the federal court after Mahathir retired. |
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| After public rallies in support of Anwar, Mahathir had him arrested and charged with corruption and sodomy. |
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| I forgot one point you might want to ask Mahathir Mohamad about, and the answer is not that simple. |
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| In Malaysia a dispute arose between Prime Minister Mahathir and Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was also Finance Minister. |
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| In fact, there was the argument between Mahathir Mohamad and the worker organizations in Malaysia. |
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| To reduce the government subsidy on fuel, Mahathir said diesel and petrol prices will increase by 10 sen per liter to 0.80 and 1.20 ringgit respectively. |
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| Rather, it was as a spokesman of an international economic orthodoxy for financial health, pitted against Mahathir the unredeemed populist-nationalist. |
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| I have listened to his history lesson most attentively but was somewhat surprised by his criticism of Mr Mahathir, as Professor Rinsche has always taught us that Mr Mahathir was the greatest of all Asian statesmen. |
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| At ASEM 1 in Bangkok in March 1996, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad proposed two initiatives, i.e., the Trans-Asia Rail Link and the Asia-Europe University. |
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| The role of the courts was further compromised in 1988 when Prime Minister Mahathir objected to several Supreme Court decisions relating to individual rights and to the legal status of the ruling party. |
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| When these policy differences became public, faced with a potential succession challenge, Mahathir first removed Anwar from office, then removed his supporters from government, party posts and party-owned enterprises. |
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| The Mahathir administration used the law to cover-up a barrage of financial scandals, particularly the Bank Bumiputra Finance affair, which has caused the loss of billions and the murder of an investigation officer. |
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| The allegation was almost a replica of claims made against the married father-of-six in 1998 after he, then deputy prime minister, fell out with Mahathir. |
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| Playwright Harold Pinter and former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accused Blair of war crimes. |
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| Anwar, once seen as the heir apparent to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad before being sacked 10 years ago, said the sodomy allegation was a ploy to destroy the opposition. |
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| In the 1980s, Prime Minister Mahathir decided to reduce the scope of royal powers by a constitutional amendment that would allow 15 days for royal assent to bills, after which assent was deemed to have been given. |
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| Malaysia's prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, continues to hurl abuse as well, lacing a speech last month with a nasty imitation of an Australian accent. |
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| Indeed, Dr Mahathir has virtually guaranteed that cronyism will continue by retaining his policy of promoting ethnic Malay entrepreneurs. In Indonesia, politics has stymied attempts to reform big business. |
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| Then, when he was deputy prime minister and vying for the leadershop held by his patron, the Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad, he was accused of sodomising his wife's driver. |
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