The heated dispute between Malaysia's would-be future leaders over gay sex videos has been doused after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to hand over power to his former protege Anwar Ibrahim - even promising, for the first time, a three-year time frame.
Tun Dr Mahathir, who turns 94 next month, and Datuk Seri Anwar, president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), had struck a conciliatory tone in the past week.
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