As Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's new government approaches its first 100 days in office, the big question is, how is the new Malaysia faring?

To judge the new government - made up of an uneasily yoked and ideologically diverse clutch of political players - on the deliverables of its populist election manifesto would be unfair. More so, when most Malaysians are not sweating over any timeline of election pledges.