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Malaysian government's first 100 days: Big moves buy leaders some time, but euphoria won't last
As Malaysia's new government marks 100 days in power on Friday (Aug 17), The Straits Times Malaysia Bureau takes a look at how it has fared on various counts.
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Dr Mahathir Mohamad, flanked by fellow opposition leaders (second from left) Mohamad Sabu, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Mr Lim Kit Siang, after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur in the early morning of May 10, 2018.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Days before he chalked off 100 days in power, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was still in a honeymoon period after his shock return to power at age 93, according to opinion polls.
But typical of him, and more so because he is a man in a hurry, having agreed to hand over power to deputy-turned-nemesis-turned-ally Anwar Ibrahim, he has hardly stopped to celebrate.
