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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad officially began his second stint in office on Monday, with a different set of circumstances from his first time in the post. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to travel to Tokyo, Japan during May 25-27 to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) u [2]

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday he had asked Japan for yen-denominated loans as Kuala Lumpur seeks to pare down its hefty debt load. [3]

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday that Malaysia would continue to welcome Huawei Technologies, even as others shy away from working with the Chinese tech juggernaut. [4]

Starting his second month in power, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad recently spoke to the Nikkei Asian Review on two separate occasions, including on the sidelines of the Future of Asia 2018 conference in Tokyo, and articulated his diplomat... [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-21 · 100% match

Mahathir faces new challenges in second stint as prime minister

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad officially began his second stint in office on Monday, with a different set of circumstances from his first time in the post.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-05-25 · 100% match

Thai PM to attend 27th Nikkei Forum in Japan May 25-27

Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to travel to Tokyo, Japan during May 25-27 to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) u

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-12 · 100% match

Malaysia asks Japan for yen loan to solve financial woes

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday he had asked Japan for yen-denominated loans as Kuala Lumpur seeks to pare down its hefty debt load.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-05-30 · 100% match

Malaysia will use Huawei tech 'as much as possible,' says Mahathir

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday that Malaysia would continue to welcome Huawei Technologies, even as others shy away from working with the Chinese tech juggernaut.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-11 · 100% match

In his own words: Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review

Starting his second month in power, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad recently spoke to the Nikkei Asian Review on two separate occasions, including on the sidelines of the Future of Asia 2018 conference in Tokyo, and articulated his diplomat

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-28 · 100% match

US must 'learn to live' with China, Mahathir says

NEW YORK -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shared lessons this week for Washington in dealing with Beijing, suggesting that China has endured for thousands of years and will continue to no matter how much economic pressure is applied.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-16 · 100% match

Malaysia’s 92-year-old PM Says He’ll Stay in Office for 1-2 Years

KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he will remain in office for one or two years and that Anwar Ibrahim, the jailed reformist he had vowed would replace him, will be released on Wednesday.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-24 · 100% match

Malaysia's Mahathir embraces his old foe to challenge Najib

SINGAPORE As Malaysian politics heat up, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had a brush with violence at a recent forum in Kuala Lumpur.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-18 · 100% match

Malaysian PM Najib's clash with forerunner Mahathir heats up

SINGAPORE -- An ugly feud is intensifying between Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, with Mahathir throwing his support behind an old nemesis in hopes of unseating the administration, and Najib sniping back.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-10 · 100% match

Mahathir Mohamad, financial crisis survivor, pulls off another surprise

KUALA LUMPUR -- Mahathir Mohamad has shocked his countrymen and the world at large, again.

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