Malaysia takes a turn to the right, and many of its people are worried
- Written by James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania
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Muhyiddin Yassin has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Malaysia. Many people were surprised because 94-year-old Mahathir Mohammad, the oldest prime minister in the world, was widely expected to be reappointed for a third time.
Muhyiddin outfoxed the wily Mahathir, because Mahathir made two fatal errors. First, he had...
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