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...over. Despite Mahathir's sometimes controversial remarks about certain ethnic groups and foreign media or governments, Malaysia is a moderate, tolerant Muslim nation where Malays, Chinese and Indians live in harmony, maintaining their own cultures and religions. Let's hope that Mahathir's successor, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, will bring about more positive changes, especially in the nation's relationship with Western governments, as well as with the foreign media. Alex Chow Hong Kong...
...SWORN IN. ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI, 63, as Malaysia's fifth prime minister; by King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra; at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. The Mr. Nice Guy of Malaysian politics, Abdullah succeeds combative predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, 77, who retired after 22 years at the country's helm. Abdullah fell out with Mahathir in 1988 when he joined a group that unsuccessfully challenged the Prime Minister's leadership of the ruling party. In 1991 the rift was healed when Mahathir named him Foreign Minister...
...back at his critics, telling reporters that the storm of complaints simply proved his point that "arrogant" Jews did indeed control the world. Don't expect retirement to mellow the man. Mahathir had a warning for his detractors at his last press conference before handing power to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: after he stepped down, the world could expect him to be "even be more irresponsible ? not being the Prime Minister, people won't take notice of what I say, so I'll be more free to say nasty things." - By Simon Elegant Sick Ship Sails GREECE A British cruise ship...
...central government has hit back. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who also serves as Malaysia's Home Minister, has vowed that the police force-which is controlled by the central government-will not enforce the hudud laws. And he declared that the country's federally run prisons won't house anyone convicted of breaking such laws. Publicly, Mahathir has been equally uncompromising. On a recent visit to Terengganu, he thundered that people who attempt to enforce such laws "have deviated from Islam and should be condemned to hell." The trouble is, the issue puts him in a tricky political...
...dissuade him. But three days later, amid feverish rumor and speculation, UMNO unveiled a transition plan allowing for Mahathir's departure next year. He would maintain all current posts, including those of Prime Minister and Finance Minister, until October 2003, after which his deputy, Abdullah Badawi, would take over...