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...Vietnam: Settling Old Scores Japan: Cult Shock Malaysia: Mahathir's Exit Plan Hong Kong: Five Years...
...Vietnam: Settling Old Scores Japan: Cult Shock Malaysia: Mahathir's Exit Plan Hong Kong: Five Years...
...Vietnam: Settling Old Scores Japan: Cult Shock Malaysia: Mahathir's Exit Plan Hong Kong: Five Years...
...risk of being overshadowed by a neighbor like Singapore, the peril of racial conflagration in Malaysia. Through death, ouster or abdication, the Deng Xiaopings, Suhartos and Lee Kuan Yews have passed from the scene. And now?if he goes ahead with his drawn-out exit strategy?comes Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's turn, perhaps closing the chapter on long-serving Asian leaders who, by sheer force of their personalities, transformed their nations...
...June 22, the last day of the annual general assembly of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO), that an emotional Mahathir abruptly announced his resignation in his closing speech. Shocked party leaders mobbed the PM in a bid to 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...