Dr Mahathir and Anwar: When love and hate collide

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KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's parliamentary majority might be teetering on the brink but Malaysia's two opposition stalwarts seem unable to see eye-to-eye - even literally.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's parliamentary majority might be teetering on the brink but Malaysia's two opposition stalwarts seem unable to see eye-to-eye - even literally.

Tun Dr Mahathir is bidding to be premier for the third time ahead of his 95th birthday next month while Datuk Seri Anwar is still awaiting his chance to govern Malaysia, 22 years since last being in Cabinet. He mouthed the words"very good" and gave a thumbs up. The next day, he sacked the deputy premier, igniting 18 years of enmity before coming together to defeat the Najib Razak regime.

PH, made up of the Malay-led multiracial PKR, Chinese-dominated DAP and Islamic Parti Amanah Negara, have 91 MPs, with another 18 pro-Mahathir MPs ensuring that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin is barely above water in the 222-strong legislature. More so, as the same group of PH leaders who met Dr Mahathir had to later convene with Mr Anwar the same night.

It was also a psychological blow to PH, whose leaders, including DAP secretary general and former finance minister Lim Guan Eng, had been posting pictures of hornbills, the official bird of Sarawak, on social media - thinly veiled suggestions that ruling pact MPs from the state were ready to defect.

 

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