The election brought back to power Mahathir Mohamad, above on Thursday, who was Malaysia’s ruler from 1981 to 2003. The election brought back to power Mahathir Mohamad, above on Thursday, who was Malaysia’s ruler from 1981 to 2003. Mr. Najib planned multibillion-dollar ports and a $13 billion railroad connecting Malaysia’s South China Sea coast to the more industrialized areas in the west of the country. At a news conference later Thursday, a downcast Mr. Najib acknowledged the election result but appeared to stall for time. In its election manifesto, the opposition coalition pledged to reopen 1MDB investigations within 100 days of taking office.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 10, 2018 23:09 UTC