A Malaysian sports a currently popular T-shirt showing new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (right) and the recently pardoned and released Anwar Ibrahim. It was heartening that Mr Anwar has called for the end of race policies. The humiliating defeat of the United Malay National Organisation (Umno) is now the biggest story in the annals of Malaysian history. It will take forever to dissect what went right and wrong over the past 61 years that led to the opposition's poll victory. How deep will the new government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his Harapan Pakatan allies dig?

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2018 21:33 UTC