"Now the hard work begins," influential political website Malaysiakini.com said in an editorial. - Racial tensions -Multicultural Malaysia has been increasingly riven by political and racial tension under now-ousted leader Najib Razak, exacerbated by a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal. The 64-year-old British-educated Najib is the son of Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysia's second premier and founder of UMNO's long-time coalition, Barisan Nasional. A delicate touch likewise is needed to clean up "systemic problems of corruption and rot and kleptocracy," she added. But perhaps more than anyone in Malaysian history, Mahathir consistently surprises his doubters, which he stressed at a post-election news conference.

Source: Bangkok Post May 10, 2018 07:52 UTC