With the first remark, Mahathir — according to my colleague Tan Choe Choe, who covered the press conference — was responding to calls by various groups “for a new narrative to unite the people”. In other words, he wants to make sure that the people feel the benefits of PH’s policies. Mahathir obviously wants everybody to bite the bullet and get on with it for the betterment of the nation. I must agree with the analysts who stress that in building a new house, the foundations have to be solid. We await the building of a strong and beautiful house — a Malaysia we love and can truly be proud of.

Source: The Edge Markets May 23, 2019 09:11 UTC