The Leader Who Wanted a ‘Crooked Bridge’ With Singapore Is Back
- Ties between Malaysia and Singapore were rocky under Mahathir
- Singapore leaders have been following the situation closely
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The man who once called Singaporeans a "selfish lot" has returned.
Nearly 15 years after he stepped down, Mahathir Mohamad is at the age of 92 again in charge in Malaysia, having pulled off a stunning election upset. But has he changed from the leader who defied the world by pegging his country’s currency in the late 1990s, tussled with the International Monetary Fund and was prone to public attacks on everyone from currency traders to Jews?