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More than Candles at Stake as Mahathir and Najib Hold Dueling Parties
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More than Candles at Stake as Mahathir and Najib Hold Dueling Parties

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Jul 24, 2015
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On Friday, July 24, a unique political contest will take place in Kuala Lumpur: competing birthday parties for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his nemesis, former Premier Mahathir Mohamad, who is determined to drive Najib from office.

The simultaneous events have Malaysia’s elites trying to figure out which party to attend, or attend first, or for how…

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