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Kedah Ouster of Mahathir’s Son a Pyrrhic Victory for M'sia's Najib
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Kedah Ouster of Mahathir’s Son a Pyrrhic Victory for M'sia's Najib

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John Berthelsen
Feb 03, 2016
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak seemingly has landed a serious blow on his arch-enemy Mahathir Mohamad, the irascible 90-year-old former premier, by gathering the clout to remove Mahathir’s son Mukhriz as chief minister of the northern, conservative state of Kedah. But it has been a difficult two-week struggle that saw Mukhriz rallying thousands of…

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