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First 100 days of Malaysia's new government

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As Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's new government approaches its first 100 days in office, the big question is, how is the new Malaysia faring?

To judge the new government - made up of an uneasily yoked and ideologically diverse clutch of political players - on the deliverables of its populist election manifesto would be unfair. More so, when most Malaysians are not sweating over any timeline of election pledges.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 12, 2018, with the headline First 100 days of Malaysia's new government. Subscribe