Tun Dr Mahathir's Appointment as Petronas Advisor Terminated
On 11th March 2016, local newspapers began to cover the story of Tun Dr. Mahathir's termination as Petronas advisor. For those who don't know, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed was Malaysia's fourth prime minister, and its longest serving PM to boot. An extract from The Star: “Cabinet decided that since Tun Mahathir is no longer supporting the current Government, he should no longer hold any position related to the Government. Therefore, the Cabinet today agreed unanimously to terminate the appointment of Tun Mahathir as advisor to Petronas,” said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. The PMO said on Friday that Cabinet had discussed Dr Mahathir’s actions, particularly in launching the so-called “Citizens’ Declaration” with Opposition leaders last week. “The declaration aims to topple the democratically-elected Government led by the Prime Minister, and is therefore against the law and the Federal Constitution,” it said. Last Friday, Dr Mahathir and other signatories ...