Dr M on third national car: You want to be a country of peasants?


  • Nation
  • Friday, 24 Aug 2018

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister continues to respond acerbically to criticism over his proposed third national car project.

In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad quipped, “If you want to be a country of peasants, planting rice and catching fish, okay, we’ll do that for you.

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