Dr M takes ‘New M’sia’ to world stage

NEW YORK: Returning to the United Nations after a 15-year absence, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad held up “New Malaysia” to the world as a shining example of a country committed to fairness, good governance and rule of law.

Losing none of the outspoken nature that made him famous in his 22-year tenure as the country’s fourth Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir said small countries remained at the mercy of the powerful and repeated his call for reform of the UN.