Dr M on RM2.6bil donation: 'The whole world knows better'


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) says his predecessor Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak can say whatever he wants about the “RM2.6bil donation from Saudi Arabia”, but the whole world knows better.

Dr Mahathir said this at a press conference when asked about Najib's persistence that the RM2.6bil received was indeed a donation from the Saudi government.

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