Sources: Dr Mahathir to announce new party today (Aug 7)


PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) is expected to announce he is forming a new political party this evening (Aug 7), sources have said.

The new party will be registered as Parti Bersatu Rakyat Malaysia, a strikingly similar name to his former party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, which expelled him earlier this year.

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