Pakatan split on Malay unity


Dr Mahathir at the Bloomberg Asean Business Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 21, 2019. – Bloomberg

TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad may find himself facing a firing squad of sorts when he chairs the Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting today.

The shockwaves from his call for Malay parties, including Umno, to join Bersatu is still rippling through political circles and his Pakatan partners want him to explain what it is all about.

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