Mahathir’s London talk, complete with questions posed

Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in London to address concerned Malaysians. His talk was called  “Malaysia in the World Today”

Place: Macmillan Hall, University of London, Senate House, London

Time: 6.15 pm, Wednesday 21 September 2016

Time-stamp

Please note: The times are approximate.. Just play around with the timings (+/-) if you want to hear Mahathir’s response to a particular question.

00.00-Introduction by Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute, & Deputy Dean of the School

02:48- Wan Saiful of IDEAS Introduction

05:24 – Dr Mahathir main speech

21:01 – Dr Mahathir Q&A session begins

21:43 Question 1: Common interest with Anwar Ibrahim

23:04 – Q2 Vision 202 and High Income Nation

25:36. Q3. Our role to combat the situation in Malaysia

27:14 – Q4 Overview of the economy and how to attract Foreign Investment

30:14 – Q5 Foreign Relations with Asean, US and China

32:57 – Q6 Are you an untouchable?

34:09 – Q7 Would you have done anything differently?

37:19 – Q8 Mahathir’s Track Record and how he planted the seeds of the problem today

43:03 – Q9 Did you resign too soon?

44:15 – Q10 How do you see the Islamic world and the OIC?

46:26 – Q11 Government using religious hardliners to justify their actions

48:42 – Q12. Are you impressed by Rosmah’s diamonds?

50:04 – Q13. ??? (If you can decipher what was said, I would be grateful for the information)

52:05 – Q14. Vision 2020 and Education

54:32 – Q15. Vision of reform and separating the portfolios of Finance Minister and the PM

58:23 – Q16 Is the Opposition ready to govern. What happens if they fail to win? (includes Mahathir’s comment on the 2PMs he chose)

01:01:16 Q17. Do people accept corruption?

01:05:27. Q18. How did Malaysia help the Commonwealth, and vice-versa?

01:07:44 – Q19. Role of Civil Societies & Will Bersatu evolve into a party which is multiracial and multi religious in outlook?

01:11;58 – Q20 Where do I join Bersatu? What privileges will I get?

01:17:21 – Q21. Race based parties & Shifting to a Community-Centri type of governance

01:19:36. Q&A session ends

02:19:46 – Closing remarks and expression of thanks from the Deputy Dean.