18 January 2020
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- Will the “Najib Recordings” Fray Ties Between Mahathir’s Malaysia and the Gulf States?
Will the “Najib Recordings” Fray Ties Between Mahathir’s Malaysia and the Gulf States?
The revelation earlier this month that Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak allegedly urged a crown prince from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help cover up the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal is expected to complicate ties between the two countries, analysts said. James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at RSIS, NTU Singapore, said the recordings would not rupture Malaysia’s ties with the UAE. “But the Emiratis will not be happy. This is not going to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back but the UAE will be wary of Mahathir [Mohamad, Malaysia’s Prime Minister],” he said.
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