Ex-Malay PM ousted from political post

MALAYSIA’S former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, was ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but vowed yesterday to challenge the move.

The 94-year-old Mr Mahathir, along with his son and three other senior members, were expelled from the Bersatu party on Thursday for sitting with the opposition bloc during a brief Parliament session on May 18.

The party has been split into two camps since intense political wrangling led Mr Mahathir, above, to resign as prime minister in February and the king to appoint fellow party member Muhyiddin Yassin as his replacement despite Mahathir’s objection.