BBC HARD TALK with Malaysian Former Prime Minister 3/3

Dr Mahathir Mohamed talks to Stephen Sackur 3/3
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During his term in office, Dr Mahathir turned Malaysia into a regional high-tech manufacturing, financial, and telecommunications hub through his economic policies based on corporate nationalism, known as the various "Malaysia Plans" which set out the government middle-term objectives. These policies with strong Keynesian tendency remained in effect almost to the end of his tenure in office.
Dr Mahathir is credited with spearheading the phenomenal growth of the Malaysian economy, now one of the largest in South East Asia.

Growth between 1988 and 1997 averaged over ten percent and living standards rose twentyfold, with poverty relatively almost eradicated and social indicators such as literacy levels and infant mortality rates becoming almost on par with developed countries.

During this period, Dr Mahathir embarked on various large scale national projects, such as the North-South Expressway, Multimedia Super Corridor, the planned capital city of Putrajaya, Johor's Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the Bakun Dam in Sarawak, and the Petronas Twin Towers.

During the Asian financial crisis of 1997, IMF had prescribed a recovery package for Malaysia, but Dr Mahathir defied international pressure, his then rejecting the package. Though economic prosperity has been mixed since then, Mahathir argued that Malaysia's recovery was relatively faster and better, as compared to many other Asian countries affected. After the financial crisis, the IMF and World Bank acknowledged that Dr Mahathir's approach had worked.

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[pitsoon]

he said "the great civilization of the past did not have democracy, & yet they became great, it is not necessary the ( democratic ) system will work for everybody, if you have a bad leader, even with democratic system would fail... ", this quote should be listened to those politicians who like to export & impose their democratic system into others.

[venycal]

yea, it's a mistake xD

but he handled the talk very well :)

[A3X]

@ilovemusic6223 what do you mean he fucked up? cant you see that the host, changed to other question everytime mahathir answered the question that the host thought going to get Dr M???

[dodge6362]

Nice one Stephen, exposing this dinosaur for the idiotic racist buffoon that he is. I enjoyed it everytime you defeated the guy to the point all he could say was "well they can say/think what they like". I hope that Anwar Ibrahim wins and locks this prick up for the rest of his life.

[ilovemusic6223]

must have a certain understanding of limitation of democracy???....and what does this bloody Mahathir's fucking words up to??......ISA?? kuku besi??...BODOH!!!!

[ilovemusic6223]

Mahathir totally fucked up....lol....

[MrKambingtakmandi]

hebat la Dr M!!...

[zackdaril]

Superb! outstanding Tun!the one and the only! You are the LEGEND! We love you. What a great emotions! It s under controlled, not emotional at all.Not like the best REPORTER/HOST that they sent to lambast you, he seems like has to jump from another to another bullets.KO!! " Full marks" for Mahathir and "0' for the Host!

[mencelan]

Cayalah Mahathir!!!

[andirizalzaba]

haha The Brits are fools to mess with Dr. Mahathir..

[hawasama09]

after watching all 3 parts... all i can say is... BRAVO TUN MAHATHIR... we love u so much...

[hawasama09]

@caonimazibai hello there...

1) malay lazy and incompetence... agree with u...

2) not sure abou iq's average...

3) malaysia are different from singapore... u cant compared it...

4) malays are from malay land (tanah melayu)... not from jawa or sulawesi or whatever countries that u mention before...therefor, we are indigenous...cant deny that

call me rasict if u want but i think chinese and indian should know where they're stand...malays have been tolerated with them for so many years...