Malaysia Election: Mahathir apologises for using derogatory word to refer to country’s Indian-origin community

April 11, 2018 3:30 PM

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Former Malaysian prime minister and opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad has apologised for using a derogatory term, ‘keling’, to refer to the country’s Indian-origin community.

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