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Is Mahathir Too Old to Rule Malaysia? He Doesn’t Think So

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Malaysia’s former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad wasn’t invited to the forum that planned to debate whether at well past 90 years he was too old to be prime minister again. He turned up anyway. “As far as health is concerned, I am not senile yet,” he announced to the stunned participants, maybe of whom stood and snapped photos with their smartphones. For good measure, Mahathir sat in the front row and tweeted: “I’m here guys. Say it to my face.” The recent move was trademark...

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