Malaysia: Conspiracy Theories Abound As Election Campaign Hits Road

By Noah Lee and Iman Muttaqin Yusof

It wouldn’t be Malaysian politics without backbiting, political intrigue and conspiracy theories abounding in the run-up to national polls.

As campaigning for the Nov. 19 general election kicked off this past weekend, Mahathir Mohamad, the country’s elder statesman and former prime...