Anwar: Dr M is committed to reforms, unlike Mugabe

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not like former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said of his nemesis-turned-ally.

Unlike Mugabe, he added, Mahathir is committed to reforms.

Anwar made the comment when asked by reporters outside the Kuala Lumpur High Court today on whether Mahathir, as the leader of Pakatan Harapan, was committed to the coalition's reform agenda, amid fears that he would return to his old ways.

"Mahathir is prepared to change. He has been maligned enough by the government...