Mahathir likens sale of Proton to Singapore’s separation

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has likened the sale of the national carmaker to the Chinese to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia. He was responding to news that China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will buy 49.9% of Proton. Dr Mahathir started the national carmaker in 1983 to instill pride in Malaysians that locals were good…