馬哈蒂爾 與佐科威談論政治 他算“積極老齡化”嗎？

馬哈蒂爾仍在與佐科威談論政治 他算“積極老齡化”嗎？

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海峽時報 | 2025年3月23日

有人說，與其被掃地出門，不如離開派對。

林愛玲 林愛玲

2025年2月26日，印尼前總統佐科·維多多（左二）在佐科的家中與馬來西亞前總理敦馬哈蒂爾·穆罕默德（右二）握手，佐科的妻子伊莉亞娜（左）和馬哈蒂爾的女兒瑪麗娜（右）陪同。
照片：SYARIF M. FITRIANSYAH 2月26日，印尼前總統佐科·維多多（中左）在佐科的家中與馬來西亞前總理敦馬哈蒂爾·穆罕默德（中右）握手，佐科的妻子伊莉亞娜（左）和馬哈蒂爾的女兒瑪麗娜陪同。

新加坡——當我讀到馬來西亞前總理馬哈蒂爾·穆罕默德於2月底飛往梭羅會見印尼前總統佐科·維多多的消息時，我的第一反應是暗自歎息。
我心想，又來了。這位被親切地稱為“老頭子”的總統，仍在努力展現他的重要性。

當我讀到馬來西亞前總理馬哈蒂爾·穆罕默德二月底飛往梭羅會見印尼前總統佐科·維多多時，我的第一反應是內心呻吟。

又來了，我心想。這位被親切地稱為“老頭子”的總統，仍在努力展現他的重要性。

難道，距離他百歲誕辰僅剩幾個月，現在就該是他退休、讓下一代領導人接手的時候了嗎？難道他不需要和佐科威（維多多先生的昵稱）就雙邊合作和經濟關係進行談判嗎？

顯然，答案是否定的，現在還不是時候，而且是的，他仍然需要。梭羅之行一周後，他的新播客首期開播，敦馬哈迪醫生就烏克蘭戰爭發表了自己的看法。

平心而論，他是一位資深政治家，以其犀利坦率和犀利諷刺的本領而備受尊敬。他因在1981年至2003年的第一個任期內推動馬來西亞經濟快速轉型，並在2018年5月曆史性的大選中重返政壇，帶領馬來西亞首次實現政府更迭而廣受讚譽。

然而，自那以後，他的政治生涯便不再光彩奪目。他被自己的政黨擊敗，在2022年大選中丟掉了議席和按金，如今領導著一支在議會中沒有代表的烏合之眾。

他第二次辭去總理職務已經五年了，但他堅信自己仍然有自己的角色。

“也許他正在積極養老，”一位同事說道，他引用了新加坡政府通過社會和健康活動支持老年人的項目口號。他很可能成為這項活動的代言人。

Mahathir's still talking shop with Jokowi. Is he 'active ageing'?

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The Straits Times | March 23, 2025

Some say it's better to leave the party than be shown the door.

 Lim Ai Leen

Former Indonesia president Joko Widodo (centre left) shakes hands with former Malaysian prime minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad (centre right), accompanied by Joko's wife, Iriana (left) and Mahathir's daughter, Marina, at Joko's home on Feb 26. 

INGAPORE – When I read that Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had flown to Solo in late February to meet former Indonesian president Joko Widodo, my first reaction was to groan inwardly.

Here we go again, I thought. The “old man”, as he is affectionately referred to, is still trying to show he matters.

When I read that Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had flown to Solo in late February to meet former Indonesian president Joko Widodo, my first reaction was to groan inwardly.

Here we go again, I thought. The "old man", as he is affectionately referred to, is still trying to show he matters.

Surely, mere months before his 100th birthday, it's now time to hang up his boots and let the next generation of leaders get on with the job? Surely he doesn't need to talk shop with Jokowi (as Mr Widodo is popularly known) on bilateral cooperation and economic ties?

Apparently the answers are no, it's not time yet, and yes, he still does. A week after the Solo jaunt, the first episode of his new podcast launched, with Tun Dr Mahathir giving us his views on the war in Ukraine.

To be fair, this is an elder statesman who's respected for being sharp and candid, and having a knack for the caustic gibe. He's widely admired for driving Malaysia's rapid economic transformation during his first term from 1981 to 2003, and for coming out of retirement to spearhead the country's first change of government in the historic May 2018 polls.

Since then, however, his political career has been less illustrious. He was outmanoeuvered by his own party, lost his seat and deposit at the 2022 elections, and now leads a motley crew with zero representatives in Parliament.

It's been five years since he resigned from his second stint as PM, yet he is adamant he still has a role to play.

"Maybe he's active ageing," suggested a colleague, using the tagline from the Singapore government programme which supports seniors through social and health activities. He could well be a poster boy for this campaign.