Mahathir warns many figures on Malaysia's financial position are false

(May 18): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday many of the figures recording the country’s financial position may be false, but he did not offer any evidence or say which data he was referring to.

“Regarding the numbers indicating our financial position, I realize many of these figures are false,” he told a news conference. “So we need to determine how much of it is inaccurate.”

Mahathir made the comment in response to a request for a fresh forecast on Malaysia’s economic growth. But it was not clear what numbers he was referring to.

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