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	Asia Daily Briefing - Back to reality May 8, 2019

	A year after stunning  victory, Mahathir  bites bitter economy KUALA LUMPUR -- It has  been a year since Mahathir  Mohamad's return as prime  minister of Malaysia, and the  euphoria of that election victory  has worn off as the realities of  slowing economic growth weigh on the government.
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