马哈蒂尔 与佐科威谈论政治 他算“积极老龄化”吗？

马哈蒂尔仍在与佐科威谈论政治 他算“积极老龄化”吗？

https://www.magzter.com/nl/stories/newspaper/The-Straits-Times/MAHATHIRS-STILL-TALKING-SHOP-WITH-JOKOWI-IS-HE-ACTIVE-AGEING?srsltid=

海峡时报 | 2025年3月23日

有人说，与其被扫地出门，不如离开派对。

林爱玲 林爱玲

2025年2月26日，印尼前总统佐科·维多多（左二）在佐科的家中与马来西亚前总理敦马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德（右二）握手，佐科的妻子伊莉亚娜（左）和马哈蒂尔的女儿玛丽娜（右）陪同。
照片：SYARIF M. FITRIANSYAH 2月26日，印尼前总统佐科·维多多（中左）在佐科的家中与马来西亚前总理敦马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德（中右）握手，佐科的妻子伊莉亚娜（左）和马哈蒂尔的女儿玛丽娜陪同。

新加坡——当我读到马来西亚前总理马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德于2月底飞往梭罗会见印尼前总统佐科·维多多的消息时，我的第一反应是暗自叹息。
我心想，又来了。这位被亲切地称为“老头子”的总统，仍在努力展现他的重要性。

当我读到马来西亚前总理马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德二月底飞往梭罗会见印尼前总统佐科·维多多时，我的第一反应是内心呻吟。

又来了，我心想。这位被亲切地称为“老头子”的总统，仍在努力展现他的重要性。

难道，距离他百岁诞辰仅剩几个月，现在就该是他退休、让下一代领导人接手的时候了吗？难道他不需要和佐科威（维多多先生的昵称）就双边合作和经济关系进行谈判吗？

显然，答案是否定的，现在还不是时候，而且是的，他仍然需要。梭罗之行一周后，他的新播客首期开播，敦马哈迪医生就乌克兰战争发表了自己的看法。

平心而论，他是一位资深政治家，以其犀利坦率和犀利讽刺的本领而备受尊敬。他因在1981年至2003年的第一个任期内推动马来西亚经济快速转型，并在2018年5月历史性的大选中重返政坛，带领马来西亚首次实现政府更迭而广受赞誉。

然而，自那以后，他的政治生涯便不再光彩夺目。他被自己的政党击败，在2022年大选中丢掉了议席和按金，如今领导着一支在议会中没有代表的乌合之众。

他第二次辞去总理职务已经五年了，但他坚信自己仍然有自己的角色。

“也许他正在积极养老，”一位同事说道，他引用了新加坡政府通过社会和健康活动支持老年人的项目口号。他很可能成为这项活动的代言人。

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

https://www.magzter.com/nl/stories/newspaper/The-Straits-Times/MAHATHIRS-STILL-TALKING-SHOP-WITH-JOKOWI-IS-HE-ACTIVE-AGEING?srsltid=AfmBOopGKDPVLrMQXCQEUg_KnZgUDM4oOSpIjxKJec2u27QEAqFeDXWw

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.