Paradise Lost: Mahathir And The End of Hope

Paradise Lost: Mahathir & The End of Hope has been described as a "lament of love by a patriot in despair." It takes a critical look at Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s role in Malaysia’s political evolution and his ultimately destructive legacy of corruption, racism and religious extremism. He inherited a nation pregnant with promise and left it after decades in office marred in division, uncertainty, instability, a grand kleptopia, a terrible kakistocracy.
It also examines the role Mahathir played in Pakatan Harapan's [Coalition of Hope] stunning 2018 electoral victory and his subsequence betrayal of the coalition he was entrusted to lead.
The end result is a nation in deep crisis, adrift in a sea of uncertainty, unable to come to terms with its past, unwilling to make the compromises necessary to secure its future.
Written by a former Malaysian ambassador, Paradise Lost makes for sober reading. Intensely provocative, it challenges long-established shibboleths, spotlights the dangers now confronting the nation and argues that Malaysia’s only hope for redemption lies in embracing and harnessing its unique multicultural identity.

What others are saying about Paradise Lost: Mahathir & the End of Hope

"Should be on every Southeast Asian government specialist bookshelf" - John Berthelson, Asia Sentinel

"A searing work… every page provokes critical thinking and demands a responsiv"e - Dr Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian institute of economic Research

"Superbly written, a no-holds barred account… serves as a cautionary reminder of the long haul ahead in the fight for a fair, just and secular nation" - Dr Lim Teck Ghee, professor, author & columnist

"Anyone with a keen interest in Malaysian politics will find it engrossing" - Kenny Ng, human rights lawyer