Speaking in episode 20 of his testimony on the times, he explained that rich countries usually dispose of their waste in the lands of poor countries in exchange for paying them, meaning that poor countries become a dumping ground for rich countries.
But he indicated that rich countries should clarify the nature of the waste that they send to poor countries so that the latter can benefit from it and recycle as much of it as possible, such as plastic.
However, what Malaysia discovered is that these countries resort to deceiving them, as they most of the time send their "rubbish" that cannot be used to the poor countries, which prompted some poor countries such as the Philippines to return garbage containers to rich countries.
The veteran politician who built modern Malaysia said that he refused to let his country remain a dumping ground for rich countries, so he told them that he would not receive their waste, and he decided to return hundreds of containers of garbage to the countries from which they came, especially since these countries did not respect the inter-agreements in this regard.
The king and the beauty queen
With regard to the real reasons for the resignation of the King of Malaysia, Mohammed V, in early 2019, and what is rumored that the reason is his marriage to Miss Russia. Mahathir Muhammad explained that the decision to resign is a matter for the king himself, and he may have thought that he is unable to complete his duties as the king of the country, indicating at the same time that the Malaysian people had some not good information about the king, and that the latter was aware of that, "so maybe He decided to withdraw from the scene. "