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Najib's return is the last thing Malaysia needs

Disgraced former prime minister is plotting an unlikely comeback

| Malaysia
Najib Razak, pictured in August 2020: the former prime minister is cooking up a second act as leader with the help of his United Malays National Organization.   © Reuters

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

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