IF it was “Dr Mahathir Mohamad” version 1.0, PLUS Expressways Bhd (PLUS) would have probably been awarded to one of the four private companies that had thrown in their bids for the most valuable highway.
In his first term as Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believed that the private sector is best to run businesses such as highways and power plants. At the time, he allowed key infrastructure assets to be held by selected bumiputra businessmen.
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