By Luke Hunt
British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Kuala Lumpur this week. Significantly, it's the first visit by a British leader since John Major in 1993, and reflects rapidly improving ties between Kuala Lumpur and the West, achieved largely through the work of Cameron’s counterpart Najib Razak.
Under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, relations had deteriorated to the lowest of possible ebbs, with Malaysia’s longest serving leader always complaining about Western conspiracies designed to bring him down while rivals like Anwar Ibrahim were jailed and bashed.
Before his arrival, Cameron was diplomatically coy, telling the local press that: “Our relationship with Malaysia is hugely important to the U.K., but quite frankly it's one that has been neglected in the past.”
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