Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad looks set to be back on the hustings for the next general election.

According to party insiders, the leadership council is backing the 92-year-old politician to be fielded as a candidate.

"There has been a strongly backed proposition for Mahathir to be fielded as a candidate due to an overwhelming demand from the grassroots," said a party source...