Mahathir names three cabinet ministers, sets up council of elders

Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R front) and Lim Guan Eng, who is named as finance minister, attend a press conference in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, May 12, 2018. Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday named three ministers in his "small cabinet" and announced the establishment of a "council of elders" to advise the government, taking the first step in governing the country. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)