Dr Mahathir Mohamad was quick to seize on news that 1MDB-linked businessperson Jho Low's yacht had been impounded by Indonesian authorities, using it as cannon fodder for his inaugural ceramah in Pekan, Pahang as opposition leader yesterday.

But while the issue could be a big hit in urban areas, it appeared Low’s superyacht sailed over the heads of last night’s crowd in Felda Chini.

"Because the money (used to buy the yacht) was stolen from 1MDB, that is why the Indonesians dared to seize it," Mahathir said in his speech...