Political analyst Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, who became an internet sensation after receiving a "death stare" from Dr Mahathir Mohamad prior to becoming prime minister, has resigned as the director of Universiti Utara Malaysia's (UUM) Institute for Malaysian Political Analysis (Mapan).

"I cannot deny that wherever I go, unknown people who recognise me as the 'academic who (supposedly) wet himself in front of Mahathir during a Sinar Harian forum on March 22' will tick me off," he said in a Facebook posting today...