PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad is denying Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's claims of "saving Umno", which was the reason why he stepped down as prime minister in 2020. The former premier said he stepped down because his party, Bersatu, had lost confidence in his leadership when they rejected his advice. "Usually, when followers no...
PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a surprise visit to the Faisal Halim household on Saturday (June 22). The Selangor winger, who is recovering from an acid attack incident on May 5, revealed on his Instagram page that the former premier met him and his loved ones at his residence. "I never expected...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set June 12 to decide on the judicial review application filed by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in relation to the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) proceedings into Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks, and South Ledge. Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh has fixed 8.30am to deliver his decision, an hour before Dr...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is conscious and not in critical condition, says his close aide, refuting claims on social media. "He is still in the IJN (National Heart Institute) and we will issue an update if there is any significant development," said the aide when contacted on Monday (Feb 19). It was reported on Feb...
PETALING JAYA: On the 60th Malaysia Day, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says it is important to look back to history if the nation is to move forward. He said in a social media post on Saturday (Sept 16) that six decades of nationhood is a long time and added that there are many bitter-sweet memories from...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for treatment of an infection. In a post on Dr Mahathir's official Facebook page on Thursday (Aug 3), two photos were shared showing him going through some files at the ward. "Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad writing and going through...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a session of the lower house of parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 13, 2020.Reuters/Lim Huey Teng Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, successfully underwent an "elective medical procedure" and is expected to be discharged in a few days, the National Heart Institute said on Sunday. "The procedure...
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says the Covid-19 emergency order has turned the country into a ‘dictatorship’.Reuters Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday (April 20) urged the country’s king to revoke a Covid-19 state of emergency, saying the royal order – made in January on the advice of the government – was uncharacteristically turning the...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad leaves after an interview with Reuters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct 16, 2020. KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin should resign now rather than wait to be ousted by United Malays National Organisation (Umno), said Dr Mahathir Mohamad.The former Prime Minister said he had warned his old party...
In reports from The Star, Free Malaysia Today and New Straits Times, it has been revealed that former-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has put himself under a two-week self-quarantine period after it was found that he had been in close contact with a Minister of Parliament that tested positive for Covid-19. Source: New Straits Times This quarantine period was necessitated...
