Dr Mahathir Mohamad

Capable people, not party reps: Mahathir’s plans for new government

Malaysia’s Interim Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reveals his plan for the new government, saying that he wants a cabinet comprising capable individuals and not just party loyalists.

Attendance will be factor in cabinet reshuffle: Dr Mahathir

Malaysian MPs who do not attend enough Dewan Rakyat sittings will get a talking to by the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.

End Rohingya crisis now, Dr Mahathir tells international community

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it quickly.

Dr Mahathir goes horse riding as morning drizzle partially clears air

The haze blanketing much of the Klang Valley did not stop Dr Mahathir Mohamad from taking part in one of his favourite leisure activities -- horse riding.

Dr Mahathir, now 94, says he has just one simple birthday wish

As birthday wishes pour in for the oldest prime minister in the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he only has one birthday wish – to see Malaysia on the road to recovery.

Only people can change the prime minister: Mahathir

“Vote me out if you want,” says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an apparent response to Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim's statement that the prime minister should be changed.

Not just about skyscrapers, blue skies, clean rivers important too: Dr Mahathir

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not be successful as a developed nation, if it did not balance physical development with the preservation of nature and maintaining the existing environment.

I love Malaysia Airlines, but it seems like we can't afford it: Dr Mahathir

There are several parties that have expressed interest in buying the troubled national airlines Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), says Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Mahathir unfazed by Najib's popularity on social media

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is unperturbed by the sudden popularity of his predecessor Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on social media.

January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018

Malaysia opposition names Mahathir, 92, as PM candidate

Malaysia's opposition coalition has named 92-year old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August.

December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017

Dr Mahathir returns both Selangor royal awards

Former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad returns the two awards he received from the Selangor Palace, a move believed to be related to the palace’s outrage over his remark on the Bugis, an ethnic group.

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