KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court here ... is a Malay but my ancestors had roots in southern India, which is Kerala. “My mother hails from Kedah ...

GEORGE TOWN: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has waded into the “Kedah owns Penang” controversy by claiming that historically, the Kedah Sultan agreed for the British East India ...

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, has died at the age of 85 after a prolonged illness. Known for ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Musa Hitam said Dr Mahathir Mohamad preferred him over Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah as his deputy because Musa was a “dumb” politician. Speaking at the la ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday aged 85, state media reported, citing his son-in-law.  Abdullah became prime minister in 2003, following ...

SINGAPORE – When I read that Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had flown to Solo in late February to meet former Indonesian president Joko Widodo, my first reaction was to ...

Malaysia's nearly 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital, his office said Tuesday, almost two weeks after he was admitted for a respiratory infection.

Twitter has removed former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's controversial tweet glorifying violence even though France is demanding suspension of his account on the social media platform.

From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asian nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir Mohamad. By Seth Mydans Seth Mydans is a former Bangkok bureau chief ...

Known for his gentle demeanor, Abdullah faced challenges during his tenure, including economic issues, and is survived by his second wife and two children.

Abdullah became prime minister in 2003, following the resignation of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad after 22 years at the ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim paid tribute to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as a "person with a great soul who instilled a new narrative in Malaysia's politics of power".