Kuala Lumpur, Jul 18 (IANS): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised, according to his office on Thursday.
The 99-year-old was admitted over persistent coughing to the National Heart Institute on Monday, according to a spokesman for his office, Xinhua news agency reported.
He has been hospitalised several times over recent years, having faced heart problems as well as Covid-19.