Mahathir discharged from hospital

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s 96-year-old former premier Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from the National Heart Institute, the hospital said on Saturday.

The country’s longest-serving prime minister, who served for more than two decades in the top job, will have follow-ups for continuation of his medical treatment as required, the hospital said in a statement.

"He shall now continue recuperating at home," the hospital said.

Tun Dr Mahathir, still an active lawmaker, underwent an elective medical procedure on Jan 8 and was re-admitted to the hospital later that month for treatment.

The National Heart Institute did not say at the time what procedure Dr Mahathir, who has a history of heart problems, had undergone.