Dr Mahathir, the 'patron saint of political comebacks'


  • Nation
  • Friday, 28 Sep 2018

In this Aug 20, 2018 file photo, Dr Mahathir speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - (How Hwee Young/Pool Photo via AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP): For a few seconds Thursday, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad looked his age.

The 93-year-old once and current Prime Minister of Malaysia wobbled a bit as he clasped the railing, cautiously mounted the four stairs leading to the stage in the bowels of the Asia Society and shuffled over to the podium.

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