Dr Mahathir jokes that Malaysia's new retirement age is 95


LONDON: The new retirement age is 95, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said in jest on Sunday (Sept 30), drawing laughter from guests at a high-tea gathering of Malaysians staying in Britain.

“I hope to last until my retirement,” said the statesman who returned to the office of prime minister in May, at 93. Dr Mahathir was the prime minister for the first time from 1981 to 2003.

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