Dr M and his trusty little notebook


LONDON: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad always carries a small notebook with him and jots down anything that comes to mind about what members of the Cabinet will have to do.

"I note down anything at the moment it comes to mind. If you put it off, you will forget. Write down whatever you can do," the Prime Minister said to Malaysian journalists at the conclusion of his two-leg visit to the United Kingdom on Monday (Oct 1).

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