Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad on course to be world's oldest elected leaderMahathir Mohamad is on course to become the world's oldest elected leader at 92, after a shock victory in Malaysia's bitterly fought election. "Yes, yes, I am still alive," Mr Mahathir told a news conference in the early hours of Thursday. Mr Mahathir was prime minister, at the head of the BN coalition, for 22 years, from 1981 until he stepped down in 2003. Mr Mahathir was also a mentor to Mr Najib, who became prime minister in 2008. Mr Najib has been accused of stifling Malaysian investigations by removing key officials from their post.

Source: VietNamNet News May 10, 2018 06:11 UTC