From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asian nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir Mohamad. By Seth Mydans Seth Mydans is a former Bangkok bureau chief ...

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 99, says eating in moderation is the key to longevity. "Age does not follow time. Age follows bodily health — the way you can function," he ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, died April 14 at a hospital in Kuala ...