Mahathir still in hospital

Mahathir still in hospital

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attended yesterday a Cabinet meeting after being hospitalized for four days.

But Mahathir returned directly to his ward after the meeting for further treatment, Bernama news agency said.

Mahathir, 72, underwent an operation on his left ankle to remove a blood clot at the Malaysia University Hospital last Saturday and has remained there to recuperate.

Yesterday, doctors advised him to come back to the hospital after his official commitments for follow-up treatment, the official news agency said, quoting a statement from the prime minister's office.

Mahathir apparently injured his ankle on May 7 when he accidentally kicked a stone just before he left on a tour of Egypt and Sudan.