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CNA
3 days ago
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- CNA
Brunei sultan discharged from hospital
KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has been discharged from hospital and will remain in the Malaysian capital for a few more days to rest, his office said on Saturday (May 31). Sultan Hassanal was admitted to hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday due to fatigue, though his office had insisted the world's longest-serving monarch was in "good health". "His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ... praise be to God, is back at the Grand Hyatt Hotel after resting a few days at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur," his office said in an Instagram post on Saturday. "Medical experts have advised His Majesty to continue resting for a few more days before departing back to Brunei," it added. The 78-year-old sultan was in Kuala Lumpur for a summit with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders. A statement from the Brunei Prime Minister's Office - a position held by the sultan - on Tuesday said the monarch had been feeling tired and that Malaysian health experts had advised him to rest for a few days at the National Heart Institute. Sultan Hassanal ascended the throne in 1967. He is one of the richest people on the planet, and comes from a family that has ruled Brunei for more than 600 years. His decades ruling Brunei have seen the country gain full independence from Britain and living standards soar to among the highest globally. But his reign has also been marked by controversies including the introduction of tough Islamic laws legislating penalties such as the severing of limbs and death by stoning.
Free Malaysia Today
7 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Brunei sultan in good condition, says Anwar
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 16th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday. (Bernama pic) PUTRAJAYA : Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is in good condition after being admitted to hospital yesterday due to fatigue. The 78-year-old sultan was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur, where he is expected to remain under observation for several days. 'I'm sorry I'm late … I went to IJN to visit the Sultan of Brunei,' Anwar said at an event here. 'He is currently resting… (and) he is in good condition.' He was speaking to reporters at the closing of the Asean Auditors Conference 2025 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. In a statement later, he said the sultan's medical team had advised against visitors for the time being, except for members of the Brunei royal family. Yesterday, reporters had inquired about the sultan's absence from the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council-China Summit amid reports that he had been admitted to IJN. The sultan occupies multiple key roles in Brunei, serving as prime minister, finance minister, and defence minister, among others.
South China Morning Post
7 days ago
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- South China Morning Post
Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, 78, hospitalised in Malaysia
Brunei 's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was hospitalised in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday due to fatigue, according to an official statement. The sultan 'has been feeling tired,' the Prime Minister's Office in Bandar Seri Begawan said in a statement late on Tuesday. He 'is in good health.' A vehicle escorted by a motorcade leaves the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday after Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was admitted due to fatigue. Photo: AFP Malaysia 's doctors have advised the 78-year-old ruler to rest at the National Heart Institute for several days, according to the statement. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told reporters on Tuesday that the sultan was 'resting' at the hospital after social media posts circulated about his health. Southeast Asian leaders were in Malaysia for an inaugural summit that includes high-profile leaders from China and Gulf nations. Hassanal is one of Asia's longest serving leaders, crowned as Brunei's 29th sultan in 1968.
