Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is in good health and resting, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The 78-year-old monarch was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (May 27).
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The 78-year-old monarch was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (May 27).
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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed on Wednesday
00:08that Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is in good health and currently resting.
00:20Earlier, in his speech at the closing of the ASEAN Auditor Conference in Putrajaya,
00:25Anwar apologised for his late arrival,
00:27explaining that he had stopped by the National Heart Institute to visit the Sultan.
00:32The 78-year-old monarch was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday due to fatigue.
00:40He is expected to remain there for several days on the advice of Malaysian medical experts.
00:45The Sultan, who has ruled Brunei since 1967, was once the world's wealthiest man
00:51and remains hugely popular in the oil-rich nation.
00:54He holds multiple roles, serving also as its Prime Minister,
00:59Armed Forces Commander, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister and Defence Minister.