Brunei ruler discharged from hospital, resting in Malaysia

[KUALA LUMPUR] Brunei’s ruler, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has been discharged from a Malaysian hospital and will rest for several days in Malaysia, the Brunei Prime Minister’s Office said late on Saturday (May 31).

The sultan, 78, has returned to the Grand Hyatt Hotel to rest following advice from medical experts before returning to Brunei, it said in a statement.

He was admitted to the National Heart Institute for fatigue during a meeting of South-east Asian leaders last week in Kuala Lumpur.

It is not known when the ruler will return to Brunei. The queen and other members of the royal family were with him, the statement said.

The sultan holds multiple roles in the small South-east Asian nation, serving as Brunei’s prime minister, armed forces commander, finance minister, foreign minister and defence minister. REUTERS