Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s “kutty” defamation suit trial against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been postponed again following the former premier’s hospitalisation at the National Heart Institute.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today deferred the full hearing of the civil action over the deputy prime minister’s alleged slandering of Mahathir to Aug 26.

Mahathir's counsel Mior Nor Haidir Suhamimi told judicial commissioner Gan Techiong that...