In the spirit of Teachers’ Day, Dr Mahathir Mohamad - soon to blow out 100 birthday candles in July - took a nostalgic stroll down memory lane, recalling his school days.

“When I was growing up, parents went to the school and handed their children to the teachers with orders - ‘If they are naughty and stubborn, ‘rotan’ (cane) them. Teach them like how you would teach your own children. As long as it does not break or bend’,” he said in a video posted on his Facebook.