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Malaysia calling for cooler heads in Middle East, says Defence Minister

KOTA TINGGI: Malaysia is calling for cooler heads to prevail in the Middle East following rising tensions between Iran and Israel. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the Malaysian government was giving full attention to current developments in the Middle East. "The government has made its stand known and is pushing for the situation there...

Sultan Johor grants Mohamed Khaled an audience

JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar granted new Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin an audience here on Saturday (Dec 16). The Sultan shared a post regarding the audience on his official Facebook page. Mohamed Khaled, 65, served as Johor’s 15th Menteri Besar, leading the state from May 2013 to May 2018, and...

Malaysia, Russia sign eight MOUs involving higher education institutions

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Russia signed eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) involving higher education institutions of both countries to strengthen and expand cooperation in various fields. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the MOUs include establishing mirror labs; student mobility; satellite labs; double degrees; matching grants; joint academic and research programmes; enhancement of...

Premium salary awaits fresh grads through GEM portal, says Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh graduates have the opportunity to earn a premium salary through the newly launched Graduate Employability Management (GEM) portal, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The Higher Education Minister said the ministry’s current objective is not limited to ensuring graduate employability but also to establish a new benchmark where graduates can expect to earn...

Umno to conduct post-mortem to identify weaknesses following state polls

SERDANG: Umno will conduct a post-mortem to identify weaknesses that contributed to the party losing most of the seats it contested in the six state elections on Saturday (Aug 12), says its vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Commenting on calls for Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down following the party’s...