Doubts over ministers’ degrees raised in parliament

By Emilia Tan. An altercation between government and opposition MPs ensued in Malaysia’s parliament this week when government officials appeared to brush off questions about the academic credentials of the ministers of human resources and of science, technology and innovation. Ong Kian Ming, a Democratic Action Party opposition MP, questioned the validity of the academic credentials of Human Resources Minister Richard Riot, who is a former deputy foreign minister, and of Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ewon Ebin, as well as the qualifications of the CEOs of two major corporations. More...