The government has allocated RM30 million to build a Malaysia Hall in Western Australia to accommodate the needs of the increasing number of Malaysian students there, said Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

He said the hall would be built in Perth after the ministry received a proposal from the community and 3,000 Malaysian students residing there.

NONE "The Malaysia Hall will be the third in Australia after Melbourne and Sydney," he told reporters after opening a mass circumcision programme at Perjiranan 8, Pasir Gudang.

Mohamed Khaled ( left ) said students who furthered their studies in Western Australia could put up at one of the 80 rooms in Malaysia Hall before being admitted into their respective universities.

The facilities at the building included a hall, canteen and library. According to the minister, there were 18,000 Malaysian students studying at various universities in that country and the number increased each year.

- Bernama