Saudi Arabia's King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud's request for two honorary doctorates from local universities is proof of the country's improving higher education standards, at least according to Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh.

"We are doing good in Malaysia without realising it because this is the reception we are getting throughout the world.

"(The) reason why King Salman from Saudi, instead of getting one honorary doctorate from Malaysia he asked for two, he got two from Malaysia," said Idris...