PARLIAMENT | An opposition lawmaker has backed Defence Minister Khaled Nordin’s leadership, amid a spate of corruption and power abuse cases involving the armed forces.

Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (PN-Tanah Merah), who is known to be vocal on his grievances regarding issues perceived to be plaguing the Defence Ministry, issued a rare praise to the minister while debating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s royal address in Parliament today...