Dr M conferred honorary doctorate from Doshisha University

KYOTO (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Doshisha University for his devotion to education and the rule of law.

Doshisha University president Takashi Matsuoka said Dr Mahathir, during his premiership from 1981 to 2003, had introduced the Look East Policy that had not only seen more than 15,000 Malaysian students and trainees sent to Japan, but also contributed to the nation-building of Malaysia.