A risky humanitarian mission


Humanitarian mission: The RMAF aircraft carrying injured Palestinians and their guardians arriving at the Subang Air Force base.

TO many people, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin comes across as reserved and aloof. He rarely shows emotion.

Stoic was how my colleague, Farik Zolkepli, described Mohamed Khaled, as the Defence Minister joined top Defence Ministry (Mindef) and military brass waiting at the Subang Air Force base for the arrival of injured Palestinians and their guardians from Egypt on Aug 16.

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