PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation especially in the field of entrepreneurship education as well as digital and creative technologies that can benefit the people, especially those in rural areas.

The agreement was reached during a discussion between Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and Singapore's Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli who paid a courtesy call on Mahdzir at the Rural Development Ministry (KPLB) here today.

According to a statement issued by KPLB, the ministers also exchanged views on social development issues during the one-hour meeting.

Masagos, who is also the Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, is on a three-day working visit to Malaysia beginning today.

-- BERNAMA