Kuala Lumpur - SPA
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Malaysia Saturday for a three-day visit in the first leg of a four-nation tour in South-East Asia, DPA reported. Hagel was expected to meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and other senior defence officials. Hagel was to travel to Indonesia Monday, then to Brunei, where he was to meet his counterparts from the 10-country Association of South-East Asian Nations. Hagel plan to finish his trip in the Philippines.