PM mulls tit-for-tat action over EU palm oil boycott
Mahathir had yesterday said that the federal government will be more aggressive in protecting the country’s oil palm industry. — AFP pic
UALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Putrajaya may stop buying goods from European Union member states if the bloc proceeds with its plan to ban Malaysian-made palm oil products, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The prime minister had yesterday said Pakatan Harapan leaders had a consensus that the federal government must be more aggressive to protect the country’s oil palm industry.“That is one thing we can do,” he told a press conference in Parliament here.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WTO action, Asean-EU relations review planned over palm oil discrimination | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — A complaint to the World trade Organisation (WTO) and a review of Asean-European Union (EU) relations are among the more drastic measures to be taken if discrimination against palm oil by the latter does not end. Deputy International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Ong...
Read more »
PM: Malaysia to send more tech students to study in South Korea | Malay MailPUTRAJAYA, Mar 13 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said the government wants to send more students to South Korea so they can study new technologies which can help Malaysia’s progress. He told a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Prime Minister’s...
Read more »
PM drops Putrajaya event to survey Pasir Gudang contamination | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad scheduled an impromptu visit to Johor today to personally inspect the Pasir Gudang district hit by contamination from illegally dumped chemicals. He postponed a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia engagement this evening in order to...
Read more »
Phase-out of palm oil biofuel puts Asean-EU FTA in jeopardy | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The European Union’s (EU) decision to phase out palm oil from being used in biofuel within the bloc is putting the Asean-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations in jeopardy. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry’s deputy secretary general (trade) Datuk...
Read more »
PM: No evacuation, declaration of emergency for Pasir Gudang | Malay MailJOHOR BARU, March 14 — Putrajaya will not declare an emergency or call for an evacuation in Pasir Gudang where hundreds have required medical treatment from inhaling toxic fumes emitted by waste dumped illegally in Sungai Kim Kim last Thursday. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said at the...
Read more »
Environmental Quality Act 1974 may be reviewed, says PM | Malay MailJOHOR BARU, March 14 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has not ruled out the possibility that the Environmental Quality Act 1974 would be reviewed in light of the serious pollution caused by the dumping of chemical waste in Sungai Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang. This follows an...
Read more »
Putrajaya not ruling out selling Malaysia Airlines, says PM | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated today that the sale of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad is still an option to stem the financial bleed. The prime minister told reporters in Parliament that both local and foreign parties had expressed interest in buying the...
Read more »
PM says satisfied with handling of Pasir Gudang, emergency unnecessary | Malay MailPUTRAJAYA, Mar 15 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he is satisfied with the work done by the Johor state government to handle illegal chemical dumping in Pasir Gudang. He said the chemical poisoning cases were freak accidents, but was relieved that the authorities have managed...
Read more »
PM denies Pakatan pledge reversal in PAC chair appointment | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today dismissed claims that his Pakatan Harapan (PH) government reneged on its electoral promise to appoint an Opposition MP to head Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee was picked when he was in the Opposition,...
Read more »
Government opposes EU Act classifying palm oil as ‘high risk’ | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 16 ― The government strongly opposes the European Commission’s Delegated Act which classifies palm oil as “high risk”, said Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. In a statement today, he said the drafting and feedback process behind the act was...
Read more »