Day: February 13, 2014

The Consumers’ Association of Penang’s analysis shows that the costs of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will far outweigh the benefits and thus we urge the Malaysian government not to sign the TPPA. We presume that the Malaysian government when considering whether to sign the TPPA currently being negotiated by Malaysia with 11 other countries will consider the tariffs avoided...

The Consumers Association of Penang views that the consultation session conducted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to get inputs on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a sham because the Ministry has failed to consider our numerous calls to withdraw from the TPPA. Many organisations in Malaysia and around the world have voiced out against the Trans-Pacific...