Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Asean countries did not want to go into a trade war but when other countries bullied the grouping, then they should try to speak in one voice. For example, Malaysia’s palm oil (industry) is accused of cutting down forest, killing habitats and (then) labelling products without Malaysian palm oil to sabotage us. Well, if you cut down the import of palm oil from Malaysia, we will cut down on some of your imports... equal amount. If they stop buying palm oil, we can, well, stop buying planes and all that. Immediately, they will start blaming other countries, ” said Dr Mahathir here yesterday.

Source: The Star November 02, 2019 23:48 UTC