Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok answers questions during a press conference after launching the Palm Oil Economic Review and Outlook Seminar 2020 in Kuala Lumpur January 16, 2020. — Picture by Choo Choy May
She said this in response to a recent report by Reuters saying the country’s top sugar producer MSM Malaysia, a subsidiary of palm oil plantation firm FGV Holdings Bhd, would step up its purchase of raw sugar from India. Unnamed sources quoted by the report described the move as part of efforts to placate New Delhi amid an ongoing spat over palm oil imports.
“In my last visit to India, meeting with their minister of commerce, their main complaint was, since India buys so much palm oil from us, we should also consume more of their products which include sugar, basmati rice and many more,” she told reporters after the Scott Garden Joint Management Committee Chinese New Year 2020 Lion Dance Performance event here today.
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You must be smoking some good shit if you think its possible to do more business and at the the same time insult them
Teresa Kok, your wishes could easily be fulfilled. Just ask Dr Mahathir to apologize to India.
...hard lah .. the indians are waiting for that longest 2 years to be up.
Who are you tiny Malaysia, should thought of that before upsetting growing world power. China will take a massive hit from this virus and India should grab this opportunity to fill the void.