Mah: M’sia does not want trade war with EU


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is not looking for a trade war, but will retaliate if the European Union moves to ban palm oil from the continent’s biofuel mix and renewable energy sources, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.

Mah, who delivered the keynote address at the Malaysian Palm Oil Council’s (MPOC) “Reach and Remind Friends of the Industry Seminar 2018” yesterday, said Malaysia and other palm oil-producing countries were carefully watching the EU Parliament’s vote on the matter in the next fortnight.

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