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Malaysian declaration on the TPPA and access to medicines
6-Sep-2011
Call for all civil society groups, people living with HIV, all communities facing communcable, chronic and/or non-communicable diseases in the TPPA signatory countries to join forces to halt any & all trade agreements that restrict access to generic medicines.
Dhaka, KL moving ahead to sign FTA deal
31-Jul-2011
Dhaka is moving ahead steadily to sign an accord on a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA) with Kuala Lumpur as the ministry of commerce (MoC) has recently sent its "well-guarded position", containing a template on the proposed FTA to the Malaysian government, a top ministry official said.
India-Malaysia FTA takes effect today
30-Jun-2011
The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Malaysia will come into effect from July 1, 2011, giving Indian professionals like accountants, engineers and doctors access to the key Southeast Asian nation
Tariff Commission for FTA with KL
13-May-2011
Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has given a positive signal to the government in striking a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement with Malaysia, saying, the proposed deal will boost the country’s export of goods and manpower substantially in Malaysia and encourage latter’s investment in Bangladesh significantly.
Price of medicines may sky-rocket with FTA
10-May-2011
The price of medicine might be out of reach for most people if Malaysia inks an understanding with the European Union on the Free Trade Agreement.
Trade talks need balanced inputs
15-Mar-2011
The fate of the multilateral Doha Round talks to come up with an outline agreement for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by July rests in the hands of both developed and developing economies, said European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht.
EU, Malaysia aim to wrap up free trade talks by June 2012 despite controversial policy
15-Mar-2011 AP
Malaysia and the European Union said Monday they hope to wrap up free trade talks by June 2012, an ambitious target amid sensitivities over Kuala Lumpur’s government procurement policy favoring ethnic Malays.
Bodies express concern over potential negative impact of FTA
4-Mar-2011
Positive Living HIV (PLHIV) organisations in Malaysia yesterday expressed concern over the potential negative impact on HIV medication of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) which the government is currently negotiating with the United States and the European Commission (EC).
‘FTA with EU will kill HIV patients’
1-Mar-2011 Free Malaysia Today
Ghana’s chicken farmers ended up with a mere 11% domestic market share as opposed to the previous 95% market share when country’s chicken tariffs were cut and was flooded with subsidised EU chicken — and the same could happen to Malaysia.
Malaysians protest EU free trade agreements
1-Mar-2011 Press TV
Hundreds of people protested outside the venue where the second round of free trade negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union were taking place.
RI should speed up FTA talks with India: Gapki
23-Feb-2011 Jakarta Post
The Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Producers has called on the government to speed up negotiations of a free trade agreement with India to protect Indonesia’s palm oil market following last week’s India-Malaysia free trade agreement.
India, Malaysia to sign free trade pact tomorrow
18-Feb-2011 PTI
India will sign another free trade agreement with Malaysia tomorrow to boost the $8 billion bilateral trade by further reduction of duties by the two countries
India: FTA will boost Malaysia palm oil sector
11-Feb-2011 The Star
Next week’s free trade agreement (FTA) signing between Malaysia and India will be a further boost for the country’s palm oil sector and Sabah, in particular, stands to benefit.
Malaysia and Gulf nations boost ties towards FTA
31-Jan-2011 The Star
Malaysia and the Gulf Cooperation Council signed a landmark framework agreement to boost economic, commercial, investment and technical cooperation between them.
Colonisation again?
22-Jan-2011 Aliran
The FTA issue is so serious; and the fact that the Malaysian government is taking it so lightly is alarming, says Sarajun Hoda Abdul Hassan.
Trade pact with Gulf Cooperation Council on the cards
19-Jan-2011 The Star
The framework of the cooperation agreement between Malaysia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries has been completed and the next step is to sign the free trade agreement, according to Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Put a hold on FTAs unfavourable to us
20-Dec-2010 Malaysiakini
The Consumers Association of Penang is deeply concerned about the implications FTAs with the US (via the TPP) and the EU might have on various aspects of Malaysia’s development.
Put a hold on FTAs unfavourable to us
15-Dec-2010
The Malaysian government last week negotiated free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States of America (via the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement or TPP) and the European Union (EU).
S. Korea, Malaysia seek bilateral FTA, closer ties on energy, defense
10-Dec-2010 Yonhap
In 2007, South Korea launched an FTA with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes Malaysia, but Seoul hopes for a higher-level separate FTA with the country, one of South Korea’s major economic partners.
NGOs submit memo to govt, call for halt to FTAs
3-Dec-2010 Third World Network
A group of NGOs representing the Anti-FTA Coalition gathered on Thursday, 3 Dec 2010 at the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry to hand over a memorandum addressed to the Minister to register their concerns over Malaysia’s plan to enter into negotiations with the EU (bilateral) as well as the US (via the Trans-Pacific Partnership) which will take place next week in Belgium and New Zealand, respectively.