Anwar, top officials to discuss US tariff in special meeting today

Free Malaysia Today

Anwar Ibrahim says an official statement will be issued after the meeting, but points out that the 24% rate is lower than that imposed on some of Malaysia’s neighbours.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/04/anwar-top-officials-to-discuss-us-tariff-in-special-meeting-today/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/04/anwar-pegawai-tinggi-akan-bincang-tarif-as-dalam-mesyuarat-khas-hari-ini/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #ReciprocalTariff #DonaldTrump

Transcript

00:00Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will chair a special meeting this evening involving top

00:06government officials to discuss the 24% tariff imposed by the U.S. on Malaysia, effective

00:12April 9th.

00:13Anwar acknowledged that Malaysia would be affected by the U.S.'s reciprocal tariff,

00:19but pointed out that the rate was lower than that imposed on most of Malaysia's neighboring

00:23countries.

00:54Prime Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz also reached out to Malaysia's regional partners and would

00:59attend a meeting of ASEAN trade ministers next Thursday to coordinate the response.

01:04On whether Malaysia would impose countermeasures against the U.S., Anwar said the government

01:32was carefully assessing its options.

01:35He said that what matters is not retaliation, but ensuring the strength of the Malaysian

01:39economy, especially in the semiconductor sector, which accounts for 60% to 65% of Malaysian

01:46exports to the U.S.

01:48Natasha Bust, FMT

Category

Transcript

Recommended