US tariffs include islands with ‘only penguins’, says Anwar

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The prime minister says the tariffs announced last week are based on very weak grounds.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/07/us-tariffs-include-islands-with-only-penguins-says-anwar/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/07/pulau-kecil-hanya-dihuni-penguin-turut-kena-tarif-tak-teliti-trump-kata-anwar/  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 #DonaldTrump #USTariffs

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00:00Because some of the countries mentioned include, if I'm not mistaken,

00:06islands that are only inhabited by penguins.

00:12That means it has not been fully investigated.

00:16Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today criticized the method used by the U.S. administration

00:21to determine its reciprocal tariffs,

00:23describing it as flawed and pointing to its inclusion of small islands

00:27inhabited only by penguins.

00:30He said the tariffs announced by the U.S. last week were based on very weak grounds.

00:36Among the strongest countries to support free trade,

00:43WTO and GATT were the richest countries,

00:51including and primarily the U.S.

00:56But the situation has changed.

00:59That's why I say, in these post-normal times,

01:04we see some unexpected political and economic policies.

01:14This includes the tariff announcement based on very weak grounds.

01:21Anwar also said that Puja Jaya had chosen to take a moderate approach

01:25as there was room for discussions and negotiations.

01:29I, the foreign minister and the related ministers,

01:34want to encourage our ASEAN colleagues

01:39to establish their own countries

01:42and on the other hand, we stand firm as a large group.

01:50Natasha Bust, FMT.

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