Ong: Important for Malaysia to sign TPPA

Fiery launch: Ong (second left) and New Zealand trade commissioner Matt Richie officiating at the launch of PxP Viral Social E-Commerce platform. Looking on are Genopharma Sdn Bhd

SUBANG JAYA: International Trade and Industry II Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan reiterated the importance of signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), stating that Malaysia will lose out to other participating countries if it remains outside the TPPA fold.

Ong said being a TPPA member will create capacity for production and foreign investors here will be able to sell their goods without tax barriers. He was speaking at the launch PXPGEN’s PxP Viral Social E-Commerce platform, an online e-commerce marketing tool.