NGOs to hold anti-TPPA protest on Friday


SAMM coordinator Badrul Hisham Shahrin, better known as Chegubard, said there will be marshalls overseeing the demonstration.

KUALA LUMPUR: A group non-governmental organisations (NGOs) against the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will hold a protest here Friday to pressure the Malaysian government against signing the agreement.

The demonstration, to be held at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), also coincides with the visit of United States Secretary of State John Kerry, who is expected to push the Malaysian government to sign the agreement.

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