Campaign to boycott non-Muslim products a 'narrow-minded' call, says Khalid


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 03 Sep 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Those advocating for the boycott of non-Muslim products are "narrow-minded" as Malaysia also trades with non-Muslim countries, says Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

"This thinking is very narrow-minded and it does not think about the long-term effects of such actions towards national unity and the relationship between races," he said during a press conference at the Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan on Tuesday (Sept 3).

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