Dr Wee wants to know what is being done to protect oil palm smallholders in M'sia


KUALA LUMPUR: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok was asked what action has been taken to protect some 600,000 oil palm smallholders following tense relations between Malaysia and India.

Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said that although the call to boycott Malaysian palm oil did not officially come from the government, it was aired on one of the television stations supported by the Indian government.

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