PARLIAMENT | Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has dismissed claims that the Malaysia-US trade deal involves Putrajaya spending or compromises national standards, stressing that all related procurements are purely commercial.

Responding to criticisms circulating on social media and among some lawmakers, the investment, trade and industry minister said many of the allegations stem from “individuals who have not even read the agreement, yet speak as if they were at the negotiating table.”