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[KiniNews] 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 international trade and investment 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.”

“First, the RM1 trillion worth of purchases from the US - the list of procurements under this agreement is not something new," he said.

Meanwhile, in a separate story, the opposition sarcastically suggested that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim consider switching careers and become a dancer, as they voiced dissatisfaction over the Malaysia-US reciprocal trade agreement.

Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin also said that they had merely sought to question the trade agreement in Parliament today and was not criticising or questioning the civil servants involved.

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