KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – After 2 days of debates which beginning on yesterday, the motion on Malaysia’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has finally been passed by the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday evening. It had moving the country a step forward towards signing and ratifying the trade accord bringing together 12 nations.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia announced here that the motion of Minister’s has been passed with the following block voting which saw 127 Members of Parliament voting in favour and 84 against the motion. Twenty-four MPs spoke during the debate on the motion tabled by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed yesterday at the two-day special sitting of the house.
The motion, among other things, proposed that the Dewan Rakyat approve Malaysia’s participation in the TPPA as it would strengthen the country’s competitiveness at the regional and global levels. The Dewan Rakyat approval backs the decision of the government for Malaysia to be a part of the TPPA member countries after the talks were concluded on Oct 5, 2015 in Atlanta, United States, following more than five years of negotiations.
