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M'SIAN PM WANTS M'SIANS TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCTS
SUBANG JAYA (Malaysia), Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Friday the time has come for Malaysians to buy more Malaysian-made products.
Malaysians, he said, should discard the prejudice towards locally-made goods
as many of the products were of export quality and had been well-received
abroad.
Many Malaysians, however, still prefer imported goods over locally-made
ones, he said.
"Try the local products... if we don't try them we won't know. Once we get
used to the products we will become their loyal consumers," he said when
launching the buy Malaysian goods campaign here Friday.
Abdullah said Malaysian products were not inferior either in terms of
quality or variety as there were many items produced in the country ranging from
foodstuffs to cosmetics, decorative items to medicines as well as crafts and
clothings.
He said that it was important to buy locals especially in the wake of the
current global economic crisis which had affected the market for Malaysian goods
abroad.
"We don't want to see a situation where our goods are no longer selling as
good as before. So we should buy local products in large quantities," he said,
adding that this would help spur manufacturers to increase productions.
"This is what we want. The smart choice is to go for Malaysian-made goods,"
he said.
Abdullah said that an enlarged market for local goods would also spur
growth in the manufacturing sector, which in turn, would help enhance the
quality and variety of Malaysian-made goods.
As for huge corporations, Abdullah said, they could embark on more research
and development programmes knowing that their products would definitely find
buyers not only abroad but also locally.
Better local demand would also translate into a wider market for local
materials, he said.
"This will enhance our overall ability to compete," he said, adding that the
government would continue to make sure that the country's economy would remain
on a strong footing.
"This is the government's responsibility. If there is a necessity, we will
introduce a second economic stimulus package," he said.
The prime minister also said that the government was aware of the people's
wishes to see a drop in the prices of goods in tandem with the low crude oil
price in the global market.
He said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry was finding ways to
lower the prices of essentials.
-- BERNAMA
Malaysians, he said, should discard the prejudice towards locally-made goods
as many of the products were of export quality and had been well-received
abroad.
Many Malaysians, however, still prefer imported goods over locally-made
ones, he said.
"Try the local products... if we don't try them we won't know. Once we get
used to the products we will become their loyal consumers," he said when
launching the buy Malaysian goods campaign here Friday.
Abdullah said Malaysian products were not inferior either in terms of
quality or variety as there were many items produced in the country ranging from
foodstuffs to cosmetics, decorative items to medicines as well as crafts and
clothings.
He said that it was important to buy locals especially in the wake of the
current global economic crisis which had affected the market for Malaysian goods
abroad.
"We don't want to see a situation where our goods are no longer selling as
good as before. So we should buy local products in large quantities," he said,
adding that this would help spur manufacturers to increase productions.
"This is what we want. The smart choice is to go for Malaysian-made goods,"
he said.
Abdullah said that an enlarged market for local goods would also spur
growth in the manufacturing sector, which in turn, would help enhance the
quality and variety of Malaysian-made goods.
As for huge corporations, Abdullah said, they could embark on more research
and development programmes knowing that their products would definitely find
buyers not only abroad but also locally.
Better local demand would also translate into a wider market for local
materials, he said.
"This will enhance our overall ability to compete," he said, adding that the
government would continue to make sure that the country's economy would remain
on a strong footing.
"This is the government's responsibility. If there is a necessity, we will
introduce a second economic stimulus package," he said.
The prime minister also said that the government was aware of the people's
wishes to see a drop in the prices of goods in tandem with the low crude oil
price in the global market.
He said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry was finding ways to
lower the prices of essentials.
-- BERNAMA
