by Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar November 20, 2015 Source : Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago claims that the chapter on investments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) allows foreign companies to sue the government if its policies threaten their profits.
Speaking today in one of his chapter-by-chapter reviews of the TPPA, Santiago said the ninth chapter of the 30-chapter agreement was the most controversial as it meant corporations could challenge the decisions of both the courts and Parliament.
He said that although other free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Malaysia was a party had similar chapters, it was a bigger issue in the TPPA because of the broadness of topics covered in its other chapters.
Friday, 20 November 2015
FTAs create boom in business of suing govts
by Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar November 20, 2015 Source ： Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: The business of suing governments has flourished as nations enter into various free trade agreements (FTAs), according to Klang MP Charles Santiago.
Speaking today as he reviewed a chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Santiago claimed that there had been a “mushrooming” of legal firms that specialize in helping multinational corporations sue governments.
He said that suits against governments that allegedly violate FTAs would often be settled outside the courts by international arbitration tribunals.
PETALING JAYA: The business of suing governments has flourished as nations enter into various free trade agreements (FTAs), according to Klang MP Charles Santiago.
Speaking today as he reviewed a chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Santiago claimed that there had been a “mushrooming” of legal firms that specialize in helping multinational corporations sue governments.
He said that suits against governments that allegedly violate FTAs would often be settled outside the courts by international arbitration tribunals.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
MP dares Najib to show how TPP makes M’sia ‘competitive’
by Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar November 18, 2015 Source : Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: The prime minister has been challenged by an Opposition MP to show the people exactly how the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will make Malaysia more competitive than it is now.
Speaking to FMT, Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang) said neither Prime Minister Najib Razak nor International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed had backed their claims of competitiveness with any solid facts.
“They have not backed their claims on why Malaysia would be more competitive. Repeating the word competitive over and over will not make the country competitive,” he said.
Speaking to FMT, Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang) said neither Prime Minister Najib Razak nor International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed had backed their claims of competitiveness with any solid facts.
“They have not backed their claims on why Malaysia would be more competitive. Repeating the word competitive over and over will not make the country competitive,” he said.
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Opposition MPs cry foul over minister’s misleading explanations on TPP medicine patents
November 12, 2015 Source : The Malay Mail Online
PETALING JAYA, Nov 12 — Opposition lawmakers criticised trade minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed today for apparently misrepresenting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on the length of drug patents.
They pointed out that drug patents and data exclusivity were extended to eight years in the Pacific free trade treaty, not five as the international trade and industry minister previously announced.
“So that means our minister, who has signed the agreement, doesn’t know what is in the agreement. This is horrifying,” Klang MP Charles Santiago said today at the PKR headquarters.
PETALING JAYA, Nov 12 — Opposition lawmakers criticised trade minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed today for apparently misrepresenting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on the length of drug patents.
They pointed out that drug patents and data exclusivity were extended to eight years in the Pacific free trade treaty, not five as the international trade and industry minister previously announced.
“So that means our minister, who has signed the agreement, doesn’t know what is in the agreement. This is horrifying,” Klang MP Charles Santiago said today at the PKR headquarters.
TPPA - did minister mislead public on medicine costs?
by Koh Jun Lin Published 12 Nov 2015 Source : Malaysiakini
Opposition members of the parliamentary caucus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) have accused International Trade and Investment Minister Mustapa Mohamed of misleading the public on its impact on the cost of medicines.
They said that while Mustapa told the public that Malaysia had only been granted a five-year protection period for clinical trial data, the TPPA actually stipulates two options.
These being that TPPA partners may either provide an eight-year data protection or a five-year protection data accompanied with other measures that would have the same effect as an eight-year data protection period.
Opposition members of the parliamentary caucus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) have accused International Trade and Investment Minister Mustapa Mohamed of misleading the public on its impact on the cost of medicines.
They said that while Mustapa told the public that Malaysia had only been granted a five-year protection period for clinical trial data, the TPPA actually stipulates two options.
These being that TPPA partners may either provide an eight-year data protection or a five-year protection data accompanied with other measures that would have the same effect as an eight-year data protection period.
Monday, 9 November 2015
TPPA: Who are the winners and losers?
FMT Reporters November 9, 2015 Source : Free Malaysia Today
KLANG: Klang MP Charles Santiago today demanded that Prime Minister Najib Razak explain his statement about the inevitability of some countries losing out in any free trade agreement (FTA).
He was referring to Najib’s recent remark that “there will be winners and losers in the process, but the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages of FTAs.”
Speaking at a press conference, Santiago said Najib and International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed must pinpoint for the public who would be the winners and losers in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and explain how the losers would be compensated.
KLANG: Klang MP Charles Santiago today demanded that Prime Minister Najib Razak explain his statement about the inevitability of some countries losing out in any free trade agreement (FTA).
He was referring to Najib’s recent remark that “there will be winners and losers in the process, but the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages of FTAs.”
Speaking at a press conference, Santiago said Najib and International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed must pinpoint for the public who would be the winners and losers in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and explain how the losers would be compensated.
Is TPPA legal, human-rights compliant, asks MP
by Zikri Kamarulzaman Published 9 Nov 2015 Source : Malaysiakini
A DAP lawmaker wants the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to review the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Klang MP Charles Santiago said this was to ensure that the free trade agreement complied with Malaysian laws.
This is especially for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) chapter, which allows foreign investors to sue governments over public policy.
A DAP lawmaker wants the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to review the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Klang MP Charles Santiago said this was to ensure that the free trade agreement complied with Malaysian laws.
This is especially for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) chapter, which allows foreign investors to sue governments over public policy.
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