Setback for EU Fighter Jets as Malaysia Bets on Palm Oil Barter

Daily Hunt

29 May 2019

Hamstrung by huge public debt, Malaysia is planning to use palm oil to buy military equipment, including fighter jets. The Malaysian prime minister ruffled feathers in Europe when in March he said Kuala Lumpur would buy fighter jets from China instead of the EU. “There is a problem with over-relying on China especially for big-ticket items like warships and jet fighters,” said defence analyst Collin Koh from RSIS.

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