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MALAYSIAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN TO BOYCOTT DUTCH PRODUCTS.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 Asia Pulse - Mydin's chain of supermarkets and hypermarkets has decided to boycott Dutch products in response to the anti-Islam film "Fitna" produced by Dutch legislator Geert Wilders.
Mydin Mohamed Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director, Ameer Ali Maidin, said the film that was shown on-line had insulted Islam and Muslims all over the world.
"In support of Umno Youth, the Muslim Consumers Association Malaysia and other non-governmental organisations, we call on consumers, Muslims and non-Muslims, to collectively boycott Dutch products," he said at a promotion drive for products of small and medium-scale industries at Mydin Mall USJ, near here.
Officiating at the event was Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, MALAYSIAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN TO BOYCOTT DUTCH PRODUCTS.