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Molek FMM’sian Economist: Research Needed Before Joining Boycotts
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Economist, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, is urging Malaysians to do their research before joining consumer boycott campaigns instead of acting on claims circulating on social media.
He emphasised the importance of establishing facts and pondering the wider consequences of local boycotts before taking part.
These comments come as a response to a question about the boycott of Israel-associated products, posed to him at the New Muslims Community Conference 2026 in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, 13 September.
Headlines aren’t the whole truth
Citing the boycotts of a popular fast food chain, as well as a multinational investment firm involved with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), Razman urged people to look beyond headlines and demand for hard facts, since everyday Malaysian livelihoods are also affected by said boycotts.
“So, are you trying to say boycott everyone? You need to do research. Unfortunately, we don’t do much research. We just look at the headline and think that’s the whole truth,” he says.
Several multinational corporations with large presences in Malaysia have been faced with consumer boycotts due to their links with Israel and its ongoing genocide on Palestine.
But according to Razman, none of these companies operating in Malaysia were directly involved with the war crimes being committed by Israel and its military occupation of Palestine.
Razman reiterated the importance of fighting injustice, but stressed that it needed to be done in a calculated way so it doesn’t affect regular Malaysians as mere collateral damage statistics.
After all, many of the boycotted companies employ Malaysians with disabilities, as well as people from single-income households. The effects of certain boycott campaigns could put their livelihoods in jeapardy.
That’s to say, at the end of the day, boycotts definitely get the message across, but some of them also pose as double-edged swords.
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