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14 December 2017
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Channel NewsAsiaVerified account @ChannelNewsAsia
Boycott will hurt Malaysians: Coca-Cola
By Sumisha Naidu @SumishaCNA
14 Dec 2017 10:36PM (Updated: 14 Dec 2017 10:43PM)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Soft drink giant Coca-Cola told Channel NewsAsia on Thursday (Dec 14) it does not support or oppose religious causes and stressed that any call to boycott its products in Malaysia over alleged links to Israel would only hurt its local employees.
A party championing business rights and interests, PEKIRA, had pledged on Wednesday to launch a campaign to urge businesses and the public to boycott products with links to Israel, in light of the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Coca-Cola Malaysia’s country manager Ahmed Yehia said it had heard “some individuals and groups” calling for a boycott “on the back of false information and rumours”.
“We wish to stress that Coca-Cola may be a global brand but all our bottling operations are local – so the very first people to be hurt by these boycott calls are our local employees, followed by the thousands of retailers, distributors, suppliers and others throughout our Malaysian supply chain who rely upon on us for their livelihood,” he said in a statement.
“The Coca-Cola Company operates in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe with different political systems, religions and histories. Our goal is to refresh everyone. We do not support or oppose religious causes or favour one country over another anywhere in the world,” he added.
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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/boycott-will-hurt-malaysians-coca-cola-9499990
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Honestly ah, I’ve never heard of PEKIRA until yesterday when they called to boycott McD & Coke. I’ve heard of PEKIDA, PUKIMA, PERKASA etc, but not PEKIRA. Never.
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Kahöööna Retweeted Sumisha Naidu
mmmm…boycott products with links to Israel? How? Move back into a cave? This PEKIRA fella is ignorant, illiterate & uncouth.
Kahöööna added,
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KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian party said on Wednesday (Dec 13) it will launch a campaign to urge businesses and the public to boycott products with links to Israel, in light of the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The Malaysian People’s Economic Party (PEKIRA), which was set up to advocate for traders and entrepreneurs, said it will print and distribute flyers with a list of products to avoid after it, along with two NGOs, sent a memorandum of protest to the United States embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
“We call on Muslim businessmen across Malaysia, Muslims, don’t use Israeli products for example Coca-Cola. From today, we’ll boycott Coca-Cola! Don’t drink it!” said PEKIRA president Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah.
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Malaysians have reportedly taken part in such boycotts, after they were angered by disputes between Israel and Palestine.
According to lists circulating online of products and companies purportedly linked to Israel, Coca-Cola is said to provided support to Israel.
Debunking the reports, Coca-Cola said on its UK website that it does not transfer funds to support armed forces in Israel or “favour one country over another in any part of the world, including the Middle East”.
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