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Malaysian free trade agreement, 2009

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Malaysian free trade agreement, 2009

This Tom Scott cartoon featuring New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak alludes to the history of New Zealand's aid to Malaysia – mainly through students coming to study under the Colombo Plan.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: DCDL-0012684

by Tom Scott

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John Overton, Development assistance and humanitarian aid – Aid and politics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/32852/malaysian-free-trade-agreement-2009 (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by John Overton, published 21 March 2012.