Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 MP tells MAS to support M’sian-made food products By Zora Chan KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak secretary Chong Chieng Jen yesterday called on Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to support Malaysian-made food products by serving them in its flights. About two weeks ago, he said, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching, an Italian-made wafer was served with his lunch pack and that made him wonder why MAS had to import the wafer when it could get similar products in the country. “MAS is our national carrier and why does it have to buy the wafer from such a far country like Italy, and spend extravagantly on products like wafer? “As our national carrier, MAS should support the local producers,” he told a press conference here yesterday. Chong, who is Bandar Kuching MP and Kota Sentosa assemblyman, said MAS could purchase the same wafer from the local producers at a much lower price - perhaps two to three times cheaper. “I ate it and there’s nothing great about it. I didn’t notice it before until about two weeks ago. MAS can get the same product, which is equally good from the country. “MAS should support Malaysian-made products,” he said, adding that the carrier also served Italian-made chocolates to passengers. Chong said MAS had been revising its airfares upward in the recent years due to higher operational costs, and it had also been making losses. He believed if MAS was more supportive of Malaysian-made products, it could offer lower fares to its passengers who would really appreciate the move. He said he would write to the Transport Ministry and MAS on the matter because he felt that it was unjustifiable for the carrier to continue importing food to serve in its flights. What's your comment on this? Guys,go ahead with your comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Picked from MAS website : The finest culinary traditions for your palate Indulge in our range of creations such as succulent lamb shank bathed in Sarawak black pepper sauce, baked North Atlantic black cod, our award-winning 'satay',cheese from the renowned Tarago River Cheese Company of Australia, and so much more; quite literally the best dishes found anywhere. Farm-fresh produce We use only the best ingredients from around the world for your discerning tastes and those that are chosen personally by our team of chefs. Even our salad mix is sourced direct from Melbourne, Australia; picked and shipped to the MAS kitchen within 48 hours to ensure absolute quality. Gourmet tastes As our priviledged guest, enjoy some of the world's best beverages like the South African Rooibos tea, fruit juices, designer water from Ty Nant, famed Sri Lankan Watte Series of teas, the 'grand-daddy of coffees' - the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe - and Jamaica's glorious Blue Mountain coffee. - Sabah Tea or Boh Tea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 5-star hotel also use imported goods. So nothing new here lah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izhar Z 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Don't know about the taste, but it does sound better when you say you have them from all around the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 'loacker wafer' damm nice. it among the best wafer i ever had Agreed.That wafer tastes good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.Foo 3 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Look at Singapore, Qantas, American, Delta etc.. They all have overseas products as no offenece but some picky travellers would want quality goods not average. People look up to Belgium Choclate rather than Zimbamwe Choclate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 If they use local food products, then some one will complain. Use imported food some would also complain. How to satisfy both parties? Serve both local foods and imported foods together? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Maybe local food more expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew K 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 I'm sure he'll be happy to know MAS has ditched Ty Nant water in domestic C class for MH branded water from Spritzer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 designer water from Ty Nant What on earth is designer water ?! Presumably it's meant for drinking ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 I thought the loacker wafers are made in malaysia via license? Isnt that locally made? @MIR: Isn't that the first class menu? I wonder if the Snek-box has flow-y language as that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 If they use local food products, then some one will complain. Use imported food some would also complain. How to satisfy both parties? Serve both local foods and imported foods together? Then both will complaint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Ok, no food then - nothing to complain about Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Ok, no food then - nothing to complain about Then they complain no food lol. Malaysians are a tough bunch to please. Do one thing, complaint about another. Its an endless cycle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 I thought the loacker wafers are made in malaysia via license? Isnt that locally made? Fully imported i'm afraid. Saw the "made in EU" on the wrapper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Somehow MH can't really get the food right this time around. Plenty of sad story already on this forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheng Long 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2009 Don't know what the fuss is about. That Mr Chong probably got nasi biryani or nasi lemak as main and probabaly a tiny wafer as a side (which happened to be Italian made). Im sure there are plenty of other better things for the DAP guy to talk about in his press conference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timothy 1 Report post Posted August 14, 2009 go for KFC or ayammas ? MH serves "Grown In Malaysia" foodstuff on their international routes. Small packages that contain dried local fruit and some crackers + cheese to keep everyone else happy. so serving international food on domestic routes gives us the best of both worlds. sorry if my post sounds cluttered, trying MWings on my cell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted August 14, 2009 They should serve Sarawak's kuih lapis! Probably the most expensive local cake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S. Huang 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2009 Look at Singapore, Qantas, American, Delta etc.. They all have overseas products as no offenece but some picky travellers would want quality goods not average. People look up to Belgium Choclate rather than Zimbamwe Choclate Actually, SIA serves Singapore made "Khong Guan" biscuits with their lunch/dinner trays in Y ex-SIN. Unfortunately we don't produce many other things that will give that 'atas' ambience to the famed SIA inflight product. Frankly, I'm sure MH buys those foreign wafers in bulk, and would have gotten a considerable discount for it. It can't be that much more expensive. Am sure Malaysian products are just as good, but maybe all it needs is nicer packaging. Some of the local (Singapore included) products look so, erm, kampong (a.k.a cheap looking). If there's one thing Asians can learn from their European counterparts, it's packaging. They are just more attractive and pleasing to the eyes than some of our local products. Has anyone ever seen the salt, pepper, sugar sachets that SAS has? It's simple, yet classy....now compare that with the ugly looking ones on SQ - never seen MH's before. Better still, look at those peanuts/snacks, cup water that come in the airlines' own packaging... SQ, MH, TG, CX...urgh! LH, NZ, LX... nice and simple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymund Yeoh 1 Report post Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) What's your comment on this? Guys,go ahead with your comments. As far as I want to support this DAP bloke here, for the airline service industry......it is not feasable Cuz we need to imagine those blokies paying huge dough to sit in C or F class....imagine an ah-moi serving you Julie cream cracker with kraft cheese slices in C or F class....i would go bonkers....... What's your comment on this? Guys,go ahead with your comments. What to say except these politicians hav nothing better to do at times....I have to agree with Waiping below as MH is not getting better on the food quality and standard ..... Edited August 14, 2009 by Raymund Yeoh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2009 Actually, SIA serves Singapore made "Khong Guan" biscuits with their lunch/dinner trays in Y ex-SIN. MAS is serving the locally made "Hwa Tai" cookies in their infamous snackbox instead of the "Loacker" wafer sometimes. Better still, look at those peanuts/snacks, cup water that come in the airlines' own packaging... SQ, MH, TG, CX...urgh! LH, NZ, LX... nice and simple. I beg to differ. Don't think there is anything wrong with SQ, MH, TG, CX food packaging (except for MH Snackbox, other than that it is alright). But i do agree that LH snackbox and the way they wrap their sandwich is definitely something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessnor Arif 1 Report post Posted August 15, 2009 It seems that our MPs love to picked on MH... From foods, dress codes, destinations etc... and then MH making losses they blame the CEO/MD... Why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
