KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Putrajaya will wait for a detailed briefing from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) before deciding on Malaysia's response to new US trade tariffs.

The issue arose after US President Donald Trump administration recently imposed a temporary 10 per cent tariff on all imports, which was then raised to 15 per cent, following a key Supreme Court ruling striking down his use of emergency trade powers.

Speaking to reporters last night, Anwar confirmed that Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani had provided an initial explanation and that the matter would be discussed further at the Cabinet meeting on Friday.

"We wil...