Malaysia is no longer tied to the 19 percent US' reciprocal tariff deal that the countries signed in October, claimed former investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

This followed a ruling by the US Supreme Court on Feb 20, he said, which struck down most of US President Donald Trump’s earlier tariff measures imposed unilaterally against other countries.

In a statement responding to former economy minister Rafizi Ramli’s criticism, Zafrul also defended...