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As Indonesia's general election looms, some Western media outlets have made an issue of Chinese investments. Bloomberg said, "Indonesia may be the next Asian country to spurn China in elections," citing concerns over transparency of a China-invested infrastructure project as well as promises made by Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in January to review the project and also to get a fairer trade deal with Beijing.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Monday as cargo surveyor data showed stronger March exports, although gains were capped by concerns about higher production.

Malaysia and Pakistan enjoys very cordial relations. Both are Muslim states and developing countries. Both are facing similar issues like corruption

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is spending twenty-four billion rupees on promotion of agriculture in the province

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday April 1.

The government has no intention of suspending the implementation of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said.

The European Union risks a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at palm oil exports, according to nationalist Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.

Oil palm planters in Sabah, the country’s second largest cultivator of the commodity, have not ignored their responsibilities in wildlife and forest conservation, says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim.

Someone recently suggested that “it is time to migrate from palm oil cultivation” because there is so much competition in the production of palm oil and the selling price has been on a downward trend. But, it is actually time to differentiate ourselves.

The Philippines and its ASEAN-neighbors– Malaysia and Indonesia– have agreed to form a tri-partite technical working group to address the smuggling and dumping of palm oil into the country to the detriment of local coconut farmers

Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a third consecutive session on Tuesday on expectations of higher output in March.

PRIMARY Industries Minister Teresa Kok’s call to manufacturers to add a “Love My Palm Oil” label to palm oil products and for Malaysians to consume more palm oil (March 13) is not a solution to the European Union’s proposed ban on palm oil biodiesel.