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18-02-2019
French government boycott unfair to indigenous farmers’
The Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (Doppa) is urging the French government to reconsider its decision to exclude palm oil from raw materials approved for use in biofuel
18-02-2019
Trump’s military doctrine and its implications
None of the presidents in the American history have scuttled agreements as President Donald Trump did in past two years. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Paris Climate Agreement, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) and Iran Nuclear Deal are glaring examples of his flip flop policies.
18-02-2019
Somkid ready to apply for membership in CPTPP
hailand looks set to announce an official plan to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, in March during Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak's visit to Japan.
18-02-2019
Indonesian presidential hopefuls vow energy self-sufficiency through palm
Indonesia's two presidential candidates pledged on Sunday to achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of bioenergy, particularly fuelled by palm oil, to cut costly oil imports by Southeast Asia's biggest economy
18-02-2019
Trump declares national emergency
PRESIDENT Donald Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised US-Mexico border wall without congressional approval.
18-02-2019
Will a strong dollar hurt emerging markets again?
THE US dollar continues to strengthen despite the U-turn in the tone of the currently dovish Federal Reserve
18-02-2019
Estate owners demand WHO journal retract article against palm oil or apologise
The Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) has demanded that the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Bulletin retract an article published last month which had painted the palm oil industry in a bad light.
18-02-2019
China's Top Problem Isn't The Trade War
China’s top long-term problem isn’t the trade war that dominates the social media recently. It’s a home bubble—the soaring home prices that makes landlords rich, while it shatters young people’s dreams of forming a family.
18-02-2019
Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?
The slippery question of whether to ban the controversial commodity, or work with the producers. Here’s why the latter makes more sense, writes Ekaterina Bessonova of the Stockholm Environment Institute.
18-02-2019
RI eyes European market through trade talks with EEU
Indonesia is striving to improve its access to the European market via three different arrangements with economic unions on the continent.
18-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil price down over 1% on weaker US soyoil
Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 1 percent on Friday, recording a fifth session of declines in six, tracking weakness in soyoil on the U.S. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
18-02-2019
RCEP talks to be held in Indonesia
Representatives of 16 Asia-Pacific countries will start talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, on Tuesday.