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22-05-2017
Malaysian palm oil price reverses losses to gain on forecasts of higher exports
20/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded from early losses on Friday, to rise for a second session in three on expectations of increasing export demand.
22-05-2017
Malaysian palm oil/Viegoils: Market factors to watch Monday May 22
22/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday May 22.
22-05-2017
Malaysian palm oil industry undaunted by smear campaigns
18/05/2017 (The Star Online) – THE palm oil industry was a cornerstone in reducing the poverty rate in Malaysia from 50% in the 1960s, down to less than 5% today. The success of the industry, however, did not come without a price.
22-05-2017
‘Countries that malign palm oil can be dealt with accordingly’
19/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA SELANGOR: Countries that malign palm oil and are calling for its boycott can be dealt with accordingly.
22-05-2017
Mah: All oil palm plantations to be certified
21/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: All oil palm plantations in the country will be certified within three years, says Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
19-05-2017
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch May 19
19/05/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
19-05-2017
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
19/05/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:
19-05-2017
Malaysia And Indonesia Will Retaliate Against Countries Which Boycott Palm Oil - PM
19/05/2017 (Bernama) - Malaysia and Indonesia will retaliate against countries including the European Union (EU) which boycott palm oil, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
19-05-2017
Groups Demand Legal Protection For Palm Oil Laborers
19/05/2017 (Jakarta Post) - A coalition of nongovernmental organizations is calling on the government to issue a legal umbrella to protect millions of people employed in the palm oil industry from being exploited in various ways.
19-05-2017
Oil Palm Pioneer Henri Fauconnier’s Family Feted
19/05/2017 (The Star) - The family of the man who planted the first oil palm seedlings in Malaysia was honoured here during the celebration of 100 years of commercial oil palm planting.
19-05-2017
Indonesia Promises Its Neighbors A Haze-Free Year
19/05/2017 (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday promised its neighbors a haze-free year, saying new measures to combat forest fires should stop the polluting smoke wafting across Southeast Asia.
19-05-2017
Najib Allocates Additional RM510Mil Budget For Oil Palm Smallholders
19/05/2017 (New Straits Times) - Smallholders have been urged to apply for the RM510 million oil palm replanting budget said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.