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30/04/2013 (The Star) - Providing “land for the landless” and “jobs for the jobless” were the two famous phrases coined by the mastermind of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) scheme the late Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia's second prime minister, back in the 1950s.

30/04/2013 (Knoe.com) - Dr. Paul Sylvester, Pfizer Endowed Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Graduate Studies and Research, has been invited to speak at the upcoming Dietary Palm Oil in Human Nutrition Conference – NUTRICON 2013. In May, he will attend the conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

30/04/2013 (TODAY Online) - Policies should focus on long-term approaches to a sustainable biofuels market development, rather than short-term reactive approaches

29/04/2013 (Business Times) - FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), the world’s largest crude palm oil producer, may venture into Papua New Guinea to increase its plantation land.

29/04/2013 (Business Standard) - Palm oil imports to India have started declining, thanks to rising availability of alternative oils in the domestic markets. According to latest reports, during March, India's palm oil imports from Malaysia dropped to a two-year low on increased availability of domestic oilseeds for crushing.

29/04/2013 (The New Indian Express) - There are few takers for oil palm cultivation in the State despite Government offer of huge subsidy for the cash crop having the potential of generating employment in rural areas.

29/04/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - In restricted activity, palmolein oil prices strengthened by Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on Saturday on increased buying by vanaspati millers.

29/04/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil snapped a four-day rally on speculation that shipments from Malaysia may drop after Indonesia, the world’s largest producer, cut export taxes.

29/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - Last Friday, the Bank of Japan held its central meeting and reiterated its support to boost money supply.

29/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rose this week on rising palm oil demand and the anticipation of better exports growth.

29/04/2013 (Radio New Zealand International) - The world’s largest crude palm oil producer, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd, or FGV, has signalled it may venture into Papua New Guinea to increase its plantation land.

29/04/2013 (Reuters) - Shares of Indonesian palm oil producers dropped as much as 0.4 percent on Monday following below-expectation quarterly results.