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13/11/2012 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures were off their lows in late Monday trade after the October palm oil stocks rose less than expected.

13/11/2012 (The Star) - Blue chips closed lower on Monday in lacklustre trade, with plantations among the major losers following the weak crude palm oil (CPO) futures while most Asian and European markets were in the red.

13/11/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks increased by 1.11 per cent to 2.51 million tonnes in October from 2.48 million tonnes the previous month.

13/11/2012 (Bernama) -- Malaysia was more in focus with its engines of economic growth since under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

12/11/2012 (Bangkok Post) - Thailand has become the first country to receive smallholder Certification from the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (RSPO), a global non-profit association set up to promote sustainable palm products.

12/11/2012 (Daily Express) - A natural form of Vitamin E found largely in palm oil, called palm tocotrienols, has proven to be able to stop brain cells from dying when one suffers a stroke, a Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) study has found.

12/11/2012 (Borneo Post) - Rural folk have been advised again not to be easily swayed by certain non-governmental organisations (NGOs) instigating the people to go against the perimeter survey initiative especially since the general election is getting nearer.

12/11/2012 (Jakarta Post) - As the European Commission launches its investigation into biodiesel imports from Indonesia and Argentina, local biodiesel producers have again demanded the government step in to help them defend accusations by the European Union (EU) of dumping.

12/11/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Palm oil is on a lot of people’s minds. In Indonesia, the industry is booming, with US$19.7 billion of crude palm oil exports in 2011. But expanding oil palm plantations have taken their toll on remaining forests and other natural habitats in tropical regions and led to conflict over land with local people.

12/11/2012 (Reuters) - The makers of the renowned Nutella food spread say they will not change the lucrative recipe even if France, its biggest market, endorses proposals to quadruple tax on a key ingredient of the gooey mix, palm oil.

10/11/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a one-month low on Friday, posting their steepest weekly loss since September, as traders stayed cautious ahead of key industry reports.

10/11/2012 (New York Daily News) - In addition to being a health risk, the industrial use of palm oil has led to widespread deforestation in Borneo, Sumatra and Indonesia, displacing and killing endangered populations of orangutans.