Archived News

09/07/2012 (The Star) - Are you the type who loves a good dessert but always feel guilty after consuming it?

09/07/2012 (The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is in talks with the relevant parties and is optimistic of entering the African market early 2013.

09/07/2012 (The Star) - Every year, millions of tonnes of organic waste – forest and mill residues as well as agricultural waste, among others – are generated. The oil palm sector alone contributes to over four-fifths of the problem of biomass overload, leaving operators with the headache of disposal arrangements, transportation and cost.

09/07/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 139,266 tonnes of cargo comprising 116,544 tonnes of import cargo and 22,722 tonnes of export cargo including 5,561 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 116,544 tonnes comprised of 51,742 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,890 tonnes of general cargo; 24,476 tonnes of bulk cargo and 38,436 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

09/07/2012 (Bernama) - It is a shame if two countries, which control 85 per cent of the world's total production of palm oil, fail in the marketing of the commodity, said Datuk Sabri Ahmad, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV).

09/07/2012 (WTVR) - Even if you’ve never visited Malaysia or Indonesia, it’s likely that you’ve made contact with these countries through the chocolate bar you’ve just eaten or the soap you’ve just washed your hands with.

09/07/2012 (The Star) - OSK Investment Research is upgrading the plantation sector to Overweight on expectation of palm oil price entering a new three-year price upcycle, fuelled by increasing probability of a drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon.

09/07/2012The (Jakarta Post) - Hundreds of local people in the village of Candi Binangun in Sleman regency’s Pakem district, flocked to the pasar murah (low-priced market), jointly organized by the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) and PT Sinar Mas, to purchase palm oil sold at reduced prices on Sunday.

09/07/2012 (DAWN.com) - While manufacturers and traders have increased the prices of all basic commodities over the recent months in the absence of an effective price checking mechanism and an efficient consumer rights body, huge discounts to be announced during Ramazan are not likely to provide the much needed relief to consumers

07/07/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures eased from a fresh five-week high on Friday as some traders booked profits from an overbought market, although expectations of strong demand curbed losses.

07/07/2012 (The Star) - India's growing consumption of palm oil products translates into higher imports from Malaysia. Demand for palm oil products in India the world's second largest vegetable oil consumer after China is driven by factors such as an expanding middle class, palm oil's relatively low prices, and stagnant domestic production levels of edible oils.

07/07/2012 (Financial Express) - Prices are on the rise prior to Ramadan. Common people are suffering because of the rise in prices of 10 essential commodities. Gram now sells at Tk 90/95 per kg.