Archived News
25-01-2012
Mission NewEnergy Delivers Maiden Biodiesel Production to Global Oil Major
25/01/2012 (Proactive Investors Australia) - Biofuel supplier Mission NewEnergy (ASX: MBT) has delivered on a contract secured in August 2011, shipping its first run of biodiesel to a major world oil company in January.
25-01-2012
Govt Warned Not to be Complacent Despite Good Economic Performance
25/01/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Economists have warned the Indonesian government to remain modest as the future is uncertain and there is still a great deal of work to be done, despite the good economic performance in recent years.
25-01-2012
Ministry to Gather State Plantation Firms Under New Holding Company
25/01/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - The government plans to set up a holding company by the end of this month that will help it streamline the operations of state plantation companies.
25-01-2012
RI To Share Lessons on Resilience At Davos Meeting
25/01/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Business leaders will discuss new models to cope with global, regional, national and industrial challenges at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Jan. 25 to 29.
24-01-2012
Mizo Farmers Reap Benefit From Oil Palm Cultivation
24/01/2012 (TruthDive) - The Government of Mizoram is increasingly promoting oil palm cultivation in the state with multiple aim of generating jobs, benefiting farmers and attracting edible oil makers.
24-01-2012
Habitat Loss Drives Sumatran Elephants Closer to Extinction – WWF
24/01/2012 (PR Web) - The Sumatran elephant has been downgraded from “endangered†to “critically endangered†by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) after losing nearly 70 percent of its habitat and half its population in one generation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced today. The decline is largely due to elephant habitat being deforested or converted for agricultural plantations.
24-01-2012
Japan To Strengthen Top Investor Role in Malaysia
24/01/2012 (Tokyo Times) - Japan, already number one foreign investor in Malaysia, intends to increase the funds directed to this country by identifying new business opportunities. Investors are eyeing new sectors like the medical industry, infrastructure, environment, oil palm and rubber plantations.
24-01-2012
Shipping Activity At Port Qasim
24/01/2012 (The Nation) - Two ships arrived at the Port carrying containers at QICT, furnace oil at FOTCO.
23-01-2012
Be Innovative To Drive Investments, Says Sabah CM
23/01/2012 (Borneo Post) -The people of Sabah have been urged to be innovative and think outside of the box in efforts to woo more investments in various sectors into the state.
23-01-2012
Malaysia-Chile FTA Marks New Phase in Trade Ties
23/01/2012 (Business Times) - The Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, which takes effect in 2012, will rekindle activities placed on the back burner due to the regional financial crisis.
23-01-2012
After Success in Lanka, Santoor To Enter B’desh
23/01/2012 (Mydigitalfc.com) - Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting, a subsidiary of Wipro, is taking its flagship brand Santoor soap to Bangladesh. The move follows the brand’s success in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
23-01-2012
Trade Statistics: No Ray of Hope
23/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - Trade data released by FBS for 6MFY12 showed a continuation of the disturbing trend of falling volumes in Pakistans major export group - textiles.