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10/11/2011 (The Hindu Business Line) - Edible oil weakened on Wednesday on lack of new demand and mounting pressure of higher arrivals of seeds at producing centres.

10/11/2011 (Reuters) - Some Southeast Asian stock markets posted gains on Wednesday, led by big caps and commodities-related stocks, but buying interest generally weakened as investors waited to see how the debt crisis in Europe would develop.

09/11/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a seven-week high on Tuesday ahead of a slew of industry data this week and as concerns of bad weather hitting output of the tropical oil spurred some investors to stock up.

09/11/2011 (Reuters) - Wilmar International said on Wednesday higher prices will support its palm oil and sugar businesses, sounding bullish after missing earnings expectations despite an almost 24 percent jump in net profit from a year earlier.

09/11/2011 (THISDAYlive) - Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Senator Robert Boroffice, has said there was nothing the country could do successfully without science and technology.

09/11/2011 (Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd) - Consumers are urged to be extra careful when buying refill cooking oil from supermarkets.

09/11/2011 (Borneo Post) - Crude oil may be called ‘black gold’, but 1Green Enviro Sdn Bhd has to tap into ‘green gold’ by converting biomass into paper.

09/11/2011 (FoodNavigator.com) - The addition of the medium chain fatty acids to palm olein may help to widen its potential uses in food formulation whilst producing oil with better nutritional quality, according to new research.

09/11/2011 (Tempo Interactive) -The government is offering private companies the opportunity to develop investments in Kalimantan. Housing Minister Djan Faridz said the investments would speed up the Acceleration and Expansion of the Indonesian Economic Growth (KP3EI) program in the corridor.

09/11/2011 (The Sun Daily) - Malaysia will not go bankrupt despite its high domestic debt as federal debt is low while debt of government-linked companies is widely spread out, said Harvard Alumni Association regional director for Asia Tan Sri Dr Lin See Yan.

09/11/2011 (International Business Times) - In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, Alaska Airlines will fly 75 bio-fuel-powered commercial flights, across the United States, starting on Wednesday, the airline announced in a statement on Monday. This is a step which is being perceived as a "historical" one in the country's aviation sector. The fuel in question - a 20 percent blend of sustainable fuel made from used cooking oil - meets rigorous international safety and sustainability standards.

09/11/2011 (The Edge Malaysia) -The FBM KLCI pared down some of its gains at the mid-day break on Tuesday, Nov 8 in line with the overall cautious sentiment at key regional markets as issues in Europe remain unresolved, with Greece struggling to pick a new leader and Italy still mired in debt.