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15/08/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced for a third day as demand for the tropical oil, used in food and biofuels, was seen rising amid tightening supply of competing vegetable oils.

15/08/2011 (Bernama) - The National Food Store plan will become a major asset to Felda if revenue from oil palm is not longer substantial, said special adviser to the prime minister on Felda matters Tan Sri Dr Mohd Yusof Noor.

15/08/2011 (All Africa.com) - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has decried the poor funds allotted agricultural research centres in the country saying it would be difficult for the sub-sector to develop with the allocation 0.8percent of the nation\'s budget.

15/08/2011 (gulfnews.com) - Palm oil advanced for a third day as demand for the tropical oil, used in food and biofuels, was seen rising amid tightening supply of competing vegetable oils.

15/08/2011 (Bernama) - Small and big onions, and garlic have now been listed in the Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2011 Festive Season Price Control Scheme.

15/08/2011 (Bernama) - There was no two-way solution under the current amnesty programme for illegal foreign workers in Sabah, especially in the oil palm industry, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said today.

15/08/2011 (Bernama) - Since decades, thousands of residents in the east coast of Sabah have experienced frequent power disruption.

12/08/2011 (Reuters) - Wilmar International , the world's largest listed palm oil firm, reported a 14 percent rise in its second quarter net profit on Friday, largely in line with forecasts, on the back of strong margins from the palm and laurics business.

12/08/2011 (Moneycontrol.com) - Crude palm futures oil traded marginally higher by 0.11% to Rs 470 per 10 kg today on pick-up in demand in the spot market, amid a firming global trend.

12/08/2011 (Bernama) - ECMLibra Investment Research is convinced the crude palm oil (CPO) price will recover to the RM3,000-RM3,200 levels given the improvement in exports.

15/08/2011 (The Sun Daily) - WE thank Shariffa for “Treasure our forests” (Letters, July 18) and would like to clarify points raised in the letter.

12/08/2011 (Bloomberg) - Wilmar International Ltd. (WIL), the world’s biggest palm-oil processor, reported a 14 percent increase in second-quarter profit as sales rose to the highest in at least five years.