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22-07-2011
Singapore and Malaysia: Two Ways to Play the Region Between India and China
22/07/2011 (Investment U) - Located south of China and east of India, the booming Southeast Asian region is oftentimes overlooked by even the most sophisticated investors. The free trade pact between the regional grouping (ASEAN) and China inked early this year has led to a jump in trade and investment.
22-07-2011
CSR Asia Summit 2011 Themed \"Asian Growth: Global Responsibility\" To Be Launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22/07/2011 (PR Newswire) - The ninth CSR Asia Summit, the annual flagship event of CSR Asia, will be launched at the Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27th September 2011. Themed "Asian Growth: Global Responsibility", the two-day Summit will take place from 27th to 28th September 2011. The CSR Asia Summit aims to be the most innovative and thought-provoking on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Asia.
22-07-2011
Fitters Buys 30pc Stake In Philippine Plant
22/11/2011 (Business Times) - Fitters Diversified Bhd has acquired a 30 per cent stake in a rice husk-fuelled biomass power plant project in the Philippines, said its controlling stakeholder Datuk Richard Wong Swee Yee.
21-07-2011
Palm Oil Gains As Demand Soars Ahead Of Ramadan
21/07/2011 (Gulfnews.com) - Palm oil climbed for a second day after exports from Malaysia, the second-largest producer, grew on increased demand ahead of Ramadan.
21-07-2011
Indonesia may cut August Palm Oil Tax
21/07/2011 (Business Times) - Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, could cut its crude palm oil export tax to 15 per cent in August from 20 per cent in July because of a drop in international prices, an industry source said yesterday.
21-07-2011
Malaysia July 1-20 Palm Oil Exports Up 5.4pc
21/07/2011 (Business Times) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 5.4 per cent in the first 20 days of July from the same period in June, independent market surveyor Intertek said.
21-07-2011
RM18,000 fine for violating Environmental Quality Act
21/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - A palm oil company was yesterday fined a total of RM18,000 by the Sessions Court here for two charges of violating the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
21-07-2011
Wrappers Delight For Nestlé Aas Sweet Factory Achieves Zero Waste
21/07/2011 (Business Green) - The world's largest confectionary factory has achieved zero waste status four years ahead of schedule, saving owners Nestlé £120,000 per year.
21-07-2011
Oil, Eatables Imports Jump By 23.6pc
21/07/2011 (Dawn) - Country`s import bill for oil and eatables ballooned by 23.61 per cent in 2010-11 over the previous year, contributing mainly to rising trade deficit, suggests Federal Bureau of Statistics data issued on Tuesday.
21-07-2011
PTT Aromatics Kills Thai Biojet Fuel Project, Citing Costs
21/07/20121 (Biofuels Digest) - In Thailand, PTT Aromatics and Refining has frozen its $150 million biojet investment project because it fears that high production costs would deter any interested buyers, costing airlines like THAI more to buy the fuel than to buy carbon credits.
21-07-2011
Nigeria Spent N1.314tn on Foods Importation In 3 Years – Adeshina
21/07/2011 (Vanguard) - The Nigeria imported foods worth N1.3trillions between 2007 and 2010. This fact was disclosed by Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the new Minister of Agriculture in Abuja. Adesina, disclosed this when he assumed duty in Abuja.
21-07-2011
Malaysia Is Third Largest Investor In Cambodia
21/07/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysia has become the third largest investor in Cambodia with its investments in the country amounting to US$3.4 billion from 1980.