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19-05-2011
Plantation Ops Pushes up TSH Q1 Profit
19/05/2011 (The Star) - TSH Resources Bhd net profit rose 112.7% to RM24mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM11.3mil posted in the same quarter a year ago on strong plantation earnings.
19-05-2011
Coast Region Testing Palm Oil Hybrids From Four Countries
19/05/2011 (ippmedia.com) - Africa Green Oils Limited is now studying the performance of four varieties of hybrid palm seedling in order to come up with the best strain for production of oil palm locally.
19-05-2011
Extinction Rates Overestimated, Global Crisis Remains: Study
19/05/2011 (The Epoch Times) - Extinction rates may have been overestimated by more than 160 percent based on current scientific methods, according to a new study published in Nature on May 18.
19-05-2011
West Africa Rising: Liberia Leads Charge to Lure Palm Oil Investors
19/05/2011 (Christian Science Monitor) - In the past three years, four major companies have promised a total of $2.6 billion in palm oil investment in Liberia, and more could be coming soon. Global demand for the versatile oil is expected to double by 2020.
19-05-2011
ULM\'s Paul Sylvester to Present in Malaysia
19/05/2011 (Monroe News Star) - University of Louisiana at Monroe Pfizer Endowed Professor of Pharmacology, Dr. Paul Sylvester, will give a plenary talk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the PINC 2011.
19-05-2011
Veep Boakai Plants Sime Darby First Palm Tree Tomorrow
19/05/2011 (The Inquirer) - The Vice President of Liberia, Joseph N. Boakai, is expected to lead an array of government officials and senior members of Sime Darby Berhad Company this Thursday to Sime Darby Plantation in Garwula, Grand Cape Mount County, to plant the company's first oil palm tree. The program, which is scheduled to be held at Sime Darby's Matambo Estate in Garwula District, is also being attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sime Darby Berhad, the Right Honorable Tun Musa Hitam, and three other members of the Group's Board of Directors.
19-05-2011
Malaysia Seeks Help to Reach 2020 High-Income Goal
19/05/2011 (Forbes) - Malaysia's government says it is securing advice from international scientists and economists on ways to speed up development through reforms in its palm oil industry, health care and education.
19-05-2011
JCI Gains as Commodity Prices, Risk Appetite Rise
19/05/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - The Jakarta Composite Index joined its regional peers in rising on Wednesday, taking advantage of rising commodity prices.
19-05-2011
Malaysian Palm Oil Prices Still Strong, Says MPOC
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian palm oil prices are expected to remain relatively strong in the coming months on strong export demand for the tropical oil, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Council, Datuk Lee Yeow Chor said.
19-05-2011
Implementation Of Biodiesel B5 Will Not Burden Motorists, Says Dompok
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - The implementation of the biodiesel B5 mandate which is targeted to begin early next month, will not inconvenience motorists, as the price mechanism will be determined by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
19-05-2011
Big Money In Oil Palm Wastes
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - The rising demand for oil palm fibres from China should spur Sabah palm oil millers to look at turning their mill wastes to wealth, said state Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Raymond Tan.
18-05-2011
Crude Palm Oil Futures Up on Spot Demand
18/05/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices moved up by Rs 3.40 to Rs 526.70 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions on the back of rising spot market demand.