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27/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - Singapore’s Straits Times Index (FSSTI) fell 0.5 percent to 3,173.40 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Almost six stocks dropped for each that rose in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

27/04/2011 (MSN News) - Select edible oil prices continued to decline and lost Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today owing to sluggish demand at prevailing levels amid a weakening global trend.

27/04/2011 (HealthNewsDigest.com) - By now, you know that you should be avoiding trans fats. As food manufacturers re-formulate their brands to replace trans fats with other alternatives, it’s easy to become confused when you read the new food labels. Saturated, unsaturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated? Olive, canola, soy, Malaysian palm fruit oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil or animal fats (beef tallow, lard) – which are the healthier choices? The answers may surprise you.

26/04/2011 (Bernama) - Three native customary rights (NCR) grants have been issued involving 7,258ha of land for the benefit of 1,702 people in the Nabawan and Tongod districts, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

27/04/2011 (The Star) - The number of country of origins (COOs) certificates issued to companies in Malaysia exporting to Europe and Asia-Pacific has increased by 22.8% in the first quarter compared with the same period last year.

27/04/2011 (WWF International) - Policymakers and business leaders must quickly back a bold target to stop forest loss as part of efforts to conserve biodiversity and fight climate change, according to a new WWF report.

26/04/0/2011 (Economic Times) - Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 2.40 to Rs 515.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today on emergence of profit-booking by speculators, driven by sluggish demand in the physical market.

26/04/2011 (Fresh Fruit Portal) - A fall in crude palm oil (CPO) prices has led the Indonesian Government to cut export duties on the product by five percentage points for May shipments, website Antaranews.com reported.

26/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - Wilmar International Ltd., the world’s biggest palm oil processor, is seeking $1.5 billion of revolving loans, according to a person familiar with the matter.

26/04/2011 (Bernama) - The Rural Vision Movement in collaboration with the Kampung Alor Limbat Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) is implementing economic projects to boost the villagers' income.

26/04/2011 (SmartPlanet.com) - Nearly half of the facilities run by food and cereal maker Kellogg Co. now send 5 percent or less of the waste they generate to landfills, beating the company’s 2015 target. That’s according to its just-published third global corporate responsibility report.

25/04/2011 (The Star) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) hopes to address some of the strategic thinking and considerations behind the Truth in Labelling – Palm Oil Bill 2011 in Australia via the launch of the RSPO trademark slated by the middle of this year, said RSPO secretary-general Darrel Webber (pic).