Archived News
05-09-2008
Malaysian Exports Increase at Fastest Pace Since 2004
04/09/2008 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia's exports unexpectedly rose at the fastest pace in almost four years in July as companies increased shipments of electronics goods and commodities.
05-09-2008
Sussex man given Malaysian honour
04/09/2008 (The Argus.co.uk) - A Sussex man has become the only non-Malaysian to be given an award for his contribution to the country.
05-09-2008
Palm oil firms\' moratorium rejection threatens orangutans: activists
04/09/2008 (AFP), Jakarta - A decision by Indonesian palm oil companies to reject a moratorium on land clearing is threatening to wipe out more than 8,000 orangutans in the next three years, activists said Thursday.
05-09-2008
Rejection of moratorium threatens orangutans
04/09/2008 (Independent Online), Jakarta - A decision by Indonesian palm oil companies to reject a moratorium on land clearing is threatening to wipe out more than 8 000 orangutans in the next three years, activists said on Thursday.
05-09-2008
Chin To Lead Joint Ministerial Mission To Europe
04/09/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui will be leading a nine-day Joint Ministerial Mission to Europe namely to The Hague, Brussels and London beginning September 7 - 15.
03-09-2008
CPO windfall tax revision deemed inevitable
03/09/2008 (The Star Online) - A revision in the newly imposed crude palm oil (CPO) windfall tax on plantation companies is inevitable, especially with the sharp correction in CPO prices on speculation that crude oil is likely to trend below US$100 per barrel for the rest of this year.
03-09-2008
Plea for subsidy for coconut oil
02/09/2008 (The Hindu), Kochi - Kerala on Tuesday made a strong plea for subsidy for coconut oil.
03-09-2008
Edible oils falls as Malaysian palm oil drops
02/09/2008 (The Hindu), New Delhi - Wholesale prices of select edible oils on Tuesday declined in the national capital, taking cues from a weak Malaysian palm oil market.
03-09-2008
India\'s edible oil cos scouting for land abroad
02/09/2008 (Commodity Online), New Delhi – A consortium of 14 top vegetable oil companies are planning to lease or buy land in Paraguay, Uruguay and Myanmar to grow oils seeds and lentils as farmland available shrinks in India.
03-09-2008
Oil Palm Planters Enjoy Big Drop in Fertiliser Bill
02/09/2008 (Red Orbit) - OIL palm planters can expect their fertiliser bill to fall from today, following the government's decision to abolish import duty on the product.
03-09-2008
Oil palm for villagers
01/09/2008 (The Star Online), Kemaman - Some 50,000 oil palm trees will be disbursed fresh from nurseries to villagers in rural Terengganu to encourage the cultivation of these trees for supplementary income.
03-09-2008
Biodiesel & death of free markets
31/08/2008 (The Economic Times) - Let’s burn it." That's the surefire strategy proposed by market guru and Godrej International trader Dorab Mistry at a conference this week to the problem of how to keep palm oil at $1200/t.