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26-10-2004
Joint panel meets after four-year lapse
Tuesday October 26, 2004 - KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia-Pakistan JointMinisterial Commission meets today after a lapse of four years andofficials from both sides have prepared extensively to make up for losttime.
26-10-2004
Nov Holidays May Affect Palm Oil Output
10/26/04 (Oilmandi) - Are some concerns CPO supply may be disrupted inmid-November due to Deepavali and Idul Fitri holidays in Malaysia,Indonesia; official holidays only 2-3 days but workers typically away forlonger. "People are a bit concerned that production will be weaker becauseof all the holidays," says trader at Malaysia house; but lower productionwould be positive for palm oil prices.
26-10-2004
Researchers to get a portion of IP
Tuesday October 26, 2004 PUTRAJAYA: The Government is drawing up a Bill toprovide incentives for researchers to devote their time to doing researchand development work with commercial potential.
26-10-2004
"Halal" Food Makes Impact At Paris Food Fair
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- 'Halal' ready-made food emerged as a newtrend at the just-ended International Food Products Exhibition in Paris,one of the world's biggest gatherings of food industry professionals.
25-10-2004
Government to continue improving people’s living s
Oct 25, 2004 DEBAK -The Deputy Minister of Transport, Datuk Douglas UggahEmbas yesterday reassured the people, particularly those in rural areas,that the government would continue to draw up and implemented developmentprogrammes to uplift their standard of living.The development of oil palmand rubber plantations in various parts of the State were testimonies ofthe government’s commitment to upgrade the socio-economic status of ruralfolks, he said during a joint ceremony for the closing of an in-sitetraining on rubber tapping and handing over of a mini rubber estate tofive longhouses in the Ulu Rimbas near here, yesterday.
23-10-2004
Exim Bank Of India To Expand Its Credit Line In Ma
MUMBAI, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The Export and Import Bank of India (EXIMBank) is currently in talks with one of Malaysia's commercial bank toexpand its second credit line worth US$10 million (RM38 million), itschairman and managing director, T.C Venkat Subramaniam said.
23-10-2004
IOI expects another record year
Friday October 22, 2004 - IOI Corp Bhd is looking to turn in anotherrecord performance for its current financial year ending June 30, 2005,spurred by a projected 15% increase in crude palm oil (CPO) production byits plantation division.
23-10-2004
PPB in JV to develop oil palm plantation in Kalima
21/10/04 (The Edge Daily) - PPB Oil Palms Bhd’s subsidiary Kalimantan PalmIndustries Sdn Bhd (KPI) has entered into a joint venture (JV) with PTRimba Harapan Sakti and PT Salawati Makmur to develop about 32,200ha inCentral Kalimantan, Indonesia.
23-10-2004
Sudan recalls continue in UK
21/10/2004 - A popular food oil used extensively in food formulations isthe latest product-type to be pulled from the UK supermarket shelves asthe country’s food watchdog identifies the illegal carcinogen Sudan IV ina batch of palm oil brands.
23-10-2004
WWF slams Australia over environment
Friday October 22, 05:24 AM - Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, thespread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and theexploitation of the oceans are outstripping the planet's capacity to cope,the conservation group WWF said.
22-10-2004
Malaysian, French ports sign agreement to make Mar
19/10/04 BUSINESS TIMES (MALAYSIA) - PORT Klang Authority (PKA) said itssister port relationships with several ports around the world have workedto increase trade and promote shipping and logistic services betweenMalaysia and the countries concerned.
22-10-2004
New facility offers first nationwide access to bio
10/21/2004 ALAMOSA, Colo. USA -- Blue Sun Biodiesel(R) announces thenation's first high-volume commercial biodiesel blending terminal andintegrated biodiesel processing plant. High-performance biodiesel blendswill be available from the terminal beginning this November.