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06-11-2003
IRCON Takes Up Issue Of Railway Contract With Mala
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The Indian Railways, who have been deniedthe award of US$3.4 billion (US$1=RM3.80) railway contract in Malaysia,despite the letter of intent (LoI) issued to IRCON, has taken up the issuewith both the Malaysian Government and the Indian Prime Minister.
06-11-2003
Major Export Commodities Not Affected By Action In
JELI, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The call for boycott of Malaysian products in theUS by Jew lobbyists is not expected to have a major impact on thecountry's main export commodities, says Executive Director of the NationalEconomic Action Council (NEAC), Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.
06-11-2003
Philippine: NGOs Urge Review Of Palm Oil Industry
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Nov 3 (ANEX-PNA) -- Members of non-governmentorganizations (NGOs) have been calling for an intensive review on allaspects of the proposed palm oil industry, considered as one-priorityprojects for agriculture in Palawan.
03-11-2003
CPO leads growth in agriculture sector
October 31 2003 - MALAYSIA’S export earnings from the agriculture sectorincreased by 26.1 per cent from RM23 billion in 2000 to RM29 billion in2003, of which palm oil accounted more than half of the total agriculturalexport value.
03-11-2003
Gamuda: India unlikely to retaliate over rail cont
Monday, November 03 2003 - GAMUDA Bhd does not expect the Indianauthorities to retaliate over the failure of Indian Railway ConstructionCo (Ircon) to win the North-South double-tracking rail project.
03-11-2003
India may state stand on rail works award next wee
November 1 2003 - THE Indian Government is expected to respond next weekto the sidelining of India Railway Construction Co (Ircon) in theNorth-South double-tracking railway project’s northern grid from Ipoh toPadang Besar.
03-11-2003
Mercedes Benz teroka guna diesel sawit
3 November, 2003 - DAIMLERCHRYSLER, pengeluar kenderaan Mercedez Benz,sudah memulakan perbincangan dengan syarikat teknologi tempatan untukmenghasilkan diesel menggunakan teknologi biomas.Kami sudah mengadakan perbincangan secara tidak rasmi, tetapi masihterlalu awal untuk memberikan butiran lanjut.
30-10-2003
Electronics still key to full export recovery
Thursday, October 30 2003 - WHILE the current rally in palm oil futureswill help pull Malaysian exports out of their current slump, economistscontend that a full recovery will largely depend on how the electrical andelectronic (E and E) industry fares.
30-10-2003
Felcra Building RM100 Mln Palm Oil Refinery Plant
KOTA BAHARU, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Felcra Bhd is in the process of buildinga RM100 million palm oil refinery plant in Dubai as part of its plans tospread its wings overseas.
30-10-2003
Golden Hope To Further Expand Operations In Europe
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHPB) willfurther expand its operations in Europe by setting up a new plant for theproduction of its customised palm oil products, its chairman Tan Sri AhmadSarji Abdul Hamid said.
30-10-2003
Mega-Merger Of Plantation Firms Not So Soon, Says
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Guthrie Group Chief ExecutiveTan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim says that while the mega-merger of plantationcompanies is conceptually a great idea, it is not bound to take place inthe next three to four years.
30-10-2003
No Change In Price Of Cooking Oil Derived From Pal
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The price of cooking oil derived frompalm kernel will remain at present rates until the Chinese New Yearcelebration next year even though the price of crude palm oil has shot upto RM1,890 per tonne this month compared to RM1,400 a tonne earlier.