Archived News
05-05-2004
Pan-Century expanding Malaysia operations
Tuesday May 4, 2004 - PAN-Century Group, the investment arm of Indianconglomerate Aditya Birla Group, plans to increase its investments inMalaysia by up to RM400mil over the next five years, said newly appointedcountry head Ravi Kastia.
05-05-2004
Thumbs-up for tighter R&D focus
Monday May 3, 2004, SRI KEMBANGAN - Prime Minister Datuk Seri AbdullahAhmad Badawi's announcement that there would be a tighter focus on thenation's research and development activities was applauded by thetechnology industry.
29-04-2004
Brazil's soya exporters hit by costly strikes and
4/28/2004 (LLOYDS LIST) - BRAZIL'S remarkable success in the expansion ofsoya and grain exports is in danger of being undone by problems in itsleading agribulk terminals, according to brokers and shipowners.
26-04-2004
PPI to Execute Counter Trade Program of Indonesia
22/04/2004 JAKARTA (Bisnis): The Ministry of Trade and Industry appointedPT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PPI) as the trading house of thecounter trade program of the government, while Bank Mandiri would be theexecuting bank.The director of Export and Import Facilitation of the Ministry of Tradeand Industry, Andreas Anugrah, said that the government was of the opinionthat PPI and Bank Mandiri will be able to execute the counter tradeprogram of the government with other countries.
26-04-2004
RI-Russia Counter Trade Requires Bleached Pulp and
21/04/2004 JAKARTA (Bisnis): Russia asks Indonesia to provide sixadditional commodities for the third payment of the RI-Russiacounter-trade. Three of the commodities are natural rubber, bleached pulpand methanol.
24-04-2004
Philippine firms investing P2 billion in soybean p
4/23/2004 (DAVAO CITY) - San Miguel Corp. and Quedan and Rural CreditGuarantee Corp. (Quedancor) are putting up a P2-billion soybean plantationproject in Surigao del Sur.
23-04-2004
Bintulu Port’s RM330m wharf ready by 2006
April 23 2004 - WORK on the Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd’s proposed RM330million general cargo wharf is expected to be completed by 2006.
23-04-2004
Mismanagement of palm oil plantations leading to p
KUCHING, April 19 (Bernama) -- Improper management of oil palm plantationsin Sarawak had caused oil palm production in the state to be at anunsatisfactory level, said deputy chief minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabutoday.
23-04-2004
Palm oil prices on track to hit RM2,200 a tonne by
April 23 2004 - MALAYSIAN palm oil prices are on track to hit RM2,200 atonne by next month despite a slight hiccup in prices and plans byPakistan to refrain from buying the commodity, analysts said.
22-04-2004
Dock-worker strikes damage Brazilian economy, mini
4/21/2004 - Strikes plaguing Brazilian ports cost the country some $500million last week alone, the government said Monday.
22-04-2004
American Palm Council launches revised web site
4/21/2004 - Designed to serve both industry and consumers, the newlyre-designed American Palm Council Web site promotes a better understandingof this naturally trans fat free, nutrient rich oil - its health benefitsand applications.
22-04-2004
China to subsidize farmers for soybean, wheat, cor
(New China News Agency) Beijing, 19 April - The Chinese Ministry ofAgriculture on Monday [19 April] announced the country will subsidizegrain farmers who plant high-quality soybeans, wheat, corn and rice.According to the ministry, farmers growing high-quality soybeans, wheatand corn will get 150 yuan of subsidy per hectare, and those planting ricewill be subsidized 150 to 225 yuan per hectare.