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24-05-2005
Paper made from oil palm waste
May 22 6:41 PM KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, Universiti Malaysia Sabah researchershave come up with an innovation that would not only benefit oil palmplantations, but also the people, with an alternative source of income.Using oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB), a team from the InternationalTropical Forestry School has produced high-strength layered paper whichcan be used to make heavy-duty bags and envelopes.
24-05-2005
Report: Police in Hong Kong, mainland China bust p
Saturday May 21, 12:17 PM - Police in Hong Kong and mainland China havesmashed a syndicate that smuggled thousands of liters of palm oil throughan underground pipeline, a newspaper reported Saturday.
20-05-2005
Massive beach clean-up operation
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 - A massive operation is under way to clean up the40 tonnes of fatty alcohol that leaked from a palm oil factory into thesea off the Butterworth deepwater wharf yesterday.Nearly 100 Palmco Oil Mill Sdn Bhd employees, state Department ofEnvironment staff and fishermen have been working since late yesterdaymorning to remove the ice-like substance.
20-05-2005
McDonald's Testing New Oil Blend for Fries
Mon May 16, 6:34 PM ET CHICAGO - Healthy french fries might seem like anoxymoron, but McDonald's said it is trying to make good on an almost3-year-old promise by testing a healthier blend of oil for its signaturefries at a small number of restaurants.
20-05-2005
Some oils give off toxins when heated
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
20-05-2005
Stop Selling, Processing Unripe Oil Palm Fruits, S
SEREMBAN, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB),Thursday warned smallholders, traders and palm oil millers involved in thesale and processing of unripe oil palm bunches to stop the practiceimmediately or risk facing action from the authorities.
20-05-2005
Vitamin E cuts Parkinson's risk
May 19 2:21 AM - A diet rich in vitamin E could protect againstParkinson's disease, believe researchers.Good sources of vitamin E include green leafy vegetables, nuts andvegetable oils.
19-05-2005
100 terbabit bersih tumpahan lemak sawit
19 Mei, 2005 - GEORGETOWN: Palmco Oil Mill Sdn Bhd, semalam mengerahkankira-kira 100 pekerjanya membersihkan tumpahan lemak sawit pepejal yangterapung dan terdampar di sekitar Pantai Seagate serta Pulau Jerejak, disini.
19-05-2005
A Bright Future For Oil Palm Based Biofuel In Euro
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- There is a bright future for Malaysia'soil palm biofuel in Europe against the rising world oil price, said theParliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Plantation Industries andCommodities, Ng Lip Yong.
18-05-2005
A Bright Future For Oil Palm Based Biofuel In Euro
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- There is a bright future for Malaysia'soil palm biofuel in Europe against the rising world oil price, said theParliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Plantation Industries andCommodities, Ng Lip Yong.
18-05-2005
Better Understanding Will Facilitate Bilateral Rel
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Bilateral relations between Malaysia andOman will be facilitated by a better understanding of the economicscenario in both countries and opportunities each has to offer,International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Ahmad HusniHanadzlah said.
18-05-2005
Edible oil imports rise 21 per cent
Mumbai , May 17 - THE country's import of edible oils for the November2004 - April 2005 period was higher by 21 per cent at 21,95,770 tonnes,compared to 18,15,630 tonnes during the same period the previous year,according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association ofIndia.