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12/6/06 (Manila Bulletin) - Malaysian investors who have put up palm oil plantation in Bohol are eyeing more potential palm oil land in Panay Island - perhaps in Iloilo or Antique in an aim to fill up robust demand for palm oil locally and in the world market.

15/6/06 (Independent) - A US food safety organisation is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken for its use of a type of cooking oil that government scientists agree can be potentially damaging to consumers' health.

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Mumbai , June 11 For 2006-07, global production of major oilseeds is projected at 389.4 million tonnes (mt), little changed from 390.1 mt of the previous year, while oilmeal production is projected higher at 220 mt (212 mt).

15/6/06 (The Star) - MIRI: Malaysia's multibillion ringgit palm-oil industry is under heavy attack by global environmentalists.

15/6/06 9The Star) - MIRI: Express bus operators whose vehicles ran on Envo Diesel for a month-long test have no complaints about the Malaysian-made bio-fuel.

15/6/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The Fifth International Planters Conference 2006 in Putrajaya has so far attracted over 1,000 participants from 13 countries.

15/6/06 9The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), via its wholly-owned unit KL Kepong Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd, will acquire 90% of the issued and paid-up capital of PT Mulia Agro Permai consisting 2,700 ordinary shares for US$2.03mil.

12/6/06 ( Business Times) - PORT of Le Havre, the biggest French Port, welcomes Malaysian palm oil shippers to use its port facilities and services as the main gateway markets in France, as well as other European markets.

12/6/06 9Business Times) - MALAYSIAN plantation and property group Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd's initiative in enhancing its earnings from its plantation division is beginning to show results.

6/6/06 (The Edge Daily) - Equator Life Science Bhd is looking to commercialise an instant composting system in Malaysia, which processes oil palm waste into organic fertiliser, following its JV agreement with Probio Co Ltd (PCL) and Biosmart Co Ltd (BCL)

6/6/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The price of oil continues to increase and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted the trend will persist for the next two decades. The Jakarta Post's Benget Simbolon Tnb. examines how the Indonesian government is dealing with the energy issue in this special report.