Archived News
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.
30-10-2003
Sierra Leone Invites Felda To Develop A Pilot Proj
BANDAR SERI JEMPOL, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Sierra Leone President Dr AhmedTejan Kabbah has invited the Malaysian government and Felda to assist in apilot project in his country.
10-10-2003
Below-par palm oil mills may lose licences
October 10 2003 - PRIMARY Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaikyesterday lashed out at 49 underperforming palm oil millers, threateningto revoke their licences if they do not improve their operations.
10-10-2003
Dr Lim Wants Stringent Criteria On Approval To Inc
BANGI, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Palm Oil Board has been instructed totighten the criteria of approving applications from millers to increasethe capacity of palm oil mills.
10-10-2003
Govt Will Pay RM3.4 Bln For Sukhoi Jets Over Five
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The government will pay for the purchaseof 18 Su-30MKM aircraft including spare parts costing RM3.8 billion overfive years between this year and 2008, Deputy Defence Minister Datuk MohdShafie Apdal said Thursday.
10-10-2003
Palm oil players call for special fund to assist S
October 8 2003 - THE palm oil fraternity has suggested that a special fundof between RM500 million and RM1 billion be established to assist small-and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to be active in downstream activities.
10-10-2003
Palm oil price may hit RM1,600 by December
October 04 2003 - DECLINING stockpiles and possible poor production ofother edible oils in the coming months have pushed up palm oil prices,with market players expecting the uptrend to remain strong.
10-10-2003
Palm oil prices expected to stay at current levels
October 10 2003 - PALM oil prices are expected to remain at current levelsof about RM1,500 a tonne in the near term, an attractive price against itscompetitors amid steady global demand.
06-10-2003
Edible Oil Imports By India At 4.86 Mln Tonnes Fro
NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Edible oil imports by India from November2002 to October 2003 aggregated 4.86 million tonnes, exceeding the wholeyear imports of the previous year by 4.3 million tonnes.
06-10-2003
Firmer palm oil price next year
Saturday October 4, 2003 (The Star) - THE price of palm oil is likely tobe firmer in the first quarter next year than in the current quarter onexpectations of continued tight supply and lower stocks of the world'smajor oils and fats.
06-10-2003
Palm Oil Exporters Should Not Only Concentrate On
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The concentration of most palm oilexports to five countries warrants attention because any significantshortfalls in imports by one of them could have a negative impact on theMalaysian palm oil industry, Primary Industries Minister, Datuk Seri DrLim Keng Yaik said.
02-10-2003
Golden Hope projects average annual pre-tax RM550m
2 October ,2003 - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd, soon to be an enlargedplantation company, expects to make an average annual pre-tax profit ofRM550 million for five years starting from this year to 2008.