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01-12-2003
National Seminar On Oil Palm Trunk Utilisation
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- A national seminar devoted to theutilisation of oil palm trunk will be held from Dec 15-17 here.
19-11-2003
Three Firms Being Investigated For Hoarding Palm O
PORT KLANG, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The Domestic Trade and Consumer AffairsMinistry is investigating three palm oil wholesalers who are said to behoarding the commodity to create an artificial shortage.
18-11-2003
Don't Hoard Palm Oil-Based Cooking Oil, Cautions M
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Government will take stern actionagainst manufacturers and suppliers of palm oil-based cooking oil if theyfail to supply the controlled item to retailers.
18-11-2003
Palm Oil Stocks Decline 10 Pct In October
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Total palm oil stocks decreased 10.27percent to 875,083 tonnes in October 2003 from 975,266 tonnes in September2003, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said.
13-11-2003
China And India Might Retaliate Over Railway Contr
PETALING JAYA, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Primary Industries Minister Datuk SeriDr Lim Keng Yaik Tuesday said that there might be retaliation from Chinaand India over the handling of the contracts for Malaysia'sdouble-tracking railway project.
13-11-2003
No Price Hike For Palm Oil Based Cooking Oil, Says
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet Wednesday decided that therewill be no price hike for palm oil based cooking oil in spite of the callfor a price increase by local edible oil manufacturers following higherprice of crude palm oil.
13-11-2003
Rafidah: Bilateral Ties Shouldn't Be Based On Cont
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- International Trade and IndustryMinister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz says countries should not base theirbilateral relationships on the basis of contracts given to theircompanies.
13-11-2003
Suppliers Out To Create Artificial Shortage, Says
PETALING JAYA, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Suppliers are believed to be trying tocreate an artificial shortage of cooking oil in the market in order to askfor a price increase, Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim KengYaik said Tuesday.
11-11-2003
Escalating CPO Price Puts Cooking Oil Suppliers In
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- Although the current escalating price ofcrude palm oil (CPO) augurs well for the planters, plantation sector andthe country economically, it has placed the local cooking oil suppliers ina dilemma to cater the local consumers' need.
11-11-2003
India's E-oil Imports Hits New High of 5.15 Mln To
NEW DELHI, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Edible oil imports by India from November2002 to October 2003 oil year, reached a new high of 5.15 million tonnes,up from 4.43 million tonnes previously.
11-11-2003
Indonesia hopes to boost palm oil sales to China
Tuesday, November 11 2003 - JAKARTA, : Indonesian officials and crude palmoil (CPO) producers plan to visit China next week in a bid to boostexports of the commodity, Agriculture Minister Bungaran Saragih said.
11-11-2003
Bullish Soybean Market Boosts Local Palm Oil Price
BANGI, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The current rise in palm oil price is mainlyinfluenced by the bullish soybean market due to shortage of supplyfollowing unfavourable weather in the United States, said Malaysian PalmOil Board's (MPOB) director-general, Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron.