Archived News
04-07-2019
China factor missing from Bursa Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: Warming relations between China and Malaysia, along with the resurrection of China-linked projects such as the RM44bil East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and the RM140bil Bandar Malaysia project, are catalysts that have yet to be factored into the Malaysian stock market.
04-07-2019
International school under probe over anti-palm oil performance
PETALING JAYA: A Kuala Lumpur-based private education institution is under investigation for alleged “anti-palm oil propaganda activitiesâ€.
04-07-2019
Govt to maintain target of 100% MSPO certification by year-end, says Teresa Kok
KUCHING: The Pakatan Harapan government will maintain the previous administration's target of achieving 100% Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification for oil palm planted areas in the country by the end of this year.
04-07-2019
Criticism is against unsustainable palm oil, not palm oil as a whole
We live in a tropical nation where most of our land area was naturally covered by rainforests.
04-07-2019
Sime Darby Plantation raises the bar on sustainability
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) aims to achieve a sustainable supply chain with the publication of a new policy statement, “Working with Suppliers to Draw the Line on Deforestationâ€.
04-07-2019
Indonesia palm oil exports seen lower in May, stock rises –survey
Indonesia’s palm output in May likely rose from a month earlier, while exports declined, according to a Reuters survey of industry groups and researcher.
04-07-2019
Teresa’s rage and a lesson on free speech
Recently, an international school invited the wrath of Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok over a student presentation on the environmental damage caused by the palm oil industry.
04-07-2019
Total starts production at French biofuel refinery
Total on Wednesday said it had begun producing biofuel at a refinery in southern France, a project that has sparked an outcry from environmentalists and farmers over its plans to import palm oil.
03-07-2019
Malaysian palm oil prices rise with soyoil but gains seen limited
NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday, in line with rival soyoil, but estimates of higher output and sluggish exports by the world's top producers limited gains.
03-07-2019
CPO futures extend gains in anticipation of lower production
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended gains to close higher, amid expectation of lower production in the coming weeks, a dealer said.
03-07-2019
Malaysian palm oil industry sets replanting programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil industry players are making concerted efforts towards replanting oil palm trees together with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim.
03-07-2019
Palm oil falls due to weaker exports, higher output estimates
NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by expectations of higher output and sluggish exports from the world’s top producers of the tropical oil.