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Palm oil, which is deadly to dogs, was the major offending item found by a team of around 50 volunteers during a beach clean at Sea Palling.

As one the world’s major palm oil producers, Malaysia will continue to play a key role in ensuring that the commodity remains a sustainable and eco-friendly fuel replacement for world markets.

Last Monday, the US Commerce Department announced it has granted a 90-day license for mobile phone companies and internet broadband providers working with Huawei to keep existing networks online and protect users from security risks.

Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm oil waste, known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), into valuable products such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and animal feed.

Felcra Bhd is currently reviewing several options, including a proposed bond issuance and an outright sale of non-performing assets, to rebuild its depleting cash position

NEW DELHI: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices dropped for a second day as the market was pressured by lower soybean oil prices as well as the European Union’s publication of limits on the use of the tropical oil in biofuels that will start next month.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): The Primary industries Ministry will hold a meeting with members of the European Parliament and European Council in October in its mission to promote the country's palm oil, said its Minister Teresa Kok.

KUALA LUMPUR: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is optimistic that the palm oil price will improve in the coming months.

KUDAT (May 23): The Sabah Government has postponed with immediate effect the charging of assessment on palm oil processing plants, including those that plan to invest in the State.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 1% during the first half of trade on Thursday, hitting their lowest levels in a week, tracking weakness in related edible oils.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP), the world's largest palm oil plantation company by planted area, does not foresee India reducing palm oil imports from Malaysia despite a report saying it might trim some overseas orders.

On March 4, Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, the world’s largest palm oil plantation company by planted acreage, decided to amalgamate all its downstream assets globally into a rebranded entity, named Sime Darby Oils (SDO).