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Amidst major cuts in developmental spending, questions have been plenty about the fate of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Reports have indicated that many CPEC projects are receiving no funding from the government. In this context, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to CPEC as part of his participation in the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing

To protect domestic market, industry body SOPA Monday demanded that the government curb illegal import of refined soybean oil and palmolein from Nepal at zero customs duty under a concession granted to least developed countries in the SAARC region

Malaysia’s current high palm oil stockpile is expected to ease to a manageable level, given the latest commitment by China to import an additional 400,000 tonnes of local palm oil per year in the next five years, say local planters

Indonesia's palm oil output in March likely rose from a month earlier, while inventories were seen lower on the back of a pickup in exports and domestic consumption, according to a Reuters survey.

MALAYSIA is banking on its people as part of the government’s new game plan to combat the issue of perception on palm oil

From everyday household products, skincare to biscuits, local industry players want to make it known that palm oil can be a lucrative business. MBH Cosmeceutical Sdn Bhd managing director Foo Chit Seong, who has been in the market for

Sarawak timber companies have to pay an additional 800% in rehabilitation and development cess, which has been raised to RM5 from 60 sen per cu m imposed by the state Forest Department in January this year.

AMID the bloating palm oil stockpile and unstable prices, the government has finally rolled out its B10 biodiesel programme, with an increase of 3% palm oil content compared to the previous B7 version

Two entrepreneurs have found a potential palm oil replacement in coffee waste

atar and Malaysia’s total trade volume witnessed a 36.1% increase from $672.2mn in 2017 to $915.1mn in 2018, an official of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has said.

THE revelation in the Sabah legislature last week that the Sumatran rhinoceros is effectively extinct in the wild after it was no longer sighted in the state was indeed poignant and far-reaching, not only locally but also worldwide

The government, yesterday, announced RM550 million soft loan at two per cent repayment rate to independent smallholders to replant their unproductive oil palms