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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Gapki warns of sharp production losses
El Nino, biodiesel demand support CPO prices despite rising stocks
Mission Commences Sales Into Malaysian Biodiesel Mandate
03/08/2011 (Market Watch) - Mission NewEnergy Limited is pleased to announce that it has commenced selling biodiesel into the Malaysian biodiesel mandate.
Lestari In Limelight Again
03/08/2011 (The Star) - A day after announcing its bold plans of building 616 bio-refinery plants in Malaysia and Indonesia, little-known Lestari Pasifik Bhd has quickly got into the limelight again, but this time for the wrong reason. The company has been put on the “alert list†of the capital market regulator, the Securities Commission (SC).
Demand For Ghee, Cooking Oil Surges
03/08/2011 (Dawn) - The demand of ghee and cooking oil has swelled by over 30 per cent. Traders attribute spurt in demand of edible oils to the eating pattern of Pakistanis during Ramazan.
SHC Malaya Sells Stake For RM24mil
03/08/2011 (The Star) - Sin Heng Chan (Malaya) Bhd (SHC Malaya) is selling its 80% stake in Sin Heng Chan Industries Sdn Bhd (SHC Industries) to Goldform Resources Sdn Bhd for RM24.5mil.
EU Validates Test Methods For Sports Drinks Contaminated With Plasticiser
03/08/2011 (Foodqualitynews.com) - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published three methods to detect an illegal clouding agent that was found earlier this year in sports drinks imported from Taiwan.
Danajamin Guarantees Senari’s RM380mil Sukuk
03/08/2011 (The Star) - Danajamin Nasional Bhd has guaranteed Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd’s RM380mil 20-year Islamic medium-term notes programme.
80% Deposits in Intervened Banks Resolved – CBN
03/08/2011 (Vanguard) - The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said 80 per cent of deposits in intervened banks have been resolved, even as it has granted Oceanic Bank a three-month extension of its inter-bank transactions guarantee from the initial September 30 deadline.
Malaysia in Need of 40,000 Plantation Workers
03/08/2011 (Inquirer.net) - Malaysia needs some 40,000 workers for its rubber and oil palm plantations, an urgent employment need that authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are working hard to fill to help cushion the impact of the Philippines’ unemployment problem.
Habitat Loss Main Cause of Amphibian Extinction
03/08/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarah Scriven, a researcher presently conducting a study on frogs at the Danau Girang Field Centre here, shared that there is a paucity of knowledge in the tropics, especially in Southeast Asia where there are over 1,000 native amphibian species. Unfortunately, time is running out for researchers and the likes of Sarah, who are keen on learning more about the species.
