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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm Oil Output Surge In Oct, CPO Price Could Hit RM4500 In Dec: MPOC
Moeen asks edible oil importers to maintain smooth supply
23/04/2008 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh) - Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday asked leading importers of edible oil to maintain smooth supply of the essential commodity in the country.
Stubborn Palm Oil Millers Will Be Dragged To Court - Masidi
22/04/2008 (Bernama), Kota KInabalu - Palm oil millers in Sabah who have yet to comply with the Department of Environment (DOE) directive on effluent management will be dragged to court.
Tesco attacked over biofuel
22/04/2008 (IcWales, UK) - TESCO service station green fuel could make climate change worse rather than better, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.
Biofuel scores plus points with DBKL
22/04/2008 (The Star Online) - WHAT became of EnvoDiesel, the made-in-Malaysia biofuel launched on a high note by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi two years ago?
State raids 3,628 shops to check hoarding
22/04/2008 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - The state government’s raid spree on shopkeepers to arrest soaring prices of essential commodities will not yield desired results, say traders. According to official data, so far 3,628 shopkeepers all over Maharashtra have been raided and over-stocked goods worth Rs 53.83 crore have been seized in the last ten days.
Kenya: Balance Bio-Fuel Sourcing And Meeting Food Demand
21/04/2008 (AllAfrican.com) - World prices for grain are threatening to go out of control. There is an outcry that diversion of resources from food crops to bio-fuel is partly to blame for the high grain commodity prices, especially in the US where government subsidies are provided for bio-fuel.
Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels\' Burden on Food Costs
21/04/2008 (National Geographic) - The biofuels boom is causing a spike in food prices worldwide, hitting developing countries particularly hard, experts say.
Balance bio-fuel sourcing and meeting food demand
21/04/2008 (Business Daily, Africa) - April 22, 2008: World prices for grain are threatening to go out of control. There is an outcry that diversion of resources from food crops to bio-fuel is partly to blame for the high grain commodity prices, especially in the US where government subsidies are provided for bio-fuel.
Palm oil protests target Unilever sites
21/04/2008 (Reuters, UK), London - Environmental demonstrators targeted Unilever across Europe on Monday, entering plants and scaling walls, including those of its London headquarters.
