Berita Arkib
29-01-2019
Malaysia to lead intergovernmental palm oil talks next month
Malaysia will spearhead the sixth ministerial meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) in Jakarta at end-February, where discussions will focus on acceptance of and market accessibility for the palm oil industry
29-01-2019
Encouraging China and US participation in TPP key to navigating trade tensions—George Yeo
At Singapore Perspectives 2019, George Yeo, the country’s former Foreign Minister, weighed in on the ongoing conflict between the world’s two superpowers: China and the United States
29-01-2019
FTA with United States difficult, says Dawood
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, and Industry Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday that though Pakistan is helping America in restoring peace in Afghanistan, a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US is very difficult
29-01-2019
Time to call EU’s bluff on palm oil
Prime Minister (PM) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not mince his words in the letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, calling him to reject plans to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels
29-01-2019
Malaysia to lead CPOPC talks on palm oil trade impediments
Malaysia will spearhead the sixth ministerial meeting of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) in Jakarta at the end of next month (Feb 28), where acceptance and market accessibility of the palm oil industry will be the focal point of its discussion
29-01-2019
Putrajaya seeks new market to boost palm oil sales
Putrajaya is looking for new markets for the country’s palm oil industry in a bid to ward off negative perceptions after the decision by several European countries to ban palm oil as a biofuel.
29-01-2019
'Secret deal to destroy paradise': Why palm oil gets a bad rap
I read with interest the many articles published recently to defend oil palm. Many writers condemned the hypocrisy of Western anti-oil palm lobbyists
29-01-2019
EU-Singapore free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee
Trade Committee MEPs agreed on Thursday to the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, a stepping stone to cooperation between the EU and Southeast Asia
29-01-2019
US soy for producing biofuels, an ‘unsustainable’ giveaway to Trump
The European Commission is set to offer Washington a way out from current trade tensions with Chinese authorising imports of soybeans from the US to produce biofuels. However, the new imports to help ease trade relations are not helping the environment
29-01-2019
TDAP advocates lobbying free trade agreement with Australia
The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has recommended campaigning for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia as existing tariff differential disadvantaged Pakistani exporters against competitors.
29-01-2019
Trump temporarily ends US government shutdown
THE US Senate and House unanimously passed a bill to temporarily end the weeks-long government shutdown, after which President Donald Trump signed the bill into law
29-01-2019
Take up cattle-rearing, Sarawak oil palm estates, smallholders told
Oil palm estates and smallholders in Sarawak are encouraged to take up cattle-rearing on the side to sustain their income and help the state increase its beef production