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23/02/2016 (Bernama) - Opening a major UN biodiversity meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak today paid tribute to an insect from Africa credited with adding billions of dollars to national prosperity. He also welcomed scientists and policy makers from 124 countries to the 4th Plenary of the UN’s Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

22/02/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

22/02/2016 (ANTARA News) - Commission IV on food affairs of the House of Representatives (DPR) has called on the Trade Ministry to withdraw imported palm oil free (POF) labelled products from the market.

22/02/2016 (Bernama) - The application of new technology in Sabah's industrial development is the way forward during the economic slowdown.

22/02/2016 (Peace FM Online) - The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) have rejected claims that palm oil in the market has been adulterated with millipedes.

22/02/2016 (Bernama) - The application of new technology in Sabah's industrial development is the way forward during the economic slowdown.

19/02/2016 (Bernama) - The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas had a discussion with H.E Christophe Penot, Ambassador of France to Malaysia in Putrajaya today. The discussion was held to express Malaysia’s concerns on the adoption of Amendment 361 to the Law on Biodiversity by the French Senate on 21 January 2016. This amendment will be further considered by the Sustainable Development Committee of the National Assembly tentatively scheduled on 1 March 2016.

22/02/2016 (The Sun) - MIDF Research has downgraded its call on PPB Group Bhd to “neutral” on the back of flat earnings growth anticipated for the group’s associate Wilmar International Ltd.

22/02/2016 (Bernama) - Boustead Plantations Bhd (BPB) posted a higher pre-tax profit for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2015 at RM95.1 million from the RM89.8 million recorded in the same period of 2014.

22/02/2016 (Tempo.co) - Executive Director of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) Fadhil Hasan said that the price of crude palm oil (CPO) has begun to rise since the beginning of this month.

22/02/2016 (The Star) - Sarawak Plantation Bhd will pay out RM12.6mil in dividends for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2015 on March 30.

22/02/2016 (Business Recorder) - Total import of RBD palm oil stood at 1,077,194 metric tons from Malaysia/Indonesia in 2015; RBD palm olein 1,305,586 MT from Malaysia/Indonesia; crude palm oil (CPO) 125,318 MT from Malaysia and import of crude degummed (CDSBO) amounted to 191,308 MT from Argentina/Brazil during this period.