Berita Arkib

24/03/2012 (The Star) - Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd shares surged to a high of RM8.44 the highest in 12 years but finished short of the intraday high after it announced a bonus issue, share placement and one-for-20 share dividend.

23/03/2012 (The Star) - The newly-launched 1Malaysia Biomass Alternative Strategy Initiative (1MBAS) has been tasked to look at ways for all groups to enjoy maximum benefit from opportunities created by developing high-value products from biomass.

23/03/2012 (Business Times) - Sime Darby Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd, has signed a MoU with the government and 18 other participants to develop oil palm biomass in the country.

23/03/2012 (NST) - The palm oil industry is a significant contributor to the Malaysian economy with over 4.9 million hectares of planted area.

23/03/2012 (The Star) - Investors are positive about Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd’s (KLK) expansion plans for its palm oil operations in Indonesia, as the company’s stock was the top gainer yesterday after rising 40 sen to close at RM23.82.

23/03/2012 (Bernama) - The Felda Group has never exported products to the Israel through its subsidiaries including Felda-Iffco Sdn Bhd (FISB), said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Ahmad Maslan.

23/03/2012 (The Guardian) - Beijing's growing stake in Asean, the region's economic bloc, part of a calculated bid for greater military and political influence.

23/03/2012 (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, will increase its export tax for crude palm oil to 18 percent for April from 16.5 percent in March and leave its tax on cocoa beans unchanged at 5 percent for April, a trade ministry official said on Thursday.

23/03/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to their lowest in nine days on Thursday as China's factory activity fell, renewing concerns over global economic growth and commodity demand.

23/03/2012 (PhysOrg.com) - In the Prime Ministers presence, the 18 CEO's, Vice Chancellors and other senior representatives of OPBC's industrial and academic partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Together they aim to bring available facilities, required capabilities and other resources efficiently in one organisation, sharing the risks and costs of developing and testing the required technologies.

23/03/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded slightly on Wednesday, as an upbeat demand outlook for the edible oil offset earlier losses on the back of lower crude oil that was weighed by Saudi Arabia's supply pledge.

23/03/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils ruled steady despite absence of new demand on Thursday.