Berita Arkib

17/02/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Local government officials may have accepted bribes from logging, mining and plantation companies in exchange for permission to clear forests, a top official has said.

17/02/2012 (TEMPO Interactive) - Although the export volume of Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) to the US was only 62,000 of the total 16.5 million tons in 2011, the Agriculture Minister is worried that the US’ accusations will be followed by other countries.

17/02/2012 (The Inquirer) - An inter-ministerial team headed by the Land Commission at the weekend held talks with residents of the affected communities at the Sime Darby Plantation Company.

17/02/2012 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's (FGV) Canada-based unit, TRT ETGO du Quebec Inc, has helped create greater awareness among Canadian farmers about the benefits of cultivating Canola, said Hulu Selangor Member of Parliament P. Kamalanathan.

17/02/2012 (Business Recorder) - The trade volume between Pakistan and Indonesia will likely to touch $2 billion mark in a year after the implementation of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), said Ambassador of Indonesia Ishak Latuconsina on Thursday.

17/02/2012 (New Strait Times) - Thirty-one new Entry Point Projects across Sabah have been identified under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) initiatives with a target investment of RM77.5 billion by 2020.

16/02/2012 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices slipped to Rs 534.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels, driven by subdued demand in the spot market.

16/02/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Calls for a boycott of Indonesian crude palm-oil (CPO), which have been continuously voiced by NGOs for years, are unfair particularly concerning the open market mechanism implemented globally these days, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.

16.02.2012 (Reuters) - PT Perkebunan Nusantara VII, an Indonesian state planter, aims to raise around 1.5 trillion rupiah ($166 million) in an initial public offering in the second half of 2012 to finance its expansion plans, an executive said on Wednesday.

16/02/2012 (New Strait Times) - He Global Movement of Moderates (GMM), the brainchild of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, held its inaugural international conference in Kuala Lumpur last month.

16/02/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Weak sentiment prevailed in edible oil market on Wednesday due to lack of demand. Most edible oil prices tracked the bearish trend prevailing in the foreign and domestic markets. Groundnut oil and rapeseed oil declined by Rs 5 each, cotton refined oil extended losses by Rs 2 and palmolein dropped by Re.1 for 10 kg. Sunflower and soyabean refined oil ruled unchanged.

16/02/2012 (Borneo Post) - Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan visited the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) when he was in Singapore recently.