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19/10/2011 (The Edge Malaysia) - External factors, including a slowdown in China’s quarterly gross domestic product growth as well as the German finance minister’s caution against hopes for a quick fix to Europe's debt problem, dragged Asian markets deeper into the red on Tuesday, Oct 18.

19/10/2011 (Forbes) - I was researching the role of sustainability in business a while back, looking for instances that show that corporate social responsibility goes well beyond philanthropy, when I came across the Nestle incident from early 2010. Nestle was forced to confront the fact that its use of palm oil was linked to deforestation in Indonesia. This revelation was prompted by a massive online protest led by Greenpeace. At first glance, this was a campaign led by a green activist organization and a clear example of how the world expects businesses to stay in line with their impact on the environment. But as I thought more about this incident, I realized that there are deeper insights to be gathered here.

19/10/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil is expected to fall to 2,776 ringgit per tonne, as a long-term downtrend has resumed after a rebound from the Oct. 6 low of 2,754 ringgit.

19/10/2011 (MSN) - Select edible oil prices fell up to Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today owing to slackness in demand at prevailing levels amid weakening global trend.

18/10/2011 (The Star) - Since early this year, there have been many SOS calls seeking the Government to address the adverse impact of Indonesia's palm oil export duty structure on export competitiveness of local palm oil downstream industries.

18/10/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended down 1.3 percent on Monday, falling sharply from an earlier three-week high after comments from the German finance minister and also on expectations of a larger U.S. soybean crop for crushing into edible oil.

18/10/2011 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets gained on Monday amid hopes that euro zone policy makers will come up with a plan to solve the region\'s debt woes, with resource shares rising with commodity prices and lower interest rates lifting Indonesian developers.

18/10/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - Imported palmolein and soya refined oil rose by Rs 4 and Rs 2 for 10 kg, as local refiners raised prices by Rs 2-3 on tight local supplies.

18/10/2011 (The Edge Malaysia) - The FBM KLCI pared down some of its gains at mid-day on Monday, Oct 17 as investor sentiment remains cautious despite key regional markets staying in positive territory.

18/10/2011 (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development) - The US and Indonesia have struck a seldom seen debt-for-nature exchange deal aimed at helping to protect rapidly declining forest cover in Indonesian Borneo.

18/10/2011 (Business Recorder) - Shipping activity remained active at the Port Qasim where three ships carrying containers, palm oil and diesel oil were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, Liquid Cargo Terminal and FOTCO Oil Terminal respectively on Sunday October 16.

17/10/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced to the highest level in more than two weeks after soybeans gained on speculation that China may boost imports to meet rising demand.