Berita Arkib

28/09/2011 (Borneo Post) - Rural farmers must always aim to reap as much as possible from all their agricultural endeavour, said Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Joseph Salang.

28/09/2011 (Borneo Post) - Felcra Bhd has been allocated RM224 million to implement various development projects in Sarawak.

27/09/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, the world’s most-used cooking oil, may drop for the first time in three years as favorable weather boosts supplies and a global economic slowdown weakens demand, potentially cooling world food costs.

27/09/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Palm oil refiners have urged the government to set price standards to secure the industry and avoid future shortage.

27/09/2011 (Economic Times) - Free trade agreement (FTA) with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has increased market access for Indian companies, a survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Sunday.

27/09/2011(Daily Express) - Green SURF (Sabah Unite to Re-Power the Future) is continuing to encourage a shift to renewable energy by initiating various events among which is the Southeast Asian clean energy summit.

27/09/2011 (New York Times) - Much of the appeal of generating energy from plants was that they emit only as much carbon when burned in cars and power plants as they absorb while growing.

27/09/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Local analysts are playing down concerns of Indonesia entering a bear market, reiterating that the country’s economic fundamentals are strong.

26/09/2011 (The News International) - Global edible oil traders are anxiously awaiting top buyer India’s response to lower export taxes from major palm oil producer Indonesia after bitter complaints from local refiners that they would soon be out of business.

26/09/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday to their lowest in nearly a month as commodity markets across the board went into freefall on prospects of a global economic slowdown eroding commodity demand growth.

26/09/2011 (The Sun Daily) - The production of bio-fuel, bio-fertiliser and animal feed is expected to generate an additional RM14 billion annually to the palm oil industry, giving it a 20% boost to the current palm product revenue of RM60 billion.

26/09/2011 (Ceylon Daily News) - Coconut oil was found to be of a higher quality and more conducive for consumption than palm oil, according to experiments carried out by the Coconut Research Institute, said a spokesman for the Institute.