Berita Arkib

03/08/2011 (Dawn) - The demand of ghee and cooking oil has swelled by over 30 per cent. Traders attribute spurt in demand of edible oils to the eating pattern of Pakistanis during Ramazan.

03/08/2011 (The Star) - Sin Heng Chan (Malaya) Bhd (SHC Malaya) is selling its 80% stake in Sin Heng Chan Industries Sdn Bhd (SHC Industries) to Goldform Resources Sdn Bhd for RM24.5mil.

03/08/2011 (Foodqualitynews.com) - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published three methods to detect an illegal clouding agent that was found earlier this year in sports drinks imported from Taiwan.

03/08/2011 (The Star) - Danajamin Nasional Bhd has guaranteed Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd’s RM380mil 20-year Islamic medium-term notes programme.

03/08/2011 (Vanguard) - The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said 80 per cent of deposits in intervened banks have been resolved, even as it has granted Oceanic Bank a three-month extension of its inter-bank transactions guarantee from the initial September 30 deadline.

03/08/2011 (Inquirer.net) - Malaysia needs some 40,000 workers for its rubber and oil palm plantations, an urgent employment need that authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are working hard to fill to help cushion the impact of the Philippines’ unemployment problem.

03/08/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarah Scriven, a researcher presently conducting a study on frogs at the Danau Girang Field Centre here, shared that there is a paucity of knowledge in the tropics, especially in Southeast Asia where there are over 1,000 native amphibian species. Unfortunately, time is running out for researchers and the likes of Sarah, who are keen on learning more about the species.

03/08/2011 (Vivanews.com) - Russian investors are planning to invest in the provinces of Kalimantan especially concerning with the building of coal carrier railways of 135 kilometers in length. The investment is figured to be worth US$2.5 billion and stretching from Central Kalimantan to East Kalimantan.

03/08/2011 (Bakery & Snacks.com) - Dutch sucrose ester specialist Sisterna says ice cream cone wafers can benefit from employing emulsifiers like sucrose esters because they give a better cone.

03/08/2011 (Bernama) -- Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and Malaysian timber and palm oil officials have met several Australian lawmakers in Canberra to lobby against a parliamentary move that could threaten Malaysia's palm oil industry.

02/08/2011 (Bernama) - No adverse effect has been reported to date from the use of palm oil-based B5 biodiesel in diesel engine vehicles, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin.

02/08/2011 (Business Standard) - Buoyed by a firming trend in the global markets, crude palm oil prices rose by Rs 2.10 to Rs 488 per 10 kg in futures trading today.