Berita Arkib

20/06/2011 (Business News) - Palm oil industry players, in lauding the move by the Australian Senate committee to reject a mandatory palm oil labelling bill, say the battle is far from over for the commodity to gain wider market access in international markets.

20/06/2011 (Bernama) - The Sarawak government needs to intensify efforts to encourage more small medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state to venture into plantation sector and by allocating land to small plantation owners to help them increase their earning capabilities.

20/06/2011 (Sin Chew Jit Poh) - Controversial Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be among African leaders descending on Malaysia this weekend for an economic forum designed to foster closer trade links with the continent.

20/06/2011 (Bernama) - The private sector should initiate the establishment of more business councils between Malaysia and African countries as a mechanism to build and strengthen two-way business linkages.

20/06/2011 (Borneo Post) - Trading expert Dar Wong will be organising a one-day professional live trading in crude palm oil futures (FCPO).

20/06/2011 (Bernama) - Argentina may have produced world class footballers like Diego Maradona but the South American country still has a long way to go in opening up its economy and attracting top-notch global investors.

20/06/2011 (The Star) - Sarawak Plantation Bhd (SPB) is in advanced negotiations to acquire a 3,000ha matured oil palm plantation from a private company in northern Sarawak.

20/06/2011 (Business Times) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 22 per cent in the first 20 days of June from the same period in May, independent market surveyor Intertek said.

20/06/2011 (Bernama) - The Langkawi International Dialogue enters its second day today, with African and Caribbean leaders and delegates set to be briefed on Malaysia's new and innovative development policies.

17/06/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysia has set a record as the world's largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), accounting for over 50 per cent from a total of 4.2 million tonnes CSPO production todate.

17/06/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia and Pakistan have temporarily halted negotiations on a preferential trade agreement (PTA), as both countries found no breakthroughs to solve their differences on tariff reductions over a number of commodities, including palm oil and kino oranges.

17/06/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to more than five-week lows on Thursday as traders cut back on worries that stocks could grow beyond 2 million tonnes this month.