Berita Arkib
30-05-2010
EU MP\'s Impressed with Palm Oil\'s Contribution to Malaysia\'s Wealth and Economic Growth
30/05/2010 (Bernama) - European Union (EU) Members of Parliament (MPs) are impressed with the palm oil industry's contribution towards creating wealth and economic growth for Malaysia.
28-05-2010
Palm Oil is NOT a Healthy Replacement for Partially-Hydrogenated Oils
28/05/2010 (Ultimate Fat Burner) - As most everyone knows by now, the partially-hydrogenated oils used in commercial food products are high in unhealthy trans-fats. Now that trans-fats must be disclosed on nutrition labels (at least in places where they’re not banned outright), many manufacturers have replaced them with natural sources of saturated fat.
28-05-2010
Indonesia Puts Moratorium on New Forest Clearing
28/05/2010 (Reuters) - Indonesia will place a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear natural forests and peatlands under a deal signed with Norway aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, the government said in a statement.
28-05-2010
Palm Oil Trade a Priority in FTA Talks with EU
28/05/2010 (Business Times) - BARRIERS to palm oil trade will be a priority item on the negotiating table in Malaysia's free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union (EU), said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
27-05-2010
Palm Oil Gets Emphasis Under 10th Malaysia Plan
27/05/2010 (Bernama), Port Klang - The government has put palm oil as one of the National Key Economic Areas to be given emphasis under the 10th Malaysia Plan, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok says.
26-05-2010
M’sia may take EU directive on palm oil to WTO
26/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia has no qualms about taking the discriminatory EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) requirements for palm oil usage as biofuel to the World Trade Organisation, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
25-05-2010
Palm oil voluntarily certified through RSPO
25/05/2010 (The Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - Palm oil stands out as the only edible oil certified voluntary, through the Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles and criteria, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
25-05-2010
Local Palm Oil Industry Initiates Mega Wildlife Sanctuary
25/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - As part of an on-going initiative to prove to the world that Malaysia is a responsible oil palm producer, a mega wild life sanctuary involving 100,000ha of rainforest in an area of 300,000ha of contiguous forest zones in Sabah is currently initiated by the Malaysian oil palm industry and Sabah state government.
25-05-2010
RSPO to Contract Out Accreditation of CSPO to ASI
25/05/2010 (Bernama), Kota Kinabalu - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in a move to segregate functions, will soon contract Accreditation Services International (ASI) of Germany as an accreditation agency to take over the functions of awarding certification for sustainable crude palm oil, its Secretary-General Dr Vengeta Rao said Tuesday.
25-05-2010
Malaysia Unhappy with EU Green Directive for Palm Oil
25/05/2010 (Business Times), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia is unhappy with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) which assigned a much lower value of 19% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings to palm oil, as this can disqualify the commodity as a biodiesel source for use in Europe, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chairman Datuk Lee Yeow Chor.
25-05-2010
Orang Utan Not Under Threat
25/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia refutes allegations that its oil palm plantations were wiping out the rainforest and causing the extinction of the orang utan.
25-05-2010
Boost to Sabah Wildlife Center
25/05/2010 (The Star Online) - A Sabah Wildlife Rescue Centre has been set up at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park here.