Berita Arkib

23/09/2007 (Vanguard, Nigeria) - As a certified nutritionist and fitness coach, am faced with questions everyday from concerned clients and the most common questions are “what type of oil is best to cook with?” “is margarine better than butter?”

22/09/2007 (Gulfnews.com), Islamabad - A surge in Pakis-tan's planned imports of palm oil in September says much about the opportunities and challenges the country faces in its push towards self-sufficiency in the production of edible oils.

9/20/2007 (FoodNavigator.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is on the cusp of delivering on its promise to put sustainable oil on the market, and will be unveiling its certification system at its next meeting in November.

23/09/2007 (The Economic Times), NEW DELHI - Commodity prices remained bullish during the past week under review with edible oils, wheat, jeera and sugar prices gaining fresh ground on buying by stockists amid restricted arrivals.

20/09/2007 (SciDev.net) - The palm oil industry is thriving and oil palm monocultures now dominate the landscape of South-East Asia.

19/09/2007 (Daily Express News), Tawau - The Government has agreed to implement a new formula for cess collection beginning October this year to finance the Cooking Oil Subsidy Scheme (COSS), Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Monday.

20/09/2007 (The Star Online), PUTRAJAYA - The Federal Government hopes the Kelantan state government will cooperate when its plan to develop the Eastern Corridor takes off.

21/09/2007 (Bernama), KINABATANGAN - "This river gave me my livelihood and it also helped me to raise my children. But now everything have changed, there is not much prawn and fish in it," said 70-year-old Singgong Musa with a sigh.

19/09/2007 (Japan Focus) - Borneo~Homeless, semi-paralyzed and blind in one eye, Montana faces an uncertain future. Even if his friends find somewhere for him to live, the 15-year-old has been weakened by years in assisted care. The lethal dangers of readjustment in his natural home include men like those who shot him out of a tree when he was a baby. But for the source of the greatest threat to Montana’s existence, say his supporters, look no further than your food cupboard.

19/09/2007 (The Star Online), KLANG - A palm oil refinery and its managing director claimed trial at the Sessions Court here Wednesday to four counts of amended charges of using a falsified document related to the Customs matters and two counts of fresh charges for receiving stolen goods.

19/09/2007 (Daily Express News), Tawau - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui expressed optimism that the Quality Oil Palm Seedlings Assistance Scheme could greatly benefit nearly 5,000 smallholders throughout the country, involving 20,00 hectares of oil palm cultivations.

19/09/2007 (The Edge Daily) - KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Corporation Bhd (IOI Corp) is acquiring several Indonesia-based oil palm plantation companies for a total of nearly US$90 million (RM289 million) as part of the group’s strategy to grow its core palm oil business under appropriate conditions.