Berita Arkib

06/09/2005 (The Edge Daily) - Malaysia will be able to export itsbiodiesel following the completion of the RM40 million pilot plant byOctober 2006, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director general TanSri Dr Yusof Basiron.

04/09/2005 (SunStar) - THE country's importation of palm oil willcontinue to grow even as new areas are needed to be opened soon.

09/05/2005 (AgriMarket.Info ) - Specialised session "Palm oil: itseconomic and technological advantages" will be held within the frameworkof 4th International Conference "Oilseed Industry 2005", scheduled byAPK-Inform Agribusiness Information Company for November 15-16 in Kiev.The session will be sponsored by Malaysian Palm Oil Board. Presentationsat the session are expected to be made by leading industry professionalsfrom Malaysia, the EU, Russia and Ukraine and will be related to modernstate-of-the-art technologies of palm oil usage in various industrybranches as well as economic prospects of palm oil on the globalmarketplace.

5/9/05 (People's Daily) - A herd of 50 wild elephants destroyed around 500hectares of oil palm and rubber plantations in Muko-Muko district,Bengkulu province, Indonesia, over the past week.

31/08/05 JAKARTA (AFP) - In a rare crackdown by Indonesian authorities, aprominent land baron has been arrested for illegally clearing swathes offorest on Sumatra island to use as palm oil plantations, an official said.

1/9/05 (The Star) - COMPANIES that are export-based may see some revenuebeing eroded by the ringgit depeg but those contacted by StarBiz wereoptimistic that they would be able to withstand the stronger currency andmaintain their competitiveness in the global market.

28/8/2005 KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews) -- A farmers’ group has asked theSangguniang Panlungsod here to pass an ordinance banning oil palmplantations in the area, claiming they pose "risk to food security andself-sufficiency."

01/09/ 2005 (The Star) - WHILE plans for its proposed listing is still upin the air, Felda Holdings Bhd is set to drive the Felda group's five-yeargrand plan into motion that aims to transform the plantation giant into aformidable champion in the global oil palm sector.

25/08/05 KUCHING, (Bernama) -- The government wants Malaysian plantationcompanies operating in Indonesia to have good agricultural practices,including zero-burning to ensure that its palm oil is acceptable by theenvironmentally-friendly European markets.

29/08/05 ( Business Line) - The issue of environmental implications of oilpalm cultivation in Malaysia came out prominently in the interview withthe Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, DatukPeter Chin, "Malaysia would like to see India as its hub for Palm Oil"(Business Line, August 12).

30/08/05 DAVAO CITY, (Asia Pulse) - Agriculture officials areintensifying the expansion of oil palm plantations in Mindanao in a bid tocomplement the increasing demand in the local market.

30/08/05 PENANG, (Bernama) -- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hasintroduced an engine that runs on vegetable oil.