Berita Arkib

JAKARTA, June 17 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian agriculture ministry said itwill simplify the licensing procedure for investment in growing oil palmseedlings.The policy aims to boost production of oil palm seedlings and to cope witha shortage in the supply of seedlings, Agriculture Minister AntonApriyantono said.

June 23 2005 - PLANTATION firm Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Bhd (JTOP)expects its merger with Tradewinds (M) Bhd to be completed this year aftersecuring shareholders’ approval.

Jun 18 11:33 AM - The Department of Alternative Energy Development andEfficiency and TMB Bank have signed an agreement to conduct a feasibilitystudy on a prototype biodiesel production complex in Krabi for 300 millionbaht.

June 20 - SEJATI Oil Palm Feed Sdn Bhd plans to upgrade its plant inCarey Island by as early as next month to help reduce its reliance ondiesel, said its managing director, Zainal Ahmad."We plan to spend as much as RM3 million to upgrade the plant inSelangor," said Zainal in a telephone interview with Mail Money.

Mumbai , June 21 - IT is a strange case of Indian producers of vanaspatilocated in Sri Lanka competing with vanaspati producers in India.

16/6/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia should emulate Europe insetting up a program to manufacture and use biodiesel, a prominentofficial in the palm oil industry said.

14/6/2005 Business Times - MALAYSIA'S plantation sector is set to make acomeback in the remaining months of the year, driven by strong globaldemand, a new biofuel ruling in Europe and a possible return of El Nino, aweather phenomenon.

Bangkok Post - Jun 13 11:34 AM - Pumps across the country will addanother 40 satang per litre to gasoline (one baht = 100 satang) and dieselprices today, as the cost of oil prices continue to rise on the worldmarkets.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- The Energy Commission will address thechallenges faced by producers of renewable energy from biomass under theNinth Malaysia Plan (9MP), said its chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Annas Mohd Nor.

Monday June 13, 2005 - KOTA KINABALU: Oil palm farmers whose crops havebeen destroyed by displaced Borneo pygmy elephants should stop their"revenge killings".

LONDON (AFP) - Free-trade development strategies designed by theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have devastated poorcountries and left their farmers worse off, a British aid group said in areport.

Saturday June 11, 2005 - MIRI: Salaries earned by commercial plantationworkers in the country have increased substantially, with the lowest paidearning between RM800 and RM1,000 a month.