Berita Arkib
13-02-2008
BlueScope invests $113m to lift output
13/02/2008 (The Jakarta Post), Jakarta - Australian steel producer PT BlueScope Steel Indonesia is investing $113 million to expand its plant in response to rising local demand for steel.
12-02-2008
Palm oil record in sight
12/02/2008 (The News - International, Pakistan), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian crude palm oil futures edged up 0.8 per cent on Monday, recovering from sharp declines earlier as investors covered shorts after rival soyoil markets swung into positive territory in Asian trade.
12-02-2008
Indonesians being tricked out of rainforest land
11/02/2008 (The Telegraph, UK) - Native peoples who depend on the rainforest for survival are being tricked out of their land by corrupt officials so they can grow lucrative biofuel crops, according to environmental groups.
12-02-2008
Biofuel demand leading to human rights abuses, report claims
11/02/2008 (Guardian Unlimited, UK) - EU politicians should reject targets for expanding the use of biofuels because the demand for palm oil is leading to human rights abuses in Indonesia, a coalition of international environmental groups claimed today.
12-02-2008
Biofuels Harming Indonesia\'s People, Contributing To Environmental Damage
11/02/2008 (AHN), London - Biofuels were once viewed as the renewable solution to satisfying the seemingly unlimited, growing global appetite for fuel. But a new report on biofuels by Friends of the Earth Sawit Watch and LifeMosaic points out some of the global downsides of biofuels in detailing how it is hurting Indonesia's communities and people.
12-02-2008
Biofuel emissions could be more environmentally harmful than petrol
11/02/2008 (Smart Company, Australia) - Fuels made from sustainable organic sources such as palm oil could create more greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels, according to a new studies reported by New Scientist.
12-02-2008
Utility stores facing ghee and cooking oil shortages
12/02/2008 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - An overwhelming majority of utility stores in Karachi is currently facing acute shortage of ghee and cooking oil.
11-02-2008
Cooking oil seized at Causeway
10/02/2008 (NST Online), Johor Baru - Oblivious to the ruling restricting 10 controlled items from being taken out of the country, the items, especially cooking oil, are still finding their way across the Causeway.
11-02-2008
Mali: Cooking With Poison
06/02/2008 (AllAfrica.com) - Cut-price cooking oil used in most Malian households has been found to contain gossypol, a toxic substance that is known to cause sterility, cancer and inhibit growth.
11-02-2008
IJM Plantations to go big in Indonesia
11/02/2008 (The Star Online) - It plans to invest RM600mil to develop newly acquired land in East Kalimantan.
11-02-2008
TSH poised to reap big gains
09/02/2008 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - TSH Resources Bhd's palm oil business is set to flourish given the high crude palm oil prices (CPO) and its anticipated strong growth in the production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB).
11-02-2008
Cut in customs duty on palm oil ruled out
10/02/2008 (The News, Pakistan), Karachi - The government cannot reduce customs duty on import of palm oil because it will result in drainage of Rs2 billion from the national exchequer while relief to customers will be negligible, a top official told The News on Saturday.