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GEORGE TOWN, May 18 - A massive operation is under way to clean up the40 tonnes of fatty alcohol that leaked from a palm oil factory into thesea off the Butterworth deepwater wharf yesterday.Nearly 100 Palmco Oil Mill Sdn Bhd employees, state Department ofEnvironment staff and fishermen have been working since late yesterdaymorning to remove the ice-like substance.

Mon May 16, 6:34 PM ET CHICAGO - Healthy french fries might seem like anoxymoron, but McDonald's said it is trying to make good on an almost3-year-old promise by testing a healthier blend of oil for its signaturefries at a small number of restaurants.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

SEREMBAN, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB),Thursday warned smallholders, traders and palm oil millers involved in thesale and processing of unripe oil palm bunches to stop the practiceimmediately or risk facing action from the authorities.

May 19 2:21 AM - A diet rich in vitamin E could protect againstParkinson's disease, believe researchers.Good sources of vitamin E include green leafy vegetables, nuts andvegetable oils.

19 Mei, 2005 - GEORGETOWN: Palmco Oil Mill Sdn Bhd, semalam mengerahkankira-kira 100 pekerjanya membersihkan tumpahan lemak sawit pepejal yangterapung dan terdampar di sekitar Pantai Seagate serta Pulau Jerejak, disini.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- There is a bright future for Malaysia'soil palm biofuel in Europe against the rising world oil price, said theParliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Plantation Industries andCommodities, Ng Lip Yong.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- There is a bright future for Malaysia'soil palm biofuel in Europe against the rising world oil price, said theParliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Plantation Industries andCommodities, Ng Lip Yong.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Bilateral relations between Malaysia andOman will be facilitated by a better understanding of the economicscenario in both countries and opportunities each has to offer,International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Ahmad HusniHanadzlah said.

Mumbai , May 17 - THE country's import of edible oils for the November2004 - April 2005 period was higher by 21 per cent at 21,95,770 tonnes,compared to 18,15,630 tonnes during the same period the previous year,according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association ofIndia.

Inchaban (W/R), May 17, GNA - Mr Ishmael Yamson, Board Chairman of theBenso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP), said on Tuesday that Ghana does not needto import palm oil to meet its domestic needs. He said the country couldmeet its internal needs of the commodity if special attention is paid tothe President's Special Initiative (PSI) on oil palm.

JAKARTA, May 17 Asia Pulse - PT Muko Muko Indah Lestari (MMIL) said itwill build a crude palm oil (CPO) factory and an oil palm plantation inthe district of Muko Muko, Bengkulu.An executive of the regional office of the Capital Investment CoordinatingBoard Suparman said the company has set aside Rp87.3 billion (US$9million) for the project.