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KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) emerged as one of the three winners of this year's Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prize for Science and Technology.

23/5/06 ISLAMABAD (Recorder Report) - The Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) has demanded reduction in customs duty and federal excise duty on import of edible oil in its budgetary proposals.

17/5/06 (The Jakarta Post) - It will only take up to two or three years of rain forest destruction if the current rate continues to determine the fate of the orangutan. The populations of orangutans that will still exist in 2008 will not be viable anymore and the damage done will be irreversible. The genetic pool of the orangutan will be too small to ensure the survival of the species.

22/5/06 (The Jakarta Post) - The government will prioritize the production of crude palm oil to ensure blended biodiesel fuels are price-competitive with standard subsidized diesel, the Research and Technology Minister says.

17/5/06 KUALA LUMPUR (the Star) - The palm oil industry's agenda from this year onwards should focus on going global, said Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia executive director Datuk Ghazali Yusoff.

18/5/06 JAKARTA (Asia Times) - Spiking global oil prices have fuel-importing countries everywhere examining the potential of lower-cost biofuels to save on their fuel bills and shore up national energy security. That's particularly true for Indonesia, which currently imports 30% of its energy needs but also boasts Asia's biggest bounty of the tropical resources used to produce the most efficient biofuels.

LONDON, May 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC) has announced the launch of a RM20 million fund to enhance biodiversity conservation related to palm-oil production worldwide.

18/5/06 KARACHI (Asia Pulse) - A Saudi business group, Savola Edible Oils intends to invest US$1 billion in edible oil and sugar sectors in Pakistan and wants local active partners.

16/5/06 (Platinum Today) - Car manufacturer Toyota and oil distribution firm Nippon Oil have together developed a powerful form of bio-diesel using palm oil, it has been reported.

16/5/06 (Business Times) - THE price of crude palm oil (CPO) is expected to reach RM1,600 per tonne, fuelled by its increasing demand for the production of biodiesel and biofuel.

17/5/06 (Bernama) - BioX Group BV has decided to partner Tradewinds Plantation Sdn Bhd in a project to jointly develop the United Nations-recognised Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

16/5/06 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has hit back at allegations its palm oil industry kills orangutans by clearing forests, saying it was an attempt by industry competitors in the developed world to undermine the sector.