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The Energy Ministry plans to make gasohol E20 the primary petrol available at pumps, phasing out gasohol E10 from retail, says Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong.

Malaysia is working to resolve a spat with India over Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s stance on Kashmir, and hoping that a 16-nation trade pact, which includes India, will be signed this year despite the strained ties, its trade minister said.

Fires are burning once more in Indonesia, and the finger is again being pointed at the palm oil industry. Used to clear land for plantations, the fires also destroy the habitat of critically endangered species like Sumatran orangutans and rhinos, and emit greenhouse gases.

Malaysia is confident that the palm oil issue with India will not derail the country’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, slated for conclusion this year.

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rallied to a year high as Malaysia seeks to resolve the palm oil issue with India.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia-India palm oil issue has taken a new twist. Amidst the call by an Indian trade association for importers to shun palm oil from Malaysia, a political body in South India has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi government not to reduce palm oil imports from Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA: Prominent blogger A Kadir Jasin said the boycott threat on Malaysian palm oil by India could hurt Felda settlers and smallholders.

Next year’s implementation of B20 biodiesel for the transportation sector is timely at a time when the country’s palm oil industry is facing trying times, in addition to the European Union’s (EU) ongoing discriminatory acts against the vital commodity, said Teresa Kok (above).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to receive any diplomatic note from India regarding calls to boycott Malaysian palm oil products, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Marzuki Yahya.

THE Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has called on the Solvent Extractor’s Association (SEA) of India to withdraw its decision to halt palm oil trading with Malaysia.

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), the apex body of the vegetable oil trade, has called upon the government to look for ways to end indirect sourcing of palm oil and soyoil from Nepal and Bangladesh under cover of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world’s second largest producer and exporter of palm oil, warned on Tuesday against new European Union (EU) rules that could hurt demand for a commodity used in foods from snacks to chocolate spread, threatening a US$60-billion industry.