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Some critics have claimed that palm oil is linked with heart disease and other non-communicable diseases

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been asked to negotiate for more palm oil sales for Malaysia when he goes for the upcoming One Belt One Road seminar next month, says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.

The Primary Indus¬tries Ministry says the resumption of the East Coast Rail Link project should prioritise local materials in its construction.

Experts in the palm oil industry have urged Malaysia to avoid a trade war but instead look at rebranding, increasing yields and extending the life span of oil palms.

Distinguished environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt is more than a little kind to me. That’s saying a lot after I called him a ‘barista’ instead of a ‘barrister’. It’s obvious that he’s not about to serve me a cup of hot coffee at the Sime Darby Plantation in Ara Damansara where we’re ensconced comfortably in a cosy meeting room.

A member of the House of Representatives' Commission on Economic Affairs, Firman Subagyo, said that oil palm has been designated as a national strategic commodity so it must be protected through a special law.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and King Salman bin Abdulazis al-Saud of Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen the two countries' economic cooperation, Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi said.

Looking at the production trends that indicate a low-yield cycle in the coming months, Kim Loong Resources Bhd is positive crude palm oil (CPO) prices will see an improvement in the current financial year.

The US Federal Reserve officials in its latest meeting minutes, expressed the possibility of an interest rate hike before year end, should economic conditions improve.

April 17 is a date to watch. It is on this Wednesday that 196 million of our Indonesian neighbours pick a president, among others, in what the latest issue of The Economist describes as “likely to be the biggest single day of voting in human history”.

Sabah Wildlife Department is expected to release the latest population of orang utan and pygmy elephants by 2021.

MELAKA (April 11): Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) has submitted a proposal to the International Co-operative Association (ICA) to protest against the restrictions on the import of palm oil by the European Union (EU).