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Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
French government boycott unfair to indigenous farmers’
The Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (Doppa) is urging the French government to reconsider its decision to exclude palm oil from raw materials approved for use in biofuel
Trump’s military doctrine and its implications
None of the presidents in the American history have scuttled agreements as President Donald Trump did in past two years. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Paris Climate Agreement, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) and Iran Nuclear Deal are glaring examples of his flip flop policies.
Somkid ready to apply for membership in CPTPP
hailand looks set to announce an official plan to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, in March during Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak's visit to Japan.
Indonesian presidential hopefuls vow energy self-sufficiency through palm
Indonesia's two presidential candidates pledged on Sunday to achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of bioenergy, particularly fuelled by palm oil, to cut costly oil imports by Southeast Asia's biggest economy
Trump declares national emergency
PRESIDENT Donald Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised US-Mexico border wall without congressional approval.
Will a strong dollar hurt emerging markets again?
THE US dollar continues to strengthen despite the U-turn in the tone of the currently dovish Federal Reserve
Estate owners demand WHO journal retract article against palm oil or apologise
The Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) has demanded that the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Bulletin retract an article published last month which had painted the palm oil industry in a bad light.
China's Top Problem Isn't The Trade War
China’s top long-term problem isn’t the trade war that dominates the social media recently. It’s a home bubble—the soaring home prices that makes landlords rich, while it shatters young people’s dreams of forming a family.
Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?
The slippery question of whether to ban the controversial commodity, or work with the producers. Here’s why the latter makes more sense, writes Ekaterina Bessonova of the Stockholm Environment Institute.
