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Malaysia rations cooking oil to counter supply shortage after panic buying
06/01/2008 (International Herald Tribune, France), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian cooking oil will be rationed starting Monday to counter a supply shortage caused by smuggling and panic buying amid fears of a price hike, a government official said.
Panic buying and rumours of price increases blamed
05/01/2008 (The Star Online), Ipoh - Panic buying as a result of rumours of price hikes has been identified as the cause of a shortage in cooking oil and flour in Perak.
5kg buying limit on cooking oil
05/01/2008 (The Star Online) ,Putrajaya - Five kilograms – that is the maximum amount of cooking oil that each consumer can buy when a move to solve the shortage of the essential item is enforced next week.
Malaysia begins cooking oil rationing due to shortage
04/01/2008 (Xinhua), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will begin to implement a rationing supply of cooking oil as the country is facing a cooking oil shortage crisis, a local official announced on Friday.
No panic buying in Klang Valley
06/01/2008 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - There was no panic buying of cooking oil in the Klang Valley despite a move to impose a limit on its purchase.
Turn cooking oil into diesel
05/01/2008 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Soaring oil prices that hit a grim $100 per barrel in the world market is a wake-up call for us to develop alternative, clean and renewable sources of fuel.
Edible oil price up in retail market: Govt to launch monitoring drive soon
07/01/2008 (The New Nation) - Anarchy is now prevailing in the country's edible oil markets despite the falling in prices of rice in wholesale markets.
India may cut duty to stem veg oil prices - traders
04/01/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - India, the world's leading vegetable oil importer, may cut customs duties on oils to rein in a spike in domestic prices and to keep a lid on inflation pressures, traders said on Friday.
Farmers suffer from booming palm oil
04/01/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The Indonesian Farmers' Union criticized the government Wednesday for mismanagement in the food crop sector, highlighting the massive displacement of farmers by the expansion of oil palm plantations.
