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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
New palm oil cess formula
19/09/2007 (Daily Express News), Tawau - The Government has agreed to implement a new formula for cess collection beginning October this year to finance the Cooking Oil Subsidy Scheme (COSS), Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Monday.
Najib: Eastern Corridor important for balanced development
20/09/2007 (The Star Online), PUTRAJAYA - The Federal Government hopes the Kelantan state government will cooperate when its plan to develop the Eastern Corridor takes off.
Kinabatangan River Needs Rescue From Pollution
21/09/2007 (Bernama), KINABATANGAN - "This river gave me my livelihood and it also helped me to raise my children. But now everything have changed, there is not much prawn and fish in it," said 70-year-old Singgong Musa with a sigh.
Kicking Your Head to Get Rid of a Headache: Palm Oil and the Imminent Extinction of the Orang Utan
19/09/2007 (Japan Focus) - Borneo~Homeless, semi-paralyzed and blind in one eye, Montana faces an uncertain future. Even if his friends find somewhere for him to live, the 15-year-old has been weakened by years in assisted care. The lethal dangers of readjustment in his natural home include men like those who shot him out of a tree when he was a baby. But for the source of the greatest threat to Montana’s existence, say his supporters, look no further than your food cupboard.
Palm oil refinery and MD claim trial to falsifying documents
19/09/2007 (The Star Online), KLANG - A palm oil refinery and its managing director claimed trial at the Sessions Court here Wednesday to four counts of amended charges of using a falsified document related to the Customs matters and two counts of fresh charges for receiving stolen goods.
Oil palm seedlings scheme spells hope
19/09/2007 (Daily Express News), Tawau - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui expressed optimism that the Quality Oil Palm Seedlings Assistance Scheme could greatly benefit nearly 5,000 smallholders throughout the country, involving 20,00 hectares of oil palm cultivations.
IOI Corp buys oil palm firms for RM289m
19/09/2007 (The Edge Daily) - KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Corporation Bhd (IOI Corp) is acquiring several Indonesia-based oil palm plantation companies for a total of nearly US$90 million (RM289 million) as part of the group’s strategy to grow its core palm oil business under appropriate conditions.
No change in tariff value of imported edible oils
18/07/2007 (PTI), New Delhi - The government has left the base price for levying customs duties on palm oil and soyabean oil unchanged for the next fortnight to stabilise prices of the commodities at current levels.
Pakistan\'s Sept palm oil imports surge on Ramadan
18/09/2007 (Reuters), KUALA LUMPUR - Pakistan has bought about 140,000 tonnes of palm oil for September shipment to meet strong demand during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but imports are likely to decline later, an industry official said on Tuesday.
