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Malaysia Takes to Active Information Campaign Within EU on Palm Oil
Malaysia is going on the offensive to inform the European Union (EU) about their palm oil policy, and also prevent the EU from taking...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


Mahathir Dismisses Claims Linking Palm Oil to Deforestation
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dismissed as baseless the claims linking palm oil to deforestation, saying they are unfair and...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


High Time for Country to Diversify Palm Oil Usage.
It is time for Malaysia to discover more new uses of palm oil to create more demand for the commodity, in an effort to stabilise the...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Go for Inter-Cropping, Not Cutting Down of Oil Palm Trees, Says Teresa Kok
Palm oil prices are on an upward trend and there are no plans to chop down such trees. Assuring this, Primary Industries Minister Teresa...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


Teresa Kok: More Funds, Research Needed to Counter West’s Anti-Palm Oil Campaign
The Primary Industries and Commodities Ministry is in need of more money in order to conduct in-depth research on the benefits of palm...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Palm Oil Industry Makes Joint Call for CSPO Support
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd and the European Palm Oil Alliance (EPOA) as well as other industry associations, stakeholder companies and...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


'Expect Palm Oil Price Recovery'
Crude palm oil (CPO) price could be heading towards a recovery, according to local and international investment banks. This assumption...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Malaysia PM Mahathir Takes Aim at International Community over Anti-Palm Oil Narrative
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday (Jun 17) hit out at the international community's negative perceptions of the palm...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Hoteliers Urged to Promote Palm Oil Benefits to Tourists
The Ministry of Primary Industries has called on hotel operators to play their part and promote palm oil benefits to foreign visitors....
Oct 7, 20191 min read


Biodiesel Price Must be Controlled, Says Kok
The government has set up a committee – comprising four ministries – to come up with a mechanism to control the price of biodiesel...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Special Committee Formed to Monitor B20 Biodiesel Implementation
The Federal government has formed a special joint committee headed by the Ministry of Primary Industries to monitor and ensure that the...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Government Still Positive on Palm Oil Certification Target: Kok
The Government is still positive on the target to ensure that 5.85 million hectares of palm oil plantations nationwide achieve the...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
More Goodies in Store for Sustainable Palm Oil
The government is ready to dish out additional incentives to encourage oil palm planters to embrace the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil...
Oct 7, 20194 min read
Malaysia Strikes Palm Oil Barter Trade Deal with China
Malaysia has struck another palm oil deal with China, says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. An additional one billion yuan...
Oct 7, 20191 min read


Ensuring Long-Term Stable Ties with China
The long standing Malaysia-China bilateral relations will only go stronger as the two nations engage with one another in industries of...
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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