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Palm Oil Veteran Hails MPOC Rebuke of WHO Over ‘Don’t Consume Palm Oil’ Advice
Palm oil industry veteran M R Chandran has hailed the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) for rebuking the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Plantation Minister, CPOPC Discuss Issues on Country's Palm Oil Industry
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodity held a meeting with the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) where they...
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Malaysia Not Threatened by Bill Gates' Synthetic Palm Oil Project
Malaysia does not see the production of synthetic palm oil by US start-up company, C16 Biosciences, as a threat to natural palm oil...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
MPOCC Upbeat About Future of Palm Oil Industry
The Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) is optimistic that the palm oil industry will continue to have a bright future....
Jul 13, 20202 min read
Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry to explore new palm oil markets
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) will explore new palm oil markets to avoid over reliance on traditional...
Jun 3, 20201 min read
Oil, gas and oil palm private jetties in Sabah now allowed to operate
The state government has given special permission for 44 private jetties involved in palm oil, oil and gas transportation to begin...
Jun 3, 20201 min read
Deputy minister hears suggestions of reintroducing subsidies at dialogue
Deputy minister of Primary Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng has made it his mission to find the best way to help...
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Palm oil prices face large decline as pandemic hammers exports
palm oil producers must brace for crude palm oil prices to fall sharply as coronavirus-led lockdowns around the world curb consumption...
May 15, 20202 min read
Palm oil players reinforce social distancing during MCO
The palm oil industry has implemented and reinforced strict social distancing guidelines at its estates, mills and refinery operations...
May 13, 20202 min read
Sabah halts barter trade, oil palm plantation operation
Barter trade and the operation of several oil palm plantations in Sabah have been halted until further notice, in the effort to combat...
May 8, 20202 min read
Covid-19: S’wak oil palm plantations, mills to submit workers’ list
All oil palm plantations and mills in Sarawak are required to submit a list of their workers to the state disaster management committee,...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Palm oil industry initiates voluntary lockdown among employees
Plantation industry players have stepped up measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by requiring employees who may have been exposed...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
B20 biodiesel programme debuts in Langkawi
THE B20 biodiesel programme has begun in Langkawi, Kedah, for the transportation sector beginning Jan 1, 2020, said Primary Industries...
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Levy is imposed when CPO prices surpass threshold level
The Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has clarified misconceptions about the windfall profit tax on palm oil.In a statement, issued in...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Shamsul Iskandar: ISEA's palm oil advisory won't hit industry
THE Primary Industries Ministry has allayed fears about the advisory by a leading Indian trade body urging its members against buying...
Feb 10, 20202 min read
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