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13 Associations Unite to Call for Reinvestment of Windfall Profit Levy Into The Plantation And Commodities Sector
1.              Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) 2.              Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA) 3.              ...
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SD Guthrie Responds to Indonesian Forest Permit Concerns
SD Guthrie Bhd says less than three per cent of its 180,000 hectares of planted oil palm area in Indonesia is currently under review by...
Oct 272 min read


Sawit Kinabalu Tackles Child Labour Through Education and Welfare Programmes
Sawit Kinabalu Group sustainability general manager Nazlan Mohamad said the state-owned company has established 28 Community Learning...
Oct 222 min read


KLK Earnings Buoyed by Biodiesel, Refining Still Weak, Says HLIB
In a report, HLIB Research said that near-term prospects at the manufacturing segment, however, will remain challenging due to...
Oct 172 min read


Genting Plantations Seed Venture to Bolster Diversification
Genting Plantations Bhd’s venture into the vegetable seeds business could accelerate its diversification beyond palm oil and unlock...
Oct 142 min read


FGV Shows Resilience as Earnings Rise to RM136mil for 2Q25
FGV posted a 5% y-o-y rise in revenue to RM5.8bil in the quarter FGV Holdings Bhd posted a 58% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in earnings to...
Oct 92 min read


Affin Hwang Launches Malaysia's First Crude Palm Oil Futures Structured Warrant
Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir, CEO of Affin Hwang Investment Bank — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd has launched...
Apr 302 min read


MPOB: RM150 Windfall Profit Levy Increase Modest but A Step Forward
Under the 2025 Budget the government announced an increase in the levy threshold to RM3,150 per tonne for Peninsular Malaysia and RM3,650...
Mar 242 min read


Fakhrunniam Othman Appointed as FGV's New CEO
FGV Holdings Bhd has announced the appointment of Fakhrunniam Othman as the new group chief executive officer. File pic FGV Holdings Bhd...
Mar 192 min read


COP29: Malaysia Continues Focusing on Impactful Strategies to Drive Global Climate Ambition
BERNAMApix As the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) enters its final week, the...
Mar 142 min read


Oiltek International Secures New Contracts from Africa, Central America and Malaysia Worth RM19.5 Million
The new contracts bring its tally of new contracts secured in 2024 to-date to approximately RM152.3 million  The Group’s current order...
Dec 10, 20242 min read


SD Guthrie Delivers First Shipment of Palm Oil Fully Compliant with EU's Deforestation Regulation
The shipments arrived at SD Guthrie International Zwijndrecht Refinery in the Netherlands last week followed by another shipment of...
Dec 5, 20242 min read


MPOB Ramps Up R&D on Oil Palm Seedlings to Boost Palm Oil Production
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is intensifying its research and development (R&D) efforts to produce superior oil palm variants...
Dec 2, 20241 min read


FGV Submits Petition to US Customs and Border Protection for Modification of Palm Oil Import Ban
FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) announced that it has submitted a petition to the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeking the...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


MPOB Unveils Latest Innovations in Palm Oil Industry
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has introduced six new technologies and one service at its annual transfer of technology (TOT)...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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