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Read more about Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critic on Business Standard. The producers of palm oil, grown primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia, are accused of clearing vast areas of biodiversity rich rainforests in Southeast Asia and exploiting migrant workers

Exclusive: Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critics

Footage shows zoo keepers at Philadelphia Zoo clean and feed the François langur monkey named Qúy Báu after she was ignored by her mother Mei Mei earlier this month.

The zoo said the female baby, named Qúy Báu, or "precious" in Vietnamese, was born to parents Mei Mei and Chester on December 13.

Qúy Báu, the name of the newborn which means "precious" in Vietnamese, is the first François’ langur born at the Philadelphia Zoo.

2 Min Read KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, will increase its refined palm oil exports after raising taxes, leaving Malaysia to become more competitive in crude palm oil (CPO) exports, a leading industry analyst said on Monday. The reordering of palm oil trading follows Indonesia’s decision last month to raise the export levy to a progressive system of $55 to $255 per tonne of CPO, depending on price levels to generate funds for its palm-bas...

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) said on Thursday it would ask the government to reformulate its biodiesel blending rates or revise the export levy if palm oil prices maintain their meteoric rise.

(Recasts with high palm prices, adds quotes from Indonesian official) KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) said on Thursday it would ask the government to reformulate its biodiesel blending rates or revise the export levy if palm oil prices maintain their meteoric rise. Malaysia’s benchmark crude palm oil prices started the year at near 10-year highs, trading at around 3,800 ringgit a tonne ($950.81) and further widening its premium over crude oil, makin...

2 Min Read KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Weather disruption and labour shortages mean global palm oil production is unlikely to stay on trend to hit growth projections of more than 6 million tonnes this year, a leading sector analyst told a virtual conference on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A worker arranges palm oil fruit bunches at a factory in Tanjung Karang, Malaysia August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo “If you plot long-run growth in crude palm oil output, if it regains its trend, prod...

Eater Boston , and more: “Twelve Hours in Brighton has been giving out more than 100 bagged meals on Wednesdays since May 4. They set up a makeshift curbside pickup in front of their business each week. The lemonade-style cardboard signs read ‘Free Food’ and ‘Helping Each Other.’ It is a beautiful reminder of the power of community. ” Samer encourages readers to consider donating to : “Asia Mei at Moonshine 152 really came up to bat for the Boston restaurant community as a whole,...