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KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― Malaysia is worried that benchmark standards keep on changing and are difficult to comply with, especially for smallholders, as it continues to address sustainability aspects and corrects the negative perception and allegation towards its palm oil, the Malaysian Palm Oil...

Malaysia is worried that benchmark standards keep on changing and are difficult to comply with, especially for smallholders, as it continues to address sustainability aspects and corrects the negative perception and allegation towards its palm oil, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said

KOTA KINABALU: A 31-year-old woman in Kinabatangan was killed when the car she was in crashed into a Health Ministry vehicle.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Palm Oil Industry is well on track towards reaching Net0 emissions. Facts and figures proving

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Palm Oil Industry is well on track towards reaching Net0 emissions. Facts and figures proving this great achievement was thoroughly discussed

Production expected to peak this month and the next

KUALA LUMPUR: There should be more allocation for the palm oil industry to further ramp up research and development (R&D) for the commodity and for the production of more downstream products, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

Asian palm oil alliance proposed to safeguard stakeholders Business April 30, 2021 KARACHI: Stakeholders from around the world on Thursday suggested forming an ‘Asian Palm Oil Alliance’ to protect producers and consumers from an ongoing global smear campaign against this edible oil. A proposal to this effect was endorsed by speakers from India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and European countries in a virtual seminar titled “Sustainability challenges in palm oil Sector in South Asia”. The disc...

Consumers are opting to buy ‘No Palm Oil’ labelled products in places where these are available due to the sense of ‘emotional protection’ this confers versus any real scientific knowledge, an expert panel has claimed whilst recommending better social marketing as the best tool to fight this. This was the opinion of the six expert panelists who convened virtually for the ‘Vertical Challenges for Sustainable Palm Oil’s Future’ panel debate, held as part ...

Malaysia recently agreed to join and ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which was welcomed and celebrated after many years of long negotiations. However, one other trade deal has faced significant challenges, that of the Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA). Negotiations began in 2010 but stalled in 2012. In 2016-17, a “stocktaking exercise” took place to assess if negotiations could resume, but since the 14th general election in 2018, there has been no acti...