Malaysia Targets Middlemen to End Debt Bondage of Migrant Workers

... down on labor abuses, Malaysia is moving to eliminate ... checkup fees. Kulasegaran said Malaysia is negotiating similar agreements with ... for years have asked Malaysia to eliminate the middlemen who ... . A spokeswoman for the palm oil giant Wilmar, a Singapore- ...

Gov't Relaxes Palm Oil Levy Rules: Finance Ministry

... has relaxed rules on palm oil levies and derivative products ... set based on palm prices in Indonesia, Malaysia and Rotterdam. The ... to help palm farmers. Palm benchmark contract in Bursa Malaysia hit its ... Indonesia] but bad for Malaysia as we need to compete ...

Indonesia on the Cusp of Its First Durian Surplus in Nine Years

... 's top exports, such as palm oil, rubber and coffee, which ship ... three times the price of palm oil, Indonesia's main commodity export ... main exporters being Vietnam and Malaysia. Suwandi said besides Thailand, Vietnam ...

Asian Conglomerates See Their Wealth Erode as They Lose Advantage

... Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia between 2003 and 2016. It ... sector, such as mining, oil and gas, palm oil and real estate. Bain ... Thailand, Hap Seng Consolidated of Malaysia, the Bajaj Group of India ...

Indonesia to Ratify Pakistan Trade Deal to Protect Palm Oil Exports

... 's No. 2 producer, Malaysia, according to Abdul Rasheed JanMohammed ... making Indonesia lose its crude palm oil market worth $1.46 billion ... said in the statement. Malaysia could then grab that market ... in Indonesia last week. Malaysia has picked up market share ...

Malaysia's Biodiesel Output, Exports Set to Hit Records: Industry Body

... current price differential between crude palm oil and gasoil remains," U. ... export] levels for Malaysia," he said. Malaysia churned out 720,410 ... and crude prices hold, Malaysia could produce up to 1 ... . Diesel's premium over palm oil has widened in recent months ...

Negative Campaigns Against Palm Oil Hurt Indonesia's Economy: Lawmaker, Analysts

... environmental activists against the palm oil industry has resulted in ... in Indonesia to discredit palm oil, including last month's ... 25 major palm oil producers in Indonesia and Malaysia and found ... oriented industries, such as palm oil. "Palm oil is a quick win ...

Indonesian Activists Abseil Down Palm Refinery Tanks in Deforestation Protest

... , the world's biggest palm oil trader. A spokeswoman for ... promote the sustainable development of palm oil." Supply Chains Wilmar added ... top producer of palm oil, an edible oil used in everything ... and governments in Indonesia and Malaysia to "clean up" their ...

Malaysia's Felda to Sell Assets, Reduce Debts by Year End

Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's state palm oil plantation agency said on Thursday ... was set up to settle palm oil farmers, who work for ... the world's largest crude palm oil producer. In recent years ... needed to improve its palm oil productivity to increase earnings,  ...

Jokowi Imposes Three-Year Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantation Licenses

... which affected Indonesia and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. He ordered ministers ... reform program. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) said it ... interpretations and disincentives in the palm oil industry," Gapki spokesman Tofan Mahdi ...