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 ...

Indonesia Aims to Coax, Not Compel, Exporters to Convert Dollar Revenue : Finance Minister

... of commodities such as palm oil, coal, oil and natural gas ... deputy chairman of the Indonesia Palm Oil Association (Gapki), said some ... to equivalent rules in Malaysia and Thailand, though others ... free foreign-exchange regime. Malaysia has required exporters to ...

Greenpeace Says Top Brands Still Source Palm Oil From Groups Linked to Deforestation

... to Reform the Palm Oil Industry," Greenpeace accuses 25 palm oil producers of having ... and exploitation, but – through their palm oil purchases – actively fund those responsible ... plantations and mills operating across Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea ...

Mahathir Takes Aim at Country Garden's Giant Development in Southern Malaysia

... that could benefit Malaysia's economic growth ... Chinese investment pouring into Malaysia during his election campaign ... Chinese enterprise coming to Malaysia, taking government contracts, ... crossing from Singapore through palm oil plantations and jungle, ...

Palm Oil Watchdog Urged to Take 'Giant Leap' to Save Forests

... Lumpur-based Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), comprising producers, buyers, consumers ... grows oil palm in the world's top-two producers, Malaysia and Indonesia ... the use of certified sustainable palm oil. Earlier this year, British supermarket ...

Edible Oil Traders Use Free-Trade Pact to Get Around India's Import Tax Hike

... . Exports of palm oil to Bangladesh from Malaysia, the world' ... its edible oil consumption, including soybean oil and palm oil, during the ... there is no domestic palm oil production industry in the ... carried palm oil from ports in Indonesia and Malaysia to ...

Indonesia, Malaysia to Speed Up Negotiations on Border Agreement

... to fight campaigns against palm oil in Europe. "As ... the world's top palm oil producers, accounting for around ... Indonesia and Malaysia have repeatedly condemned campaigns against palm oil, which have ... issues, such as our palm oil exports. We have been ...

The Long Road to Reviving Indonesia's Cacao Industry

... cocoa plantation. Temptation of Palm Oil AIKI chairman Piter Jasman ... few years, like in Malaysia," Piter said. The neighboring ... a palm oil boom. Lampung farmer Sutaji noted that oil palm could ... shows. While Singapore and Malaysia each currently consumes about ...

Indonesia and Malaysia Agree to Cooperate on Governance, Connectivity, Border Issues

... Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, and education for ... against negative campaigns on palm oil production over the past ... Sea, while Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines ... important waterway. Indonesia and Malaysia are also exploring the ...