Malaysia 2024 palm oil output to rise despite El Nino - govt
The forecast reverses the MPOB's May prediction that 2024 production could drop between 1 and 3 million metric tons.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Malaysia palm oil stocks could fall below 2 mln T by end April - MPOB
Palm oil inventories in Malaysia are also falling as heavy rainfall restricted production growth, Ahmad Parveez said.
Wed Mar 08 2023
Strategy to fight anti-palm oil lobby with Indonesia will put pressure on EU
MPOB said the move may be one option that the world's two biggest palm oil producers could undertake to fight the discrimination by the EU.
Sat Jan 14 2023
ANALYSIS: Asian farmers plant to boost palm oil output, seedling shortage slows pace
The seedlings shortfall could slow plantation, capping production growth and keeping palm oil prices elevated, industry officials said.
Mon Sep 19 2022
Govt urges palm oil millers to resume operations immediately
Wee Jeck Seng said the halt in operations would affect existing stocks and have a negative impact on smallholders.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Malaysia raises concerns over continual changes on sustainable palm oil
Malaysia is worried that benchmark standards keep on changing and are difficult to comply with, especially for smallholders.
Tue May 17 2022
Cooking oil in polybags have quality, not recycled - MPOB
The quality of olein cooking oil in one kg polybags sold in the local market meets the prescribed quality and not recycled.
Fri Jun 18 2021
PEMERKASA incentives good move to woo local workers - MPOB
Ahmad Parveez says the grant can be used to buy more tractors to collect fruit bunches and therefore minimising the nature of harvesting by humans.
Fri Mar 19 2021
MPOB among top 20 local applicants for patents with high potential for commercialisation
Ahmad Parveez said the nine patents filed in 2020 had great potential for commercialisation.
Fri Mar 05 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024