Malaysia's top palm oil producer warns El Nino may hit output
A fall in Malaysia's palm oil production could lift palm oil futures, already trading near their highest level in four months.
Tue Mar 07 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
Palm oil prices seen ticking up as rains slash output and demand strengthens
Higher exports and lower production would help major palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia bring down inventories.
Tue Oct 25 2022
Petronas: Gumusut-Kakap deepwater field achieves first oil production
Two new oil producer wells and two water injector wells were drilled.
Mon Oct 03 2022
Indonesia removes palm oil export levy until Aug. 31
Indonesian palm oil producers have been struggling with high inventories since the country imposed a three-week export ban through to May 23.
Mon Jul 18 2022
Malaysia says WTO agreed to establish panel to examine EU palm oil rules
Palm oil producers say some EU member states have started to phase it out ahead of the deadline.
Mon May 31 2021
Malaysian palm oil producer FGV jumps near 25 pct after surviving Felda's bid
FGV's stock jumped 24.6 pct in early trade, its largest intraday jump since Sept. 14, 2015.
Tue Mar 16 2021
Malaysia palm oil producers look to prisons, rehab centres to solve labour crunch
Planters in the world's second-largest producer have in recent months embarked on rare recruitment drives to hire locals to do everything.
Wed Sep 09 2020
India to remain palm oil buyer for now, but Malaysia must not be complacent
India will remain the main export destination for the world's top largest palm oil producers -- Indonesia and Malaysia, for the foreseeable future.
Fri Jul 24 2020
Petition: SDP raises concerns over serious allegations
SDP said the allegations were serious and against the commitments that the palm oil producer has publicly made.
Wed Jul 08 2020
Malaysian palm oil producers step up perks to retain foreign workers amid pandemic
The pandemic is exacerbating a labour shortage in the palm oil industry, which is heavily reliant on foreign workers
Wed Jun 24 2020
Oklahoma asks Trump to declare coronavirus an 'act of God' to help oil producers
Declaring a "force majeure" or "act of God" would allow oil companies to halt operations without risking that land leases will be canceled.
Mon Apr 27 2020
Crude oil prices expected to remain low
MIDF Research said shale oil producers in the United States are not expected to limit their production despite weakness in global crude oil prices.
Thu Nov 26 2015
Oil prices mixed after Saudi king's death
Oil prices traded narrowly mixed Friday after the death of the king of Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest oil producer.
Sat Jan 24 2015
'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