Cocoa, cocoa products' export value forecast to increase in line with positive demand this year
The export value of cocoa beans and cocoa-based downstream products is expected to continue to increase this year.
Sun Jul 24 2022
Wee: Govt to monitor development after Indonesia scraps palm oil export levy
The government will monitor the development of the palm oil industry after Indonesia announced that it has scrapped its export levy for all palm oil products until August 31, 2022.
Tue Jul 19 2022
Subsidised cooking oil quota sufficient - Wee Jeck Seng
The subsidised cooking oil quota of 55,000 metric tonnes per month or 660,000 metric tonnes a year has been sufficient so far, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng.
Mon Jul 04 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
Indonesia's move impacts global edible oils and fats trade
Indonesia's move to ban exports of its palm oil starting Thursday next week is expected to have a massive impact on the global edible oils and fats market.
Sun Apr 24 2022
Additional RM1 bln needed annually if IPG activation price raised to RM3.50 - Jeck Seng
An estimated RM1 billion in additional allocation will be required annually if the PHP for scrap rubber under the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) is raised to RM3.50 per kg.
Mon Dec 13 2021
Monsoon aid of RM300 for rubber smallholders to be paid in November - Wee
The aid would be given for two months to some 300,000 smallholders who own rubber estates of less than 2.5 hectares.
Sun Oct 24 2021
Govt allocates RM1.4m grant for Factory Transformation Programme
SIRIM STS will finance 80 per cent of the participation fees for participants of this programme while the balance will be funded by the MTC.
Fri Apr 09 2021
Govt continues to help bumi entrepreneurs overcoming middlemen issue - Wee Jeck Seng
Among the solutions is by assisting such entrepreneurs to deal directly with buyers from abroad.
Fri Mar 26 2021
Dewan Negara news in brief
Today's Dewan Negara news in brief.
Tue Dec 22 2020
Govt introduces two solutions to address labour shortage in plantation sector
The government has introduced two solutions to address the negative impact of the shortage of foreign workers in the plantation sector.
Wed Dec 02 2020
Govt lays out efforts to stabilise global rubber price
The government is cooperating with major rubber producing countries, under the ITRC to strengthen and stabilise the price of rubber.
Mon Sep 14 2020
0.8 per cent of rubber production used to build rubberised roads in 2019
About 0.8 per cent of the country's current total rubber production was used in the construction of roads using rubber-based technology Cuplump Modified Bitumen (CMB) in 2019.
Mon Aug 10 2020
Enforcer assaulted while on duty: Gov't studies harsher penalties
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the matter was being studied comprehensively by reviewing all the existing laws.
Tue Apr 04 2017
Call for herbal medicines, complementary treatment be exempted from GST
Datuk Wee Jeck Seng called for herbal-based traditional medicines and complementary therapies and treatments to be exempted from GST.
Wed Oct 29 2014
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024