Podcast: GREENPEACE VS SIME DARBY: A PALM OIL SUSTAINABILITY DEBATE
The main contention to palm oil is the environmental consequences of its production processes. As this is one of the most relevant issues affecting both Malaysia and the world as a whole, we speak with Haris Arshad, Managing Director of Sime Darby Oils, and Heng Kiah Chun, a campaigner from Greenpeace Malaysia, to understand more about the climate change implications of the palm oil industry.BFM 89.9, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil production, Climate change
300 activists march to Parliament to demand stronger forestry protection laws
The march from Padang Merbok to Parliament, initiated by the Organisation for the Preservation of Natural Heritage (Peka), is taking place this morning, the last day of the current parliamentary sitting.Aliran, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Timber, Palm Oil, deforestation, forestry ptotection law
Of repeated Western hypocrisy and paranoia
With so much potential and resistance, Malaysia will submit a complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by November to challenge the EU’s restrictions on palm biofuel. Earlier this week, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok (picture) said the ministry has discussed with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to help identify some experts who can argue the case that would be filed with the WTO.The Malaysian Reserve, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Orangutan numbers fall in Sabah forests 'within oil palm landscapes'
The orangutan population in forest patches within Sabah's oil palm plantations have dwindled over the past 15 years, a survey by WWF-Malaysia has found.Malaysia Kini, 17 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
International - Malaysia, Indonesia to fight planned EU palm oil phase-out at WTO
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said Indonesia and Malaysia will cooperate when filing complaints at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the planned phased out of the commodity under the European Union's Renewable Energy.Agra-Net, 17 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Balancing palm oil and protected forests to conserve orangutans
Orangutan populations have decreased in fragmented forest areas near palm oil plantations, but they have remained fairly stable in protected forests, giving conservationists some hope for the species' future amid continued decline, according to a new study.Environmental Health News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Yusof Basiron to lead CPOPC secretariat for 3 years
Palm oil industry stalwart Tan Sri Dr. Yusof Basiron is now the new Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) executive director for three years to 2022. In the statement, Malaysia's Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok and Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution announced appointment of the CPOPC Secretariat Members from mid-2019 to mid-2022.New Straits Times, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, CPOPC, Council od Palm Oil Producing Countries
Malaysia, Indonesia to challenge EU’s biofuel regulation at WTO
Both Malaysia and Indonesia are committed to challenge the European Union (EU) Delegated Act that curbs palm oil use in biofuels through the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body as well as other possible avenues. They are also currently reviewing their relationship with the EU and its member states, the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said in a statement today following the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) held here.Nam News Network, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Malaysia, Indonesia to challenge EU’s biofuel regulation at WTO
Both Malaysia and Indonesia are committed to challenge the European Union (EU) Delegated Act that curbs palm oil use in biofuels through the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body as well as other possible avenues. They are also currently reviewing their relationship with the EU and its member states, the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said in a statement today following the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) held here.Nam News Network, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Palm oil: Malaysia announces a complaint against the EU
Malaysia will lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the European Union plan to remove palm oil from European biofuels by 2030, the Malaysian minister in charge of the dossier said Tuesday.Teller Report, 16 July 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Indonesia joins Malaysia in fight against EU palm oil restrictions
INDONESIA has joined Malaysia in its challenge of the European Union (EU) Delegated Act, which curbs palm oil use in biofuels, through the World Trade Organisation’s Dispute Settlement Body, as well as other possible avenues.The Malaysian Insight , 16 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Govt to file complaint over EU’s biofuel mandate
The government expects to lodge a complaint against the European Union’s (EU) classification of palm oil cultivation to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as early as November.The Malaysian Reserve, 15 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban
Man detained for allegedly using Indian nationals for forced labour
The police have detained a man who allegedly trafficking in three Indian nationals for forced labour at an oil palm plantation in Kuala Lipis near here.Malay Mail, 14 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, forced labour
The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans
Many people are lured to Indonesia and Malaysia because of the palm oil industry. But orangutans like Hope are the real victims, says Hannah Beech.Independent, 12 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Making peace with oil palm
Oil palm is one of the most controversial crops today, because the plantations often replace tropical rainforests rich in biodiversity. Vast swaths of Indonesia and Malaysia are given over to the crop. But a growing number of scientists say it's time to work with oil palm companies to make the best of a bad situation.Science Mag, 12 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
Ukraine to continue buying palm oil from M’sia, not tied down by EU rules says ambassador
Ukraine has been steadily increasing the amount of palm oil purchased from Malaysia for the past three years. ..Ukraine is not a full member of the European Union (EU) and they do not have to implement all the rules and regulation set by them.The Borneo Post, 11 July 2019
Ukraine, Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil trade
M'sia needs to adopt a fact-based approach in the palm oil battle
The Star, 08 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Malaysia to draw up strategies to combat anti-palm oil campaign, says deputy minister
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Datuk Seri Shamsul Inskandar Mohd Akin said the government will review the current situation and implement several measures to fight the anti-palm oil campaign.The World News, 08 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Putrajaya eyes crop, livestock shift to supplement Felda bailout plan
The government will introduce Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settlers to fast-yielding crops and livestock to mitigate palm oil woes that forced Putrajaya into a multi-billion bailout of the agency, according to sources.Malay Mail, 07 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, felda
Digitising the palm oil sector
Khor said LintraMax’s research and development team constantly working on improving our product platforms and develop new solutions to address industry challenges and enhance productivity and efficiency. “We release new updates every quarter on our cloud and mobile platform – Quarto. Plantation is a mature business with incremental changes to business processes,” Khor said.The Borneo Post, 07 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil technology
Teresa and the school conclude peace over the performance of anti-palm oil
Minister of Basic Industries Teresa Kok and an international school have buried the hatchet due to a performance in which oil palm plantations were presented in a negative light.Newsbeezer, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil, EU ban
Students’ palm oil performance: School apologised to me, minister says
An international school has apologised over its students’ performance that Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok had criticised as allegedly being “anti-palm oil”, she said today.Malay Mail, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Students’ palm oil performance: School apologised to me, minister says
An international school has apologised over its students’ performance that Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok had criticised as allegedly being “anti-palm oil”, she said today.Malay Mail, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Forget Europe, it’s a lost cause, says palm oil certification chief
NORTH America, Japan and South Korea are among the new, growing markets for sustainable palm oil that Malaysia should focus its energies on developing instead of obsessing over Europe, said the world’s top sustainable palm oil certification body. The comment from Bakhtiar Talhah, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), comes as Malaysia struggles to keep access to the European Union, its second largest customer for crude palm oil (CPO).The Malaysian Insight , 05 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil trade
Everything for Malaysian palm oil – Nation
Malaysia continues to intensify its efforts to convince the world that the palm oil industry is sustainable, says Teresa Kok.Vaaju, 05 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban