Company files report over illegal logging in Kelawit
A timber company has lodged a police report alleging illegal logging has taken place in Kelawit, Tatau.The Borneo Post , 19 May 2019
Malaysia, Timber, Malaysia
Malaysia is Committed to the Palm Oil and Eco-friendly Biofuel Industry
Minister of International Trade and Industry reaffirms Malaysia’s role in ensuring that palm oil remains a sustainable and eco-friendly fuel replacement.SME Magazine , 18 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia
Malaysia jails Vietnamese man for illegal logging, reserve encroachment
Vietnamese man has got three years in jail and $3,100 in fines for illegal logging and forest reserve encroachment in Malaysia.VN Express , 17 May 2019
Malaysia, Viet Nam, Timber, Illegal logging
Malaysia asks for UK's help in palm oil row with EU
The EU is endangering around 35,000 British jobs and £150m in exports by ploughing ahead with a ban on palm oil, Malaysia has warned.Telegraph, 16 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, EU
Penang water authority urges Kedah to ban logging in Ulu Muda forest to protect water supply
The Kedah government must protect the rainforest in the greater Ulu Muda Forest Complex by banning all logging works there, the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) said today.The Malay Mail , 16 May 2019
Malaysia, Timber, Illegal logging
Growing demand for palm oil from China, says Kok
The Ministry of Primary industries has received a number of requests from China, expressing interest in buying large quantities of palm oil and palm-based products from Malaysia following the Prime Minister’s official visit to Beijing recently.Malay Mail , 16 May 2019
Malaysia, China, Palm Oil, Palm oil
Stop the logging
Johor is losing hundreds of million ringgit in revenue from illegal logging activities at a forest reserve in Mersing.The Star Online , 16 May 2019
Malaysia, Timber, illegal logging, malaysia, johor
Nigeria losses $500 million annually to importation, illegal smuggling of Palm oil
The National Palm produce association of Nigeria says the importation and illegal smuggling of Palm oil is making local producers lose 500 million dollars annually.TVC News , 15 May 2019
Nigeria, Malaysia, Palm Oil, africa
UOB funds Malaysia company that is said to be destroying Mulu rainforest for palm oil plantations; indigenous communities plea to stop the move as it’s their land.
In a move to cater the needs for Western consumers, Mulu Rainforest in Sarawak is being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations, and this project is funded by Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB).The Online Citizen , 14 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People
M’sia to continue working with Indonesia to defend palm oil
Malaysia will continue to work with Indonesia to defend palm oil which is under sabotage by lobbyists in Europe, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Darell Leiking.The Star , 14 May 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Palm Oil, EU ban
Returning Felda to its glory days. Sixty-Three years ago, second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein set up Felda to eradicate poverty among Malay settlers by giving them govt land to work on
Once a multibillion-ringgit company, Felda is now burdened with a debt of RM10.2 billion accumulated over the last 10 years. Its new director-general, Datuk Dr Othman Omar, has a mammoth task.New Straits Times , 13 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia
Sime Darby Plantation eyes Latam deals to avoid being stymied at home
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, the world’s largest palm oil planter, is looking to buy refineries in Latin America as it grapples with poor margins and mounting costs at home.The Edge Markets , 13 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia
EU-Malaysia ties should stay strong despite palm oil issue, says ambassador
EU ambassador and head of delegation to Malaysia Maria Castillo Fernandez said it was open to dialogue with Malaysia to overcome differences on the matter.Head Topics , 12 May 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, EU
Head Topics reports: EU-Malaysia ties should stay strong despite palm oil issue, says ambassador
EU ambassador and head of delegation to Malaysia Maria Castillo Fernandez said it was open to dialogue with Malaysia to overcome differences on the matter.Head Topics , 12 May 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, EU
Malaysia's palm oil producers get into hard times
It was not a particularly good year for the Malaysian palm oil industry, as demand in its traditional markets had declined. In March, the European Commission came to the conclusion that palm oil would leak into fuel use by 2030 for environmental reasons.Newsbeezer, 12 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, EU
The Leaders Online reports: Palm oil issue would not crack Malaysia – EU ties
The European Union (EU) is optimistic that its relationship with Malaysia will remain strong even in the midst of the discord regarding the palm oil issue.The Leaders Online , 12 May 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, EU
Malaysian minister ‘Palm oil is a deal-braker for EU-ASEAN trade relations’
Teresa Kok, Malaysia’s Minister of Primary Industries, visited Brussels and other European capitals this week in a last-ditch effort to kill new EU rules that will ban the use of palm oil in biofuels – a measure European adopted because of concerns about deforestation.Euractiv, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, Palm oil
Envoy: We are not palm oil enemies
The European Union (EU) and France are not the enemies of palm oil and the market will continue to be open for the crop especially now with the Pakatan Harapan government's credible policies in safeguarding the environment.Pressreader, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia
KL says EU's proposed palm oil curbs a form of trade war
Malaysia has accused the European Union of launching a "trade war" over its plan to curb the use of palm oil in biofuels, and threatened retaliatory action at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Pressreader, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, Palm oil
How committed are companies to sustainable palm oil?
A new report by World Wide Fund for Nature and Zoological Society of London reveals that one in five companies did not submit sustainability reports to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2018 while many remain far from being free from deforestation and exploitation.Eco-Business , 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil
RSPO Facilitates Knowledge Exchange for Smallholders in Kalimantan
It involved 19 participants from Sabah, including smallholders from the Malaysian state, as well as staff members of Forever Sabah; the organisation facilitating the RSPO Jurisdictional Certification pilot in Sabah.RSPO, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia
Call for Tenders for Research Proposal on Contribution of RSPO Certification to The Protection of Biodiversity in Oil Palm Plantations
RSPO would now like to invite interested parties to conduct a study to gain an understanding on the extent, and in what context, the RSPO’s Principles and Criteria (P&C) contributes to the protection (maintenance and improvement) of biodiversity in oil palm plantations.RSPO, 09 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil
RSPO's 2018 Principles & Criteria make Selfridges' stance unnecessary
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) aims to deliver change where it matters most - on the ground; where oil palm, the environment, and local communities can co-exist in harmony. We do this by working to address the problems in the industry directly and collaboratively, through a multi-stakeholder process.RSPO, 08 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil
Ambassadors, high commissioners urged to help fight campaign against palm oil
Malaysian ambassadors and high commissioners have been urged to act as spokespersons and “lobbyists” to fight negative perceptions against palm oil.New Straits Times, 08 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil
Palm oil co-op to assist in CPO group certification
Koperasi Landskap Kelapa Sawit Sabah held its first AGM Friday to mark the setting up of a cooperative to achieve group certification under the MSPO and RSPO standards.Daily Express, 04 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Certified