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Cha .. Cha .. Cha .. Char Kuey Teow
I love Char Kuey Teow. A scrumptious serving of Char Kuey Teow or 炒粿條 in mandarin is flavored with the freshest ingredients and the elusive charred aroma from stir-frying the noodles over very high...
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Beach bodies with palm oil
American registered dietitian Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, who is also an exercise physiologist, was excited when News Channel 8’s 'Let’s Talk Live' producers asked her to stop by to talk about getting in...
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April is Autism Awareness month
I was having lunch with a friend when he revealed his teenage son is autistic and he had plans to open a bakery with his son, a few years from now. I didn't know much about autism and my initial...
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Malaysia launches Renminbi Clearing Bank in KL
This is written by Ooi Tee Ching and Minderjeet Kaur.PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is set to promote direct trade settlement for cross border transactions in Asean with Bank Negara Malaysia appointing Bank of...
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Palm oil exports to China in renmibi
PUTRAJAYA: Palm oil exports to China is set to enjoy more cost savings, following Bank Negara Malaysia's appointment of Bank of China in Kuala Lumpur to be the regional renminbi clearing house, said...
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Jakarta's new FDI-driven economic agenda
This is written by the New Straits Times group managing editor Datuk Abdul Jalil Hamid.JAKARTA: It used to take up to 923 days for investors to secure permits to develop power plants in Indonesia, an...
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Stimulus for palm oil price
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd, the world's biggest listed palm oil producer, expects prices to trend within RM2,350-RM2,600 per tonne this year supported by Malaysia and Indonesia's biodiesel...
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Tocotrienols are friendly to your liver
You may not think much about your liver as you go through your daily routine, but you need it to be healthy to detoxify your body. Previous research suggests that palm oil-derived tocotrienols are...
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PEMANDU drives plantation value adding
KUALA LUMPUR: The palm oil and rubber sectors met the bulk of their 2014 targets despite falling commodity prices, the Prime Minister Performance and Delivery Unit's (PEMANDU) Economic Transformation...
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Happy Wesak
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his Wesak message today said buddhism advocates harmony and selflessness.In his Wesak message, which was posted on his Facebook page, Najib said,...
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ISP: Weak CPO prices hurting 400,000 planters
KUALA LUMPUR: Low palm oil prices are causing some 400,000 oil palm planters severe financial burden as they pay up to RM30 billion a year in taxes to the federal and state governments of Sabah and...
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Palm oil smear campaign hits Sarawak
This is written by my colleagues ADIB POVERA, GOH PEI PEI and SOPHIA IVY JO at Kuching Bureau.KUCHING: A smear campaign, which is detrimental to the nation’s palm oil industry, has hit the state after...
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Defamatory products confiscated
Photo credit to The Borneo Post.KUCHING: Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism officers yesterday confiscated all floor cleaners with defamatory stickers ‘Buy oil palm free products...
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El Nino to lift CPO prices
KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil prices may rise at a feverish pace should an El Nino weather pattern spur drought across Southeast Asia, drying up palm oil output across Indonesia, Malaysia and southern...
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SOPPOA appeals to unfreeze bank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil palm plantation companies in Sarawak which are not involved in logging have had their bank accounts frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Sarawak Oil Palm...
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Palm oil outlook to improve this year
This is written by my colleague Zaidi Isham Ismail.KUALA LUMPUR: Although crude palm oil (CPO) prices have been hit hard this year; falling to a five-year low, its prospects are expected to improve due...
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The staying power of the Widjajas
The following news articles concerns the wrestle for control over a coal mining company in Indonesia but these powerful players are familiar movers and shakers of the palm oil industry, too.The...
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Sleepless in Singapore
While I was in Singapore, a few days ago, for the SEA Games 2015, I managed to squeeze in a few slot of hours to meet up with a couple of friends who work as commodities traders.Singapore is the...
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FGV buys estates from Golden Land
KUALA LUMPUR: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is buying four plantation-based firms and a parcel of oil palm land in Sabah measuring 836.1ha from Golden Land Bhd for RM655 million.In its...
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Emotional me ..
Yesterday morning, I was like that when I reflected on painful times.By mid-day, I was frustrated and despondent.Towards the evening, as I put things into their perspective, positive thoughts begin to...
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