Synthetic palm oil lacks originality as it does not contain Vitamin A and E compared with natural palm oil, which is rich with these nutritional values, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said in a s…
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The Philippines’ big-ticket plan for growth
The 2020 budget has reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to infrastructure development as a major economic growth driver. The 4.1 trillion pesos (US$80.3 billion) budget, which was approved in Janua…
China and Vietnam finally ban wildlife trade due to coronavirus
If there can be a bright side to the coronavirus pandemic, which started in a “wet market” in Wuhan that sold live animals in deplorable conditions, it has finally spurred China and Vietnam to ban con…
Choked by Dams and Climate Change, the Mekong River Is on ‘Life Support’
As societies around the world focus on containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, millions of people in Southeast Asia have another worry on their minds: How to put food on their table amid a dev…
Myanmar govt considering renewables: energy minister
The National League for Democracy-led government says it is now considering a number of renewable energy proposals. The Minister of Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing announced the decision after a m…
Malaysia to pilot blockchain for sustainable palm oil
Blockchain firm BloomBloc and the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) are piloting a traceability platform to improve palm oil supply chains and revenues. The initiative was announced at the recently he…
US lifts ban on rubber glove imports from Malaysian company amid shortage
US Customs and Border Protection has lifted a ban on rubber glove imports from a Malaysian company it previously accused of using forced labor to produce the gear. In a statement Tuesday, the agency s…
Palm oil demand to remain weak in first-half 2020 due to virus lockdowns – MPOB
A recent heavy slump in palm oil demand is expected to persist through the first half of 2020 as a growing number of countries impose lockdowns to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Malaysian palm …
Improved sentiment, lower oil prices to boost peso
THE PESO could find support from better market sentiment this week, as governments around the world announced more measures to help cushion the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandem…
Doing office at home, digitally
As part of a new development in response to the impact of corona virus, a number of large global and private offices in the capital have recently asked its officials to work at home, and send their fi…