KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani’s appointment as Plantation and Commodities Minister following Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle is expected to improve the Malaysian agricultural industry’s governance and practices, especially towards the sustainability of the palm oil industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof recently led a highly successful mission to meet key European Union (EU) lawmakers to seek solutions regarding the bloc’s unjust deforestation law, called the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), which could dampen the palm oil industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has appointed United Plantations Bhd’s vice-chairman and chief executive director Datuk Carl Bek-Nielsen as its new chairman, effective May 1, 2023.