KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The oil palm industry is facing problems or is being affected after the government froze the hiring quota of foreign workers due to the surplus of foreign workers, which actually applies to the manufacturing and service sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has an important role in ensuring the sustainability of Malaysia's oil palm industry so that the fate that befell the country’s rubber industry will not be repeated here, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The industrial solidarity planned with Indonesia to shore up the credibility of palm oil worldwide will continue to be a bridge to re-strengthen palm oil exports affected by the European Union (EU) sanctions.

By Norrasyidah Arshad  SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS) has suffered nearly RM4 million in losses following flooding at its oil palm plantation in Sungai Panjang, Sabak Bernam, with water level rising by over metre.  Its chief executive officer...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 —The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has approved RM983,000 to 117 oil palm smallholders, with a maximum value of RM16,250, until August 2023 to finance agricultural input loans for fertilisers, pesticides and seeds.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — A total of 5.5 million hectares or 97.88 per cent of the total 5.6 million oil palm planted areas in the country have obtained the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as at January 31 this year, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Siti Aminah Aching.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 26 — Malaysia will hold a meeting with the Indonesian government to discuss the republic’s intention to have its own crude palm oil (CPO) benchmark price, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Dewan Rakyat was told today that eight Malaysian companies had been subjected to the Withhold Release Order (WRO) imposed by the United States Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) in the past two years.

KUALA BERANG, Nov 14 — The decomposed body of a man believed to have died about three weeks ago was found in a four-wheel drive (4WD) Nissan Navara at an oil palm plantation in Cherang Nibong, Ajil here, late yesterday noon.

MUAR, Oct 30 — The government is considering to issue temporary work permits to illegal foreign workers in the country to overcome the shortage of foreign workers in the oil palm and rubber industries, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.