KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry is conducting a study on the development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers for Hevea Brasiliensis or genomic technology to produce high-quality and disease-resistant rubber tree clones, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The government remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring Malaysia’s rubber industry aligns with international sustainability requirements and is in harmony with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The country’s palm oil industry is encouraged to explore and expand into niche markets to capture higher market value and targeted coverage.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The domestic rubber industry is expected to soar following the strengthening of cooperation with China in the commodities field, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The rubber production incentive (IPG) for smallholders has been activated nationwide for August, the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) said.

BALING, June 11 — The government is identifying methods to help and encourage rubber smallholders to switch to producing latex from scrap rubber and crêpe rubber.

KUALA KANGSAR, June 10 — A proposal to raise the floor price of scrap rubber to at least RM3 per kilogramme will be brought to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for due consideration, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The heatwave phenomenon in the country not only restricts the daily activities of the public but has also affected the yield of farmers and rubber smallholders, especially in Jempol (Negeri Sembilan) and Padang Terap (Kedah), which had recorded level one (alert) weather status.

BAGAN DATUK, April 1 — The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) through Risda will add another latex production depot to increase the production of the commodity in this country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) through the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) is actively drawing up and implementing promotional activities to increase the export of high-value rubber products such as rubber gloves, tyres and latex mattresses, said Its deputy minister Datuk Siti Aminah Aching.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The local rubber market is projected to be trading range-bound next week, said Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association’s (Margma) immediate past president Denis Low.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities will refine the proposal to increase the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) rate, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Malaysian rubber market ended higher today, tracking gains in the Japanese rubber futures markets amid the absence of Chinese traders due to the Chinese New Year holidays, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) and the Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) will work with relevant ministries and agencies in creating a more strategic policy to safeguard the welfare of rubber tappers and smallholders.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The rubber export performance for the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, witnessed latex goods accounted for 83.1 per cent of total exports of rubber products, with the gloves subsector remaining as the largest export revenue generator for the rubber industry, said Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — The demand for rubber is expected to continue rising this year, mainly due to post-Covid-19 hygiene awareness, said the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Agri-commodities and agri-commodities product exports jumped 65 per cent to RM105 billion in the second quarter of 2021 from RM64 billion in the same period last year,  Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The government is committed towards stabilising rubber prices and increasing its added value as the Covid-19 epidemic since the beginning of this year has affected demand in the global market, especially from China, Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The commercial settlement to the oil and gas rights claims in Sarawak will be one of the issues to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today.