[COLUMNIST] Oil palm biomass, an underutilised resource
Malaysia boasts an estimated total of 5.67 mln hectares of oil palm plantations, yielding over 90 mln tonnes of dried palm biomass annually.
Tue Mar 12 2024
Man found dead with slash wound on neck in Dungun
The body was found by the plantation manager and the police found no identification documents.
Tue Aug 30 2022
Locals not keen to work in plantations despite lucrative income - Zuraida
Zuraida said there was shortage of workers and this affect the harvest, especially in oil palm plantations.
Sat Oct 16 2021
Toddler drowns after straying from car parked near river
A family outing ended in tragedy when a 20-month-old boy strayed from their car which was parked in an oil palm plantation before falling into Sungai Felda Jengka 4 in Maran yesterday.
Thu Sep 16 2021
70-year-old man among 45 drug addicts nabbed in Port Dickson
Forty-five suspected drug addicts, including a 70-year-old man, were nabbed in an anti-drug operation dubbed Op Sarang at an oil palm plantation in Pasir Panjang, here, yesterday.
Tue Sep 07 2021
Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery
Malaysia is facing a perfect storm of production headwinds that will likely drag global stocks to their lowest level in five years.
Sun Sep 05 2021
Two Abu Sayyaf members shot dead in Sandakan planned kidnapping for ransom
The two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members shot dead at an oil palm plantation in Pulau Timbang here at the break of dawn this morning had planned to kidnap oil palm plantation owners for ransom.
Fri Aug 20 2021
Plantation Ministry to launch immunisation drive in oil palm sector
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities will launch a pilot project under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) beginning with the oil palm plantation sector.
Fri Jun 18 2021
Vaccination team welcomed like superheroes in Kinabatangan interior area
The workers of the Kertam oil palm plantation were over the moon with the arrival of the COVID-19 mobile vaccination team.
Fri Jun 11 2021
Skull, bone fragments found in oil palm plantation near Teluk Intan
Ahmad Adnan says the skull and bone fragments were found scattered in the farm by a Bangladeshi worker who was spraying weedkiller.
Thu May 27 2021
88.1 pct of oil palm plantation MSPO-certified as at Nov 19 - MPIC
Willie said the MPIC will focus on oil palm promotion guided by the RM20 million allocation under Budget 2021.
Tue Dec 01 2020
24 Indonesian illegal immigrants detained in Serudong
A total of 24 Indonesian illegal immigrants were detained in operations under the Ops Benteng conducted by the Malaysian Armed Forces in Serudong area on Sunday.
Tue Nov 24 2020
MPOA, MPOC urge individuals with info on rape case in oil palm plantation to step forward
Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) urged anyone who has evidence of criminal activity regarding rape and abuses in oil palm plantations to lodge a report.
Mon Nov 23 2020
Plantation owners willing to foot COVID-19 quarantine charges - MPOA
The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said oil palm plantation owners are willing to absorb all COVID-19 quarantine charges imposed by the government.
Sun Oct 25 2020
Body found in Johor oil palm estate likely of missing retired police officer - Police
The body of a man found buried in an oil palm plantation at Mile 26, Jalan Kahang-Mersing, near Kluang on Oct 17, likely belongs to a police retiree who has been reported missing since Aug 31.
Tue Oct 20 2020
RM30.3 juta laksana projek tangani banjir di Johor
Johor menerima peruntukan RM30.3 juta bagi melaksanakan pelbagai projek menangani bencana khususnya banjir akibat kesan perubahan iklim global.
Tue May 14 2024
Malaysia yakin Palestin telah buktikan kelayakannya untuk keanggotaan penuh PBB
Malaysia menggesa negara anggota Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) untuk menyokong keanggotaan penuh Palestin menyertai badan dunia itu.
Tue May 14 2024
Terbuka Thai: Soon Huat-Lai Jemie terkandas pusingan pertama
Soon Huat-Lai Jemie tewas kepada Ruttanapak-Jhenicha 21-19, 17-21 dan 13-21 dalam masa 56 minit.
Tue May 14 2024
Orkid Malaysia bakal dipamerkan di KazanForum 2024
Orkid Malaysia akan dipamerkan semasa edisi ke-15 KazanForum 2024 yang bermula di Tatarstan pada Selasa dan akan diteruskan sehingga Ahad (19 Mei).
Tue May 14 2024
China dakwa Biden naikkan tarif sebagai kempen pilihan raya
Kementerian Perdagangan Beijing berkata AS sepatutnya segera membetulkan amalan salahnya dan membatalkan tarif tambahan yang dikenakan.
Tue May 14 2024
Pelaksanaan RDICE: Lebih RM9 trilion kepada KDNK menjelang 2030
RDICE mengandungi tiga teras, enam strategi dan 20 pelan tindakan akan memberikan manfaat kepada rangkaian hab inovasi global.
Tue May 14 2024
KKR syor kaji kaedah bagi pendekkan tempoh projek pembinaan ambil masa lama
Ia termasuk mempraktikkan amalan yang dilaksanakan negara luar yang dilihat mampu menyiapkan projek pembinaan dalam tempoh singkat.
Tue May 14 2024
Sarawak perlukan 17,500 hektar kawasan baharu sawah padi
Kementerian telah mengenal pasti kawasan baharu iaitu di Sri Aman, Kapit, Mukah dan Limbang bagi tujuan berkenaan.
Tue May 14 2024
ART bertingkat di JB miliki 32 stesen - Exco
Projek sistem Aliran Transit Automasi (ART) bertingkat yang dicadang dibangunkan di Johor Bahru akan mempunyai 32 stesen dengan jarak lebih 50 kilometer (km).
Tue May 14 2024
Draf pindaan Ordinan Perikanan Sarawak sedang dirangka
Draf pindaan Ordinan Perikanan Sarawak 2003 sedang dirangka sebagai usaha menubuhkan Jabatan Perikanan Negeri.
Tue May 14 2024