[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
Malaysia, Jepun perkukuh kerjasama strategik dalam sektor binaan - Nanta
Kerajaan Malaysia dan Jepun memperkukuhkan kerjasama strategik dalam sektor teknologi dan digitalisasi pembinaan, infrastruktur jalan, pengurusan bencana dan cerun.
Thu Apr 25 2024
Bangkai, serpihan helikopter terhempas dibawa keluar dari lokasi nahas
Operasi membawa keluar bangkai dan serpihan pesawat HOM (M503-3) dan Fennec (M502-6) itu dimulakan pada jam 9 pagi pada Khamis dan selesai sekitar jam 4.30 petang tadi.
Thu Apr 25 2024
MOT cadang perkenal perkhidmatan komuter sokong RTS Link
Kementerian Pengangkutan bercadang memperkenalkan perkhidmatan komuter bagi menyokong projek RTS Link yang akan beroperasi sepenuhnya pada 1 Jan 2027.
Thu Apr 25 2024
Niaga AWANI: Meta turunkan jangkaan untuk hasil suku kedua
Meta meramalkan pendapatan suku kedua mungkin berada di bawah jangkaan pasaran, menandakan kemungkinan semakan mengenai teknologi AI baharu yang boleh meningkatkan perniagaan syarikat.
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Niaga AWANI: Dunia siber yang selamat perlu input wanita - Nurul Izzah
Nurul Izzah berkata, sasaran dunia siber yang lebih selamat memerlukan input daripada wanita untuk memahami cara bagi membolehkan ekosistem selamat diwujudkan.
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Niaga AWANI: Chongqing percepat usaha jadi hab utama barat daya China
Hab logistik di Chongqing memainkan peranan penting dalam membina zon ekonomi Chengdu-Chongqing, dan mewujudkan kawasan hab kawasan pedalaman yang terkemuka.
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Niaga AWANI: MRANTI pertingkat kerjasama bidang teknologi, inovasi
Antara lima bidang utama kerjasama tersebut meliputi pertukaran kakitangan dan perkongsian pengalaman pembangunan.
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Nahas helikopter Lumut: Mendiang Joanna Felicia disemadi dengan istiadat ketenteraan
Keranda mendiang Joanna Felicia diturunkan sekitar jam 11.20 pagi selepas upacara keagamaan berakhir, diikuti kawad hormat bersenjata disempurnakan oleh 12 pegawai dan anggota TLDM yang berpangkalan di Kuching.
Thu Apr 25 2024
Polis buka kertas siasatan komen jelik
Polis membuka kertas siasatan ke atas pemilik akaun Twitter Saifuddin Shafik berhubung komen jelik yang dimuat naik dalam media sosialnya itu membabitkan nahas helikopter milik Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) di Lumut, Perak yang mengorbankan 10 mangsa.
Thu Apr 25 2024
Niaga AWANI: Inflasi Malaysia kekal 1.8 peratus pada Mac 2024 - DOSM
Bagi inflasi di peringkat negeri, kebanyakan negeri merekodkan peningkatan di bawah paras inflasi nasional 1.8 peratus.
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Thu Apr 25 2024