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Hypocrisy in Europe’s psy-war against palm oil

What do palm oil, lemons, and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? They all illustrate what economists term asymmetric information. Coined by the Noble Laureate George Akerlof (1970s),...

Trade wars usually end badly

The US decision to slap tariffs on European aircraft and agricultural products after getting the go-ahead by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is set to spin into a trade...

Delegated Act: Indonesia and Malaysia steps up to the plate with higher domestic biodiesel mandates – Part 2

Beef –driver of deforestation Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad referred to the Delegated Act as a misguided policy designed to protect the agricultural industries of a few...

Delegated Act: Indonesia and Malaysia steps up to the plate with higher domestic biodiesel mandates – Part 1

Levelling the playing field for trade in palm biofuels in the European Union now looks a longshot. Challenges continue to unfurl from the European Union with the most recent...

Climate change remains top focus for EU

Temperatures are soaring in Europe and the scorching heat wave has been one of the worst experienced in recent times. Soon the impact of the drastic weather changes will...

European Parliament Elections – What’s in Store for Palm Oil

The latest European Parliament elections saw the highest turnout of voters in 25 years. Most importantly, the 27-member European Union voters also unfolded a shift in power in their...

Putting on the brakes

TODAY, the world population stands at 7.6 billion and is expected to reach nine billion by 2050. While the world’s population is increasing at a fast rate, the availability...

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MEOA 20TH NOVEMBER 2018 The Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA) is gravely concerned over the continued demonization of Palm Oil by activist non-governmental organizations (NGOs),...

Hypocrisy won’t help environment

CHRISTMAS for the United Kingdom’s supermarket chain Iceland is being welcomed with a major campaign discriminating against palm oil. Craftily partnering with Greenpeace, they have leveraged the “Rang-Tan” video...

New oil palm plantations in Sabah not allowed to encroach forests says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not allow any new oil palm plantations to eat into its permanent forest reserves, said Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (pic). “Any future plantation development,...

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