KOTA BHARU, June 21 (Bernama) -- The government is exploring new markets for Malaysia’s palm oil in an effort to reduce the nation’s reliance on major exporting markets affected by geopolitical conflicts.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to expand the reach of its downstream and value-added palm-based products to Japan, particularly specialty fats, tocotrienols, red palm oil, and palm biomass-based medium-density fibreboard for housing and furniture applications.
KOTA KINABALU, June 10 (Bernama) -- The government has disbursed over RM1.62 million in assistance to 21 independent oil palm smallholders in Sabah’s interior regions, covering 90.32 hectares for replanting purposes.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for smallholders has been activated in Sabah and Sarawak for May 2025, according to the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
JAKARTA, May 28 (Bernama) -- The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has appointed Izzana Salleh as its new secretary general and Dr Musdhalifah Machmud as deputy, with their roles to start from June 2025 until May 2028.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will request clarification from the European Commission (EC) on its full benchmarking methodology used in its assessment on the ‘standard risk’ status given to Malaysia under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell by 20.3 per cent to 28,712 tonnes in March 2025 from 36,005 tonnes in February 2025, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for smallholders has been activated for Sabah and Sarawak based on rubber production in April 2025, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
PUTRAJAYA, May 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is committed to continue leading the development of the country's oil palm industry towards a smarter, more sustainable and competitive one, in line with the national agenda of empowering the green economy and digitalisation.
By Nadia Jumri
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) is finalising a preliminary study on the development of biofuel products based on scrap rubber, with a target to announce its effectiveness for widespread use by early 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) is finalising a preliminary study on the development of biofuel products based on scrap rubber, with a target to announce its effectiveness for widespread use by early 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- License holders in the processing factory and rubber trader categories are required to use the Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber (MSNR) Trace system to report transactions involving natural rubber, effective May 5, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
